by skysnap » 22 Dec 2016, 13:40
Domains are hot property. And many business get into the queue to acquire some of the in demand domain for their business. It helps to have the right domain for the right business name. I have found that domains are one of the hot property when it comes to making money online. Here are some of the things to keep in mind when it comes to selling the domains.
Domain Name
Your domain name has to have a unique name. And this name can be worthy for the business out there. For example buffer app was in need of the domain name buffer dot com. And then they bought the domain name for 600K USD. So you can imagine the need for the domain names out there. You can buy most of the in demand domain names. And this way make some decent money from the sales. It may not always earn you for domain name if there are copyrights. So you should definitely consider this before buying domain name.
Domain Parking
When your domain name is purchased but you don't have any content on the hosted page. In such case the domain company is going to add the ads. And they also make use of your domain. So it is always wise idea to use your domain as early as possible after purchase. Many users learn this the hard way. And they end up making their domain spam fest with the links from the parked page. Never ever have text link based walls on page if you choose to have domain parking on the page.
Sponsored Text Links
Many domain lose their SEO value for using the text links. And the text links spammed are usually in category such as casino, adult health products and some spam companies. So never ever use the domain for such text links. Because nobody wants to buy a domain name which is basically part of link spam farm. I for one try to not associate with such domains. Often such spam based domains take years to recover on SEO value. So try to avoid the text links on your domain if possible.
Domain Privacy
Most of the website designers these days make use of the domain privacy settings to get clients. So if you are business owner then it helps to keep the domain in privacy. Otherwise the amount of spam that you can get is a lot to handle. And privacy is not something that you can tackle either. I suggest you to manage the privacy settings are also harder to manage for most of the people. So you need to also register the domain at companies such as Godaddy, Namecheap etc. Avoid other small scale companies which offer you no control.
My Experience
I got rid of large chunk of domains. I sold some domains for low cost such as 100$ or so. Some of the domains got sold for higher amount. But it was not easy for me to find the owners for those domains. So not all domains can be sold easily. Some takes months or even years for domains to get sold. Never make domain selling as your primary business. You are less likely to make money from domain selling for everyday life.
It can be a good source of revenue if you want to make money selling domains. But it takes time and also not all domains are salable. For this reason I suggest you to make sure you go this route as a side project and not the primary one.
Domains are hot property. And many business get into the queue to acquire some of the in demand domain for their business. It helps to have the right domain for the right business name. I have found that domains are one of the hot property when it comes to making money online. Here are some of the things to keep in mind when it comes to selling the domains.
[b]Domain Name[/b]
Your domain name has to have a unique name. And this name can be worthy for the business out there. For example buffer app was in need of the domain name buffer dot com. And then they bought the domain name for 600K USD. So you can imagine the need for the domain names out there. You can buy most of the in demand domain names. And this way make some decent money from the sales. It may not always earn you for domain name if there are copyrights. So you should definitely consider this before buying domain name.
[b]Domain Parking[/b]
When your domain name is purchased but you don't have any content on the hosted page. In such case the domain company is going to add the ads. And they also make use of your domain. So it is always wise idea to use your domain as early as possible after purchase. Many users learn this the hard way. And they end up making their domain spam fest with the links from the parked page. Never ever have text link based walls on page if you choose to have domain parking on the page.
[b]Sponsored Text Links[/b]
Many domain lose their SEO value for using the text links. And the text links spammed are usually in category such as casino, adult health products and some spam companies. So never ever use the domain for such text links. Because nobody wants to buy a domain name which is basically part of link spam farm. I for one try to not associate with such domains. Often such spam based domains take years to recover on SEO value. So try to avoid the text links on your domain if possible.
[b]Domain Privacy[/b]
Most of the website designers these days make use of the domain privacy settings to get clients. So if you are business owner then it helps to keep the domain in privacy. Otherwise the amount of spam that you can get is a lot to handle. And privacy is not something that you can tackle either. I suggest you to manage the privacy settings are also harder to manage for most of the people. So you need to also register the domain at companies such as Godaddy, Namecheap etc. Avoid other small scale companies which offer you no control.
[b]My Experience[/b]
I got rid of large chunk of domains. I sold some domains for low cost such as 100$ or so. Some of the domains got sold for higher amount. But it was not easy for me to find the owners for those domains. So not all domains can be sold easily. Some takes months or even years for domains to get sold. Never make domain selling as your primary business. You are less likely to make money from domain selling for everyday life.
It can be a good source of revenue if you want to make money selling domains. But it takes time and also not all domains are salable. For this reason I suggest you to make sure you go this route as a side project and not the primary one.
