Domain Parking Vs Domain Development
The "Should I park my domain name and monetize it that way or should I develop a website?" is a pretty old debate among domainers. And I believe it's proof that laziness will always win over sensibility.
There are a variety of ways to monetize a domain name. Most domainers who deal with a lot of domain names like to park their domains at Sedo, GoDaddy, or other services that help them monetize the name.
Others build made-for-adsense websites that have little real value, intending to get visitors to click the adsense ads. This is not much different from parking the domain names.
Very few domain name sellers or speculators develop real websites or blogs on their domain names. Why?
Even though they intend to sell their domain names, they know that this usually takes a lot of time. Finding a buyer isn't an overnight process in most cases. Most domains that are finally sold have been owned by the speculator for years.
Parking those domain names is the way they try to cover their costs of registering the names year after year. Most of their domain names will never sell because they want way more than they are worth. Most domain speculators are hoping for that one big sale, kind of like playing the lottery.
During all that time they are holding onto their domain names, they could be building websites, doing affiliate marketing, blogging, and more. The problem is that those things require work. And we all know how much people like work.
Most people who join MLM programs, get involved in domain speculation, or fall for get rich quick schemes do not want to work. They are hoping to fall into thousands of dollars without having to do any real work.
This article won't win me any popularity contests among domainers. But if the truth hurts, too bad. It is not ALL domainers who are lazy. There are many who work very hard at their profession. They learn to master the traffic their domain name brings in and make a business out of it.
This article is more about those who just go out and register a bunch of domain names they believe are creative, hoping that someone is going to come along someday and give them a bunch of money for what they consider to be creativity.
For some it is their second job or hobby. For others it is a habit. I've known domainers who mortgaged their house to buy a lot of domain names they will likely never sell for enough to cover the loan.
In my opinion, the smart move is to develop those domain names into real online businesses. If you own one-word generic domain names that have type-in traffic, this doesn't apply to you. But if you are like most domainers and you own a bunch of made up domain names, two and three word domain names, etc., then you should think about developing those domain names into a business.
A domain name's real value is in the traffic it generates and what that traffic may or may not buy based on the keywords that helped them find that domain or website in the first place.
Let me rephrase it again. Your domain name is not worth anything more than you registered it for when you first register the name. Once you analyze the traffic that domain gets, it may or may not increase in value.
If just parking the domain name gets very few clickthrus for the ads placed on it, then your domain name is not worth but a few pennies over the price of registration.
All it proves is that a few people who end up on that domain name will click an adsense ad. To a business, that means nothing. It doesn't even prove that any of the traffic generated by that domain name will actually buy something.
However, if you create a business plan that matches the domain name, and you develop a website based on that business plan, and people do actually buy products, services, subscribe, join, or click through to your affiliates, you show that the domain name you own has business potential.
A business owner is much more likely to buy your domain name if it has a proven profit potential than if they just think you have a cute catchy short domain name.
It can be as easy as installing free wordpress software and picking a free theme for your blog and writing to it daily with original content.
The bonus is that it may also rank well for your keywords if you do it right and know a little about seo and social bookmarking.
If you develop a business model that is just moderately successful and you add that it has a good ranking for some key phrases, the value of your domain name is quantifiable and much more appealing to anyone that may consider buying it from you.
My opinion is based on having developed hundreds of websites and blogs and having bought and sold over 500 domain names.
There are a few people around who have bought and sold more than I have.
There are domainers who have made a lot more money than I have by monetizing their domain names or by directing the traffic from their domain names directly to websites that are owned by businesses.
But, again, they have the right domains and tools to do that with. Making up domain names or owning a bunch of 2-3 word domain names does not mean you will be one of these. You won't be. Those I referred to in this article should begin thinking about developing their domain names if they want them to have any actual value.
(ArticlesBase SC #545726)
DNS: Domain Name Servers Explained
When you have a host that you purchase a domain name from you normally don't have to worry about changing name servers. When you purchase your domain from one site and host it in another, setting the name servers is important. What is a name server and what does it have to do with creating your own web site? Doc explains. (03:45)
How to Link Your Domain Name to Your Web Host Acct
How to Link Your Domain Name to Your Web Hosting Account. This Video shows you how to link your website name from Godaddy to your Hostgator account. Once done you can install your blog (05:22)
Choosing A Great Domain Name
Think all of the best domain names are taken? Think again! This video will reveal tips and tricks on picking the right domain name for your business. (04:01)
How to set up Personal Domain with your Mobileme Website
Have you ever wondered how to set up Personal Domain with your Mobileme website? Here's a tutorial to show you how easy it is. We'll look at how to set things up in Mobileme as well as editing the cName in godaddy (other domain name providers should be similar, but not exactly the same). (06:07)
How to Setup DNS Domain Zone and Nameservers
Part 9: Setting up your VPS, or any Linux server, you'll need to point it to a domain name, and to configure what's known as a DNS zone. Here's how. (04:11)
Most online entrepreneurs dream of securing the next household domain name like google or yahoo. Now that is where the excitement starts. Numerous articles have been devoted to this topic and every other day more and more individuals are rushing in with the hope and fantasy of registering and securing a...
With the surge of internet entrepreneurs, also came the surge of domainers or business savvy professionals who purchase domain names and sell them to others. Although many of these domainers make a tremendous amount of money, there are quite a few others who barely make more than the minimum wage in their states.
Through them to find the gold domains among them. Why domain names become available again Thousands of domain names expire every day. Other domains are offered.
I started buying and selling domain names in 1995. Domain speculation began sometime in 1994. I did appraisals and was one of the biggest advocates for registering generic domain names rather than made-up names or those that violated trademarks. I made a good income from my domains because I did not...
Sales of domains is a blooming industry within internet business. Never before have we seen such an activity on buy and sale as these last three years. We can assist you in selling your domain on a no cure no pay basis, as we will provide the best strategy for selling your domain. Never before has there been a chance to harvest on the internet than now. Prepare yourself for a new career or supplementary activities within your company. Rely on us as your partner and you have another income.
Sales of domains is a blooming industry within internet business. Never before have we seen such an activity on buy and sale as these last three years. We can assist you in selling your domain on a no cure no pay basis, as we will provide the best strategy for selling your domain. Never before has there been a chance to harvest on the internet than now. Prepare yourself for a new career or supplementary activities within your company. Rely on us as your partner and you have another income.
Domain name plays a very important role in web business. In web business only the best domain names are taken and better are set aside. But they don’t always stay taken.
The move from analog to digital technology has impacted nearly all industries in the world. Whether it is music or information, digital technology delivers near perfect results which were simply not possible with the analog technology.
Until very recently, those living in areas where broadband and DSL didn’t reach only had one option for getting online that did not involve a long, drawn-out commute in a car to the nearest town: dial-up. While most people have long since forgotten about using dial-up, especially since the last time they were on a computer with it, email was still a wild new breakthrough, thousands of Americans are still left with no other option for getting online.
With so many different ways to get online, it’s a wonder that people aren’t able to find their perfect match easier. But after all, not everyone can exist with merely dial-up, and not everyone in the world wants to check their email obsessively from their phone. Whether you’re an expert tweeter or just someone who wants to keep in touch with friends occasionally, there are a number of different ways to get to the internet out there, waiting for you to give them a shot.
No matter what kind of technology you are getting acclimated to, it is often a little bit intimidating to make a switch and depend on something new for important day-to-day activities. Whether it’s finally admitting that there are merits to a smartphone even if you are not a bigwig or just finding a better and more affordable way to get online that costs the same as existing options, actually making the change can cause a little bit of stress.
Wireless is the future in technology. Why use a laptop with an ethernet cord when you can easily use a wireless network instead. By far the most options in today's world can be found with satellite internet broadband. High speed internet using fiber optics, telephone wires and the cable companies are all limited by design. They all can only be found in specific areas, and when you are not in those areas, your options decrease drastically.
Starting a successful online business isn't as difficult as you might think.
The Internet provides a fantastic opportunity for businesses, both new and old, to expand. But like all excellent opportunities, there is no guarantee of success and plenty of competitors to provide ample obstructions to your ultimate goal. What some people don
If you already have a money-making website wouldn't it be wonderful if you could multiple your income exponentially and dominate the search engines? This article shows you how.
The "Should I park my domain name and monetize it that way or should I develop a website?" is a pretty old debate among domainers. And I believe it's proof that laziness will always win over sensibility. There are a variety of ways to monetize a domain name. Most domainers...
This is a question I get to ask a lot of clients. Let me give you a different take on the Internet and Internet Marketing than you may have heard before. Many, many years ago in a galaxy far, far away, if you wanted to advertise your business, there was only...
I have clients that call and ask me to develop an SEO strategy for them. Many times they ask certain questions that I thought it would be nice to answer by writing an article. 1. Can you guarantee me a front page Google listing? No. And neither can anyone else no...
I started buying and selling domain names in 1995. Domain speculation began sometime in 1994. I did appraisals and was one of the biggest advocates for registering generic domain names rather than made-up names or those that violated trademarks. I made a good income from my domains because I did not...
SEO, or search engine optimization, is a term that covers a lot of ground. It involves link building strategies, branding, blogging, onsite optimization, ppc, and much more. Under link building and branding, article marketing comes into play. You can write articles or have them written for you by a ghostwriter. Once...
This is one of the most frequently asked questions I get from clients. It isn't that one is better than the other. Both have their purpose. However, the purpose for each is far different and you should not get article marketing confused with press releases. Of course good copywriting is essential...
Ok, I have to review a lot of articles that are submitted to my article directories and those that writers send me as samples of their work. Those applying for a job as a writer want to impress me with their ability to optimize the sample article I give them...
I visit a lot of webmaster forums and visit blogs about SEO as well as write some blogs of my own about SEO, Article Marketing, and Blogging. I learn a lot by visiting other people's blogs and forums and learn a lot by sharing that information with others. But one thing...
Add new Comment
Comments on this article
1