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Many of you newcomers are sitting with your wallets open and credit cards at the ready. Why not pocket the Credit Cards for a moment .
Take your time you're already mostly way late to the Type-in dance. .
Type-ins domains
Type-ins are domains that get traffic/visitors (directly in the URL address bar) without any need for search engines .There are a couple types of type-in domains. High profile generic words like Hospital.com , Cars.com , Music.com without much struggle you can see that those types of names are valuable because for as long as the internet resembles today those names will bring in type-in traffic . These types of names raely ever "drop" anymore, especially in .com .
Those names are long gone..the registration rights to them are already owned , if you want them you need to contact the owners with cash in hand ..lots and lots of cash.These are for the most part the names you see in the Press Releases.
Developed Type-ins
Next we have the type-ins domains that only get type-ins because the names were once registered before and had been developed websites ..smithscandy.com type names .
A company or individual had built a website that generated traffic through the search engines as they grew in customers/visitors people would bookmark the site or just remember the address and type-in when they wanted to go back to the website.
The company goes out of business or simply forgets to renew their domain then the domainers and cybersquatters use drop services to try and "capture" the name once it actually drops. Most drop services run a Auction now .If the service captures the name at drop then they hold an auction.. you simply need to bid morethna the next guy to get the name. Charges of corruption run wild in the auction scene just as they do with the orginally online auction house Ebay. Best to read up on all the domain drop and auction services to see what people are saying about each.
The drop and Auction scene is still popular though .. you can find drop and auction lists all over .
Here's a couple to get you started
http://www.enom.com/auctions/default.asp
http://www.pool.com/
Typo Domains
Pretty self explanatory --typo names get type-in traffic because someone typed in the wrong letters to a word they already know , gogle.com instead of google.com
Riding the coattails of an established company can get you C&D letters , be sued or they may not care and leave you totally alone. Most companies will send you a C&D and request transfer of the name for profiting on their Trademark.
There are plenty of generic Typo names that wont get you in any trouble.. I own creditcounsler.com for example...I'm building a small site on the typo to gain more traffic than it would recieve with just type-ins . Just parked collecting revenues on the type-ins it would make $ a month , with a little devlopment it makes $xx the more pages the more money.
Keyword Domains
Keyword domains are domins that may or may not have type-in traffic .The main value when looking for keyword domains are looking for Keywords that have high search value , you can use a tool like word tracker or overture suggestion tool without extension .
You need to make sure there is a market on your word or phrase "aluminum fishing boats" for example . On Overture suggestion tool we see that roughly 4,000 searches were done last month on the overture suggestion tool (just google it) .
So you see that there is a market (people actually searching for "Aluminum Fishing Boats") not a huge amount but there is a market for them .
Even without Type-ins Keyword domains hold value because they make great domains for developing in the search engines because the SE's give a certain amount of weight to the domain name ..(is it reflective of the search) , and because of image .if you sell or want to promote Aluminum Fishing Boats .. then the name you want is AluminumFishingBoats.com not ourfamilyboatssale.com
The nice thing about Keyword domains is you can still register them in a wide range of extensions .Net , .Info , .Pro , .Ws , .Biz , .Org .
Kewyord domains do sell in the domain aftermarket (after registration) , from investors to end users
Extensions
Extensions do matter for resale value and for development :
.com is the most requested , the most recognizable extension and generally has the most type-ins with at times the exception of ccTLDS (country code extensions , .DE , .US , .co.uk etc..) .De first the country code for germany and the .DE address is use d and is extremely popular in Germany and for those Companies outside of Germany wanting to project an image of being local , or showing that their company provides service to Germany and the better .DE names do receive type-ins .
Generally Next in Value depending on a number of variables that you'll slowly learn :
.Net/.Info
.Org
.Biz
ccTLDS
.DE
.US
.co.uk
many cctlds are rising up and there are good investments if you speak the language .cn , .In , ....
Traffic
Traffic is what makes the internet go round and for the advertisors to open their wallet, the more on target your traffic the higher it's value to the advertisors and the more they'll be willing to pay .
This is really what it's all about TRAFFIC ..and it isnt always about the most traffic
some variables include :
Quality of Traffic (generic or on target)
Origin of Traffic (geo location )
Amount Traffic
Amount advertisors are paying from traffic
Development
Development - some find it easier to simply develop their domains this is the main path I have taken and many others are gravitating towards.
The reason is if you have a type-in domain that makes $5 a month parked ..you'd need 100 other domains just like it to make $500 a month because each domain only has one access point mydomain.com
But what if you took mydomain.com built a website and simply built 100 pages on the website that reflect mydomain.com topic and could make $5 on each of those pages through the search engines (the search engines mostly wont rank parked pages , and when they do only the mydomain.com page )
The advertisors dont care where the traffic comes from as long as it is quality targetted traffic ..it's always the better targetted the more the advertisors will pay. You'll need to learn basic web devloppment as wellas basic SEO
Opportunities abound
So while you may not be able to open up your wallet and purchase Airlines.com you can certainly register Airlines.Ws and monitize it through development .
You can play the typo game, do you find yourself always making typos yourself ? maybe that's a natural niche for you to find quality typos names that can generate an income
You can invest in country code domains ccTLDS , find a niche market, is China really about to break open , are they increasing their openess to the business world is online trade in China increasing ? maybe .cn is where you can enter the domain market fairly inexpensively , Or Turkey or India
You can invest in high quality keywords in alternative extension's does .Info just make sense to you , do you see that it makes sense to others ? .Pro they seem to be easing restrictions on second level .Pro ..maybe the times right to get in before everyone else ? .Ws thats an odd ball I've done quite well on developing in .
The Domain business is far more than just Cars.com type domains , you can make a few bucks as a hobby , you can make a living and even work or buy your way to wealth in domains through a variety of ways .. the opportunities are here ..there are no easy ways ..
no matter which way you take it all requires a work ethic to research , comprehend and search the right domains for what it is you want to do ..
This is just a few of the basics ..just something to get you thinking of more than dreaming that your going to register the next million dollar name .. because the odds are it just isnt going to happen ..and it definitely wont happen if you dont understand the basics and do your research
Good Luck from DAN a friend of mine....
Hey folks this article was originally written by a friend DAN --- cheers to him...thanks Dan for sharing your knowledge with us...
The below are his weblinks
Author's web links : www.Airlines.Ws | www.E85Vehicles.com | www.UnitedStates.Pro |
Take your time you're already mostly way late to the Type-in dance. .
Type-ins domains
Type-ins are domains that get traffic/visitors (directly in the URL address bar) without any need for search engines .There are a couple types of type-in domains. High profile generic words like Hospital.com , Cars.com , Music.com without much struggle you can see that those types of names are valuable because for as long as the internet resembles today those names will bring in type-in traffic . These types of names raely ever "drop" anymore, especially in .com .
Those names are long gone..the registration rights to them are already owned , if you want them you need to contact the owners with cash in hand ..lots and lots of cash.These are for the most part the names you see in the Press Releases.
Developed Type-ins
Next we have the type-ins domains that only get type-ins because the names were once registered before and had been developed websites ..smithscandy.com type names .
A company or individual had built a website that generated traffic through the search engines as they grew in customers/visitors people would bookmark the site or just remember the address and type-in when they wanted to go back to the website.
The company goes out of business or simply forgets to renew their domain then the domainers and cybersquatters use drop services to try and "capture" the name once it actually drops. Most drop services run a Auction now .If the service captures the name at drop then they hold an auction.. you simply need to bid morethna the next guy to get the name. Charges of corruption run wild in the auction scene just as they do with the orginally online auction house Ebay. Best to read up on all the domain drop and auction services to see what people are saying about each.
The drop and Auction scene is still popular though .. you can find drop and auction lists all over .
Here's a couple to get you started
http://www.enom.com/auctions/default.asp
http://www.pool.com/
Typo Domains
Pretty self explanatory --typo names get type-in traffic because someone typed in the wrong letters to a word they already know , gogle.com instead of google.com
Riding the coattails of an established company can get you C&D letters , be sued or they may not care and leave you totally alone. Most companies will send you a C&D and request transfer of the name for profiting on their Trademark.
There are plenty of generic Typo names that wont get you in any trouble.. I own creditcounsler.com for example...I'm building a small site on the typo to gain more traffic than it would recieve with just type-ins . Just parked collecting revenues on the type-ins it would make $ a month , with a little devlopment it makes $xx the more pages the more money.
Keyword Domains
Keyword domains are domins that may or may not have type-in traffic .The main value when looking for keyword domains are looking for Keywords that have high search value , you can use a tool like word tracker or overture suggestion tool without extension .
You need to make sure there is a market on your word or phrase "aluminum fishing boats" for example . On Overture suggestion tool we see that roughly 4,000 searches were done last month on the overture suggestion tool (just google it) .
So you see that there is a market (people actually searching for "Aluminum Fishing Boats") not a huge amount but there is a market for them .
Even without Type-ins Keyword domains hold value because they make great domains for developing in the search engines because the SE's give a certain amount of weight to the domain name ..(is it reflective of the search) , and because of image .if you sell or want to promote Aluminum Fishing Boats .. then the name you want is AluminumFishingBoats.com not ourfamilyboatssale.com
The nice thing about Keyword domains is you can still register them in a wide range of extensions .Net , .Info , .Pro , .Ws , .Biz , .Org .
Kewyord domains do sell in the domain aftermarket (after registration) , from investors to end users
Extensions
Extensions do matter for resale value and for development :
.com is the most requested , the most recognizable extension and generally has the most type-ins with at times the exception of ccTLDS (country code extensions , .DE , .US , .co.uk etc..) .De first the country code for germany and the .DE address is use d and is extremely popular in Germany and for those Companies outside of Germany wanting to project an image of being local , or showing that their company provides service to Germany and the better .DE names do receive type-ins .
Generally Next in Value depending on a number of variables that you'll slowly learn :
.Net/.Info
.Org
.Biz
ccTLDS
.DE
.US
.co.uk
many cctlds are rising up and there are good investments if you speak the language .cn , .In , ....
Traffic
Traffic is what makes the internet go round and for the advertisors to open their wallet, the more on target your traffic the higher it's value to the advertisors and the more they'll be willing to pay .
This is really what it's all about TRAFFIC ..and it isnt always about the most traffic
some variables include :
Quality of Traffic (generic or on target)
Origin of Traffic (geo location )
Amount Traffic
Amount advertisors are paying from traffic
Development
Development - some find it easier to simply develop their domains this is the main path I have taken and many others are gravitating towards.
The reason is if you have a type-in domain that makes $5 a month parked ..you'd need 100 other domains just like it to make $500 a month because each domain only has one access point mydomain.com
But what if you took mydomain.com built a website and simply built 100 pages on the website that reflect mydomain.com topic and could make $5 on each of those pages through the search engines (the search engines mostly wont rank parked pages , and when they do only the mydomain.com page )
The advertisors dont care where the traffic comes from as long as it is quality targetted traffic ..it's always the better targetted the more the advertisors will pay. You'll need to learn basic web devloppment as wellas basic SEO
Opportunities abound
So while you may not be able to open up your wallet and purchase Airlines.com you can certainly register Airlines.Ws and monitize it through development .
You can play the typo game, do you find yourself always making typos yourself ? maybe that's a natural niche for you to find quality typos names that can generate an income
You can invest in country code domains ccTLDS , find a niche market, is China really about to break open , are they increasing their openess to the business world is online trade in China increasing ? maybe .cn is where you can enter the domain market fairly inexpensively , Or Turkey or India
You can invest in high quality keywords in alternative extension's does .Info just make sense to you , do you see that it makes sense to others ? .Pro they seem to be easing restrictions on second level .Pro ..maybe the times right to get in before everyone else ? .Ws thats an odd ball I've done quite well on developing in .
The Domain business is far more than just Cars.com type domains , you can make a few bucks as a hobby , you can make a living and even work or buy your way to wealth in domains through a variety of ways .. the opportunities are here ..there are no easy ways ..
no matter which way you take it all requires a work ethic to research , comprehend and search the right domains for what it is you want to do ..
This is just a few of the basics ..just something to get you thinking of more than dreaming that your going to register the next million dollar name .. because the odds are it just isnt going to happen ..and it definitely wont happen if you dont understand the basics and do your research
Good Luck from DAN a friend of mine....
Hey folks this article was originally written by a friend DAN --- cheers to him...thanks Dan for sharing your knowledge with us...
The below are his weblinks
Author's web links : www.Airlines.Ws | www.E85Vehicles.com | www.UnitedStates.Pro |
