Comments on: Why You Shouldn’t Invest in Domain Names http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/ News and Views for the Domain Name Industry Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:11:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Nebraska http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-374062 Nebraska Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:13:37 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-374062 I regularly hand reg names and turn a profit, but I don't do it by parking. I sell 1 or 2 domains per month by just pointing them to a page that says, "for sale". I can't retire doing this, but turning $8 into a $500 sale is a decent investment. You can still hand reg domains and make money. I regularly hand reg names and turn a profit, but I don’t do it by parking. I sell 1 or 2 domains per month by just pointing them to a page that says, “for sale”. I can’t retire doing this, but turning $8 into a $500 sale is a decent investment.

You can still hand reg domains and make money.

]]> By: ojohn http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-363148 ojohn Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:19:25 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-363148 I think that it will be very helpful to see a few examples of the kind of hand registered domains that you all consider to be good and it will be even better to get some tips as to how to go about finding those good domains. IMO I think that it will be very helpful to see a few examples of the kind of hand registered domains that you all consider to be good and it will be even better to get some tips as to how to go about finding those good domains. IMO

]]> By: David J Castello http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-362751 David J Castello Tue, 17 Mar 2009 02:40:11 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-362751 A simple rule of thumb for newbies is do not keep any name that doesn't immediately receive direct navigation. Any name you keep that doesn't do that is dead weight. You are instantly in a negative financial situation and will be stuck with the name forever until you can flip it - if ever. And that is where these newbies are getting in trouble. They are buying "catchy" names with zero direct navigation or TLDs that no one cares about. My brother and I get emails from newbies all week long complaining about their portfolios. I can tell you that 100% of their problems stem from buying great sounding names with zero intuitive traffic. A simple rule of thumb for newbies is do not keep any name that doesn’t immediately receive direct navigation. Any name you keep that doesn’t do that is dead weight. You are instantly in a negative financial situation and will be stuck with the name forever until you can flip it – if ever. And that is where these newbies are getting in trouble. They are buying “catchy” names with zero direct navigation or TLDs that no one cares about.

My brother and I get emails from newbies all week long complaining about their portfolios. I can tell you that 100% of their problems stem from buying great sounding names with zero intuitive traffic.

]]> By: BullS http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-362688 BullS Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:27:11 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-362688 We should ask those people on the street why they are not investing in domains rather that we dickering around. Anyway, we see the future, so we can brag all we want. We should ask those people on the street why they are not investing in domains rather that we dickering around.

Anyway, we see the future, so we can brag all we want.

]]> By: wannadevelop.com http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-362651 wannadevelop.com Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:40:22 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-362651 Domaining is an art... If you want to put in some 10 - 15 hours per day for a few month's without any vacations or time off... Week after week after week... You too can succeed from a few "hand regs" but there is no easy money in the domain game. There hasn't been any since Frank Schilling and Kevin Ham cleaned house and this was around 2002... Few other running large operations managed to do well upto 2005 but it's really a thing of the past. Newbies come into the domain industry, burn through a few hundred dollars or few thousand and abandon ship faster than they got on. It's totally different in 2009. The old school mentality works for the successful guys who have already made it but for those wanna be's that are coming up... Old methods = don't work. You have to bust your ass and grind...and the only way to do so is by registering good keyword domains that make sense within non-competitive industries and developing them.. Within a few weeks or a few month's at most, they should turn profitable if you do everything right, assuming you know what you are doing :) Cheers! To success ;) Domaining is an art… If you want to put in some 10 – 15 hours per day for a few month’s without any vacations or time off… Week after week after week… You too can succeed from a few “hand regs” but there is no easy money in the domain game. There hasn’t been any since Frank Schilling and Kevin Ham cleaned house and this was around 2002… Few other running large operations managed to do well upto 2005 but it’s really a thing of the past.

Newbies come into the domain industry, burn through a few hundred dollars or few thousand and abandon ship faster than they got on.

It’s totally different in 2009.

The old school mentality works for the successful guys who have already made it but for those wanna be’s that are coming up… Old methods = don’t work.

You have to bust your ass and grind…and the only way to do so is by registering good keyword domains that make sense within non-competitive industries and developing them..

Within a few weeks or a few month’s at most, they should turn profitable if you do everything right, assuming you know what you are doing :)

Cheers!

To success ;)

]]> By: Jay http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-362641 Jay Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:17:18 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-362641 I started in 2003 and about 99% of my purchases are hand registered or dropped domains that cost me $7, I have sold a good handful of these $7 domains anywhere from $100 to low xx,xxx, I do not buy random letter domains I only buy generic keyword domains that contain 2-3 words that describe a product or service that an end user will have a use for and I never sell on domain forums, where else can you turn a $7 investment into 2k 5k or 7k etc..., been doing it for 7 years and have no plans on stopping now, I still sell hand registered .com domains to businesses today and I don't approach them at all, I kick my feet up and wait it out, whether the domain makes ppc or not I still hold the good ones as most of my sales were on domains that don't even make $7 a year in pay per click, I only sell a few domains a year but that is all I need to sell as my return on investment allows that, just wish I had gotten involved a little earlier as my portfolio would be a lot stronger. I started in 2003 and about 99% of my purchases are hand registered or dropped domains that cost me $7, I have sold a good handful of these $7 domains anywhere from $100 to low xx,xxx, I do not buy random letter domains I only buy generic keyword domains that contain 2-3 words that describe a product or service that an end user will have a use for and I never sell on domain forums, where else can you turn a $7 investment into 2k 5k or 7k etc…, been doing it for 7 years and have no plans on stopping now, I still sell hand registered .com domains to businesses today and I don’t approach them at all, I kick my feet up and wait it out, whether the domain makes ppc or not I still hold the good ones as most of my sales were on domains that don’t even make $7 a year in pay per click, I only sell a few domains a year but that is all I need to sell as my return on investment allows that, just wish I had gotten involved a little earlier as my portfolio would be a lot stronger.

]]> By: Victor http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/why-you-shouldnt-invest-in-domain-names/comment-page-1/#comment-362612 Victor Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:54:43 +0000 http://domainnamewire.com/?p=5182#comment-362612 Take it from me the under priced domain names today are the .com domains that has 3 letters and number and the 4 numbers only domains. Take it from me the under priced domain names today are the .com domains that has 3 letters and number and the 4 numbers only domains.

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