Comments on: Letting Go Of Your Domains

By: Domaining

Domaining — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:28:48 +0000

I really feel that domainers really need to become developers nowadays. With systems such as WordPress it is really easy to do and domains with websites are far more valuable than ones without.
Domains such as brandable domains, hyphenated domains and three word domains can all be developed and make money. Domainers who ignore this route might be missing an income opportunity.
On the other hand, the topic of the key word is critical. I once spent a few evenings developing a site on a low traffic domain only to find that adsense ads on the site paid around 5 cents per click. It just was not worth my time and effort : (

By: Kelly Lieberman

Kelly Lieberman — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:27:36 +0000

I am certainly not going to drop a good keyword domain or even a very good brandable domain because of low ppc. I doubt if Rick Schwartz had made any ppc off of iReport.com before CNN picked it up for $750,000.
Almost every decent 2 or 3 keyword rich domain can earn at least it’s renewal fee with a basic mini-site template at DomainEmbarking.com or another site using your own add codes.
If I could afford one word generic domains I am sure my strategy would be different… meanwhile, I will hang tight.

By: Sammy Ashouri

Sammy Ashouri — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:23:04 +0000

I draw the line based on quality. If I’ve owned a domain for 2 years and it just hasn’t gotten anywhere, screw it. I’m not in the business to develop… I’m in the business to buy profitable domains through domain parking. If they do well enough parked, I try mini-development. If OK, I leave them alone and slowly build. If bad, back to parking.

Rinse and re-use. Buying based on development potential rarely happens. Generics should be good enough to get their own traffic; I hate brandables.