Make A Profit With Domain Names

When domain names were first created no one knew what the significance of having a good web address would be on the market. However, when the Internet grew and expanded, possessing a good domain name became rare and hard to find making their values skyrocket. This progression has made the ownership of good domain names a leader in investment for Internet entrepreneurs worldwide. For example, take the domain name 'sex.com' it was initially obtained for free and later sold for a whopping 14 million dollars.

There are still some great domains that have yet to be made and registered, while others are thrown back on the market because owners forget to re-register them. The total numbers of websites that are listed on Internet search engines are into the millions and a large percentage of them are expired and available to the public.

Registering and selling domain names is a sure way of making money online. It is easy, exciting and once you have maximized the potential of the domain you're selling you can glean a huge profit. All this business requires is a small investment. You can start with as little as $10.00 and resell for a profit of say, $2,992.00 within a month!

Premium and generic names sell fast and highest on the Internet. This is because businesses want to protect their brand names or want a name that will be easily remembered (think short and catchy) and bring in quality traffic. The extension of the name should be a '.com' or '.net' because the other extensions are worthless. It's also a good idea to use keywords that connect to a niche market and raise search engine rankings.

While waiting for the sale of the domain, you can park and earn some income when visitors click your sponsored links. Better yet, you can double that income if you develop some content on the domain with pages of real subject matter directly related to popular or trendy keywords. And don't forget to update your site with fresh content on a regular basis creating search engine optimization making the domain one that will start a bidding war with buyers.

If you would like more information about domain names, the domain industry, and investing in domain names Derek Bijnaam has a strategy with step-by-step instructions. He revels it here at http://profitdomainnames.blogspot.com/

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