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Thursday, April 3, 2008

There Are Ways To Make Big Bucks From Dead Domain Names

By A R Thompson

Each and every day there are lots of domain names going up for sale because the purchase who initially purchased them has forgot about them and the ownership of them has expired. However a savvy domain name investor will quickly snap these types of domains up and have the same amount of traffic going to it even though it is actually considered to be a brand new site. So unfortunately those who forget about their domains are losing out and those that are searching for and investing in them are making money.

All websites thrive or die because of the number of visitors that they receive to them on a daily basis. Therefore, when one of these sites becomes available which has a memorable domain name and plenty of traffic going to it a person with the nuances to purchase it can make a small tidy fortune from it.

For example, let us say there was a site, which was selling bridal gowns and tuxedos, but because it was not user friendly or had been poorly designed, or the products were over priced that the owner simply forgets about it and the domain then expires.

Once the domain name on this site has expired then a person will have the chance to actually purchase it for themselves. Normally those involved in investing domain names will use the services of a domain watchdog company who will immediately inform them of any names which become available that they may be interested in. Upon hearing about the site say the bridal gown one the investor has the choice whether to purchase it or not. Sometimes they can pick up domain names for as little at $6.95 using a domain watchdog service.

So in just a few moments the investor is able to get hold of the domain name that they are interested and then they have a number of choices available to them. They can start to build up a very simple website through using a number of related ad links which will then allow the site to use the existing website traffic the site is receiving and which will hopefully in turn actually generate a regular cash flow for them.

As time passes the investor then has the choice of either building up the site further in order to monetize the traffic that is visiting, or they can simply resell (flip) it to another site owner or domain name investor or broker.

Therefore if you have an old domain name which you are considering either retiring or flipping then the first place you should consider putting it up for sale is on eBay or a popular domain name auction service. Many people are actually pleasantly surprised at how much they have made by selling off a domain name using these particular services. On eBay alone there have been some very unusual domain names go up for sale and which have been sold for more than $500.

But if you are considering become a serious investor in domain names then it may be advisable to utilize the services of a number of paid and free domain name valuation tools and sites. All of which can help you to make a more informed decision as whether this is the right domain name for you to buy or not. Although the actual value of each domain name can vary vastly it is not unusual for each domain to now sell for more than it was originally purchased for.

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