Is domain trading profitable?

[rytyr]

I see a lot of people registering a whole pile of domains to sell them for a higher price. I wonder if this is profitable. Those domains normally do not have a history, so they could not be profitable at all in my opinion. What do you think?

[BuyWithBitcoin.info]

Sounds like easy way to earn money but it doesn't, most valuable domains are catched, if you want to earn from domain then follow newest technologies and pick the domain in rising niche.

[Investgambler]

Sounds like easy way to earn money but it doesn't, most valuable domains are catched, if you want to earn from domain then follow newest technologies and pick the domain in rising niche.

i was thinking about this thanks for the advice

[rytyr]

That's why I asked. I see a lot of users registring a bunch of domains and try to sell them. I can not imagine it is profitable in some way. Maybe someone has different experiences.

Sounds like easy way to earn money but it doesn't, most valuable domains are catched, if you want to earn from domain then follow newest technologies and pick the domain in rising niche.

[fikihafana]

I see a lot of people registering a whole pile of domains to sell them for a higher price. I wonder if this is profitable. Those domains normally do not have a history, so they could not be profitable at all in my opinion. What do you think?

Sometime valueable domain dont need history, it just need cool domain name. But domain quality will be more profitable than new domain

[European Central Bank]

most domain sales are kite flying. they're desperately hoping for one person who'll stump up the extra rather than change one letter and buy their own. there obviously is money in it if you do it well.

what is perfectly clear though is that this is a genuinely terrible site to attempt to sell domains. i've never seen an auction or classified ad that wasn't totally dissed by everyone in the thread for asking too much.

[BitcoinBarrel]

It can be profitable but just like anything it requires knowledge of the industry and understanding of market prices.

Most of the great domains have been registered, but domains expire every day from people forgetting to renew, dying, etc. You can "drop catch" these expired domains or bid on names at auction.

You can still hand register quality domains if the industry is new or its an emerging market.

The key is finding names that are "undervalued" and then contacting potential end-users to close a deal.

In general, great domains are:

-Short
-Easy to remember
-Brandable OR 2-3 word exact match
-DOT COM (although some money is made in other extensions)

For instance, UBER.com is a great domain name because it is a one word, 4 character, brandable dot com.

On the other hand, citycarrentals.info is a not-so-good domain.

[BitcoinBarrel]

Check out http://www.dnjournal.com/ytd-sales-charts.htm for top domain name sales.

[michaelch]

You'll need to learn where and how to buy valuable domains. There're a couple of forums dedicated to this.