5/6/2008 - Is having a .info Domain Name for your website worthwhile?
by barefoottech
Deciding on a Domain Name for your planned or existing website can often be a harrowing and expensive proposition. Often the only gTLD or domain extension considered is a .com. There are several compelling reasons why a .info can be a better or equally valid choice. - Current Market value
Because of various promotions last year, and occasional specials, .info's value is now deemed to be less than some other gTLDS.This doesn't mean they are worthless. If the retail price was the same as other gTLDs would people still buy it? Yes of course , retail prices for .info's at most Domain Name Registration sites are the same
prices than .com domains - Suitability
.Info means information ,and is what most of the internet is all about. Imparting information about products and services a company is selling. Information about your family ,business,neighbourhood, diseases or whatever else. Isn't that exactly why you have a website ? www.minisite.info is a more descriptive url for minisite information than
www.barefoottech.net/minisite/index.html - Availability
Because of the mindset of some people , "Free" or "Cheap" means "Valueless" , therefore they don't use the gTLD .info for their web-sites. Other people have the flawed idea that .info can't be a
"Real" tld so they don't get them for investment purposes. Therefore good keyword and search friendly names are often still available at the above "Bargain Prices" and are very suitable for use.
Even more suitable than choosing a less than search friendly name just because it is available as a .COM. - Acceptability
Most users of the internet, i.e. the average websurfer, will use .info sites. You remember them, the ones the websites is being created for, utilise search engines and media listings to find a
Website URL's. They than use the relevant URL regardless of the .gTLD. Major websites, including several government agencies use .info for their advertised URL's.
(e.g. NSW Countrylink Rail )
Conclusions- Yes .Info are worth something.
- Value for money often (not always,but neither is all .com's)
- Good names in .info can be worth a lot more than a lousy .com
- Everyone should investigate all gTLD's and get rid of their ill informed prejudices
- .info is not the "Devils TLD" which is the attitude of some people
- Think not
"cheap" ,think instead "Incredibly Great Value"
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9/23/2005 - Various Ways To Make Money With Domain Names
By David Underhill
As more people and companies than ever are investing in domain names, it has become evident that not all of these names will realise their full income earning potential. As a Domain reseller and investor with a reasonable sized portfolio ,I have often been asked the best way to make money from these investment domains.
The following are the most common ways to create an income stream or maximize resale value.
Park the name with a parking service
These places pay a percentage of the advertising revenue derived from ads placed on a page displayed when someone visits your domain. Also most of these parking services also offer a sales listing service to enable easy resale marketing of your domain.
Make your own park page
Similar to the above ,only you create your own small Website with ads and get 100% of the revenue. This however will not be as profitable because the parking services get a much greater traffic flow.
Develop a small, but content rich minisite
These small minisites are usually filled with articles and contextual ads from Adsense. Also often called AdsenseSites
Develop a full featured web-site
Selling services or products and also have some ads and paid links.This can be either selling your own products or as an affiliate for an existing online website.
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Factors that increase value
At any of the above stages of development and Value adding,you can make money by reselling the Domain/Site for an increased value above the purchase price.
Keywords & brandability of the name
i.e. http://Become-rich.org is Keyword rich and is valued higher than http://CrappyNames.com
Amount of Visitor Traffic
Simple equation More visitors = More Income = Greater Value
Return from site
(Income for Ads,Sales or Paid Links) . Higher Income earned ,Higher value for the site
Current Demand for similiar names
If a particular type of name is hot property ,all the similar names increase in value because of the demand.
Current Search Engine Ranking
If the Name is Not listed by the major search engines or is on page 346 than value is low, conversely if it is listed on the first page of the listings than value will be higher.
Number of Sites linking to your site
Related to Traffic and S.E.Ranking , More links = more traffic + higher rankings
How keen is the buyer for name
Buyer may want the name for a specific purpose and will pay a premium to ensure they get it.
Ways to Lose money on Domains
Register a trademarked name
like "P*yP*lFees.com" because of the Legal hassles. Most High profile companies can afford an expensive legal battle ,can you?
Pay too much for Domain Name
Just because http://ReallyGreat.com sold for $Big-bucks , doesn't mean paying $bigBucks for any old name will mean reselling it for an even higher price.
Get scammed by Email and other types of fraud
Domain investors attract more than their fair share of Scammers A common one is an email claiming to be someone wishing to buy your name ,all you have to do is use their preferred Appraisal service to confirm the offered price. It is just a ruse to get you to pay an inflated price for this appraisal.
About the Author: David J Underhill aka BareFootTech is an Australian based domain name reseller and MiniSite developer. He has a minisite network including Become rich Visit his home site at Barefoottech.net
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