3 Easy Ways to Make Money With Spare Domain Names

By Kathy Burns-Millyard

Domain names are dirt cheap these days and so easy to get that it seems like everyone has at least one. Many online affiliate marketers tend to collect domain names though… either they have a new business idea and register a domain name for it, or they simply come across a fantastic domain which isn’t already registered.

So they register domains. In many cases, lots of these domains end up just lying around unused — there just isn’t enough time to develop every single idea you come up with.

You don’t have to let your unused domains just sit around gathering dust. There are actually many ways you can make money from them; here are three of the easiest.


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Valuable Advice When Investing in Domain Names

By R Scott Hall

Domain names, when wisely invested, can be quite lucrative, just as investing in real estate would be. It’s picking the right name, following the registration requirements and selling or trading at the right time. With any investment, you want to be well informed of exactly how and when you can turn a profit, and there are important considerations before you want to even make your purchase.

The shortest name is almost always the better option. Phrases are OK, and some of them will get a lot of hits to your site or get you plenty of offers for decent money, but keep in mind when people are doing searches, they usually just put one or two words. The less words, the more hits you are likely to get.


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