Domain Flipping

Domain Flipping – Forbes magazine has just published an interesting article about the domain name aftermarket entitled “Flipping For Domains”.

In a previous article entitled “Domaining Revenue Model” we stated “Revenue from Domain Flipping – domain names are bought and immediately offered for sale at a profit. Domain flipping is relatively easy as it requires no work other than the purchase of a “memorable” domain name or a domain name that is easy to remember or with a nice ring to it. Sometimes, to maximise profits, it may be beneficial to partially develop the domain before offering it for sale.”

Here are some interesting quotes from Forbes.com:

As the real estate and credit markets plummet, the so-called domain aftermarket, where Internet addresses that cost less than $10 to register are bought and resold for thousands of dollars, is thriving.

And as a sign of the growing demand for the Internet’s limited valuable real estate, seemingly meaningless URLs, like qsd.com, …cjz.com and hyb.com, are now worth thousands of dollars in the domain aftermarket. It’s now all but impossible to register a new two-, three- or even four-letter dot-com domain at registrars like GoDaddy.

In addition to flipping, domainers have other ways of making money from their investments. Most domainers post ads on their Web sites, which can generate a decent monthly income. And Jackson says more and more domainers are teaming up with Web developers to create their own online businesses.

You can read the full article HERE…

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