Michael Gilmour: Domaining 101
It’ll be interesting to read what professional, Melbourne based (I think) domainer Michael Gilmour has to say about how to get into the domaining business. Michael (or Whizzbang) is publishing a series of posts about domaining starting here.
Hopefully, I’ll learn a few things and improve the performance of my sportscycles.com domain!
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Mummy Sleeping Bags
Bagged (!) both mummysleepingbag and mummysleepingbags.co.uk this week.
Very niche but offering some potential for some affiliate earnings perhaps. Follow the link to find out what mummy sleeping bags are.
I’m also toying with developing my car shares domain - currently presenting some very off-topic ads I see.
DRMFree.co.uk
I was a little surprised to see that drmfree.co.uk was still available so I registered it straight away and it’s mine now for a couple of years. There’s been a bit of news in the press relating to the relaxation of DRM (digital rights management) controlled music so hopefully there’ll soon be a decent market for DRM free downloads.
amazon in the States are now offering DRM free tracks for download and I wonder if amazon UK will soon offer the same? For now I’ve parked the domain but it could well be suited for development.
poip.co.uk
You’ve probably heard of voip or Voice Over Internet Protocol but maybe not poip …Post Over Internet Protocol. Viapost.com is a company venturing into this emerging market, so visit them for additional information.
I’ve managed to register poip.co.uk but to-date there haven’t been any type-ins. One for the future perhaps?
Obviously, new technologies give rise to new domain name possibilities - spot a successful one that you’ve registered a domain name and you’re onto a winner. Well, it sounds easy!
Sewell and Marbury A Week On
Well, it’s been a week since I mentioned my Sewell & Marbury domain and it’s doing okay visitor wise.
On the 7th the site had it’s highest visitor count to-date of 138. Yesterday it was 100 bang on the nose. To-date the site has now had 10 direct type-ins and some 451 visitors courtesy of google search results.
The downside? Not a penny in revenue yet.
SewellMarbury.com
Following on from my little experiment with lostarmymates.co.uk I’ve now registered another fictitious domain. Anyone who has seen the Bourne Ultimatum may well remember a certain investment company named Sewell and Marbury.
As you can see I’m using the custom domain facility within blogger to host a blog for the domain, therefore giving me the ability to add content and potentially get the site within the SERPS. It’s working too to-date with about 70 visitors since last Friday according to the analytics.
Think I’ll put an amazon link in there for Bourne DVD box sets or similar.
sportscycles.com
I’d mentioned last week that I’d won a domain on auction at tdnam. Well the transaction has now completed and I own sportscycles.com. The purchase experience moves me up a little on the learning curve. Next step would be to successfully sell a domain for profit.
sportscycles.com is not too bad a generic name I hope. Nothing earth shattering but for a retailer of sports cycles it does exactly what it says on the tin. I’m sure I could strike a deal with anyone who wants it along with gelsaddles.com.
My First tdnam Win
Well I’ve successfully bid for and won a generic domain listed on tdnam.com at the first attempt!
When the domain is successfully tranferred and in my name I’ll let you know the name.
Lost Army Mates: An Update
Well, it’s a week on since I registered lostarmymates.co.uk after seeing it mentioned on TV.
According to the analytics the domain has received a total of 257 visits in its first week with the breakdown as such:
- 182 via direct type-in
- 57 via search on “lost army mates” and it’s variants including the domain name
- 18 via referrals (my blog posts)
If I’d purchased the domain from a cheaper source I’d be in profit already and would have 1 year and 51 weeks left before I’d need to pay for re-reg fees.
Quite an interesting little exercise!