Recent Hand Registrations
I seldom hand register domains because of their sheer quality. Usually when I hand register a domain I do it because of its development potential (lots of monthly searches vs. few competing sites in SEs). A few days ago I actually hand registered a few domains for parking though.
The domains were:
BMXCrank.com
QuadsATV.com
MTBWheels.com
According to the free Google keyword tool those domains have from 6600 till 12100 monthly exact searches in Google. That is not bad at all, and since they are all short in nature I suspect them to generate a few typeins as well making them well suited for domain parking.
I do not have time for domain development these days which is why I was searching the net for revenue generating parked domains. I was willing to pay the owner a fair price too, but my search ended up unsuccessful. It was then I tried finding something on my own and got really surprised to find those three domains.
According to Parked.com one of my domain parking choices my new acquirements are actually producing a little traffic after about 5 days, but are yet to produce a money making click (I am waiting impatiently :).
Yesterday I tried finding af few more gems and I ended up buying the domain:
HorrorcoreRap.com
My decision to buy this domain was based on the fact that the keyword, based on a hip hop music genre, was figuring in Google trends as one of the 40 most sought after search phrases a few days earlier. I hope the genre will grow and gain even more popularity, otherwise I fear this will become a bad investment..
How long did it take me finding those 4 domains?
I guess around 3-4 hours.
Will it be worth it?
That depends, if the domains pay for themselves (generating more than $8 per year) I would definitely say so. If not I would have to develop them in order to make them profitable, and in that case my answer would be no. I have other domains waiting to be developed and I have no desire to build that list anytime soon!
Here is another domain I found interesting, especially if you got the time to develop it:
MTBForks.com - 4400 exact monthly searches
It is available as of this moment, so first come first serve.
I am interested in hearing your opinions, do you ever hand register?
Is it worthwhile?
How many monthly exact searches do you think is enough in order to buy a domain based on that factor alone?
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I keep hearing that “all the good domain names are already taken” and that there is nothing left to hand reg.
Not so. There are still plenty of 2 and 3-word generic keyword domain names available for registration out there. The trick is to find them.
I think these are some nice registrations I think they are so many great domains out there..good post thanks for sharing with us.
However with as little traffic as you have coming to the sites, you can not realistically expect to earn enough to cover renewals. There are a couple of great earning programs for parked domains–but you do need to have some traffic otherwise these methods are not even available to you. but this post is really awesome, thanks for sharing it.
Recently i have ran across this site and found it very interesting and informative. But one thing is very paining that you have not update it yet. Plz update this awesome blog.
Someone now registered MTBForks.com (privately) and parked and put it up for sale at Sedo. I wonder is this person read about it here or found it by him/herself. Solid Namer, can you share stats for the other domains, now that a few months have past? Were they worth the time you put into them? I just wonder because I register almost all my domains by hand.
QuadsATV.com
MTBWheels.com
almost pay for themselves as parked.
BMXCrank.com
does not.
Hello I have a domain that expired in last month, but when I try to register it again it says that it is still taken. thanks
Is there any Overture kind of keyword suggestion tool for Google where you can check keyword traffic for keywords?thanks
Thanks for your answer, Solid Namer! Are you still updating this blog, by the way? I just wonder because I find your writings interesting!
No problem, thanks. I have not posted for a while, but may do in the future if something interesting comes up and I get the time.
I would really like to be able to purchase a domain that is like, pretty cheap and pays per year not month. It cant be sub domains, we want a .com web domain. Any suggestions?
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I m trying to buy a domain for my website but its telling me to put in my bank account information. i have the money on my account.
Can Goddy.com be the best domain buyers for me as i am going to buy a domain of my own or from which i will get the best offer as i don’t have technical knowledge to create it.
Hand registering is always a good idea because it requires less investment.
You can find several wonderful earning programs for parked domains–but you do require to possess some visitors otherwise these strategies are certainly not even readily available for you. but this post is actually awesome, thanks for sharing it.
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