Side Hustle
Side Hustle
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- utopian8
I sold a few of my domains this year, I made 95k. I usually average about 40-50k a year in domain sales. Selling top-level domain (TLD) names is the easiest money I have ever made.
- sedo?SteveJobs
- huh, do you have any examples of othe sort you've sold - not exact, if that's a bit close to home? Good for you!Nairn
- Capitalism!!!OBBTKN
- Teach medrgs
- By domains, do you mean just the domain names? If so, nice!stoplying
- Did you create a logo and identity with your domains?zaq
- wow you're rich man, loli_was
- Are you
1) a cybersquatter
2) bought them in early 2000s
3) try to think of popular/trendy names
?drgs - Domain extensions are pretty useless, there’s so many alternatives out there don’t know why anyone would pay insane sums for a .com_niko
- Yes all domain names.
Some domains I sold with a custom logo
And yes drgs: 1) 2) 3)
.coms are still the the most desiredutopian - So do you come across contemporary memes (in the proper sense) that might have commerical potential and then see if you can make domains from them?Nairn
- Given how much of my life i spend reading about 'new shit', especially tech, I really should make some use of that lol.Nairn
- The designing to fit is a neat angle too. Do you do that in advance so people 'buy the package' or do you just offer it as an option on the domain sale page?Nairn
- Fucking cool, man. You're a man of at least two hidden talents :)Nairn
- Also - and this is totally retarded - how do you actually SELL a domain? 2x years on the internet, using domains daily, and I've not got a fucking clue, hahaNairn
- Nairn yes I come with names (the shorter the better). When watching or reading the news or articles. I look for for catch phrases or names that will...utopian
- ...potentially catch on. Then I register the domain name, place it up for sale on web brokerage websites and or create a simple landing page.utopian
- I generally takes between 3 months and three years to actually sell a domain name, some even longer. For instance, I was about 2 days late on buying domain...utopian
- ...names such as covid19.com, super spreader.com, etc...Just follow the headline and ponce on some names that seem catchy..utopian
- I even buy names that can redirect to other domain names or websites that I want to sell.utopian
- I know of a couple people that do this full-time and make 500k a year in profit. I'm sorta like the "day trader" of domain names.utopian
- I'm down to about 35 domain names for sale. I've been too busy with design in the past year and half to stay on top of it. My goal is an extra 25k year.utopian
- To see a a potential domain name is worth buying, try: https://www.godaddy.…utopian
- i made a ton of money doing this back in the late 2000s - sold off all mine before gtlds became a thing... didn't know it was still so lucrative.kingsteven
- Hey, thanks for the peek behind the curtain! now wondering whether .co.uks would be worth it - they're about half the price of .coms :)Nairn
- my prob is I've always bought domains to 'do something', then not. Should've sold the 'brand' and not fretted about the business I was clearly never going to doNairn
- eg. I bought a few domains years back when I read about toilet stools for improving shitting posture. was going to make them. Didn't.Nairn
- 2½ years later, 6 months after they ran out, there were articles in The Guardian over here and suddenly it was an OK thing. Should've kept & sold. D'oh.Nairn
- @Utopian what are some domain name examples that you sold for a good coin?Krassy
- do you register/resell misspelling domains of popular phrases (that can be used as redirects)? do these sell well?Krassy
- Utopian, you need to teach your fellow QBNrs . Time to do a QBN webinar. LOLKrassy
- There are so many people doing this. I kind of slowed down because the marketplace got saturated. I would strongly recommend really listening to news...utopian
- ...closely following trends, listening for buzz words in the industry and then pouncing on the domain name. Domains generally cost around $15- a pop so...utopian
- ..so taking some risk and limiting how many domain name you acquire is key. I personally do not like hoarding hundreds of domain names...utopian
- ...I always kept no more than 50 domain names at time. Right now I have about 35 to 40 domain names and I have only purchased 7 domain names this year.utopian
- Have you secured covid20.com yetdrgs
- 99% of the time the client requires a NDA along with the sale for various reasons. Sorry can't share which domain names, I don't mean to be cagy.utopian
- fair.
thanks for all the info you already sharedKrassy - I've just spent £312 on covid21.orgNairn
- covid19.com is worth less than $100. Hmmm.Krassy
- https://www.godaddy.…Krassy
- Just popped in here to say that this thread was awesome.Gucci
- In 2012 I almost went freelance with my own business. I bought wevalidate.com for $35 and never did anything. Sold it 4 years later for $15,000.monospaced
- I think I had at least 3 cash offers a year before I finally bit. Sale process took a few days.monospaced
- always through a domain broker?_niko
- Good
For
You
Monospaced
!Nairn - utopian would be interesting to know if any you sold were developed in to websites. mine just got squatted (some with huge pricetags!)kingsteven
- I suddenly want to buy domain names..!Bennn
- Yes always use domain broker, they ensure the entire transaction. Typically the fees range from 5% to 20%. I generally pay 12%.utopian
- Many of the domain names that I sold were eventually used for websites, and some of them just disappeared off the map.utopian
- Interesting...I have a few I've been meaning to look into selling. This is good inspiration thanks utopian!yuekit
- Just checked appraisal on a couple old domains I registered 10+ years ago and one is worth $5k and the other one $1.7k ! Tnx Utopian!Krassy
- domain squating like the lowest level of capitalism. glad u could benrfitdeathboy
- but if you can make that money selling domains why all the paid troll shit? perhaps youtube videos and subscriptions as well?deathboy
- utopian.com is worth $18Kmisterhow
- I recently attempted to purchase boejiden.com Sadly, it was taken. You'll never guess where it redirectsmisterhow
- db, he's not a troll, paid or otherwisemonospaced
- I sold a single .com sports domain for $35k in 2018 and around 2014 i sold another sports one for $1500... only 2 domains I have ever sold... both cases buyersslinky
- approached meslinky
- well mono i'll trust my instincts over yours. especially since your only evidence is take your word... actually the domain name thing appeals to trollsdeathboy
- and would align with other dark side internet get rich quick behaviors. Clearly he spends more time here than working.... unless it is working... get itdeathboy