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Turning an Expired Domain Names List into a Personal Goldmine

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Is there anything to the hype you read about making money scouring expired domain names lists in search of valuable domain names you can buy and resale? Yes indeed there is. Sure, it does have a catch, in fact several catches, but this is definitely a way to make money in the domain name sales business that works. I’ll give you a few examples of my own success stories.

By viewing expired domain names lists on a regular basis I have discovered, not tens, not hundreds, but thousands of domain names I think are valuable. By “valuable,” I mean I can sell the domains I purchase for $100 or more. Clear examples of domain names I’ve purchased after seeing them on expired domain names lists would include WhatsUpBaby.com that I wrote about earlier today (sold for $650 in 11 days), TexasBreastImplants.com (sold for $2,250), AllGals.com (sold for $1,200), Zoles.com (sold for $1,250), Ezappointments.com (sold for $300) and GoldenGateGiftBaskets.com (sold for $245).

There are many more I have sold. These are just a few. For example, I’ve registered over 150 four-letter domain names that I’ve founded on expired lists, over 200 single dictionary word .dot net domain names found on expired lists, and countless 2-word premium dot com’s.

The problem in selling domains, as I’ve stated before, is getting matched with the right buyer at the right time. Sedo.com, for example, has over 9 million domain names for sale on just their venue alone. That’s are too much competition when one considers that only 2,500 to 3,000 domain names are sold on Sedo.com each month. Nope, if you really want to sell domain names quickly and at a nice profit, you need to promote and market them. There are many ways to do this, if you’re interested in learning more about how to promote and market your domain name portfolio I welcome your comments and feedback.

Sale of WhatsUpBaby.com Nets 9,200% Profit in 11 Days

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I picked up WhatsUpBaby.com off a dropped list on March 29, 2008 for $7.05, registering it at Godaddy.com. By April 7 I had an offer to purchase the domain for $180. The true value of this domain name, which is a common phrase in America, is definitely 5-figures. I sold it today, April 9, for $650.

“Why?” — you might ask, would I sell the domain for $650 if I felt it was worth more. Good question. The short answer is selling a domain for 9,200 per cent profit 11 days after original purchase is never a bad idea, particularly when you consider the real value of a domain is often not fetched until years after you register it. I own hundreds of domains far more valuable than WhatsUpBaby.com that never have received an inquiry because I haven’t had time to promote them yet.

It would be easy to develop a brand and business around WhatsUpBaby.com. But the baby market is really not my strong point or where my passion lies anymore. My youngest child is 11 and even though shes my baby, she’s no longer a baby. Thus, my interests have evolved. Give me a couple of years and I might be interested in developing a teen site, or finally getting my sites TeenTakes.com, TeenStand.com or InternetHighSchool.com off the ground.