Good Website Names – Tips on how to register website names
If you've discovered a popular search phrase that would double as a good website name to register, you might consider renting it. The top search engines seem to give these websites a big boost in rankings. In fact, it's not unusual to rank first in Google with a three-word domain name and a webpage title that includes the same three words. This is a powerful (and cheap) SEO strategy. And it works. I had one domain like this. I was number one in Google just 4 days after registration… beating my competition that was first in Google for many, many years.
But other than that, if you're looking to invest in domain names, you're better off flying to Vegas and betting it all on number 37 (and there's no such number on the Roulette wheel). Because unless you're a professional "domainer", investing in website names is a surefire way to get distracted and lose a lot of money — year after year.
So what if you've already made the mistake of investing in a bunch of website names that are sitting "parked" and not generating cash?
You could certainly try to sell these domains. But you're only going to make back any real money if your site is either profitable or attracting visitors via search engine referrals. (And if you're making money or getting a steady stream of visitors coming to your website, you probably don't want to sell… unless you're retiring). But the VAST majority of domain renters have their website name parked… sitting idle… not generating much in the way of profits or many visitors.
So how do you get rid of idle domain names in your "portfolio?"
My solution is simple (yet slightly painful to your ego). Just let these website names expire and forget about it. Write it off as a loss.
I know, I know… it's going to kill you to lose that big investment of $9 or $10 per domain (sarcasm intended), but it's the best and least painful business loss you're ever going to take. I know business owners who lost their good credit standing, their homes and even their favorite cars making a bad investment on their business. I've seen lives ruined investing in the Great American Dream. Waterproofing contractor in singapore
But at worst in this case, you'll lose less money than it takes to buy a Big Mac Value Meal for you and a friend.
The bottom line is this: registering web names is almost always a bad investment. Even professional "domainers" struggle to acquire domain names that pay off as an investment. And quite frankly, writing a 975-word blog post wrapped in Google AdSense ads (just like this) is a FAR more profitable venture than playing the domain name game.
