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Making Money with Domain Names
As
you've heard me mention several times over the last few months,
Yahoo
has been running a special on domain names at only $2.99/year.
This special was scheduled to end on New Years, but is currently
still available - though I am not sure for how much longer.
Ellen
Braun recently told me how she was profiting from this Yahoo
domain special... to the tune of earning a 1,337% return on
her investment!
Find
out firsthand how Ellen Braun is
turning a big profit selling domain names:
I
was once again renewing a domain name which I had never developed
into a web site. As I looked at the 15+ domain names that I
owned within that registar (there are a few more registered
with a different company), I wondered if I could earn some money
by selling off my dot-coms.
We've
all read about the millions that were paid to the lucky owner
of domain names like loans.com. Although my domain names were
not as short and snappy, some of mine were downright cool!
With
that in mind, I put up a post listing several domain names for
sale in Digital Point's 'sell domains' forum, which you can view
here.
Rob
sent me a private message inquiring as to the price of ParentingTipsAndAdvice.com.
I had registered that domain in order to build a parenting website,
however I decided that the domain sounded boring and technical.
Instead I purchased and began building a parenting
advice site with a more memorable domain name, RaisingSmallSouls.com.
I
emailed him that my asking price was $80. He responded that the
domain name would be a gift for his sister, and he only had $40
to spare. I accepted the $40 offer, and transferred the domain
name over to him. It took a few minutes of time on the phone with
Yahoo's customer service, and twenty-four hours until the change
took effect, yet now I know clearly what to do the next time I
sell a domain name!
Considering
that I originally purchased the domain name for $2.99
from Yahoo several weeks ago, I earned a whopping 1,337% return
on my investment! Not bad at all for a first time domain
seller. I plan to try this again soon!
Ellen C. Braun is a stay-at-home mom and entrepreneur. She
is the author of Willpower
Secrets: The Absolute Truth About Successful Weight Loss!
To meet Ellen's kids and learn about running an online business
from home, visit http://www.Womentrepreneurs.com/