All the good ones are gone, right? Not exactly. A buddy of mine makes $200/day with an absolutely ridiculous domain name. He registered it years ago, threw up some CJ links and just left it alone. Now, he is the exception for sure. He has some really amazing one word domains from 1995 or so. The point is, it is possible to make money on a domain that is virtually parked. The problem all of us face is “how in the hell do we get it indexed?” I guess the answer is patience.
There is a lot of hype surrounding registering a domain name that contains the keywords for your product or service. I’ve had domains rich in my keywords and others bereft of any relevance at all. The common wisdom is that you domain name doesn’t matter. Having tried it both way, I disagree.
Yes, all the good names are taken unless you have a lot of cach lying around. The good news is that you can still be creative and find good domains. Hyphens are your friend. Plurals are you friend. And, of course, optimizing your pages will always yield better non-PPC results (i.e. search traffic).
I’d like to tell you that I’m going to keep you posted on my latest experiment, but honestly I’m too lazy to post all that much. Stay optimistic, but not foolishly so. There are still a ton of great domains to be had! If you’ve found a great name and have made it work, let me know. You don’t have to be specific, just share your experience in the comments below.
