Domain Names for Sale

Premium Domain Name Secondary Market

What's in a name?
Generic Keyword terms are Premium Domain Name Gold!

The important thing to note about Premium Domain names is that they are GENERIC domains, or the domain is the same as a generic keyword search term, like WeddingDresses.com. In the first few years of the domain boom, many people stuck with hunting for brandable domains, thinking this was the best investment. TheKnot.com is an example of a brandable name, for the wedding site.

But because of the way the internet (and specifically the I.E. browser) evolved, it became apparent that many people simply type their search term into a browser, instead of a search engine like Google. The browser would then send them to the .com associated with that term by default, even though there was no URL extension specified... this is one of the big reasons why dotcom is king!

This method of searching results in what's now known as type-in traffic. Of course, it only took Microsoft a decade or so to realize they were giving away billions of dollars a year in revenue due to this loophole in the browsers- so they started doing something sneaky a few years back- instead of the browser automatically defaulting to the dot com associated with the generic keyword term that is typed in, instead, a group of MSN results started appearing. They are of course, now marketing this as the BING search engine.

So the generic domains are dead right? No- there are still plenty of opera, firefox and other browsers out there. Plus, the keyword domains are so valuable because of the high rankings that a web page gets from search engines, if the keyword term is part of the URL, and especially if it is a dot com.

Live Domain Auctions - The New Gold Rush is on

Many auctions for domain names are now held in a live, invitation only format at domain meetings around the world... these are events sponsored by and for groups of web entrepreneurs known as domainers. One highly successful example is the now famous T.R.A.F.F.I.C conferences hosted by Moniker.com.