SEO, Affiliate Marketing and Domain Names

There are many ways to earn money online and which I love to call  “Money Paths on the Interwebs.”  I remember a year ago, I was searching the internet on how to make money online.  I first encountered Domaining, Client based SEO, then keyword and niche blogging,  site/blog flipping, then affiliate and niche marketing.

Domaining

This was my first venture on the internet.  Based on my readings, Domaining is a science and art of gathering domain names that would or must have a relative value and then sell it for a profit.  There are many ways on how to profit from the domaining industry.

Buy and Hold

A person who buys domain names (mostly brandables or ones with business sense) and hold it/or make a portfolio of these domain names and sell it later for a profit.  This one is very rewarding for the reason that some companies/name collectors would buy this domains for an amount way higher than the registration fee paid.  The con to this type of  strategy is that transactions would actually depend on the interest of the buyer and unfortunately, there are more sellers than buyers thus having the seller more domain names registered, not to mention renewing them every year in order the get a higher chance of selling domain names.

What to look for:

• Brandable
• High probability of having a commercial value
• age and history of name if applicable

Domain Flipping

Domain flipping is a fast paced type of purchasing a domain name and selling it for a profit.  Seller would acquire domain names (mostly generic and ones that have a tendency of acquiring a typed-in traffic) and then sell it for a quick buck.  Sometimes, names having a page rank would have a high value tagged to it.

What to look for:

• page rank
• a type in value (domain names receiving traffic through users typing the domain name directly to the browsers url address)
• age and history of name if applicable

Domain Parking

Many domainers do this.  since they have hundreds or even thousands of domain names, they cannot really tend to all of them, instead, they park it and hopefully earn a few cents or even dollars.  Imagine a domain name earning a dollar per day x 30 days = $30 correct? What if 10 domains x $1 x 30 days = $300!

Webiste Development

If you have a good name and want to earn a better income out of it, you can always develop it into mini-sites.  a 5-page seo-ed site would earn as high as 10 times than a parking income can generate.  Stream of income may come from ppc networks like Adsense, Adbrite, infolinks and commission type of income from Ebay EPN, Amazon and Clickbank.

There you have it, domaining in a gist.  Be sure to be back for Money Paths on the Interwebs Part II for I will discuss other Money Making Methods here on my blog.

I have been lurking the internet on how to make money online and I have proven to myself that there are a lot of ways to earn cash.  When I first started my online venture, I was very interested with domaining.  It is a process of buying and selling of good domain names over the internet.  Domain names are like yahoo.com, villapando.org, youtube.com and the like.  These are called domain names.  Somehow, I came to realize that there is a need for money for you to earn money through domaining.  But I still got this itch.  I have yet to explore the world of domaining and I hope, after my exam, I would have the time to do some readings and apply them.

Domain-ish

So right now, I am on lay low when it comes to domaining but that does not mean I am giving up. I am still on a search for the holy grail of domaining.  Once found, I will reap the benefits that I always hear from other domainers.

Investing is one factor for a business to grow.  they say that with more money you invest, comes more money.  Some may oppose the statement and  say that one can earn without or little money at hand.  True but in other circumstances, you would really need to invest more, in order to have more. Makes sense?

I started blogging on a free host, earned some and  was easily convinced  that there is much potential in online business and started to invest on a domain name and a host.  I got my money back  in one day.  Very excited, I started to search on more  tips and techniques, other  how to’s, and tools that I might be needing in my online venture.

It did not disappoint me.  Investing online is a great way to make your work more convenient and faster than the usual.  Ofcourse, you have to know what to invest and should know the feedbacks with regard on where your money will be going. You should only ask four things

1. Do I really need the tool? (e-book, premium theme, make-my-work-easier-tools, etc)

2. What others think about the tool? (you could do a search with parameters “+feedbacks or +review” without the quotes”

3. Will it do good and eventually boost my earnings?

4. Is there any chance I could get it for free? [ lol] -*optional*

answering these simple questions would lead you to a final decision (it works for me)

So know what you need, and don’t hesitate to invest.  There are risks of course, but with the right decision making, I bet you will do just fine.