How to Create a Valuable Domain Name



Here are steps in creating profitable domain names:

money.jpgStep 1 - Get the Tools for the Job - To get tooled up for this particular job, here are the must-haves:

a) An Internet Account
b) A Text Editor
c) Whois ULTRA

Step 2 - Understand What Makes a Name Valuable For a name to be valuable, it should have these following attributes:

a) Its Short - The shorter the name, the easier it is to say, remember, spell, and type. The exceptions to this rule are well-known phrases, which can be quite long and still hold significant value.

b) It Passes the ‘Radio Test’ - A name is heard on the radio, would the average Net user be able to remember it. This means that using deliberate misspellings, shortened versions of words, or numbers, generally reduces the value of a name.

c) It’s a Dot Com - Specific dot net and dot org addresses are valuable, a particularly one word names, but the most resale  for now and for the future is dot com.

d) It Has Commercial Application - Expected somebody to pay you hard cash for your name. Bear in mind the market sector considering registering a new name. The bigger the market is, the more valuable the name.

e) It Has A Large Degree of ‘Uniqueness’ - The trick with domain names is to find names with a least number of unregistered names, there will be very few alternatives for a buyer to consider.


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