what should i do with the following domains? develop or sell? anyone interested in partnership?

[brainwashed]

dear everyone ,
thanks in advance for all the hints/help you'll give me.

Given am neither a designer nor a programmer but have always been interested into internet business ventures and/or domain selling. I've decided to give it a try and register "just" a few domains (as you can see ).

what would you do if you were me?

- sell them as they are, or
- park them, or
- keep the domain names, find a developer (process might not be easy for me), develop and sell them, or
- find a partner (is anybody interested??), develop them and then sell them on a 50/50 basis....


except for what written above, is there any domain name worth good money?


(.com, .net and .biz)

ebookreaderguru
ebookreaderhub
ebookreadermagazine
ebookreadermall
ebookreaderplaza
ebookreadertalk
ebookreadertemple
ebookreadervillage
ebookreaderguru


(.com and .net)

fansbooster
fansbusiness
fanscampaign
fansfarm
fansguru
fansharvest
fanslounge
fansnewsletter
fansomatic
fansrocket
fansvibe
morefansonline
moresocialfans
moresociallikes
socialmediaspringer
socialomatic
socialspringer

trafficnewsletter
trafficspringer

twitterharvest
twitteromatic
twittervoice

visitrocket
visitspringer


galaxytabcafe
galaxytabdepot
galaxytabguide
galaxytabjournal
galaxytablounge
galaxytabmarket
galaxytabmart
galaxytabmerchant
galaxytabmonthly
galaxytabnewsletter
galaxytabomatic
galaxytabportal
galaxytabpress
galaxytabpro


What do you think?
Anything interesting?

Thanks,
Emil (Bw)

[Clinton]

There are a few domains there that may have some value to specific buyers, but I believe that most of them are worth less than reg fees. The namepros domain has a good section for getting valuations for domain names.

what would you do if you were me?

- sell them as they are, or
- park them, or
- keep the domain names, find a developer (process might not be easy for me), develop and sell them, or
- find a partner (is anybody interested??), develop them and then sell them on a 50/50 basis....

You could put the domains up for sale in somewhere like SEDO or GoDaddy and see if you get any bites. Any domain that doesn't get any offers even after several months I would allow to expire.

Parking is usually pretty worthless unless you have a flow of traffic - perhaps because the domain is a misspelling of a popular one and therefore offers some chance to earn money from ads.

For these domains I don't believe the develop and partner ideas hold much merit unless you're willing to take all the risk i.e. pay the other party a fixed fee and take on the responsibility of making a profit yourself.

[Kay]

I'm not sure why you registered all these domains in the first place. Did you have some purpose in mind when you reg'd them or did you just think the domains themselves would be attractive to buyers?

I agree with Clinton about it being unlikely you'll find someone to partner with you on these. Other than the domain (and it wouldn't be difficult to find an alternative to reg from scratch) what would you be bringing to the table?

One way forward might be to tackle one of the better ones and concentrate on building something out of it.

Sorry, I don't think the domains themselves have much value, but I didn't want to risk hurting your feelings by saying so earlier. Sometimes when people read but don't answer it could be because they think they can't help.

[brainwashed]

Mr Clinton the admin and Kay,
thanks for your hints.....

Kay, no worries at all.... no offense taken here.....
That's what I deserve for trying to take the "max results with no experience" ...

Growing up as a Communication, Pr and Marketing consultant (my previous job) i tried to mix up few thoughts ..... i.e. brandable names with domain name buyers and/or development.

To make it short, galaxytabguide would be the most comprehensive guide/how to's on the device, galaxytabseller would be a shop that would sell only galaxy tabs and accesories, trafficnewsletter would be a portal with everything you'd ever wanted to know about web traffic on the net with a bimonthly newsletter with comparisons/best value traffic sellers/software .... and so on...

Process, in my mind, would be same as launching an offline idea.... Business Planning, Name, Logo... and so on...

I know i have to learn as much as possible from the forum since, to be honest, i still do not understand the process of keywording vs branding.

Thanks,
Emil

[brainwashed]

have forgotten to ask how it exactly work the branding vs keywording process....

is it related to the way i want to make money online? i.e. if i want to make money through ads, affiliation then the more domains with keywords i have the better it is, while if i want to sell a product/service/idea branding is the way to go?

maybe a mix of the 2 would be possible too....

Emil

[Clinton]

To make it short, galaxytabguide would be the most comprehensive guide/how to's on the device, galaxytabseller would be a shop that would sell only galaxy tabs and accesories, trafficnewsletter would be a portal with everything you'd ever wanted to know about web traffic on the net with a bimonthly newsletter with comparisons/best value traffic sellers/software .... and so on...

If Google didn't exist and the google.com domain came up for sale today, how much would you pay for it?

Domains like galaxytabguide aren't as exclusive as you think. Why would I value the domain in your possession if I could get a very similar one for $5, say galaxytabsguide, galaxytabguides in .com or even galaxytabguide itself in a .net or .org? The value of a domain like this comes not from the vision you have for it but from the "business" (revenue) you've built up. Like Google.

Why would developers and marketers capable of building service, content and traffic not spend $5 to buy a domain rather than building it on a domain you own and sharing the profit with you?

[Kay]

BTW, there is already a site on galaxytabguide .org. There's no real reason not to compete, I suppose, but sometimes I think it's better to get your own name rather than do a slightly different spelling of something that already exists. That said, I've seen some good sites that exist on the .com and I've reg'd the co.uk at cost. Never yet made any money out of such domains.

[brainwashed]

Kay and Clinton,
thanks for your replies....
apologies but i still have problems understand your answers...

Probably i shouldn't be asking myself too many questions before proper training. At least should read some "how to earn from domains-websites guides"….

Domains like galaxytabguide aren't as exclusive as you think. Why would I value the domain in your possession if I could get a very similar one for $5, say galaxytabsguide, galaxytabguides in .com or even galaxytabguide itself in a .net or .org? The value of a domain like this comes not from the vision you have for it but from the "business" (revenue) you've built up. Like Google. Why would developers and marketers capable of building service, content and traffic not spend $5 to buy a domain rather than building it on a domain you own and sharing the profit with you?

Do see what you mean….
An error i've done is to talk about "branding" when dealing with a registered trademark!
Still do not yet understand branding vs keywords battle…..

BTW, there is already a site on galaxytabguide .org. There's no real reason not to compete, I suppose, but sometimes I think it's better to get your own name rather than do a slightly different spelling of something that already exists. That said, I've seen some good sites that exist on the .com and I've reg'd the co.uk at cost. Never yet made any money out of such domains.

funny to see that galaxytabguide ORG was created on:12-Oct-2010 02:59:03 UTC (10 days after i registered the COM). Why that?? Why would someone register that domain name???


Emil

[Kay]

Well, some people seem to like .orgs, especially if they're not planning to run ads on them immediately. And I guess a lot of visitors think of .orgs as being not-for-profit sites and prefer the ad-free environment. It's not something I'm into as I usually only get .com and/or .co.uk and slap ads on straight away. (Maybe that's why I'm not as rich as many of the others here. )

As for why that domain was reg'd 10 days after yours, I'd like to know that too. Just as there are lists for dropped domains I expect there are also lists for newly reg'd domains. (Anyone know?) In which case maybe someone saw the .com and .net newly reg'd and bought the .org in the hope of selling it to you later. But at least they've built a site on it whereas it looks as though yours is just parked.

PS: A quick search on G revealed that several other people have asked the same question on various forums but it's mostly old forum threads and I don't have the time right now to dig for something newer and more relevant.

[Fish]

I expect there are also lists for newly reg'd domains. (Anyone know?) In which case maybe someone saw the .com and .net newly reg'd and bought the .org in the hope of selling it to you later. But at least they've built a site on it whereas it looks as though yours is just parked

Yes, there are such lists, but I doubt anyone would register an .org because some unknown registered the .com. There are just too many regs. Those lists are used to spot trends and to see what the big boys like Apple and Microsoft are registering.

@brainwashed. I would just put those names on Sedo as for sale. If you're very lucky, one might attract an offer. Most likely not, though. Best to let them die a quiet death. To find a partner to develop a domain name, you need a solid name with solid numbers - and that will not be anything you can pick up cheaply. Domaining is the ideal lazy man's way to riches, or was until recently. Money is still there, but it takes work and planning. You can't just buy cool-sounding names willy-nilly. Read everything you can here, and at domain name forums, and make a plan. Then buy only domain names that fit that plan (unless you stumble across an outrageously good deal, but you don't have the experience to judge that just yet). You're better off hanging around here, by the way, as the info on domain forums in very spotty. Some great stuff there, but it's mixed in with 95% bullsh*t, and the difference is not all that obvious at first.