What would you do?

Skinner · 06-07-2011, 12:49:08 PM

Maybe use this as your own blog about the tribulations in domaining

Get Traffic with some ads on it, maybe in 2 yrs adsense will cough up the pennies

accelerator · 06-07-2011, 01:26:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Aiden Roberts

On my daily forage into finding decent domain names; today I stumbled across a plural single dictionary word, on a .co.uk ext, the only thing is I would have no idea what to do with it? The .com and some others have gone, the singular .co.uk has gone but not developed.

What would you do? would you buy it because it's only the price of a reg and see what comes up or would you pass it by?

Aiden

If I were you I would have an idea about what to do with something before I bought it.

Just because names are cheap to buy, it doesn't mean you should buy them.

My advice is do your research very carefully before buying, and have a clear end goal in mind before buying.

Before buying too many new names, pick one to three of your names for active reselling, and see if you can get them sold. If you can make some profit you might be on to something

If not, then you've learnt something too.

Rgds

redbird · 06-07-2011, 01:31:03 PM

For what it's worth, some info on tribulations.co.uk.

Previous owner registered it on 3/2/2005 and let it expire 3/2/11 which means it dropped on 3/5/11 (or thereabouts can't be bothered to work out exact date

) and there would have quite a few domainers on here that would would have seen it on their droplists and chose not to register it then or up to two months after which I think gives you some idea of it's value to members here.

Dave

Aiden Roberts · 06-07-2011, 04:24:05 PM

Thanks everyone for your sound and brutually honest advice and observations. It is clear that I have a lot to learn but learn I will!

I have been concerned that I am unable too bring much to the party in terms of advice for others; ironically these silly mistakes I keep making are bringing out some brilliant advice for all newbies to learn from so all is not in vain.

I am on a massive learning curve at the moment and my brain cells are struggling to keep up with the amount of information I am feeding them, I am now going to settle down and work on the 3 or 4 minisites I have started so for the forseable future I will be messing up wordpress, content units and god knows what else

Once again; brilliant advice and thank you.

Aiden

Edwin · 06-07-2011, 04:35:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiden Roberts

I have been concerned that I am unable too bring much to the party in terms of advice for others

Why the concern? I'm sure nobody expects somebody new to ANY field to be advising others at the same time they learn the rudiments of their chosen subject. There will be plenty of time to share your expertise when you've honed your skills

Bailey · 06-07-2011, 07:23:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Edwin

Why the concern? I'm sure nobody expects somebody new to ANY field to be advising others at the same time they learn the rudiments of their chosen subject. There will be plenty of time to share your expertise when you've honed your skills

Indeed - Your learning curve, will probably reflect that of each of us here. Quite a few very good individuals took their time with me back as far as i can remember. If you actually get switched-on by domains you will find "your own perspective" is seen as valid input - even for us old boys.

It's the "I know it all already" from day one souls that get rightly ignored.

PS i wouldn't touch a domain like "Tribulations" either - possibly in .com if I was feeling trivial

Aiden Roberts · 06-07-2011, 08:32:29 PM

Thank you both your comments are much appreciated.

Aiden

Marcoose · 07-07-2011, 06:53:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aiden Roberts

Thanks everyone for your sound and brutually honest advice and observations. It is clear that I have a lot to learn but learn I will!

I have been concerned that I am unable too bring much to the party in terms of advice for others; ironically these silly mistakes I keep making are bringing out some brilliant advice for all newbies to learn from so all is not in vain.

I am on a massive learning curve at the moment and my brain cells are struggling to keep up with the amount of information I am feeding them, I am now going to settle down and work on the 3 or 4 minisites I have started so for the forseable future I will be messing up wordpress, content units and god knows what else

Once again; brilliant advice and thank you.

Aiden

Everyone buys no value domains when they start out and some of us still do

. It's all about experience and that will come with time.

Aiden Roberts · 07-07-2011, 07:59:00 PM

Thank you Marcoose that makes me feel abit better and a little less stupid.

Aiden

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Skinner Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 2,507 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Maybe use this as your own blog about the tribulations in domaining Get Traffic with some ads on it, maybe in 2 yrs adsense will cough up the pennies __________________ Browse:

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redbird Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Worcester Posts: 898 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 35)	For what it's worth, some info on tribulations.co.uk. Previous owner registered it on 3/2/2005 and let it expire 3/2/11 which means it dropped on 3/5/11 (or thereabouts can't be bothered to work out exact date ) and there would have quite a few domainers on here that would would have seen it on their droplists and chose not to register it then or up to two months after which I think gives you some idea of it's value to members here. Dave __________________ cdscheap.co.uk (CD price comparison) ~LBE.co.uk ~ meaning of names

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Aiden Roberts Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 849 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Thanks everyone for your sound and brutually honest advice and observations. It is clear that I have a lot to learn but learn I will! I have been concerned that I am unable too bring much to the party in terms of advice for others; ironically these silly mistakes I keep making are bringing out some brilliant advice for all newbies to learn from so all is not in vain. I am on a massive learning curve at the moment and my brain cells are struggling to keep up with the amount of information I am feeding them, I am now going to settle down and work on the 3 or 4 minisites I have started so for the forseable future I will be messing up wordpress, content units and god knows what else Once again; brilliant advice and thank you. Aiden __________________ New Domainers How I started in Domains including my success and failures.

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Aiden Roberts Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 849 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Thank you Marcoose that makes me feel abit better and a little less stupid. Aiden __________________ New Domainers How I started in Domains including my success and failures.

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Aiden Roberts Join Date: May 2011 Location: UK Posts: 849 No Classified Ratings Domain Trader Rating: (100% / 13)	Thank you both your comments are much appreciated. Aiden