Comments on: Don’t Drink The “Develop Your Domains” Kool-Aid http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:35:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jamie Parks http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-649 Jamie Parks Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:02:13 +0000 http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/#comment-649 Jeff, I hear what you're saying but I gotta respectfully respond by saying that developing is getting easier than it's ever been and the day is coming quick when surfers and search engines will expect a domain to have a certain degree of development on them. I vote more transparency, MORE BLOGS and less parked pages to push IT all forward. Jeff, I hear what you’re saying but I gotta respectfully respond by saying that developing is getting easier than it’s ever been and the day is coming quick when surfers and search engines will expect a domain to have a certain degree of development on them.

I vote more transparency, MORE BLOGS and less parked pages to push IT all forward.

]]> By: damir http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-643 damir Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:45:42 +0000 http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/#comment-643 Your point makes sense but the decission is up to the domain name owner and the ability to make the most of it's domain name portfolio in terms of sales and traffic. Your point makes sense but the decission is up to the domain name owner and the ability to make the most of it’s domain name portfolio in terms of sales and traffic.

]]> By: Domaining http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-642 Domaining Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:08:12 +0000 http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/#comment-642 Pure domaining is far from dead. However, domainers need to realise that website development is more profitable than simply parking domains. Niche minisites can be set up relatively easily and the increase in revenue compared to parking can be significant. Many keyword rich domains just don't get significant type-in traffic, but the establishment of minisites on those domains make ownership of these domains profitable. Clearly, the development of 'authority sites' on generic domains can really bring in good revenue from advertising, especially if these sites are on topics with high paying keywords. If you have lots of low traffic domains, brandable domains and generic ccTLDs that do not always get much type in traffic, development gives you an opportunity to make good money without selling these domains. Ray Pure domaining is far from dead. However, domainers need to realise that website development is more profitable than simply parking domains. Niche minisites can be set up relatively easily and the increase in revenue compared to parking can be significant. Many keyword rich domains just don’t get significant type-in traffic, but the establishment of minisites on those domains make ownership of these domains profitable. Clearly, the development of ‘authority sites’ on generic domains can really bring in good revenue from advertising, especially if these sites are on topics with high paying keywords. If you have lots of low traffic domains, brandable domains and generic ccTLDs that do not always get much type in traffic, development gives you an opportunity to make good money without selling these domains. Ray

]]> By: Holly from mobiEnthusiast.mobi http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-641 Holly from mobiEnthusiast.mobi Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:55:26 +0000 http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/#comment-641 It's correct that developing a domain takes a lot more time than parking one. However, "regular" people outside of the domaining community are growing weary of parked pages and say so frequently. This is perhaps why the Snowe Bill is of concern to the domainer community. I would prefer to give something of value to people who visit my sites, even though I have a long way to go to get there. When you look at .mobi domains especially, development is pretty much imperative in order to get value from them. Google is getting more savvy by the day, and they are looking for content. Just providing decent content is more SEO than your typical parked page offers. It’s correct that developing a domain takes a lot more time than parking one. However, “regular” people outside of the domaining community are growing weary of parked pages and say so frequently. This is perhaps why the Snowe Bill is of concern to the domainer community. I would prefer to give something of value to people who visit my sites, even though I have a long way to go to get there. When you look at .mobi domains especially, development is pretty much imperative in order to get value from them. Google is getting more savvy by the day, and they are looking for content. Just providing decent content is more SEO than your typical parked page offers.

]]> By: Ed Keay-Smith http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/comment-page-1/#comment-640 Ed Keay-Smith Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:14:09 +0000 http://www.domainbits.com/develop-domains/#comment-640 Hi Jeff, I must say that I love to develope my domains as they make much more money than just parking them. Yes it does take some work, but for about 5 hours invested in building a Wordpress website with some original content, the returns are easily 10X what they make as parked pages. But I still like my parked pages because I cannot develope all of my domains at once and they may as well make some money parked even if it only washes their face and covers the annual renewal fees. It also gives me some metrix as to which domains I can devlope next if they are getting some decent type-in traffic then its possible that they could have potential as a developed website. I have just finished uploading my latest Domain Names Podcast with Michael & David Castello and they talk about how they developed some of their great Geo Domains such as www.PalmSprings.com & www.Nashville.com. Your readers can find the podcast here- http://www.ozdomainer.com/97/domain-names-podcast-episode-8-with-michael-david-castello/ Regards Ed www.ozdomainer.com Hi Jeff,

I must say that I love to develope my domains as they make much more money than just parking them.

Yes it does take some work, but for about 5 hours invested in building a Wordpress website with some original content, the returns are easily 10X what they make as parked pages.

But I still like my parked pages because I cannot develope all of my domains at once and they may as well make some money parked even if it only washes their face and covers the annual renewal fees.

It also gives me some metrix as to which domains I can devlope next if they are getting some decent type-in traffic then its possible that they could have potential as a developed website.

I have just finished uploading my latest Domain Names Podcast with Michael & David Castello and they talk about how they developed some of their great Geo Domains such as http://www.PalmSprings.com & http://www.Nashville.com.

Your readers can find the podcast here-
http://www.ozdomainer.com/97/domain-names-podcast-episode-8-with-michael-david-castello/

Regards

Ed
http://www.ozdomainer.com

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