We've combed through dozens of domain-industry blogs and publications to bring you useful tips.
Domain Investing Basics
Several prominent domainers share their best advice to part-time domain investors looking to build their businesses. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
What to consider when deciding which domains to buy, as well as how to approach aftermarket domain sales. (Courtesy of Dotsauce.com)
How to conduct yourself when someone contacts you about purchasing one of your domains. (Courtesy of Domain Shane)
An explanation of how much time, effort and risk is required to register a new domain name and sell it to an end-user. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
Keyword tools that help you select quality domains
This 2009 article explains changes to and the benefits of Google AdWords Keyword Tool for domainers. (Courtesy of Dotsauce.com)
This tool lets you type in a domain name and keyword phrases to see where Google ranks the domain in search results. (Courtesy of Dotsauce.com)
Comprehensive list of resources you can add to your Web-browser toolbar to easily research domains. (Courtesy of Dotsauce.com)
How to use page titles in Google search results to identify related domain names. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
How to Calculate the value of a domain
Keywords and TLD are the most important factors, but you also need to estimate traffic and revenue. (Courtesy of Morgan Linton)
How to assess brandability and traffic before you buy a domain name. (Courtesy of IDNBlog)
How to more accurately assess the earning potential of domains. (Courtesy of Whizzbang's Blog)
If a high number of people query domain registrars to find out who has registered a domain name, the name is probably worth something. (Courtesy of Domain Shane)
How to interpret cost-per-click data from Google AdWords Keyword Tool to determine the monetization potential of a domain. (Courtesy of Morgan Linton)
How to buy deleting and expiring domains
Not sure how or why a domain expires? Get an overview of the process. (Courtesy of Domainer Income)
How to scan lists of expired domain names to find the gems. (Courtesy of Dotsauce.com)
Savvy domainers should be on the lookout for high-quality domains that have been allowed to expire. (Courtesy of Fusible.com)
How to buy and sell domains in the aftermarket
How to find good names that an end user may be interested in buying. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
Methodology and tools for researching and emailing companies who may want to purchase your domain. (Courtesy of Dotsauce.com)
An experienced domain investor.s sample email to prospective buyers of a generic domain name. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
How to do Google exact match searches to find potential buyers of a generic domain. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
Alternative domain monetization strategies
How a domain investor built out a geodomain, turning it into a website with strong potential for recurring revenue. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
An explanation of how to turn a domain into a lead-generation site. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
The upfront costs are steep, but there.s opportunity in this new frontier. (Courtesy of Domain Name Wire)
Domain names as a mainstream investment
Why revenue transparency is key to legitimizing domains as an asset class for mainstream, professional investors. (Courtesy of Whizzbang's Blog)
Oversee.net CEO Jeff Kupietzky interviewed by CNBC (Courtesy of DOMAINfest.com)
CNN Money's Coverage of DOMAINfest Power Networking Day New York (Courtesy of CNNMoney.com)
Opportunities in IDN and ccTLD domains
Step-by-step instructions for identifying and registering foreign-language domain names. (Courtesy of IDNBlog)
This Q&A, which also links to additional IDN blog posts, covers how to monetize and sell IDN domain names. (Courtesy of Elliot's Blog)
These 2010 PowerPoint slides from Verisign executive Chuck Gomes discuss the history, purpose and potential of IDN gTLDs. (Courtesy of Russian Internet Governance Forum)
Look at pictures to make sure the term you.ve translated actually means what you think it means. (Courtesy of IDNBlog)
In this 2010 post, ICANN.s senior director of IDNs, sets the record straight on the IDN approval process. (Courtesy of IDN News)
Practical tips for deciding which ccTLDs and keywords to target. (Courtesy of ChefPatrick.com)
Article contends that having a country-specific TLD is preferable over a .com for SEO and link-building. (Courtesy of Search Engine Land)
SEO best practices for domainers
A detailed analysis of how Google rewards and penalizes keyword-rich domains, with specific suggestions for how to redirect and link to these sites. (Courtesy of SEOmoz)
Three basic things domainers should do to make their developed sites rank well in search results. (Courtesy of Morgan Linton)
Learn three ways to get other websites to link to your site . a key to ranking well in Google. (Courtesy of Morgan Linton)
If you buy and redirect an expired domain name, you probably won.t be able to leverage its historical links. (Courtesy of Search Engine Land)
Register for a free SEO Book account to learn the basics of SEO. (Courtesy of SEO Book)
SEM basics
Search Engine Land, one of the top sites for search engine marketing news and information, has compiled a list of industry resources to help you learn about SEM. (Courtesy of Search Engine Land)
Search Engine Watch, one of the leading information sites for search engine marketing, links to several articles designed to help newbies get started. (Courtesy of Search Engine Watch)
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