| With the economy not showing any signs of a quick | | | | during this time, has been the value of domains |
| recovery, is investing in domain names the best way | | | | themselves, making investing in domain names a |
| to make money during these difficult times? Many of | | | | VERY lucrative activity (for those who understand |
| those people on the outside of the domain name | | | | how to do it properly). |
| world would say that this industry is dead...As an | | | | Following the recent financial markets crash, the |
| active domain investor, I am here to tell you that | | | | domain world has changed drastically as well. The |
| investing in domain names (and the industry itself) is | | | | result of this change has opened the door to a huge |
| red hot right now! | | | | profit potential by investing in domain names that |
| Even though the domain world gets a bad rap from | | | | meet the needs of the changing economy. Those |
| the media and other outlets, the fact of the matter | | | | savvy individuals that know how to properly capitalize |
| remains that investing in domain names have made | | | | on this recent shift will make investing in domain |
| many, many people extremely wealthy in a very | | | | names a very safe and high yield investment |
| short period of time. Sure, the industry has been a | | | | opportunity. |
| roller coaster ride, but look at the stock market. It | | | | I will leave you with the Top 3 Reasons why |
| doesn't get any more unstable than Wall Street...and | | | | investing in domain names is your best bet to both |
| every day you have people throwing hoards of | | | | make some quick cash as well as very profitable |
| money in to this investment vehicle. | | | | long-term investment strategy: |
| The smart investor knows that in order for profits to | | | | Reason #1: Domains Names are Limited |
| be made, this roller coaster effect MUST be in place. | | | | There is an obvious supply and demand concern here |
| With that thought in mind, when looking at the | | | | for high-quality names for the top industries. |
| domain industry, you have this crucial factor in place. | | | | Reason #2: There are Opportunities in New Areas |
| The good news is, the days of sheer speculation | | | | The rest of the world is jumping online at an alarming |
| that caused the boom and bust of this industry in the | | | | rate. And you better believe that other language |
| early parts of this decade are long gone. | | | | speaking countries are going to want in on this party. |
| Today, the industry is built on more hard factual data | | | | Reason #3: The Domain Name Aftermarket is HUGE |
| like traffic, revenue, genre, age and of course good | | | | The average sales price of a given (.com) domain on |
| old supply & demand. A steady climb in the | | | | the aftermarket is $2,500. This figure alone should |
| amount of domains registered from 2001 to present | | | | give you insight to just how lucrative investing in |
| shows tremendous growth in the demand for | | | | domain names can be once you know how to do it |
| domains as a form of investment. Also growing | | | | correctly. |