| Generic Top Level Domain Names or gTLDs were | | | | domains and reselling them. is a prominent web site |
| first implemented in 1985 with the introduction of six | | | | for buying and selling premium domain names. |
| names, i.e. .com, .edu, .gov, .mil, .net and .org. Though | | | | Anyone who is serious in making money from trading |
| each of these had a different purpose, .com, .net and | | | | domain names can use sedo.com, or There are many |
| .org domain names are now open for any use by | | | | other sites which can be easily found by doing an |
| anyone. | | | | internet search. One can type words like domain |
| With new needs, more TLDs were added to the | | | | name for sale or sell domain name or purchase |
| above list latter on. There was no real agency | | | | domain name etc. |
| entrusted with the task of administering and | | | | Buying expired domain names can be an interesting |
| implementing TLDs till 1998 when Internet | | | | occupation for many. One can also try to find brand |
| Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers | | | | new names by making a search in the dictionary and |
| (ICANN) was formed. From this year onwards, | | | | keyword tools (like overture or wordtracker). |
| ICANN started to manage the domain names. | | | | For expired domain names, one can browse through |
| After ICANN started controlling domain names, it | | | | different categories in DMOZ which is an Open |
| introduced several new names, i.e. .aero, .biz, .coop, | | | | Directory Project (ODP). This is a multilingual open |
| .info, .museum, .name and .pro. All of these names | | | | content directory of World Wide Web links. |
| were operational by 2004. With this, the number of | | | | If one is serious about building a business in buying |
| Top Level Domain Names (TLDs) has gone up to | | | | and selling of domain names, one has to find names |
| about 20. | | | | which have not been taken yet by doing a keyword |
| ICANN is into adding a few more names to Top | | | | research. |
| Domain Names list like .cat, .job, .mobi, .post, .tel, | | | | After choosing a domain name, one can try it for a |
| .travel and .mail. | | | | few days free of cost and examine the amount of |
| Most of the good names from .com, .net and .org | | | | traffic it generates. If traffic is good, the domain |
| categories have already been taken over and are | | | | name can be quite lucrative. |
| saturated. However, there are still many lucrative | | | | Many times, unsold domain names can be parked |
| names from other TLDs which can be tapped. | | | | somewhere. It will contain affiliate links which can |
| Buying and selling of domain names can be a good | | | | earn one some money. Buying and selling of domain |
| business. Many people are already making a living | | | | names can be a lucrative business for anyone aspiring |
| from this. | | | | to profit from them. |
| There are also opportunities for buying existing | | | | |