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Domain Name Trading
 Just when you have enough money to buy that thing that you've always wanted,
it's sold to someone else. Not a problem if you can get another but when it
comes to items of which only one exists, chances are that the item is going to
become pretty pricey. So it is with internet domain names. And wise investors
have been capitalizing on the boom. You can too. First, learn about the profits
that can be made in domain ownership:
Which dots to choose
It's not called the "dot com" industry by chance. The domain suffixes that fetch
the highest prices tend to be the dot coms. However, as good dot com names
become harder to find, other TLD (Top Level Domains) are growing in popularity:
dot net (.net- originally meant for networks), dot org (.org - originally meant
for orginazations), dot de (.de - TLD for Germany), dot co uk (.co.uk - TLD for
the United Kingdom), dot us (.us - TLD for the United States) and dot tv (.tv -
TLD for Tuvalu).
Heavy marketing by the dot info (.info) registrar helped driving the value of
those domains, with travel.info selling for $116,000 in 2007 but
lasvegasgames.info going for cheap. Also keep an eye on country TLD that are
attracting attention: dot es (Spain), dot fr (France), dot com.au (Australia),
dot cn (China) and dot cd (Democratic Republic of the Congo), the latter quite
nice when planning to release your own CDs. Finding a good European Union (dot
eu) name could turn out to be a healthy investment.
Which names to choose
Experienced domainers (domain name traders - or speculators, if you like)
suggest buying dot coms and other TLDs that:
a. are short and easy to remember, typically four-letter or five-letter domain
names, such as love.com, wine.com, etc. (pizza.com recently sold for $2,6
million);
b. are generic English - or the generic term in any language - versions of a dot
com or TLD, such as iloveyou.com, freegames.org, etc. Not always easy to find
but don't give up looking. And you should familarize yourself with the rules set
by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers;
c. explains specific names or terms clearly, such as findadoctor.com,
creditcheck.com, rooftopliving.com, freshfruitandveg.com, etc.;
d. appeals creatively (read: out-of-the-ordinary), think google, yahoo,
flickr.com, del.icio.us, blo.gs, outside.in, etc.;
e. fall within growing trends, such as the wikis, community sites (dogster,
mustang, etc.) or mobile phone stuff (cellwidget, smspoems, etc.).
Good luck!
source: http://www.didyouknow.org/domains/domainnames.htm
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