Re:How long has Mahalo been using keyword domains like this?
by prawn on Tuesday June 15, 2010 @08:11PM
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If your domain is costing you $10/year or less, and your content is a one-off, automated or crowdsourced, you only need a few cents/day to cover costs or edge into a tiny profit.
If you rank top for that keyword, 70% or so may click through. Most ads will pay at least a couple of cents, but could be higher. (I have a couple of static, set-and-forget sites where the domain registration for the year is paid by the first few ad clicks to arrive.)
When you have 500 searches/month plus some longer tail stuff, it will do better than many suspect.
In my experience, the 'ideas' suffix is also underrated (less competition for domains, decent niche to tackle) as incoming traffic is seeking a result and will often click an ad to get that.
Re:How long has Mahalo been using keyword domains like this?
by jcalacanis on Tuesday June 15, 2010 @08:05PM
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That's correct. These will either grow or fail based on their ability to build a community of passionate users.
You guys are over estimating the value of the domain names. They is a reason they were able to mass register these domains for just the base registration fee and not have to haggle with any private owners for a transfer. ____ answers is not a popular search query. I doubt any of domains are queries that generate more tha 500 searches a month. These domains have no value unless niche communities form around them and long tail content is generated as a result.