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Copyright © 2009 John Khu
New domain entrepreneurs starting out on expired domain business activities tend to commit a number blinders and mistakes. Unbridled enthusiasm and excessive zeal to make money tends to make an inexperienced expired domain trader extremely careless and callous. New expired domain name traders also tend to spend a lot of money in buying useless or average domain names, even when they are still learning the tricks of trade. With careless purchases and faulty decisions, they may get discouraged with the business itself and later disassociate from the business itself. Accumulated yearly renewal fees on a number of inferior expired domains will ultimately result in a big loss!
To prevent avoidable losses and to make your expired domain business a successful venture, here are some practical tips and suggestions:
a) All business ventures need a minimum amount of capital and expired domain trading business is no different. As a starter, you will need to assess and evaluate financial ability to spend money on expired domains. To start with, you will need to create a budget that is sufficient enough for the first six months.
b) To be the best domain trader in the world, you must educate yourself with the nitty-gritty's of expired domain trading business. There is so much to learn and understand as a new player. Ensure that you read a lot of books, articles and blog postings to stay ahead in the business. Register yourself and spend some time on well known internet forums and blog sites to read and know about the most recent trends of the industry.
c) The next important thing to consider with this business is to detect and identify the most efficient and complete expired domain name that can sell for a better marketable price. Choosing a good expired domain name is actually a difficult exercise and people find this exercise the most challenging one.
d) An extremely successful expired domain trader possesses an impeccable ability to differentiate between domain names that are "brandable" and those that are "keyword rich". Though it is quite difficult to find a brandable domain name, you can still lay your hand on potential one.
e) Commercial keyword rich expired domains are the most preferred ones compared to other non-keyword rich domains. As a newbie, you will need to dedicate your time and energy towards searching for a domain with a potential to earn money. Whatever you do, just ensure that your expired domain business earns enough money for your efforts.
f) As a starter in this business, you must also develop that killer instinct to know what other people are doing right now, what they are searching, how they do it and the kind of keywords that they show an interest. You may also wish to learn how to use an effective and useful keyword tracker tool to arrive at the best possible keywords.
Once you empower yourself with the insider techniques and secrets of expired domain business, you can surge ahead to grab the best possible expired domains with an ability to earn you a hefty sum of profit.
About the Author:
John Khu is an author and also a seasoned professional with vast experience in expired domain name business. He is also the owner of the path breaking web sites called http://www.expireddomainsecret.com and http://www.expireddomaingains.com which provides complete and up-to-date information on expired domains and their eternal secrets.
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