Domaining.EU - The Ultimate Online Guide to Domaining

Domaining basics for beginners and essentials for the experienced domainer

So what is domaining?

Domaining is a business usually based around trading domain names. Domainers are looking to make a profit by registering, buying and selling domains. A few hundred people around the globe have made domaining their only profession and some of those earn huge amounts of money. Other means of domain monetization, like parking domains or developing domains into projects are also considered a part of domaining.

”Every domain represents a unique business opportunity. Domainers with 1000’s of domains basically are running several thousand businesses. Surely not all domains will ever be developed, but they could at any time...”

Domainers have in common that they are willing to work hard for their success, after developing a strategy it takes a lot of efforts to build a nice domain portfolio. We will show you the methods that the best domainers around the globe are using to be successful. And, yes it is still possible to get in the game and become a full time domainer, there are new opportunities every day, but it will take more effort than several years ago. But one should consider that today is still one of the early days of domaining. From time to time I meet really successful domainers that have only been domaining for a rather short period, so if they can do it probably anyone can do it. But it’s hard work. Most full time domainers actually started out with part time domaining by building up their portfolio.
Lots of people are still entering the market and yes there is still a large piece of the cake to be taken.
Nowadays average people are realizing that not all domains can just be registered, they are getting aware that they have to pay serious money to get the domain they want. Fortunately for everyone, domainers have the supply and are still accumulating further inventories. Also companies are slowly beginning to notice how important it is to have the right domains. Furthermore there is so much money on the sidelines which will enter the market sooner or later like domain funds or companies specializing in domain portfolios. This is all accompanied with a further expected rise in internet ad spending which should add a nice boost to the market in the coming years.
Our site will try to give you insights on the topics that are closely connected to domaining and we hope you can profit from them. So it’s time for our getting started in domaining section.
If you are ready to invest some money in a good domain name then you can check out the domain sales service.

Happy domaining.

Largest Reported Domain Sales

insure.com $16,000,000
sex.com $13,000,000
fund.com $9,999,950
porn.com $9,500,000
business.com $7,500,000
diamond.com $7,500,000
beer.com $7,000,000
casino.com $5,500,000
slots.com $5,500,000
toys.com $5,100,000
asseenontv.com $5,000,000
korea.com $5,000,000
clothes.com $4,900,000
yp.com $3,850,000
shop.com $3,500,000
altavista.com $3,350,000
wine.com $3,200,000
candy.com $3,000,000
loans.com $3,000,000
vodka.com $3,000,000
wines.com $2,900,000
creditcards.com $2,750,000
shopping.de €1,960,000
pizza.com $2,600,000
social.com $2,600,000
gambling.com 2,500,000
autos.com $2,200,000
coupons.com $2,200,000
computer.com $2,100,000
seniors.com $1,800,000
fly.com $1,760,000
dating.com $1,750,000
auction.com $1,700,000

Domains owned by companies to enhance their business

baby.com - J & J
books.com - Barnes and Noble
bras.com - Calvin Klein
chips.com - Intel
clothes.com - Zappos
family.com - Disney
finance.com - Citigroup
funds.com - Fidelity
gift.com - JC Penney
impotence.com - Bayer
loans.com - Bank of America
meals.com - Nestle
mobile.com - AT&T
motorcycles.com - Honda
polo.com - Ralph Lauren
rum.com - Diageo
soup.com - Unilever
soups.com - Campbell
vacations.com - Travelocity
weather.com - Weather Channel
(Small sample of large corporations that are aware of the benefits of owning generic domain names that fit their product range.)