closed Links.com

[Mr. Deleted]

I was referring to Dotzup, I am not a member there, but they do allow you to see that information... http://www.ajob.com is parked there, and he had a thread here about it - http://www.dnforum.com/showthread.php?t=223435&highlight=ajob.com

http://www.coalbucket.com/ajob-keywords.jpg

Also see what Iran.com did with their home page, they wrapped the parking page into the home page.

 

[richrf]

I was referring to Dotzup, I am not a member there, but they do allow you to see that information... [

Thanks. I'll check them out and see if they offer more than what I am getting now.

Rich

 

[SuccessClick]

"LINKS.COM"? Are you kidding me? Don't sell the name. Build it out. Wait for low seven figures. That's $x,xxx,xxx. If you don't have $100k to build it out, sell 10% interest in it.

It's what internet surfing is all about. You could make this into a top community website. Branding is a no-brainer. Think Craigslist, but with class.

 

[copper]

you can use subdomain.
golf.links.com
football.links.com
money.links.com
horse.links.com

Whatever...

Then, see which gets most traffic and put more effort into that

 

[richrf]

Thanks. Definitely sounds like an idea. One of the issues is getting good SERP for all of the sub-domains. Good enough to see which type of traffic each can get. One of the advantages of aggregating all categories in the primary domain, is that I can get good SERP and then watch which categories are getting the traffic.

Thanks for the idea.

Rich

 

[DNP]

No way. Follow the suggestions above!

 

[Duckinla]

"LINKS.COM"? Are you kidding me? Don't sell the name. Build it out.

You guys are so silly sometimes. A good domain name is one little teeny tiny part of having a good business. Almost to the point of insignificant. Because someone owns a good domain name doesn't mean they are ready to build and run a multi-million dollar business. It's like saying Starbucks would have been 10 times more successful if they had named themselves "Great Coffee".

 

[Dr Nump]

You guys are so silly sometimes. A good domain name is one little teeny tiny part of having a good business. Almost to the point of insignificant. Because someone owns a good domain name doesn't mean they are ready to build and run a multi-million dollar business. It's like saying Starbucks would have been 10 times more successful if they had named themselves "Great Coffee".

Yes , A good domain name is one little teeny tiny part of having a good business , but links.com is others.

 

[richrf]

You guys are so silly sometimes. A good domain name is one little teeny tiny part of having a good business. Almost to the point of insignificant. Because someone owns a good domain name doesn't mean they are ready to build and run a multi-million dollar business. It's like saying Starbucks would have been 10 times more successful if they had named themselves "Great Coffee".

Yes, I agree. Having a good domain name is like having a good piece of land in the middle of downtown N.Y. or Chicago (my home town). It is a good place to build but it doesn't guarantee anything (other than some good intrinsic "land value"). I'm definitely working on learning the business and working with good people who can help me build it up.

I think that the point the other poster(s) was trying to make, was the Links (as a piece of Internet real estate, has good appreciation value, which I also agree with, as I have witnessed the appreciation of the name over the last five years or so. How long this will go on? It is anyone's guess.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Rich

 

[1john2004]

$100k-$200k

 

[AlienGG]

The good thing about domains is that you don't have to pay property tax.

Yes, I agree. Having a good domain name is like having a good piece of land in the middle of downtown N.Y. or Chicago (my home town). It is a good place to build but it doesn't guarantee anything (other than some good intrinsic "land value"). I'm definitely working on learning the business and working with good people who can help me build it up.

I think that the point the other poster(s) was trying to make, was the Links (as a piece of Internet real estate, has good appreciation value, which I also agree with, as I have witnessed the appreciation of the name over the last five years or so. How long this will go on? It is anyone's guess.

Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Rich

 

[richrf]

The good thing about domains is that you don't have to pay property tax.

Totally true, and no small advantage. The cost of carrying a domain is far less than real estate.

Rich

 

[fischermx]

you can use subdomain.
golf.links.com
football.links.com
money.links.com
horse.links.com
Then, see which gets most traffic and put more effort into that

Best idea ever for this domain! Go for it!

 

[richrf]

Best idea ever for this domain! Go for it!

Hi,

I agree it is a good idea and I was toying with the idea of setting up a network of blogs for each of the categories as sub-domains. However, such a network of links impacts the SERP rating for each category and therefore as a consequence, the overall visitors to my site will probably drop significantly - especially since about 60% of the traffic comes from search engines at this point (this is up from about 10% a few months ago). So the test is somewhat invalidated due to impact it would have on SERP, particularly with Google.

But it is something I will definitely look at again, if I can figure out a way to maintain the SERP for Google and MSN.

Rich