How to Make Money Online Finding Expired Domain Names

    What is the real key to finding expired domain names? That is really the hardest part...but it is a lot easier than you might think when you know what to look for and have the information in front of you. One of the biggest challenges is just that there are so many expired domains for you to choose from! So the key in learning how to make money online with expired domain names is to find the right ones.

    Every day there are about 30,000 domain names that expire. Your challenge is to separate all the garbage from the good ones.

    How do you know what domains are worthless and which are worthwhile?

    First you can look at the age of a domain. Some of these domain names are old and have been registered for years. Other domains are new, maybe having only been around for a single year.

    Also look at whether a domain has residual linking...that is more likely to be the case with an older listing than a new one. So look for things like Dmoz Directory listings...indicators of traffic...like Google page rank, back links, etc.

    Now if you are focusing on a particular niche, you can further whittle this list down...you found some domains that have been around for awhile and have some traffic to them...do they fit your niche? You'll have a couple great keywords for your niche.

    How long does this process take?

    Like anything new you want to do, there is a learning curve...depending on your basic level of knowledge of terminology and research this learning curve can be really short. But even if you are new to internet marketing...just starting to learn how to make money online...expired domain names is an area that you can take off with. Within a reasonably short period of time you can learn the indicators of traffic and what they mean...then you are ready to make educated decisions about domains to buy.

    Now when I talk about educated decisions, don't think this is like investing in the stock market! For one thing the risk is really small. Most of the domain names you are going to buy are in the $60-70 range. Sometimes you will find a domain name that is perfect for your niche that has expired and is available that you can get for under $10!

    Even still, you don't want to just throw away $60, or even $10 at a whack, so you want to learn the background so you can make money online with this process.

    So you can find expired domain names through regular registrars and other times you might find great expired domain names at auctions...like at GoDaddy or other auction houses.

    You can find expired domain names manually. There are also programs available that you can buy that will make it faster and easier to do.

    Expired domain names are a real low risk way to learn how to make money online. Your mission is to find the good ones...get some names in your niche that have some good traffic and you can easily and quickly start making some money from that domain.