This weekend while I was searching for more car related domain names I stumbled upon a web creation package that generates niche stores online. Even though the site seemed like a very mature version of a parked domain, the package that was sold on BuildANicheStore.com warranted a second look because it generated content that was unlike other parked domains that I've seen.
For anyone whose try to do businesses online, we all know what a parked domains look like. If GoDaddy or some other registrar isn't making money off of your domain, then some other company like Site Parker is. The idea of making money through affiliate links and paid-per-click clicks is not new; but trying to make a parked domain seem as a full blown legit business is quickly becoming the next phrase of this maturing industry; and it piqued my interest.
Even though I wasn't completely sold on the idea, because I did have 3 or 4 domains laying around that I could throw something up and make a few dollars from... I ended up splurging the $97 to buy this package to see what the software is all about. I figured if nothing else, I will take an early plunge in learning about Linux and/or SEO which will be needed for the autos website.
Well, the package setup was easy and it only took about 5 minutes to setup. Most of the waiting in the first 24 hours was actually waiting for the domain to propagate correctly so I can see the fruit of my 5 minutes worth of work. Overall, I am pretty impressed. The package makes becoming an eBay affiliate quite easy and if you pick a good niche, there's no saying you can't go far with this.
As it stands now, I think I'm going to do some very part-time/spare time promotion of my domain to see if additional traffic will help generate any sales for the site. I did receive some typed in traffic to my domain last year which resulted in about $8 in AdSense sales (hey, it paid for itself) so having this store will hopefully bump that number up some. I'm not expecting much but hey, what's 5 minutes of your time worth?
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