See one that could jumpstart you?
I have a really bad habit of purchasing domains that I feel have even the slightest bit of potential.
Like some of you I have big hopes and dreams about every single one but the truth is that most of us simply don’t have the time to actually do anything about them.
So they rot in internet purgatory and don’t get any airplay! Well, I’d rather give them the chance to be awesome with someone else instead of hanging in my hanger called “Maybe Some Day”.
Take a look at this list and if you’re seriously interested in purchasing one then drop me a line via email. I feel like some of these, with the right person behind them, could be a huge success!
Also, note how most of them are .com’s!
- ChurchFreelancer.com – Same potential as “TentBlogger”! Could be great for a personal approach to doing freelance work in a ministry/church context. Huge keyword opportunity and very unique brand. I’d imagine that just on keywords alone this freelancer could earn jobs and opportunities. – $1,000 obo
- ChurchLancer.com
- ChurchP2P.com – $80
- ChurchVid.com – Video enthusiast? Couldn’t get better. If you’ve got a startup (or long-standing) video/media company serving this industry this could be a killer domain. – $300
- ChurchCon.com – I once talked with someone who wanted to create the ultimate “Church Conference” database. This would be the domain! – $200
- ChurchEbook.com – These next 4 are high potential domains for a very fast-growing area of internet and publishing!
- ChurchEbooks.com – I’d be willing to sell these together for $1,500 obo
- MinistryEbook.com – Same as above.
- MinistryEbooks.com
- ChurchHacks.com – Could be silly or serious blog idea. – $140
- ChurchPop.com – Popular news and editorial content in the ministry sector? Yes! – $125
- ChurchPWN.com – $50
- ChurchNorris.com $50
- ChurchStack.com – $50
- ChurchWifi.com – Any IT pros could take this and make some serious content. If you’re a re-seller of these types of items you could kill it with keywords – $250
- TheologyBlogs.com – A great opportunity for a blog network which could be extremely profitable! – $400
- ChurchCSS.com – Either a gallery with affiliate marketing or a blog or what not! Tons of potential. – $300
- WPMinistry.com – Love WordPress? Love Ministry? Combine the two and you’ve got a killer domain. – $300
- WPQuicky.com – This could be a killer news blog or tips and tricks blog. – $300
This will be a working list as I constantly buy new domains, sell them, or simply cycle through them.
Thanks!
I’m just curious…what’s your reason for buying domains?
because i’m a domain addict. no joke.
FACT!
Also, where is the best place to buy domains?
http://tentblogger.com/domain-name-sites/
lol….seriously, I am thinking about purchasing a domain for my site. I want to have my site as a .com instead of a .webs.com
Do you know where I might should try to buy one (particularly a .com) for a cheap price?
get one with a hosting provider: http://tentblogger.com/blog-hosting/
Most of d times I check here Sedo
i’ve used them twice.
ChurchNorris.com – heh.
seriously. that could be super funny.
That’s awesome!
that was my fav too!
I really like some of these. Do you have a sepcific price you are looking for?
you can email about specifics.
DANG!
Hey John,
Get a look at this! I don’t know if this is true, but I’m guessing it is… (some of the info is wrong on it though, but all the stats and eerything is right on it!)
http://www.website-worth-value.com/www.bigb94.webs.com
On a related topic, can you tell me how to contact an administrator who is squatting on a site I want? hans.com
Wow! I would not like that someone stole my domain…that is why I am trying to get it before John snatches it and forces me to pay triple the amount! haha
…..
Hans – usually you can contact them through domain registration companies. For instance – I use GoDaddy.com to purchase domains, and when I search for Tentblogger.com on their site it says it is already registered with at (get info) link. When I click that I get:
Registrant:
Saddington, John info@8bit.io
8BIT, LLC.
PO BOX 912
Alpharetta, GA 30009
US
(plus more info, but I don’t want to junk up the comment with John’s personal info).
So I would suggest starting there. You can access this info on Godaddy without paying them a cent.
I should also mention that it lists a contact phone number too in the segment I’m not pasting into the comments. So that will hopefully lead you to your domain squatter.
Thanks a ton Chris.
i think you just junked it up…
Sorry John.
ChurchNorris!
How about ChurchSheen! #Winninggggggggg
I’m giggling …
maybe ChurchlieSheen.com?
Email sent off about a few of the domains I am interested in.
Emailed.
I’m actually very surprised that a lot of these weren’t taken before you got them. The theme ones especially – that just SCREAMS “great domain name”.
Some people…
JAY: Proof of Idiocy
doh!
Well, time to happily unsubscribe from this blog. Domain name hoarding is a pretty despicable practice that raises the barrier to entry for people to generate content on the web. This is a bad practice of net citizenship.
wow, really? you think this is domain hoarding? from the outside you could accuse me of that, sure, but I mentioned in the post that I had intentions of using these when I first registered them.
you of course can think what you’d like.
but, what’s most sad is that I would hope that the amount of content that I publish here that is of value proves to far out pace any “hoarding” that I do in any capacity. In fact, if I can be so bold, I think I do anything BUT hoarding of information.
Registering domain names with the intent to use them is not hoarding. However, there’s a fine line between intent and “wouldn’t it be cool if I started xyz website.” Knowing that you’re a self-starter I trust that you really intended to develop these sites but your priorities just changed.
thanks john. definitely love to start and incubate new ideas… most of which don’t get off the ground.!
Great response John! You are not a hoarder. You’re a GIVER and we appreciate you!
thanks man!
Agreed!! The value of content you offer here on tentblogger, John, is ridiculously high! Thanks so much for freely sharing like you do!
Keep up the pwnage!
We all have to choose which voices we listen to. Be encouraged – the community here is very much behind you!!
jon,
thanks so much for the encouragement man!
Ahhh… I see a new show on TLC coming up soon. “Domain Hoarders.”
BTW… I don’t think buying domains with good intent to possibly use them is hoarding. It’s like buying real estate with the potential of developing it one day but then deciding later to sell off chunks that don’t strike the fancy any more. It’s business.
it is strictly business!
Jay,
A few times when I’ve tried to register a domain name, I found that someone had already registered it and was offering to sell it. I had to pay more than I wanted to (i.e. more than a standard registration), but I considered it similar a buying a piece of valuable land or a nice professional wordpress theme. In the end, if what you’re doing is truly valuable, it’s worth paying a little bit to get it.
Also, it’s generally bad practice of net citizenship to leave a negative comment anonymously (no last name or link to site).
On a side note – that’s a lot of comments from “Jon’s/John’s” in a row! Woot!
that was rather interesting…
wah wah! THE john dyer…!
Jay,
I guess you have never started a business.. in the starting months you have to think of many different options and possibilities.. names/domains/identities. in no way is this hording.
teehee.
It definitely IS domain hoarding, but we all do it to some degree
. Besides, putting these up on the market anyway possible is still better than traversing the traps of domain auctions.
That said I think chrch.me might be a good candidate for a Church based URL shortener for faith based organizations to spread The Word.
if someone wanted to take it off my hands…
Yet another interesting way of making a little extra cash. I have seen this been done in the passed by some kid and he made thousands of dollars buying some really cool thought of domains.
I myself don’t see anything wrong with buying domains then selling them. But we all have our own opinins and should not bash eachother about it I guess.
On a side note… Do you have domainhoarder.com for sale?
hhaha! no, not yet……
I’m in for hoarding, I have about 78 domains, and only about 23 are tied to actual sites. The ideas when brainstorming often involve securing that particular domain with some potential idea. Whether or not it comes to fruition is usually a variant, but the purchase of the domain was for the “security” or insurance that if the idea getting kicked around was a GO it would be easy to start.
I guess I’m a hoarder though then too….
P.S. If I bought a domain, and didn’t use it nor plan to, I let it expire to give it back to someone who might want it, or I may sell it if it hasn’t expired yet. It’s like patents, just because you patent something doesn’t mean it HAS to be implemented into production for application. Shall we point out all the patent hoarders too?
bah
blah is right.
Jay -
Let’s be honest – “domain hoarding” is all business and pure capitalism. Maybe you should just come out and say it, John – I think you should give away your domains because it’s what’s fair. I mean geez, what would we do if someone actually made money from a domain investment? Maybe we could tax all the domain hoarders and redistribute all the wealthy hoarders domains to the less able domain purchasers. Now that would be fair.
ouch!