Weird to think I’ve been buying websites & domains since 2005.
Back in those days, to identify sites to acquire, I’d simply run a few searches on high volume terms or phrases and rummage through the organic results to identify potential targets (a method that worked then and still works today).
I preferred ugly sites – design wise. Ugly sites that were poorly monetized. And coded in flat HTML, cause my coding experience was non-existent (and ain’t much better today). Database driven sites scared me. Sites designed in MS Front Page were my friend.
I used $10k from a home equity line to purchase my first site. And I got lucky. The re-designed, monetized site paid for itself in 6 months. I only wish it still performed at that level (it’s since fizzled).
But I learned — this game works.
From there, I expanded into buying sites from all over – Flippa, DMOZ, eBay, etc. And that worked too.
As time wore on, though, I craved an easier way to research. For a somewhat automated method of site review.
Enter StumbleUpon.
A perfect match.
I set up an account, select my interests (or types of sites I’m interested in acquiring), then start stumbling.
The result is a slide-show of possible site acquisitions – assembly line style.
Enter one interest at a time if you wanna dive deep into a category. Or enter 100 and sample a rainbow.
Sit back. Relax. Wait for the site to come to you : )
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Thought I’d share a short list of some helpful twitter feeds targeted to the domain name industry..
