While we do want to generate income and not get too emotionally attached to the process of generating domain names, we can still have some fun with the entire process. Maybe you don't consider yourself hip or trendy, but that doesn't mean you can't start to learn the slang of the Internet and figure out ways to combine it into fun domain name terms.
Having fun with domain names can be like a treasure hunt. You have to figure out what everyone else thinks is worth hunting for, and then you have to get there first. Once you own the treasure, others will pay you to give it to them.
You can create hip and trendy domain names by watching the people who influence culture. Even if you don't know what the trends are in your social circle, you want to get to know who sets those trends. These people are celebrities and people who influence the next big thing. Once you know who those people are, all you have to do is watch them a bit more and be ready to pounce on a new trend the minute appears to be taking off.
Another cultural trick is to use anything that you find in your own background. Are you Hispanic? Why not register a few Spanish term .com domain names and see how they sell? The markets are opening up for foreign terms and they might be very profitable later on.
Keep your eye on the news for new technologies that are being developed or news events that are capturing other people's attention. You can start to mine the domain names from these events, although we would suggest to keep away from any that might be too highly emotionally charged. Those people that registered Virginia Tech domain names after the massacre there ended up fielding a lot of hate mail. It's okay to profit on top events, just be careful what kind of crowd you are attracting.
SLANG ABBREVIATIONS
Some words are slang abbreviations that everyone is familiar with, like luv for love or u for you. In an age that is becoming more and more abbreviated these types of instant message or familiar abbreviations can make good domain names. If you don't have a specific abbreviation in mind or it is already taken, then you can make up a new one just by using the following four prefixes in your domain name:
" i for Internet, instant
" e for Electronic
" u for You
" v for Virtual
This small list can yield a number of different opportunities. The e prefix has been done to death, but that doesn't mean you can't think of any new ones that might be attractive to new buyers. The English language is very versatile and that's the beauty of domaining.
Other types of slang are numerical and they also are becoming more easily sold. Everybody knows what 411 and 911 means. These are taken, but you get the message. Now there are other numbers too that mean specific things to people that would attract a big crowd. It's perfectly okay to add numbers to your domain name to help you be creative.
Lastly, every industry has it's own set of slang that make good domain names too. Think of taxes and form 1040-A. It probably won't surprise you that 1040.com takes you to an online tax preparation site. Well, there are many other forms of industrial slang that have yet to be mined and that can be broadened to make for creative two word domain names. If you are in a particular business that uses a lot of abbreviations, you can start to brainstorm there and see what might pop up.
Having fun with domain names can be like a treasure hunt. You have to figure out what everyone else thinks is worth hunting for, and then you have to get there first. Once you own the treasure, others will pay you to give it to them.
You can create hip and trendy domain names by watching the people who influence culture. Even if you don't know what the trends are in your social circle, you want to get to know who sets those trends. These people are celebrities and people who influence the next big thing. Once you know who those people are, all you have to do is watch them a bit more and be ready to pounce on a new trend the minute appears to be taking off.
Another cultural trick is to use anything that you find in your own background. Are you Hispanic? Why not register a few Spanish term .com domain names and see how they sell? The markets are opening up for foreign terms and they might be very profitable later on.
Keep your eye on the news for new technologies that are being developed or news events that are capturing other people's attention. You can start to mine the domain names from these events, although we would suggest to keep away from any that might be too highly emotionally charged. Those people that registered Virginia Tech domain names after the massacre there ended up fielding a lot of hate mail. It's okay to profit on top events, just be careful what kind of crowd you are attracting.
SLANG ABBREVIATIONS
Some words are slang abbreviations that everyone is familiar with, like luv for love or u for you. In an age that is becoming more and more abbreviated these types of instant message or familiar abbreviations can make good domain names. If you don't have a specific abbreviation in mind or it is already taken, then you can make up a new one just by using the following four prefixes in your domain name:
" i for Internet, instant
" e for Electronic
" u for You
" v for Virtual
This small list can yield a number of different opportunities. The e prefix has been done to death, but that doesn't mean you can't think of any new ones that might be attractive to new buyers. The English language is very versatile and that's the beauty of domaining.
Other types of slang are numerical and they also are becoming more easily sold. Everybody knows what 411 and 911 means. These are taken, but you get the message. Now there are other numbers too that mean specific things to people that would attract a big crowd. It's perfectly okay to add numbers to your domain name to help you be creative.
Lastly, every industry has it's own set of slang that make good domain names too. Think of taxes and form 1040-A. It probably won't surprise you that 1040.com takes you to an online tax preparation site. Well, there are many other forms of industrial slang that have yet to be mined and that can be broadened to make for creative two word domain names. If you are in a particular business that uses a lot of abbreviations, you can start to brainstorm there and see what might pop up.
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