Comments on: Looking for available domains – try this! http://www.domaining.org.uk/2007/09/25/looking-for-available-domains-try-this/ Buying, selling, developing and making money from domain names Fri, 27 Jan 2012 19:13:03 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ray http://www.domaining.org.uk/2007/09/25/looking-for-available-domains-try-this/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Ray Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:50:09 +0000 http://www.domaining.org.uk/2007/09/25/looking-for-available-domains-try-this/#comment-51 Thanks Barry, You are absolutely right. My thoughts are that this is definitely something you need to take into account when putting a value on the domain. You really don't know what sort of traffic you are going to end up with once the other business's online marketing activities have come to an end. While links from other websites may still remain and in many cases you will continue to get traffic weeks, months and years afterwards, the actual volume and quality of traffic generated by these links is difficult to predict, so yes, it is a bit of a gamble. Thanks Barry,

You are absolutely right.

My thoughts are that this is definitely something you need to take into account when putting a value on the domain. You really don’t know what sort of traffic you are going to end up with once the other business’s online marketing activities have come to an end. While links from other websites may still remain and in many cases you will continue to get traffic weeks, months and years afterwards, the actual volume and quality of traffic generated by these links is difficult to predict, so yes, it is a bit of a gamble.

]]> By: Barry http://www.domaining.org.uk/2007/09/25/looking-for-available-domains-try-this/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Barry Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:24:32 +0000 http://www.domaining.org.uk/2007/09/25/looking-for-available-domains-try-this/#comment-50 I have never tried this approach. For brand name type sites though, especially those promoted heavily through advertising, I would be concerned about a rapid fall off in traffic once the business is gone. Without continued advertising, traffic will probably take a nose dive especially as other brands continue their advertising. If you are building a website and there are good incoming links, the only concern I would have is the reputation the previous company had assuming you are going to continue in their business area. It might be worth it for the "aging" and the incoming links though. I have never tried this approach. For brand name type sites though, especially those promoted heavily through advertising, I would be concerned about a rapid fall off in traffic once the business is gone. Without continued advertising, traffic will probably take a nose dive especially as other brands continue their advertising.
If you are building a website and there are good incoming links, the only concern I would have is the reputation the previous company had assuming you are going to continue in their business area. It might be worth it for the “aging” and the incoming links though.

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