Monday, February 9, 2009

Domain Name Speculation

Domain name speculation is the activity of purchasing expired or running domain names with the sole intention of retaining them, until a suitable time when speculators can sell them at exorbitantly higher market prices.

Expired domain speculation is becoming more popular and famous because of its because of the possibility of high returns. It is risky and uncertain nature, but people still wish to pursue the activity with all interest.

Expired domain speculation is similar to speculating in stock market and general commodities. In expired domain market, people are likely to speculate on almost all expired domains. Domain name speculation works well only in the short term run mostly, and excessive speculation could lead to negative and counter-productive consequences. Many a times expired domain traders do overestimate and exaggerate the real value of domains based on their appraisal or evaluation reports.

There was a time when it was risk free to invest in domain name speculation (the .com period), but like every thing that has a beginning, it had an end. But recently it's picking up. And you can partake in it. At times, a number of entrepreneurs made huge amount of money by correctly speculating on domain names, both expired and non-expired. Domain name speculation is absolutely legal and you can safely carry out this type of business activity without any legal entanglements.

On the other hand, domain squatting is an unethical and unfair form of business, where a cyber squatter illegal sells registered domain names. This is a type of business that is highly discouraged and may get you into trouble.


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