Chitika is Considering a Domain Monetization Service

Chitika, a contextual based advertising service which is very popular in the blogging community, is considering starting up a domain monetization service. Although a formal announcement has net been made, Chitika seems to be testing the waters by introducing the idea through a post on the company's blog made on March 6th.

The proposal appears to be a CPC model based off their already established ShopLinc platform. Chitika is currently gauging interest in the idea by conducting a poll contained within the blog post.

I'm sure it's no coincidence that this proposed service comes at a time when many in the Domain Industry have expressed their frustration with the recent decline in domain parking revenues. There is a lot of uncertainty in the market right now which presents a great opportunity for a company to implement a worthwhile solution. Head over to Chitika's Blog and cast your vote.

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Unregistered Domain Names List #41

Yesterday's list seems to have gone over pretty well as there are only 4 domains still remaining from it. I'm planning on sending out another email list sometime tomorrow so keep an eye out for that one. Moving on, today's available domain list contains many travel related domains. Feel free to comment or list any domains that you register. Thanks.

Free Available Domains List #40

John Hall has written an interesting article on DomainNews.com describing a different alternative to resolving domain names disputes. His reference involves trademark owners granting renewable licenses to domain owners allowing them to continue to use a disputed domain as long as it's within the guidelines of the license. He makes a case that it's a win-win for both parties. Check it out.

Here are 40 more available domains for your consideration. There are a few geo service domains in the lot along with some good product related keyword names.

MidgeRepellent.com jumps out at me as it reminds me of last years Yankees-Indians playoff game where a swarm of midges descended on Jacob's Field and changed the course of the game.

"Midge repellent" has over 5,500 Google results with plenty of advertisers bidding on the term. It's not a large niche, but it's well targeted.

As always, please limit your domain registrations to 5 domains per person, per list so that everyone gets a fair shake. If you find these lists of value, sign up for the email lists (those aren't published here) and the blog's RSS feed to get timely updates when new lists are posted. Thanks.

Domain Names Looking for a Home

Today's domain blogosphere reference goes to Andrew over at DomainNameWire.com for his tips on using DomainTools.com. Andrew points out five different features of the site and gives tips on how domainers can use them to their advantage. It's a quick read and worth the jump.

A nice mix of domains in today's availables list. Head over to your favorite registrar and try a few on for size. If I had to pick just two I'd go with CupHighlights.com (think Stanley and World) and EroticTitles.com (adult videos/books). Thanks for visiting and happy domaining!

Finding Quality Domain Names for Sale on Ebay

The domain name category on Ebay is flooded with thousands of listings containing worthless domains for sale. Many of these listings use misleading titles which makes it very time consuming for buyers to find worthwhile domains in the Ebay marketplace. There are quality domains for sale on Ebay but how is a domain buyer supposed to find them easily amongst all that other garbage?

Sorting the auction listings in order of bids received would be a big help but Ebay doesn't currently provide a way to do this. How about sorting in descending price order? This option usually results in countless pages of over hyped domains with ridiculous starting prices. Anybody interested in SantaClausNorthPole.com (the most famous address on Earth) for $1,346,269? I didn't think so.

Domain buyers are forced to go through page after page of crappy listings hoping to come across the small minority of auctions that actually contain quality domains for sale. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to quickly locate those one-word dictionary .com's? How about the valuable 3 letter .com's and the recently popular 4 letter .com's which are frequently sold in bulk on Ebay?

I figured out a way to isolate these types of listings using a script I recently purchased for site development. I setup the parameters so that only domain auctions that have reached $30 with a minimum of 3 bids will be displayed. It does a very good job of isolating "What's Hot" in the Ebay domain category. It also updates automatically as the domain listings on Ebay change.

I plan on leaving it up so I encourage you to bookmark this page if you ever want to get a quick snapshot of "What's Hot" on Ebay in the Domain Name category.

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