[MarkOne]

We are in the process of development of many subject categories for our domain names and we seek some advice of what are really the hottest and best paying/earning affiliate programs out there.

We have a lot of names like lowdiamondprices, wallstreetstockblog, caribcruisevacations, newcereal, bahamascenter, bizinsurances, lotofyacht, virtualadultgame btobblog and the like, which are type ins. We have names for many subject categories.

Can someone tell me based on their experience or knowledge what is the fastest and best scenario to earn the most revenue with these premium domain names we have invested in.

We have considered the option of partnering with the right situation and we would appreciate any input regarding experiences any of you have had doing something similar now or in the past.

What companies are the best top five affiliate companies out there??
If anyone needs any subject / theme domain names please let me know. Thanks.

[markwelch]

Hey, look, a complete stranger is asking me to share the most valuable data I have spent many years and many dollars to learn. I'll just sit down and donate my hard-earned knowledge, just give me a few minutes so I can make sure I only give you the very best information; I wouldn't want you to take any risks or anything.

Try searching for the phrase "magic bullet" here; there is no "best program" or "best five" that will work for more than one affiliate.

[MarkOne]

Hey Mark,

Thanks for the quick reply. We don't accept donations.

But, Since you are so knowledgeable form all of your experience and risks, I'm sure you offer your services on a performance only basis, right??

Or, are you really lacking in performance?? And the best information.

My experience with consultants is that they have become "consultants" because they couldn't do well doing what they are consulting for.

At least please send me some references of whom you have performed so well and earned for.

Oh and, is your website homemade?

Please respond quickly, Thanks.

[cozy]

That is the name of the horse I ride most.

2,690 domains and ya can not make a profit?

Nearly 20% of what I own. I would suggest that you start accepting donations 'cause it seems that you suck at monetizing your assets.

[Rehan]

Wow, those are amazing domains! Congrats.

eBay is by far your best option. They have items in every category you can think of, and their affiliate program is terrific -- just look at the explosive growth that AuctionAds experienced (it sold for millions of dollars 4 months after launching!).

You should set up eBay datafeeds on all of your domains and just go from there. Don't get discouraged if you don't see great results right away...stick with it. It takes about 6 months for things to pick up, at which point your domains will be ready to dominate their niches and bring in incredible commissions. You'll seriously regret it if you get rid of the eBay links too soon.

[markwelch]

MarkOne: I don't do "affiliate-side" consulting at all (that is, I don't advise web publishers or domain farmers on how to make money). I consult for merchants only.

My home-made web site is a form of "anti-marketing." I turn away 99% of the people who call to ask about my consulting services.

I'm not sure I understand your "performance" question -- as my consulting web site clearly states, I sometimes charge on a "pure performance" (share of profits) basis for some consulting work for merchants.

My post here was intended to illustrate how silly it was to ask people to volunteer to share the most valuable professional data they've compiled (at great cost in both money and time) with a complete stranger. There are at least 25,000 merchants with affiliate programs; identifying the "duds" and the "gems" (and the strategies that work for each "gem") is how successful affiliates make money. My wife already complains that I give away too much free advice to people I know, like, and trust -- she'd be really mad if I starting offering valuable free advice to complete strangers.

I do think that ghoti's advice is worth every penny!

[Rhea]

Hey MarkOne, is this you?

www dot tldestate dot com

[MichaelColey]

I would suggest loading lots of duplicate content onto the domains. I hear that hidden text works well, too. Make sure to cross-link them all so that they're all treated properly by Google.

[lookingfortips]

I totally suggest promoting nothing but Clickbank products.

[MarkOne]

There will be a lot more responses like gotti's I'm sure. People who think it's all a big secret like you have their head in the sand.

[MarkOne]

Thanks Lookingfortips,

I am too. I'll look into that.

Besides type in traffic, what have you learned and suggest are economicle ways to drive the traffic to your site/name?

Mark

[MarkOne]

Is that what you have on your site??

[cozy]

Originally Posted by MarkOne

Thanks Lookingfortips,

I am too. I'll look into that.

Besides type in traffic, what have you learned and suggest are economicle ways to drive the traffic to your site/name?

Mark

economicle.com ... gotta be a good one Mate! Just keep it feasible

[MarkOne]

Yo MarkWelch,

Don't let your wife push you around, show her all the good advice replys I got in the last 30 minutes.

Only the beginning I'm sure.

I can tell you're not from New York.

[Haiko de Poel, Jr.]

That's it, goodbye Loser.

Can you tell I'm from NY.

[Rehan]

Originally Posted by MarkOne

Besides type in traffic, what have you learned and suggest are economicle ways to drive the traffic to your site/name?

You could include links from each of your sites to others that are in the same niche or related niches. For example, if you get a visitor to bizinsurances.com, then they will for sure be interested in other business-related topics too. Put a bunch of links in a sidebar so the user will notice them. That way, if they don't click on an eBay affiliate link on the site at least they will go to one of your other sites rather than just leaving you high and dry.

[lostdeviant]

I always think of domain resellers when I am trying to register a new website and I find the first 30 combinations I think of are either MFA (made for adsense search results) or 'buy this domain from me' sites.

[andbeyond]

If those examples are the "premium domains" I cant even imagine what the other 2600+ are like. 2005worldseriezbasebullstuff.info?


Typein traffic only works for real words or a phrase with real words typically.

And personally I cant believe your not banned yet. Lets see if you can get to 20 posts.

[Trust]

He's gone:

Originally Posted by Haiko de Poel, Jr.

That's it, goodbye Loser.

Can you tell I'm from NY.

[Haiko de Poel, Jr.]

The idiot is now threatening me with bodily harm via email.

[Rhea]

Haiko, contact the police and tell them you've been threatened with assault.

[La_Valette]

An idiot, but he did spit out one pearl of wisdom: "My experience with consultants is that they have become "consultants" because they couldn't do well doing what they are consulting for."

[wyvern]

bodily harm via email.....interesting concept.....probably would require a 3-d monitor at the very least.

Ken

[BurgerBoy]

Originally Posted by wyvern

bodily harm via email.....interesting concept.....probably would require a 3-d monitor at the very least.

Ken

Probably needs to be wide screen also.

[Rollerblader]

Originally Posted by La_Valette

An idiot, but he did spit out one pearl of wisdom: "My experience with consultants is that they have become "consultants" because they couldn't do well doing what they are consulting for."

I'd disagree. Some consultants do it because they have enough money already, or because they enjoy doing it on the side, or just because it is a hobby for them.

You will find many of us here do consulting and are successful in our own ventures. This includes affiliates, merchants and OPMs on this forum.

Now, also take into consideration that you have corporate consultants, firms and accounting consultants. They have jobs because there are companies that need fresh eyes on a project, they are being audited and need a non related third party to perform it and make it legal, they do not want to bring it in house (many IT consultants are out there because of this) or their internal staff just doesn't have the bandwidth (time) to do the job.

Just because they are consultants doesn't mean they are not successful and does not mean they do not know what they are doing or they did not do well with what they are consulting in.

This may be true with some, but from the consultants I have run into, especially the consultants on these forums, I would disagree that those words were "a pearl of wisdom".

Also, most of the reccomended reading in these forums are written by people who do consulting...and one more thing to point out, OPMs are consultants as well. At the same time, some of them also have created their own product lines and launched successful programs, making them successful and the companies that oursource them usually see nice results as well making them successful as well.

I can give you plenty more examples like mentors and aprenticeships, but I don't see a point in continuing this ramble. I understand that there are consultants out there that are full of crap, however most of the ones I have run into are consultants and succeed not because they failed on their own; but because they can make it on their own and help others succeed as well while making extra profits.

(I just read this and it comes off a little rude, and I don't mean it that way at all, just wanted to give an alternate opinion on consultants because I know plenty of people who do have good experiences with them and a tall stack of letters of reccomendation here in my apartment from universities to private and public corporations to prove it.)