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I agree, but with some minor quibbles specific to the HN audience: 1. The ability to write software is an asset and the DSV type projects are more software adj
by michaelbuckbee 7y ago
I agree, but with some minor quibbles specific to the HN audience:
1. The ability to write software is an asset and the DSV type projects are more software adjacent. Software has such great margins that it's much easier to create a profitable business than anything that involves shipping or physical goods (MicroSAAS, Dev Books/Courses, Themes, etc.)
2. It's sort of left unsaid that much of the purpose of buying these "domains you can make a business around" is to optimize SEO. And my honest feeling is: well done, that's a huge leg up in ranking.
But there have been some changes to SEO (Google weighting factors and more navigational searches) that have reduced the value of them.
Also, I think there's a strong argument to be made that if you're just starting out today and have $20,000 you'd be better off today with:
duderanchjourney.com ($14 to register) + $19,986 in content, advertising, etc.
vs
duderanch.com ($20,000 to buy) + a blank page.
- bhartzer 7y ago>> But there have been some changes to SEO (Google weighting factors and more navigational searches) that have reduced the value of them. Well, I've actually studied this a lot... and it's not that Google reduced the value of them (Exact Match Domains EMDs). It's just that Google stopped giving them more weight. So now all domains are given the same potential ranking weight--even the new gTLD domains. Bing, on the other hand, still gives more value to EMDs.
- siruncledrew 7y agoI don’t doubt, but I was trying to find up to date information if Google hasn’t changed their algorithm about this and couldn’t find anything besides a reference to 2012 changes: https://www.searchenginejournal.com/do-exact-match-domains-still-work/283759/ https://www.searchenginejournal.com/do-exact-match-domains-s... Is there a more up to date source?