Turn Your Parked Domains into Profit Machines

How To Start Your Own Profit Machine

STEP 1

The first thing you need to do is match up your domain(s) with what you want to sell. Obviously, it's not nearly as advantageous to use MrCreditCards.com to sell light bulbs, as it would to sell merchant accounts or to take credit card applications online. There are many sites that list affiliate programs, but a few of the larger ones are CommissionJunction.com, Refer-It.com, AssociatePrograms.com and Associate-It.com. If you do a quick search on the Internet for "Affiliate Programs", you will of course find many more.

After you match up the product you want to sell through your domain name, go ahead and sign up for the program. Once you're signed up, you'll be given a special URL with your tracking code built in. Keep that in a handy place, because you'll need it shortly.

STEP 2

Next, you'll need to have your domain redirected. If the company you registered your domain with offers free redirection (or forwarding) with your registration, you should probably take advantage of that. If they don't, you'll need to find a company that offers what you need. After you've located one, you'll need to sign up for the service. During this process, you'll need to provide the URL with the tracking code that you were given by the affiliate company. Enter that URL when you're asked for the URL to which you want your domain redirected (a.k.a. the "Destination Address").

STEP 3

Unless you're using a redirection service provided by your registrar and your domain's already pointing to the correct destination, you will need to modify the domain's DNS information. The redirection company you decide to use will give you the DNS details you need. Take that information and go into the "Domain Manager" provided by your registrar. You'll need to select the domain you want to modify, and then select the "Modify DNS" (or its equivalent) link.

Once you're there, you'll need to delete your old DNS info and input your new details. What this does is point your domain name to the servers of the redirection company. That way, they'll be able to redirect your domain to your specified location. It should look something like this, but with the DNS info you were given:

Then click Submit to finish the update.

That should do it. It usually takes anywhere from 24 to 72 hours for the DNS information to update. Once it's updated, your domain name will point to your affiliate link and you will be poised to make some cash!

STEP 4

Now that your money making domain is ready to go, let everyone know about it. The more people you get your domain in front of, the better chance you have of making money. There are tons of articles and sites that are dedicated to increasing traffic. Read everything you can get your hands on and then put what you've learned into action. The money is sure to follow!

What Are You Waiting For?

I know there are thousands (if not millions) of you out there, who own domain names that sit around collecting dust. Why not put them to use and start to make money with them? Your profits are only four steps away!