How to stop Domain Name addiction?

[ryukenden]

Hi
I think I am addicted to Domain Name buying and I wonder how to stop it. Now I end up having over 250 domains and still buying at times. Still looking for nice domain names. Recently my addcition with domain names spread to ccTLD (country code top level domains) which are more expensive than .com domains.

I wonder any suggestions to stop my domain name addiction?

[sji2671]

I know the feeling, I own a few myself, develop them into Mini Sites (http://selfmademinds.com/200703/mini-sites-dont-always-make-mini-money/) that may slow you own mate.

[eddy2099]

Well, think about how much you need to pay for renewal fees once all the discounts are gone. That can be a pretty huge amount since it can buy you some nice things. Think about the opportunity lost.

Buy only what you are using ;)

[vmwebhost]

Hi

Developing them would suck up most of your time and you wont have anymore time to think about new names.

good luck

[sukantab]

Take a domain name of your choice from your collection. Start developing it and then Perform SEO. This will take at least 2-3 months for 1 or 2 domains.

[vmwebhost]

Take a domain name of your choice from your collection. Start developing it and then Perform SEO. This will take at least 2-3 months for 1 or 2 domains.

Good advice, after going from 1 domain to 80 domains in less than 3 months, I started developing them and now I dont feel like buying any name anymore.

[prodigy]

simple, just stop?? scares me lol, I havnt started buying domains yet.. Now im scared

[tkilgore]

simple, just stop?? scares me lol, I havnt started buying domains yet.. Now im scared


Unless these names are paying for you habit .. lol .. you got a real problem ..

Remember 5 year plan.. what is it worth in 5 years .. that is the key. then it is not a habit it is a real commodity.

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[Nick_Mayhem]

I had just stopped it.

Sometimes when buying more then i can handle is not good for the pockets. :)

Simply stop it. There is nothing else that can be done.

[andrej]

I would advise you to calculate how much do you earn with your domains and if you're profitable = if you earn more than you spend on buying new domains, then I think it's OK. However, if you earn less than you spend on domains, I would simply stop it.

[lpstong]

I had the same thing. I learned to develop and weed and sell those that I didn't need or couldn't develop.

By the way .at (ext for Austria) is going for like 3 euro's with no restrictions. Found that out from a EUROdns newsletter this morning. I was tempted and had like 10 names, did a search and 8 were taken. My need went away really quickly lol.

[champ_rock]

i would say try to sell those names.. when u dont get potential buyers who pay more than you have already paid for them then you will urself realise that this addiction is bad

if u get such buyers then u r in a good position. ;) it takes a lot of time to get buyers

[harshakiran]

no way to get rid of that.haha

[900rr]

just dont buy any :)

[minute]

Take up other habits is a sure fire cure. Start to drink excessively - copious quantities of vodka, more than half a bottle per day will do the trick. You need to make sure that you are so incoherent that you can't see the monitor any more.

there is no known cure for domain name addiction. You will possibly be an addict for the rest of your life. With counselling the problem can be controlled to some degree but all it takes is one domain and a full blown episode of rampant buying can be triggered off.

[ravianz]

now work on selling those!!!

[mhdoc]

I am trying to force myself to get something up on every one I register. I figure they only need to make about $0.55/month to pay for themselves. For some, links to Ebay auctions work, for others AdSense is better.

My problem is that I let some go in the past that I really wish I had kept (Can we say three letter .com's).

[minute]

My problem is that I let some go in the past that I really wish I had kept (Can we say three letter .com's).

Don't worry about that. Pining over them is like pining over lost girlfriends. The future is where it's at.

[phatback]

Everyone makes mistake regarding the 3 letter domain names :P i made a mistake as well by letting domains expire that were the names of anime characters etc :(

[ReadyToGo]

Start going to Domainers Anonymous meetings.

[lpstong]

Take up other habits is a sure fire cure. Start to drink excessively - copious quantities of vodka, more than half a bottle per day will do the trick. You need to make sure that you are so incoherent that you can't see the monitor any more.

there is no known cure for domain name addiction. You will possibly be an addict for the rest of your life. With counselling the problem can be controlled to some degree but all it takes is one domain and a full blown episode of rampant buying can be triggered off.

ROFL --Yeah ok. Do this and than go buy $75 worth of domains at Registerly right now. Make sure all the extension are .be . Or some other land rush domain ext that went belly up along with the registar.

[hitchhiker]

building sites has slowed down my purchasing :)

[L146705]

one of my freinds only buys a new domain when his last domain name purchased has paid for itself.

[ryukenden]

I am having problems with buying domains and recently I registered accepted.at , practice.at , and inquire.at .

[publicdomainkid]

well, maybe you have no problem at all with domain buying? Here is why:

1) you can afford it!
2) you can not afford, then develop the sites, sell them, and buy more domains
3) Get a GF! Then she will tell you what to do!

[htmlindex]

Start going to Domainers Anonymous meetings.

Lol...where are the meetings?

[Clive]

3) Get a GF! Then she will tell you what to do!

You know what they say about the never ending money sircle:

- You get money, you get women
- You get women, you lose money
- You lose money, you lose the women
- You lose the women, you start getting money
- You get money, you get women

Now where in this circle can one include domain addiction ;)

[ezguy]

iam one of those guys who is a domain buying addict :(

[eddy2099]

I am having problems with buying domains and recently I registered accepted.at , practice.at , and inquire.at .


I wished that I could tell you that those are very bad buys but I can't.

But take a few moments and calculate the total cost of renewal for all your domain names at the non-discounted rate. That is what you will be spending for the rest of your life each year.

[lpstong]

You know what they say about the never ending money sircle:

- You get money, you get women
- You get women, you lose money
- You lose money, you lose the women
- You lose the women, you start getting money
- You get money, you get women

Now where in this circle can one include domain addiction ;)

Buy a domain that includes woman, whether it be womans issues, forums etc. And yes we all know what etc means. :rolleyes:

[maverick123]

Good Question but am still grappling with same question :confused:

[it career]

Hi
I think I am addicted to Domain Name buying and I wonder how to stop it. Now I end up having over 250 domains and still buying at times. Still looking for nice domain names. Recently my addcition with domain names spread to ccTLD (country code top level domains) which are more expensive than .com domains.

I wonder any suggestions to stop my domain name addiction?

Whatever domain has not made much money, sell/donate them off. Concentrate on only few domains.

[Domainseller]

I just started around 1-28-07 and highest point was up to like 205 domains and now back down to around 170..Sold a few so that helps but buying is more then selling right now.

Just opened a new site to sell mine so hope that will relive some of my portfolio.

[techo]

I can't get enough :( please help

[AlienGG]

I quit playing Diablo II cuz I lost my stuff after Blizzard's server crashed.

In other words, the best way to quit domaining is to give all of your domains TO ME!!!

[Daniel591992]

15 years old, multi billionaire in progress

that's what they all say :P

Lets see... You could sell a lot of them and buy something with the money (not more domains ;))

[RSLegit]

either park them or develop them, but either way you will need some inbound links. good luck man lol, you'll need it.

[mhdoc]

Read these two blogs and you will be rushing out to buy more :)

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