Hi All;
Just wanted to share a little idea I've used recently. I think there could be more mileage in it if some affiliates want to pick it up and run with it.
It involves Build A Niche Store (Google it for web address - Kelvin and Adam deserve full payment for all the hard work they put in).
It occurred to me that there could be a lot of expired domains from failed online businesses that have to keep their own stock. But that may not be the case if they were used as an affiliate site.
So I bought a few domains that had just been released and still had live links to them. I used 'domain announce' for this (anyone got any other url's of similar services that are cheaper?)
I set up the Build A Niche Store (BANS) sites and just let them run. Sure enough i started getting hits and enough sales to cover my investment.
I haven't done anything else, no SEO, link building, PPC, funny handshakes, nothing. I expect I will in time for the ones that continue to pay.
Since there's still a heck of a lot of people who thing Google IS the internet I really think it's worth looking for domains related to products that people don't usually think of looking on eBay for.
That way you also get the eBay commission for new members which is £7 in the UK and $25 (i think) in the US.
All the best
Austin.