It seems to me that mini sites will not always be the best way of monetizing domain names. This is especially true if the domains have little or now traffic. So I have decided to bring this part of the challenge to a close.

Some people may feel differently but I think that for me, developing ‘authority websites’ has to be far more profitable than basic minisites. An authority blog that domainates it niche can be relatively profitable. Once established, individual pages in an authority blog will generate at least as much revenue as a three to five page minisite that has no more than a couple of backlinks and which is just left. The decision might be different if the domain has traffic. But unless the trafic can be monetized for a reasonable amount per month it is not worth it. The reality is that some topics do not generate much with Adsense paying as little as 1 or 2 cents per click. 

So this experiment has been interesting but ultimately unsuccessful. But this is not the end – this is only the begining. I am working on plans for a number of authority blogs. I am currently working on Domaining.org.uk, an authority blog dedicated to buying, selling and monetizing domains, but with a UK slant. Other authority blogs are in the pipeline.

I will continue to post here occasionally, but you can keep up to date with my domain name activities on  Domaining.org.uk.