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HUSTLE #181 2.9 Domain & Website Flipping

Buy and Resell Brandable Domain Names on Afternic

💰 Startup Cost $0-100
⏰ Time/wk 5-10 hrs
📊 Difficulty ★★☆☆☆
🏆 1st Month $ $0-200
💵 Monthly Range $100-1,500
⏱ First $ In 4-8 weeks
Afternic, Sedo, GoDaddy Auctions
Hand-register brandable domain names for $8-12 each at Namecheap or Porkbun. Focus on short (6-10 character), pronounceable, made-up words that sound like they could be a startup: names like 'Zilvo.com' or 'Truviq.com'. List them on Afternic, Sedo, and GoDaddy Auctions for $200-2,000. Companies pay for short, memorable names when they launch. Build a portfolio of 20-30 domains. Most will not sell, but one $1,500 sale pays for the entire portfolio.
🚀 First Step
Use a domain name generator like Looka or Namelix to brainstorm 10 brandable names, check availability on Namecheap, and register the best 3 for under $30 total.
  • Six to eight-letter brandable names are the sweet spot — short enough to remember, long enough to be unique
  • List every domain on Afternic Fast Transfer and Sedo MLS to maximize exposure
  • Only buy .com domains — other extensions rarely sell for significant profit in brandable flipping
🛠 Tools & Resources: Namecheap or Porkbun (registration), Afternic, Sedo, GoDaddy Auctions, Looka or Namelix (name generation), Google Sheets (portfolio tracker)