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Brokering short .com domains between owners and startups
Buy underpriced short domains, sit on them, then reach out to funded startups whose brand matches.
Monthly income
$1.5k
reported by author
Time to results
12+ months
Initial investment
$3k
Replicability
★★★★★
2/5
Risk profile
ConservativeRadical
How it works
Founders often name their company before checking domain availability. If you own the exact-match .com, they'll pay 10-100x what you bought it for. The trick is patience and cold outreach that isn't sleazy.
Step by step
- 1Watch expired-domain auctions for pronounceable 5-8 letter .coms.
- 2Buy 10-20 per year under $200 each.
- 3Search Crunchbase for newly-funded startups matching your inventory.
- 4Email the founder with a short, polite offer.
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