AdvocateBlog.com Domain Name For Sale

Inspired by a blog posting by Erik Heels about registering generic domain names with the goal of profiting from their future sale, I just registered AdvocateBlog.com.

Erik is conducting an experiment by taking a methodical approach toward making an investment in a portfolio of domain names. He took 183 frequently-used short generic words and then coupled them all with a "blog.com" suffix. He purchased these domain names in August 2007 and noted that there are already some interesting results after five months of ownership.

These days the value of domain names is widely understood, and it seems that virtually any potentially valuable name already has been registered. But I figured AdvocateBlog.com could be worth something to someone in the future because if you are an advocate for something, you would want to write about it, and where better to do that than on a blog.

So, I've now dipped my toe into the business of domaining by initiating my annual $10 investment in AdvocateBlog.com. It was somewhat surprising to me that this domain was available, as there are so many things to be an advocate about. But therein may lie its weakness; maybe it's too generic of a name. If someone wanted to start a blog advocating ethanol subsidies, wouldn't he or she just register EthanolSubsidyAdvocate.com? Time will tell.