Q. I have compiled a list of almost 1,000 unregistered domains in my country’s TLD that contain valuable keywords (e.g. mortgage.tld, banks.tld, carinsurance.tld). I can register these for $5 each. With a team of 5 people, we can populate these sites with content over 2 months by working on 4 sites per day. The goal is not to monetize through ads due to extremely low CPMs, but rather to build authoritative sites and then sell them to businesses in those industries for around $1,000 each or get $20-50/month advertising deals. This is an audacious pre-dot com style project to claim valuable domains that currently lack good local content. Should I pursue registering and developing these 1,000 domains?.

A. No one will give you a precise answer because there are too many uncertainties. Why don’t you start with a pilot project with controlled risks, say 10 sites for 3 months and see the results. Then roll out to 50 sites and so on. Take nothing for granted, keep your risks under control. Good luck.