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Ask HN: Best Use for Spare Domain Names

4 points by WadeWilliams ↗ HN
So I've accumulated quite the portfolio of worthless domain names. They're all top level domains so I suppose they aren't worthless - but I can't sell them for anything.

I'm trying to determine the best use for these names. Right now I have many of them pointing to my active website(s).

If I got a few generic keyword related articles together, built a few pages and give myself back links from some of these domains, would that be a bad thing? Would adsense get rid of me?

PS I know there was a similar ask HN thread posted about what you're doing with your unused domain names, but I'm having a hard time using google or searchyc to locate it.

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WillyF
You could list them here and see if anyone else could use them.
WadeWilliams
I've seen the trade domains threads here on HN. The domains I have are all niche related so I really don't think there'd be any interest.
jason_slack
Try us. I have a collection of names as well..
gauravgupta
I had a few as well. I posted them on Twitter as a "free giveaway" but with a catch - Justify the domain name with a good app and take it :)
JamesDB
May as well list them here. Could find a taker.
WadeWilliams
I really posted this with the hopes of having some discussion about the validity of slapping together a few generic websites to squat on these domains that I own and build some back links to some other sites.

Does any one have any feedback to that degree, good or bad?