Virtual real estate is leveraging the internet and investing in its online space, whether that be an online store, website or domain name.
Investing in the internet in this way, is commonly known as Virtual real estate and has been happening for quite some years with the buying and selling of domain names. Wikipedia lists some of the most expensive domain names sold on record, one of which was Toys.com, which was sold for .1 million dollars in 1999. What this means is, that someone had purchased the domain name for the regular price approximately , then resold it to Toys 'R Us for a profit of more than million dollars.
While there has been much buying and selling of domain names, most of the highly sought after single-word-domains have already been registered, leaving the longer, niche specific names to be invested in.
SO how do you cash in on an internet investment these days?
Well I've discovered three ways.
The first is investing in, and then selling niche specific domain names. You need to research keywords in niche markets using the Google Adwords Keywords tool, or the Wordtacker tool. Try to target keywords which contain 2 or 3 words, which receive high traffic, for example "weight loss" or "easy weight loss". Then go to a domain name provider such as Crazy Domains or Go Daddy and enter the keywords as a domain name in their search box to see if it's available. If it is and you feel this would be a lucrative business name for a future online business, then go ahead and register it. This becomes your Virtual Real Estate investment, where you buy and hold, just like a regular investment strategy. You keep your piece of internet real estate (your domain name) until, someone contacts you because they want to buy it, or you actively seek to sell it, or auction it to the highest bidder.
The second way to find lucrative virtual real estate to invest in, is to follow the same principles of keyword research, but this time apply the investment strategy to an internet platform, such as Facebook. Here you may be lucky enough to capture an investment using a double keyword such as "weight loss".
The third way and by far the most lucrative and exciting, is to exploit the newest internet platform being launched right now. You will want to learn more about this new internet platform, because you have plenty of opportunity to invest in the best store names now- before they are snapped up by others, simply because this hottest internet platform, is in its infancy in terms of investment. Store names are the equivalent to domain names, on this revolutionary new internet platform, which means you could get the equivalent of "toys.com" for yourself now. The Virtual Real Estate on this new, cutting edge platform could be your most lucrative investment yet.
Stay tuned for more articles on Virtual Real Estate, internet real estate investing and this revolutionary new platform.
If you would like to jump ahead of my next article, then you can find out more, right away on my website The Age Of Voice Marketing.com
N. Georg
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Virtual Schools Come To Florida
The online public institution, Florida Virtual School, had paired with the private school of Pearson to create a online community for them. They are called Pearson Virtual Learning and will be offering over 100 programs designed by Florida Virtual School across the U.S and world that include career, advanced placement and technology courses. They are mainly focusing on grades 6-12 so far. So what's the difference between virtual learning and physical learning in a classroom?
Learning in a classroom has its advantages. You have the ability to raise your hand at any given moment and ask a question and have it answered immediately, rather than waiting for an email response. You also have hands on learning with your peers in a classroom. You can have group discussions, projects and just have them there to give insight on certain assignments or schoolwork. This is vital to a child's development, working together in a group and learning to interact mentally with other students. In a classroom setting, group projects are so important because it teaches kids how to interact with society and work together. This knowledge is great because it will be applicable throughout their life, help them with their careers and just help them live a heathy social life in general.
Virtual Learning environments also have its advantages. Virtual learning gives children the opportunity to go to school or further their academic career if they otherwise would not have been able to. If a child can not get to after school classes that give extra credits and a head start on their educational career because of transportation issues, the Virtual School is a great alternative. Also, in general if a child's parents work and can't get them to school during the normal school hours, the Virtual Learning is a great solution as well. As some students thrive in a environment where they are around a lot of people, some thrive working on their own and are very self-sufficient.
The new online courses that Pearson Virtual Academy and Florida Virtual Schools have made give the teachers room to specialize courses for the individual student. Unlike most online classes, that are uniform and are taught as a whole. These courses are specialized for the individual student who might have a different learning pace than another student. This makes choosing to go virtual not that hard of a decision knowing that your child is still getting the individual attention they need to be successful in school.
The lower cost of virtual courses make it inexpensive for schools to offer more programs and courses designed to help students advance their educational journey. As long as students are learning and being successful in their schoolwork what does it matter how they get their education? Whether it's virtual or in a physical classroom, the information they are getting are the same. Now with the newly designed virtual courses, online is now becoming individualized per student. Virtual schools are becoming more and more prevalent today and are only improving in their curriculum. For more information please visit Florida School Report Cards and Public School Rankings
Learning in a classroom has its advantages. You have the ability to raise your hand at any given moment and ask a question and have it answered immediately, rather than waiting for an email response. You also have hands on learning with your peers in a classroom. You can have group discussions, projects and just have them there to give insight on certain assignments or schoolwork. This is vital to a child's development, working together in a group and learning to interact mentally with other students. In a classroom setting, group projects are so important because it teaches kids how to interact with society and work together. This knowledge is great because it will be applicable throughout their life, help them with their careers and just help them live a heathy social life in general.
Virtual Learning environments also have its advantages. Virtual learning gives children the opportunity to go to school or further their academic career if they otherwise would not have been able to. If a child can not get to after school classes that give extra credits and a head start on their educational career because of transportation issues, the Virtual School is a great alternative. Also, in general if a child's parents work and can't get them to school during the normal school hours, the Virtual Learning is a great solution as well. As some students thrive in a environment where they are around a lot of people, some thrive working on their own and are very self-sufficient.
The new online courses that Pearson Virtual Academy and Florida Virtual Schools have made give the teachers room to specialize courses for the individual student. Unlike most online classes, that are uniform and are taught as a whole. These courses are specialized for the individual student who might have a different learning pace than another student. This makes choosing to go virtual not that hard of a decision knowing that your child is still getting the individual attention they need to be successful in school.
The lower cost of virtual courses make it inexpensive for schools to offer more programs and courses designed to help students advance their educational journey. As long as students are learning and being successful in their schoolwork what does it matter how they get their education? Whether it's virtual or in a physical classroom, the information they are getting are the same. Now with the newly designed virtual courses, online is now becoming individualized per student. Virtual schools are becoming more and more prevalent today and are only improving in their curriculum. For more information please visit Florida School Report Cards and Public School Rankings
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