One model for Dot-Tel Domain Monetization…

Sometimes technology replaces solutions, other times it serves as an augmentation or compliment to an existing solution. Sometimes technology creates its own categories and systems altogether. For those who are adaptive and creative, dot-tel is a diamond in the rough. It may not be obvious at first, but with the right cutting and polishing a dot-tel can prove to be a very valuable treasure.

Dot-tel domains offer a unique functionality. Dot-tel allows you to store contact information in a directory that is stored in the DNS. Dot-tel was structured around a very common application that has been around for many of the stages in the evolution of technology. The Directory Service has always been, and will continue to be a simple business model that can be applied to directory listings regardless of the delivery mechanism and dot-tel is no exception.

A directory generally consists of information listings that are related to a particular niche. A more general directory can have sub-categories to further divide the directory into additional niches. Directories can have paid or free listings. Directories can be free to browse or be subscription based. Many combinations of fee structures and directory models have been proven to work both online and off. It is only logical, or maybe even obvious, that the application of directory business models to the dot-tel frame makes sense.

Beyond the standard company listings for a dot-tel, a dot-tel directory could contain:

• Niche specific listings that are pay-for-inclusion based

• Freely accessible directories with limited paid placement or affiliate link placement

• Free-to-list/Pay-to-view directories

The success or failure of a directory is dependent on several factors, but a dot-tel directory offers some unique benefits that create the potential for setting them apart from others:

Directory listings that are useful
Dot-tel offers the leanest form of directory listing available. If the information contained within the listing is useful to the niche it is targeting, this is the most efficient way to present that information.

Interested visitors to the directory
ANY service requires visitors/customers. If a dot-tel directory has traffic, it will have value to advertisers. Traffic can be pushed to dot-tel directories in all of the same ways that other directories get traffic. Because of the efficient nature of dot-tel directories, traffic coming from a dot-tel directory should be very focused.

Advertisers willing to pay for listings and/or customers that are willing to pay to see listings
If your directory has traffic, advertisers will pay to have their listings displayed in front of those visitors. If your directory is filled with information that is of exceptional value, you may be able to charge a subscription fee to view these listings. Dot-tel directories have the features necessary, already built in, to facilitate these models.

System for Managing Friends and Limiting Viewers
Dot-tel has a built-in friend managing system so that a dot-tel directory owner can control who is able to view the directory. This enables the dot-tel directory owner complete control over who sees what parts of the directory. Subscription based directory services are essentially built in to dot-tel.

There are many possibilities for combining elements of successful directory business models and then applying them to a dot-tel based system. What makes dot-tel especially compelling is that viewers of the directory are not limited to web browsers. The directory is accessible to any device potentially increasing the number of viewers dramatically.

Creative developers have managed to create significant revenue streams using directory services for almost any niche imaginable using any technology available. A dot-tel directory can be managed and accessed by any device from any location, making dot-tel the most accessible directory platform in history. For those who question the potential for generating revenue from a dot-tel domain, the first place they should look is at the directory. This is just one dot-tel model full of riches waiting to be mined, cut and polished and more will definitely follow.