Domaineers is the plural of domaineer. Domaineers are those who engage in domaineering which is the web-
based marketing business of acquiring generic Internet domain names for the purpose of monetizing them through their use primarily as an advertising
medium. In essence, the domain names function as virtual Internet billboards with generic domains being highly valued for their Pay Per
Click ( PPC) revenue generating potential derived by attracting natural Internet traffic hits from organic search engine results. As with traditional advertising, domaineering is part art and part science. Often to be the most effective as advertising tools, keyword
rich domain names and their corresponding landing pages must be engineered or optimized to produce maximum revenue which require domaineers to have considerable
knowledge of search engine optimization ( SEO ) practices, marketing psychology and an understanding of the
target market audience.
Domaineers generally utilize a firm offering domain parking services to provide the sponsored "feed" of
a word or phrase searched for thus creating a mini-directory populated largely by advertisers paying to promote their products and services under a
relevant generic keyword domain. Occasionally
content is added to develop a functional mini-website.