Oybike.com
Domain Age
20 year
Niche
Cycling
Focus
Hybrid bikes, Commuting bikes, Electric bikes
Previous Monetization Method
• Bike Rentals
Previous Business Type
• UK based bike rental business
History
OYBike was a bicycle-sharing scheme in west London, Reading, Farnborough and Cardiff in the United Kingdom. The Cardiff scheme ended 23 December 2011 with OYBike citing a lack of ongoing sponsorship. The program is similar to, but not exactly the same as, other programs in different cities. The OYBike system was developed by former cabbie Bernie Hanning over the last 20 years but officially launched as a trial in 2004. The firs iteration of website was started back in 2002.
Table of Contents
1. Important Metrics
Predicts how likely a website is to rank in search engine result pages (SERPs). Domain Authority ranges from 1 to 100, with higher scores corresponding to greater likelihood of ranking.
38 / 100
Shows the strength of a website's backlink profile on a scale of 1 to 100.
24 / 100
The total number of separate links that link once or more than once to a given site.
179
This number reflects the quality of the websites linking to the site, measuring the “trustworthiness” of a page.
14 / 100
Reflects the amount of “link juice” that a site has and is able to pass onto another site through links.
14 / 100
The amount of time during which a domain name has existed.
20Y
2. Backlink Profile
The backlink profile consists of 148 referring domains pointing to the site. Most of the backlinks are pointed towards the homepage. There are some solid backlinks from websites like fortune.com, people.com, uberflip.com, and many more.
Consistent stream of referring domains
Top 10 Referring Domains
| Domain Name | DR |
|---|---|
| en.wikipedia.org | 95 |
| theguardian.com | 93 |
| bbc.co.uk | 92 |
| thetimes.co.uk | 90 |
| irishtimes.com | 88 |
| gigaom.com | 86 |
| smartertravel.com | 78 |
| bikeradar.com | 77 |
| londonist.com | 76 |
| road.cc | 75 |
3. Business Analysis
What Niches Are Recommended For This Domain?
- Bicycles
- Motor bikes
- Electric bikes
Examples of similar niche sites
There are numerous successful websites in the cycling niche. Most of them are older better-established websites, but we did manage to find a few affiliate websites with a way shorter history.
Affiliate Programs in Cycling niche
Amazon remains a top affiliate program for this niche, However, when we are talking about bicycles, a lot of manufacturers are offering their own affiliate programs. (Trek, RAD bikes, etc.)
4. Our Recommendation
As mentioned above there are multiple angles for this niche. But, in this case, as the domain name suggests we believe that you should start with less competitive terms in the bicycle niche market and then after some time you can go after some bigger “buying intent” keywords.
5. Ask Us A Question
Have any questions about listing?
No problem, just send us an email at joe@alphainvestors.com
