Stay Focused

JMJ · 11-27-2005, 06:59 PM

Goodluck but don't be surprised if you haven't heard anything. Remember it's the holidays. Give it until the later part of the week.

dongan · 11-27-2005, 10:06 PM

Good luck with your sales.

DOMiNIC · 11-29-2005, 02:08 PM

Good Luck - Don't Give Up.

It will take more than one afternoons work to get a sale.

In fact I spent several weeks just experimenting on the format of my sales letter, but as with anything, if you have faith and persevere you will have success eventually.

G_C · 11-29-2005, 02:41 PM

Well, some of you have asked for progress reports, so here it goes - I haven't had any sales yet. In fact, no one has even replied to any of my e-mails, although I'm quite sure most of them have gotten past the spam filter.

Well, as some great person (who weren't great enough to be remembered, obviously) said, "If at first you don't succeed, try again."

Either I'm not giving it enough time (I sent the emails out on Saturday/Sunday this weekend, so it's only been two working days now), or my letter template is not correct, or I'm targetting the wrong group of people. Either way, time to sit down and analyse just what I'm doing wrong here and see if I can set things right.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/142897-wish-me-luck.html

In the meantime, thanks for your support and encouragement, it is really appreciated!

wildbest · 11-29-2005, 03:18 PM

Certainly, I wish you good luck, but I think you will be disappointed in your expectations. This is not the way to go! If somebody is interested in your domains they will contact you asking for your price not vice versa. This is the way 99% of the domain sales are done! Try to collect only quality domains with proven good traffic. Check the traffic by parking them at SEDO (for example) under your own account at least for 3 months! Instead of registering/purchasing too much of a number try to develop website(s) with good decent content. WHATEVER this content might be it should be something you really understand much better than the average person. Constantly update that content with fresh ideas. When you start getting more than 150-200 unique visits per day from search engines, you should know that you have succeeded. From that point on you can start earning money by selling your own services/products or by promoting/advertising third party offers.

Gene · 11-29-2005, 03:31 PM

Good luck! Keep in mind that it is very rare to be able to sell a domain at first offer. A company will buy a domain when it is the right time for them to do so -- not necessarily when one is presented to them. Companies usually buy a domain when they are actively looking for one and actively in NEED of one. A domain is not an item that most companies will buy just because they like it. A domain is purchased when the need arises. Therefore, sending one email will not get you results unless you are very, very lucky to have perfect timing. It will usually take many, many mailings over many months before one of the companies on your list suddenly realizes they could benefit by purchasing your name. Hang in there, and keep putting your domain in front of your prospective customers consistently and persistently over a long period of time. If you have a domain worth buying, you'll sell it.

redz · 11-29-2005, 03:55 PM

good luck man, i hope you are sucessful, keep us posted.

DOMiNIC · 11-29-2005, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by wildbest

Certainly, I wish you good luck, but I think you will be disappointed in your expectations. This is not the way to go! If somebody is interested in your domains they will contact you asking for your price not vice versa. This is the way 99% of the domain sales are done!

Have to disagree. All my sales are achieved this way. It takes some work and more than just a few emails. I send my Emails to the addresses in the whois registry and any addresses on the site I am contacting. I always mark the correspondance 'For The Personal Attention Of... Private & Confidential' and always make it look like a polite letter than a piece of spam.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=142897

Sure people will come to you with a 'great domain', but the average new domainer does not have great domains so EFFORT is required.

wildbest · 11-29-2005, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by DOMiNIC

...Have to disagree. All my sales are achieved this way...

Good for you! Obviously, you are among the 1% exception of the 99% rule I have mentioned above.

john_karr · 12-06-2005, 09:39 AM

Originally Posted by G_C

Heya,
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As I'm quite new to the domaining scene myself, I simply informed them that the domains are available for sale. While I do not have a particular price range in mind, I would be very happy to hear from them just how much these domains would be worth to them. Finally, I informed them that similar offers are being extended to other organisations operating in this field.

If I have any success with this operation (I've sent out about 50 emails already), I'll be sure to post my letter template in the Marketing section.

Regards,
George

How do you find potential people or companies to sell too? If you dont mind me asking

G_C · 12-06-2005, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by john_karr

How do you find potential people or companies to sell too? If you dont mind me asking

Google and WhoIS, mainly. Check out this thread for an excellent guide to finding end buyers.

As a quick update, none of my domains have sold, most people didn't bother replying, a few said they aren't interested in .net domains. So, basically, I'm back to square one and resorting to dealing with resellers while I contemplate my next strategy.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=142897

Already sold my first ever domain for a whooping total of $15. I am rich.

Sincerely,
George

iqeez · 12-17-2005, 01:01 AM

We all need to stick with the vision. Be encourage.

Rainbow · 12-17-2005, 02:03 AM

Goodluck! I know you can do it!

atf2190 · 12-17-2005, 05:37 AM

Good luck. I am new to this and wish you success. I look forward to hearing your results.

G_C · 12-17-2005, 08:37 AM

Well, so far, I haven't had much success, but I did get an interesting response from a guy thanking me for my offer and then telling me that as his domain isn't earning enough money, he can't afford to buy another one. Then he proceeded to offer me to become his broker and promised to give me 30% if I sell some of his domains!

Kind of ironic, as I just posted a thread in this forum on how I can't sell a domain to save my life...

mrfike · 12-17-2005, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by G_C

Kind of ironic, as I just posted a thread in this forum on how I can't sell a domain to save my life...

Well...actually, you've sold one, which is one more than alot of us. I started out this whole journey wanting a new website, as I've written in the past, and was planning on "developping" my own website. Yeah right! I can't even figure out the simplest php! But now I'm looking at those (and now more!) purchases as investments.
You've definitely got some good ideas, and a professional attitude, and 30% is crazy mad commissioN!

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Continued success!

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DOMiNIC Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,770	Good Luck - Don't Give Up. It will take more than one afternoons work to get a sale. In fact I spent several weeks just experimenting on the format of my sales letter, but as with anything, if you have faith and persevere you will have success eventually.

11-29-2005, 02:41 PM	THREAD STARTER #29 (permalink)
G_C NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Posts: 424	Well, some of you have asked for progress reports, so here it goes - I haven't had any sales yet. In fact, no one has even replied to any of my e-mails, although I'm quite sure most of them have gotten past the spam filter. Well, as some great person (who weren't great enough to be remembered, obviously) said, "If at first you don't succeed, try again." Either I'm not giving it enough time (I sent the emails out on Saturday/Sunday this weekend, so it's only been two working days now), or my letter template is not correct, or I'm targetting the wrong group of people. Either way, time to sit down and analyse just what I'm doing wrong here and see if I can set things right. ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-newbies/142897-wish-me-luck.html In the meantime, thanks for your support and encouragement, it is really appreciated!

11-29-2005, 03:18 PM	#30 (permalink)
wildbest Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 166	Certainly, I wish you good luck, but I think you will be disappointed in your expectations. This is not the way to go! If somebody is interested in your domains they will contact you asking for your price not vice versa. This is the way 99% of the domain sales are done! Try to collect only quality domains with proven good traffic. Check the traffic by parking them at SEDO (for example) under your own account at least for 3 months! Instead of registering/purchasing too much of a number try to develop website(s) with good decent content. WHATEVER this content might be it should be something you really understand much better than the average person. Constantly update that content with fresh ideas. When you start getting more than 150-200 unique visits per day from search engines, you should know that you have succeeded. From that point on you can start earning money by selling your own services/products or by promoting/advertising third party offers.

11-29-2005, 03:55 PM	#32 (permalink)
redz Account Closed Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,285	good luck man, i hope you are sucessful, keep us posted.

12-17-2005, 05:37 AM	#39 (permalink)
atf2190 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Michigan Posts: 19	Good luck. I am new to this and wish you success. I look forward to hearing your results.

12-17-2005, 08:37 AM	THREAD STARTER #40 (permalink)
G_C NamePros Regular Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Geneva, Switzerland Posts: 424	Well, so far, I haven't had much success, but I did get an interesting response from a guy thanking me for my offer and then telling me that as his domain isn't earning enough money, he can't afford to buy another one. Then he proceeded to offer me to become his broker and promised to give me 30% if I sell some of his domains! Kind of ironic, as I just posted a thread in this forum on how I can't sell a domain to save my life...

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