Contacting a potential buyer through whois e-mail? Can it be considered as SPAM?

shreder · 11-12-2008, 03:12 PM

Hey.

As a part of my search for potential buyers, I'm taking few similar domains and looking their whois info.

I then take their e-mail addresses and send them all an e-mail regarding the sale of my domain.

Can it be considered as spam?
Do you think it's useful?

Thanks!

bmugford · 11-12-2008, 03:15 PM

Sure, I do it all the time. As long as your domains have a clear use so you can target potential end users then it works well.

????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/532843-contacting-potential-buyer-through-whois-e.html
Just keep the email short and relevant. They don't need a 2 page sales pitch.

Brad

Originally Posted by shreder

Hey.

As a part of my search for potential buyers, I'm taking few similar domains and looking their whois info.

I then take their e-mail addresses and send them all an e-mail regarding the sale of my domain.

Can it be considered as spam?
Do you think it's useful?

Thanks!

shreder · 11-12-2008, 03:21 PM

Alright, thanks!

Do you just go and copy each e-mail address and send the e-mails one by one?

bmugford · 11-12-2008, 03:23 PM

I customize each email. It is time consuming, but it is the most effective way to do it.

Brad

Originally Posted by shreder

Alright, thanks!

Do you just go and copy each e-mail address and send the e-mails one by one?

weblord · 11-12-2008, 03:27 PM

make sure you send it personalized and not mass and don't run some automated tool of harvesting whois email.

shreder · 11-12-2008, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by weblord

make sure you send it personalized and not mass and don't run some automated tool of harvesting whois email.

Why? If there's a tool that does that but send them each individually why would there be anything wrong?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=532843

Could be a good idea using such a script...

weblord · 11-12-2008, 03:43 PM

one that i use to send out personalized email is worldcast from fairlogic.com they're the best, the email harvesters are for spamming so i don't recommend it.

Originally Posted by shreder

Why? If there's a tool that does that but send them each individually why would there be anything wrong?
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=532843

Could be a good idea using such a script...

bmugford · 11-12-2008, 04:13 PM

I will also usually try to find an email address on the actual site. Those emails are used more often than the email in the whois information.

Brad

weblord · 11-12-2008, 04:25 PM

so the purpose is contacting a potential buyer? what i do is use the contact form within their website, they check it first.

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shreder NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 762	Alright, thanks! Do you just go and copy each e-mail address and send the e-mails one by one? __________________ EKED.COM BDPU.COM FFHF.COM BXNN.COM SFUZ.COM OOHH.NET EOEI.COM NSTO.COM SPMQ.COM CODV.COM - Pm Offers *"What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger..."*

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weblord NamePros Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines - www.Nabaza.com Posts: 19,784	make sure you send it personalized and not mass and don't run some automated tool of harvesting whois email. __________________ Nabaza.com - Amaia

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bmugford www.DataCube.com Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,838	I will also usually try to find an email address on the actual site. Those emails are used more often than the email in the whois information. Brad __________________ DataCube.com - Buy and Sell Premium Domains

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weblord NamePros Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Philippines - www.Nabaza.com Posts: 19,784	so the purpose is contacting a potential buyer? what i do is use the contact form within their website, they check it first. __________________ Nabaza.com - Amaia

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