Tips and Tricks To Getting Top Money for your Domain Names

trishan · 04-05-2005, 03:06 AM

Another great article for you newbies!

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Would you like to be that lucky person who sells their domain for thousands or even a million dollars? It IS possible to find quality domains and resell them for huge amounts of money. The time is ripe for acquiring top domains and selling them. Now that the Internet Boom is behind us, valuable names expire everyday. The best way to find these domains is to use services on the Internet such as DomainsBot to weed out the bad names. Or just check out Hot Lists on sites like Namewinner or Pool.

So what makes a "good" domain name? Usually short, single word domains and 2-3 letter .coms, .nets, and .orgs are the best. The more specific the better. These can be hard to come by but when you find them, you can almost guarantee that you can make good money from them. Once you have purchased a nice domain name, get a good appraisal of the name to get an idea of the possible worth (see AppraisalBlast.com). In order to sell your newly appraised name, you have to find a buyer. Here are your basic options for selling your domain name in a nutshell:

1. Sell it on Ebay

This is the easiest and quickest way to sell your domain name. There are several tricks to landing a good sale at Ebay. One is, start your price low. People want a bargain. Once you have received an initial bid, it will draw peoples attention to your name and create more bids. You may want to set a reserve price if you want to make sure you get X amount of dollars. When selling your domain on Ebay, make sure your domain name is in the title of the description. Also, include an appraisal to show to possible buyers the value of the domain. Keep your description short, clean, and really emphasize how important and rare your domain is. For example, if your domain is 3 letters and ends in "I", stress how most 3 letter domains that are highly valuable end in "I" because it usually stands for "Incorporated". If it ends in "E" it could stand for "Enterprise". A little bit of marketing saavy can go a long way. I once sold the domain 0pp.com for over $200. It even has a number in it making it worth very little. But I emphasize its possible uses and potential. Also, spend the extra $1 for the Bold Listing and make sure your auction ends on a Sunday afternoon or evening. This is when most people are browsing Ebay. It will make a big difference.

2. Sell it on Domain Sites

The only sites you should even consider putting your name up for sale is on ebay.com, Afternic, or Sedo. These are the most popular and where some huge sales have taken place. The only downside is that there are high numbers of domains already for sale and usually the site will get a commission of something around 10%. There also may be a small fee to join. Appraisal Blast charges a minimal fee but no commission. Your domain will get more exposure there just because there aren't hundreds of domains for sale. You may also have luck selling it on forums such as DomainState. The prices of sales there seem to be lower.

3. Contact Large Businesses with Deep Pockets

This approach takes some time and patience. Let's say you have acquired a great domain name that would work great for any business in the field of the stock market. You may want to locate some of the bigger sites or businesses and make an offer to sell your domain name. Make sure the name you own doens't have any elements that are already trademarked because you may be forced to give up the name. You may want to go on the Internet and look up current websites that deal with stocks and find ones that don't have the greatest domain names. Make offers to these sites stating how your domain is much better and will HELP them. If you get a company to bite, the rewards are usually very generous!

In summary, selling domains for high amounts of cash depends on two key elements. First you must have a quality domain, one that doesn't have numbers or isn't too long. It must be clear and easily recognizable. ".com" is the best, but even domains such as the ".us" are gaining popularity. The second key is Marketing, Marketing, Marketing! I can't stress that enough. You have to create a good reason for someone to buy your domain. How can THEY benefit from it. When these two steps are fulfilled, a sale is almost guaranteed!

bhyraj · 04-05-2005, 03:23 AM

great article I read it

vip-ip · 04-05-2005, 04:35 AM

Duh

Nice article

lovelylovely · 04-05-2005, 07:07 AM

cool

bhyraj · 04-05-2005, 09:16 AM

so cool

romow · 04-05-2005, 09:58 AM

thanks for the posting!

redhippo · 04-05-2005, 03:32 PM

hmm...are you the author of this article....? I dont think you can just post an arcticle without authors permission.
I think you are only allow to quote a few lines and then link to the authors original article

trishan · 04-05-2005, 04:18 PM

No the author has given reproduction rights to me...

She Unlimited · 04-05-2005, 04:29 PM

Too bad afternic charges.

redhippo · 04-05-2005, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by trishan

No the author has given reproduction rights to me...

can you the contact to the author?...i would like to get the rights too!

trishan · 04-06-2005, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by redhippo

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Originally Posted by trishan

No the author has given reproduction rights to me...

can you the contact to the author?...i would like to get the rights too!

Sure, I will do that. What do you want to use it for?

redhippo · 04-06-2005, 12:36 AM

posting on my sites!!

Squire · 04-06-2005, 01:28 AM

nice, short, and to the point. Thanks.

redhippo · 04-07-2005, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by trishan

Sure, I will do that. What do you want to use it for?

so whats the contact?? can you PM me?

thanks

calian · 04-08-2005, 05:17 PM

Yeah, who wrote it? They're willing to let you reprint it but they don't want their name on it? Kind of strange.

trishan · 04-08-2005, 08:43 PM

Dayne Herren is the author. I met this person when I sold a domain and ever since she has helped me a lot with domain name questions I have.

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bhyraj Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,023 32.00 NP$ (Donate)	great article I read it

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vip-ip Account Closed Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: root@localhost Posts: 4,045 32.70 NP$ (Donate)	Duh Nice article

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Squire New Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 10 19.00 NP$ (Donate)	nice, short, and to the point. Thanks.

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