Alex

I just saw some of the posts in the thread domain selling letter examples, and they are very useful ones.

However, I buy domains rather than selling and these days I've sent some letters to some domain owners and my experiences were quite different.

When I was simple and straight to the object: I want to buy your domain how much? I got two emails asking $275.000 (for a name valued at $6.000), and $50.000.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/marketing-techniques/318598-domain-buying-samples.html

Other times, I said that I want a website they do not use it, I do not know if domains can be bought etc - in this case out of 4 letters 2 people answered me one saying that his domain is not for sale, other one asking a ridiculous sum.

What tactics do you use? Which one is the best approach? And do you have some letter samples?

Alex

PS: I will keep you posted as I will get answers and continue sharing my experiences.

IDEAS4

I do this alot for clients (never for myself) and the reply rate for the most part is fairly low. If I really want one- I email first, and call second. The most important part is the subject of the mail - make sure they know what you're asking for in advance - I usually use "Is domainname.com for sale?" - the body I usually keep it short and to the point and one sentence - it's a respect for their time.

Alex

Thank you very much, it is a good advice to keep it short.
Until now, I got a 40% answer rate, but not positive answer (maybe it is because I sent them more elaborate mails, and personalized ones).

Btw, how much time do you leave between email and calling?

Alex

IDEAS4

one day - my clients are always in a hurry!

sdsinc

I would usually send an E-mail to the registrant and/or admin contact.
It's important to note that registrant & admin contact are not always the same. Often the admin contact is a hosting/IT company and they should not be relied upon to forward your offer to the owner.

It's important to make sure your E-mail will not look like spam.
What I do is this:
I put the domain name in title and nothing else (the Sedo way).
Then I will write the name of the owner - if it looks personal they will be inclined to read on.

Something along these lines:

If you don't get a reply it could mean a. the owner is not interested in selling, b. your E-mail was flagged as spam/undelivered/unread, c. the owner did not take your offer seriously. Then it does not hurt calling to follow up.

I would advise using a private E-mail address and phone number - at least don't look like a fat cat corporation. Some domain owners are smart and will try to get as much information as they can based on your E-mail address and contact details l

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Alex

Thanks SDSInc,

I will use the info you provided here. It is vitally important as I saw to always leave a phone number, even if they won't use it, they feel they can trust you.

- Alex

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