In this week's edition Top Topics, there are a couple of discussions about outbound domain sales, with many investors seemingly turning to outbound sales again after riding the wave of the Chinese market. Are you still heavily involved in Chinese domaining via brokering or investing, or have you changed tactics to incorporate a strategy of buying keyword and brandable names?
Here are this week's Top Topics.
I Found a High Value Domain. Should I Buy It?
A new investor has asked for advice from the community this week regarding a potential new domain purchase. According to the discussion, the investor has found a domain name that has an Estibot value of $7,000. The price he would have to pay is just $89.
Is an Estibot valuation a good enough indication that this domain name is worthy of investment? Many investors have replied to this question by recommending that a automated appraisals may not be of importance in this situation, whilst others have told the investor to "go with his instincts".
Topic by: @Julianrob
Negotiating With a Buyer That Won't Make an Offer
If you've ever conducted outbound sales on one of your domain names, you'll know how frustrating a process it can be. A story has been shared by @TampaDomains regarding an outbound sales strategy that has stalled, as the buyer hasn't made an offer.
All of the details of this story are in the original discussion, but suffice to say that after making contact with a local plastic surgeon, the investor receives interest from one party. After quoting the price, the surgeon says the name is too expensive. After the plastic surgeon declined @TampaDomains offer to lease the name, the investor hasn't received any kind of counter offer from the potential buyer.
What would you do in this situation? Would you wait for the buyer to come back to you, or would you try to sell to someone else?
Topic by: @TampaDomains
How Do You Sell Domains to Attorneys?
There have been many stories of attorneys "getting" online branding, with one example being the Jacksonville attorney that bought the domain jacksonville.attorney to build his business on. However, has anyone had success selling domain names to attorneys via outbound sales?
An industry veteran once told me that legal/lawyer domain names are extremely hard to monetize, and difficult to sell. After my own experiences in this name space, I would be inclined to agree.
Topic by: @Cdomains
How Much of Your Portfolio is Made Up of Aftermarket Domains?
Hand registering domain names and backordering expired domains are both strategies that are often used by investors thanks to the relatively price points and the potential for a high return on investment. Aftermarket acquisitions, such as domains bought at Sedo, Afternic or GoDaddy, typically make up a smaller percentage of an investor's portfolio, traditionally due to higher pricing.
This week, an investor has asked the question: "How much of your portfolio is made up of aftermarket domains?". What's your answer?
Topic by: @garptrader
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
Here are this week's Top Topics.
I Found a High Value Domain. Should I Buy It?
A new investor has asked for advice from the community this week regarding a potential new domain purchase. According to the discussion, the investor has found a domain name that has an Estibot value of $7,000. The price he would have to pay is just $89.
Is an Estibot valuation a good enough indication that this domain name is worthy of investment? Many investors have replied to this question by recommending that a automated appraisals may not be of importance in this situation, whilst others have told the investor to "go with his instincts".
Topic by: @Julianrob
Negotiating With a Buyer That Won't Make an Offer
If you've ever conducted outbound sales on one of your domain names, you'll know how frustrating a process it can be. A story has been shared by @TampaDomains regarding an outbound sales strategy that has stalled, as the buyer hasn't made an offer.
All of the details of this story are in the original discussion, but suffice to say that after making contact with a local plastic surgeon, the investor receives interest from one party. After quoting the price, the surgeon says the name is too expensive. After the plastic surgeon declined @TampaDomains offer to lease the name, the investor hasn't received any kind of counter offer from the potential buyer.
What would you do in this situation? Would you wait for the buyer to come back to you, or would you try to sell to someone else?
Topic by: @TampaDomains
How Do You Sell Domains to Attorneys?
There have been many stories of attorneys "getting" online branding, with one example being the Jacksonville attorney that bought the domain jacksonville.attorney to build his business on. However, has anyone had success selling domain names to attorneys via outbound sales?
An industry veteran once told me that legal/lawyer domain names are extremely hard to monetize, and difficult to sell. After my own experiences in this name space, I would be inclined to agree.
Topic by: @Cdomains
How Much of Your Portfolio is Made Up of Aftermarket Domains?
Hand registering domain names and backordering expired domains are both strategies that are often used by investors thanks to the relatively price points and the potential for a high return on investment. Aftermarket acquisitions, such as domains bought at Sedo, Afternic or GoDaddy, typically make up a smaller percentage of an investor's portfolio, traditionally due to higher pricing.
This week, an investor has asked the question: "How much of your portfolio is made up of aftermarket domains?". What's your answer?
Topic by: @garptrader
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
