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Hello and Assalamo Alaikum,

It's been some time I published my last post but that was due to guests at my place and was on little tour of hilly areas in my country. It seems I am back in action now ;)

Looking at the post title, one would definitely wonder that when I got starting offer of $23,000, why did I settle for 1K extra and sold it. Let me unfold the story for you...

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The domain in question is 43Things.com which was nothing but a parking revenue generating from around 750,000 backlinks! It's been making hundred of dollars every month for me and I had plan to sell this domain for at least 20K. I once listed in GoDaddy Auctions but didn't meet the reserves and someone contacted me privately during that time and offered up to $10,000 which I happily declined.

Last month the buyer (current owner) of 43Things.com contacted and asked if this domain is up for sale and what I am looking for. As always, I asked the buyer to present his offer and it came out healthy one $23,000. I countered with $25,000 because I don't usually quote high price when I get a decent opening offer and always price out what I actually would ask other buyers.

He countered with $24,000 which I accepted. This guy was really cool to deal with and he did wire the payment at Escrow.com within 24 hours of his first email of inquiry! Within 2 days the entire deal was completed except Escrow.com to verify transaction and release funds.

It was my 7th sale of the year and another 5 figure sale of 2016. Going great in terms of generating cash flow but number of sales are disappointing. Overall, it's been fantastic year.

Feel free to give your feedback and share your recent sales.
 
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Very well done.. Congratulations on the sale :)
 
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The real question here is how the heck was 43things.com getting or making "hundreds of dollars" per month? not being sarcastic here. really just want to know. offhand looking at 43things.com it's not something that stands out as a "hundred dollar per month" generating domain via park.

was it something that use to be a business built on it therefore it has backlinks and a following?

I don't get it. so I'm here to find out and perhaps replicate this in my domains? 750,000 backlinks? how? Press Release?
 
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The real question here is how the heck was 43things.com getting or making "hundreds of dollars" per month? not being sarcastic here. really just want to know. offhand looking at 43things.com it's not something that stands out as a "hundred dollar per month" generating domain via park.

was it something that use to be a business built on it therefore it has backlinks and a following?

I don't get it. so I'm here to find out and perhaps replicate this in my domains? 750,000 backlinks? how? Press Release?
use google
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43_Things
 
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The real question here is how the heck was 43things.com getting or making "hundreds of dollars" per month? not being sarcastic here. really just want to know. offhand looking at 43things.com it's not something that stands out as a "hundred dollar per month" generating domain via park.

was it something that use to be a business built on it therefore it has backlinks and a following?

I don't get it. so I'm here to find out and perhaps replicate this in my domains? 750,000 backlinks? how? Press Release?

43Things.com was a pretty popular social media site, more specifically an online goal setting community, that’s why it has ton of traffic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43_Things

So yes, it was a developed site at one stage and therefore it had tons of backlinks.
 
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Congrats on the sale, Abdul


how long did you own the domain?

Thanks

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Nicely done dude....

Congrats on the sale!
 
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How did you acquire the domain two years ago? Hand reg or drop?

At first I thought it had to do with a DNA site, like 23 and me.

Anyway, Congrats on a great sale! I've had a mid xxxx sale held up in Escrow since July 21 due to issues with wire payment, so two days is really quick!
 
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Wa Alaikum Assalam,,,,:$:great sale Abdul Basit. Congrats.. Where did you buy it?
 
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Wa Alaikum Salaam Abdul Basit, Congratulations.
 
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Wa Alaikum Assalam,

Great success story to get on. Many Congrats &
Best of luck with more!
 
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43Things.com was a pretty popular social media site, more specifically an online goal setting community, that’s why it has ton of traffic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/43_Things

So yes, it was a developed site at one stage and therefore it had tons of backlinks.
Question please-your best "parking" site? re bodis parking crew etc? Have better luck with one than another? Thank you!
 
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Congratulations, Abdul. Great sale. Thanks for the details.
 
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Congratulations on the sale.
 
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