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Gazed416

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Hello, everyone.

I am very new to the domain world. I basically figured out about appraisal on Estibot a few days ago, and I came across a name that was for sale less than its appraised value. Of course, I bought the name because I was thinking about the possible profit that I might end up making.

However, I'm starting to realize that this business of flipping domains does not happen over night, and honestly I'm worried because my plan was not to hold onto a domain (plus its website).

I'm basically paying the appraisal site, a hosting site, and the registar site, just for one domain and website to take fees while I don't know if I'll ever get it to sell?

From the outside, everything related to the internet looks big, but maybe too big. Many too much competition because where do I go from here? Try selling the domain on my own, or hire a broker, or if everything else fails do I just accept that I have bought a loss?

I've only had the domain for close to three days now but the unknown is killing me as to how I should proceed and if domain flipping is something that I should keep on doing after I manage to sell my current domain.
 
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You'll never understand how much I appreciate your valuable input because have given me irreplaceable guidance. Thank you so much. I agree that it is not easy, which makes it exciting for me to think that just maybe I find myself buying a domain that is worth something. Also, I understand some criticism from others and I'll try my best to keep my chin up in the future.
 
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You'll never understand how much I appreciate your valuable input because have given me irreplaceable guidance. Thank you so much. I agree that it is not easy, which makes it exciting for me to think that just maybe I find myself buying a domain that is worth something. Also, I understand some criticism from others and I'll try my best to keep my chin up in the future.

Awesome. Shoot me a message if you wanna ask anything. I still consider myself a beginner, I know a bit here and there but there's still much to learn. I do have a strong grasp on business concepts like searching for gaps in demand and filling those niches... very valuable for any business. It actually transfers to domains too. But yeah, anyways, if you want to ask me anything I'd love to help.
 
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Education costs money.
You are going to make mistakes that have a financial cost.
A couple of resources for you
Cheers
Corey
 
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Hi, there's tons of resources here at NP and v.experienced co-members so ask questions/learn and then invest.

I too learnt a few valuable tips here:

1) A name without traffic / prospects of traffic is a dead snake.
2) History of the name matters (rankings).
3) Name has to be clean (no penalty / no copyright).
4) Hand registered names are history now - look for aged pickles.
5) Aim only at buying low and selling not so low - selling high needs a genius.
6) Luck doesn't favor you in domaining - consistent business is a distant dream.
7) Investment is needed here - both for visibility and for value - its like any other tomato business.
8) You like your names and you're sure to loose money - instead like your business.
9) No money is small money - initially, aim for multiple smaller income streams selling average names.
10) It's a world of Flickr, Fiverr and brand names today are going crazy, in the future brand names may be ending with ly or sy we do not know.

best wishes.
 
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Thanks Handpicked. You ten item list contains more useful info than most pdf's that I've read.
 
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