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If so -
Is it working for you?
What are the benefits?
Did you DIY?
If not,
Why?
Interested to know your thoughts....
Is it working for you?
What are the benefits?
Did you DIY?
If not,
Why?
Interested to know your thoughts....
Yes, not only have I been running my own marketplace for two years, but also developed a stunning software for myself and for others to do so.If so -
Is it working for you?
What are the benefits?
Did you DIY?
If not,
Why?
Interested to know your thoughts....
also developed a stunning software for myself and for others to do so.
Thanks.Looks good!
If so -
Is it working for you?
What are the benefits?
Did you DIY?
If not,
Why?
Interested to know your thoughts....
Augmenting the efforts of your partners to close deals is also a benefit. I say partners, because when you list your domains for sale on third-party marketplace(s), you're entering into mutually beneficial partnership agreement.Most buyers prefer to pay 25% more and buy the domain from Afteric/GoDaddy. So the website provides a showcase only for 99% of the time. It doesn't pay for itself, unless somebody sees a domain available and buys it at Afternic/GoDaddy (which I wouldn't know about). They pay the 25% more to remain anonymous, and to have the "security" of buying from a large recognized company. I've had buyers refuse to pay my asking price, but when the negotiations go sour, I put the domain on Afternic at twice my asking price, and they go right ahead and buy the domain at twice the price. Go figure.
Your own website is just one more tool in your sales arsenal.
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Benefits.
I can write a whole book on this, but let me just pinpoint most important benefits. All based on first-hand experience. Not hearsay.
1. You get more organized.
2. Additional, indispensable business management experience
3. Improved negotiation skill
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Not bad. BE isn't as nice as the FE. You could save me a lot of work. PM me the licence details on self-hosted.Yes, not only have I been running my own marketplace for two years, but also developed a stunning software for myself and for others to do so.
Benefits.
I can write a whole book on this, but let me just pinpoint most important benefits. All based on first-hand experience. Not hearsay.
1. You get more organized.
2. Additional, indispensable business management experience
3. Improved negotiation skill
4.
5.
6.
7.
There are many pros and cons to listing domains as "Make Offer" vs. "Buy Now" pricing ... I've just found the Make Offer to work better for me ...
Sorry @stub , couldn't complete the list. I was doing some other side stuff while editing. 30 minutes elapsed and was rightly booted out.It would be interesting to see his full list.
Sure, I'll additionally PM you details, even though full info is available on DNHat product pageNot bad. BE isn't as nice as the FE. You could save me a lot of work. PM me the licence details on self-hosted.
You can add the options in a smart way.Would you recommend also adding the option of say Afternic (noting: reputable + fast transfer option) and/or DAN (noting: reputable + great for payment installments/rent-to-own option) on your website's domain specific landers? I imagine it can't hurt, but just gives the potential buyer more choices (which may confuse/deter them?).
Interesting thread and glad I found this!
I started seriously looking into domaining as a way to make some secondary income aside from my day job as a web designer and developer back in June. As a beginner (and still consider myself to be), I bought up a little over a dozen of the newly introduced .dev extensions back in March and have currently only managed to make one sale from that group. That definitely wasn't the best decision in hindsight as .com is most desirable. I will say that the sale was for a small profit, but nonetheless a sale which was exciting! And honestly, I thought it was kind of a joke domain name (as well as being .dev), but somebody found value and turns out they are also developing it—pretty neat! I hope their venture turns successful.
Since then, I've done my research and asked around for advice. A lot of people suggested creating my own space that allows me to control my own content rather than being restricted by an established marketplace (e.g. DAN, GoDaddy, Afternic, Uniregistry, etc.). As a result, I launched DomainRedux.com back in mid-late July.
Domain Redux is still in its infancy, so it's hard to tell what the outlook will be. DR gains small traffic through direct searches, organic searches, referrals and social media (feel free to follow me on Twitter), but hasn't managed to break its first sale yet. I've also listed my domains across a handful of different marketplaces, but if the URL is searched, the user will be redirected to a specific sales lander for that domain on my marketplace. I've only allowed the user the option to purchase via Escrow if the domain hasn't been approved via Squadhelp. I'm concerned that it's due to DR not being an established, reputable vendor or because I only have Escrow as the sole option.
I'm wondering if I should revert to Afternic since the majority of my domains are available for fast transfer and because Afternic is recognized as a reputable marketplace. Feel free to chime in if you've found more luck by redirecting to an established vendor.
I understand that domaining is most times a marathon and a game of patience, but for those of you that have been playing for a long time, maybe you can shed some insight on your experience.
Thanks and best of luck to all of you!