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Registering The Domain Name

During the recent trend in #WFH (Working From Home) caused by the covid-19 pandemic, I took some time to think about how flipping domain names would be affected by the pandemic. I began researching possible domain name solutions that would be valuable to end users in this time. A lot of executives at large companies and other businesses might not be so focused on long term investments. Many persons will focus on short term solutions and adjusting to a “new norm”.



Maybe hand registering suitable domain names and flipping them at prices below $1000 would be a good strategy. So I thought I would give it a try. This unprecedented time is a time for hand registrations rather than higher priced acquisitions. There are trends that will emerge out of this period that only hand registered generic domains will capture.



So I started researching “remote work” in Google and stumbled onto a remote work conference that was planned for April 2020 but had to move online due to travel restrictions. Since the domain name RemoteWorkConference.com was available, I registered it at the domain registrar Epik.com for $7.49. I then listed the name in the Epik Marketplace, Sedo Marketplace and Afternic Marketplace.



OutBound – Flipping Domain Names
After registering the domain name, I reached out to about four (4) organizations that host annual remote work conferences across the world. I engaged with three of the companies via the chat box on their website. One organization, facebook – workplaces, totally ignored me, and the other two had a decent chat with me. For the fourth, I sent a message through the contact form on the website of the company. Here’s how it went:



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Company #2










So I followed up about twice with Company #2 without getting a solid answer that they would acquire this.

So none of the companies actually said they would buy the name. Now the name has been sold for $799 via buy-it-now at the Sedo marketplace. So I am not certain if any of these companies snagged it or another random person. The important point for me is that it sold and I am grateful for that.






Out-bounding has been the most challenging thing I have ever done in this business. I will regard this as my first outbound sale although I am not sure any of the persons I reached out to actually bought it. I learnt my out-bounding strategy via DomainGraduate.com. Sending emails to companies is ideal but it hasn’t worked out so well for me. The best results for me has been in the chats with either the owners of the companies or the agents.



Conclusion – Flipping Domain Names
I know a lot of domain investors, including myself at times have discriminated against hand registrations and their inherent value. For me, now is the time to hand register. This is the time to capture emerging trends with generic domain name investments. Please drop a comment below if you have any questions on the sale or ask me how you can do this.
 
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i totally agree , you can even see on my video why hand registrations can be profitable , last year i register a hand reg domain , two months later sold for nearly $6000
 
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This is Diamond..! Congratulations..!

Big thank's for sharing 🍻
 
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This is my area of advocacy, hand regs domains can be profitable if one knows how to go about it.

Congrats for the sales. Cheers
 
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Nice flip, thanks for sharing
 
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if people do proper research and apply old ways , check domain history , age , then you will sell them , doesnt matter what but it can long term.
Dont forget domaining is like mining bitcoin , there will be always gems out there .
 
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each domain is unique , you cant always evaluate domains based on sales but yes comon sense and expertise on certain industry fields.
 
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Registering The Domain Name

During the recent trend in #WFH (Working From Home) caused by the covid-19 pandemic, I took some time to think about how flipping domain names would be affected by the pandemic. I began researching possible domain name solutions that would be valuable to end users in this time. A lot of executives at large companies and other businesses might not be so focused on long term investments. Many persons will focus on short term solutions and adjusting to a “new norm”.



Maybe hand registering suitable domain names and flipping them at prices below $1000 would be a good strategy. So I thought I would give it a try. This unprecedented time is a time for hand registrations rather than higher priced acquisitions. There are trends that will emerge out of this period that only hand registered generic domains will capture.



So I started researching “remote work” in Google and stumbled onto a remote work conference that was planned for April 2020 but had to move online due to travel restrictions. Since the domain name RemoteWorkConference.com was available, I registered it at the domain registrar Epik.com for $7.49. I then listed the name in the Epik Marketplace, Sedo Marketplace and Afternic Marketplace.



OutBound – Flipping Domain Names
After registering the domain name, I reached out to about four (4) organizations that host annual remote work conferences across the world. I engaged with three of the companies via the chat box on their website. One organization, facebook – workplaces, totally ignored me, and the other two had a decent chat with me. For the fourth, I sent a message through the contact form on the website of the company. Here’s how it went:



Company #1




Company #2










So I followed up about twice with Company #2 without getting a solid answer that they would acquire this.

So none of the companies actually said they would buy the name. Now the name has been sold for $799 via buy-it-now at the Sedo marketplace. So I am not certain if any of these companies snagged it or another random person. The important point for me is that it sold and I am grateful for that.






Out-bounding has been the most challenging thing I have ever done in this business. I will regard this as my first outbound sale although I am not sure any of the persons I reached out to actually bought it. I learnt my out-bounding strategy via DomainGraduate.com. Sending emails to companies is ideal but it hasn’t worked out so well for me. The best results for me has been in the chats with either the owners of the companies or the agents.



Conclusion – Flipping Domain Names
I know a lot of domain investors, including myself at times have discriminated against hand registrations and their inherent value. For me, now is the time to hand register. This is the time to capture emerging trends with generic domain name investments. Please drop a comment below if you have any questions on the sale or ask me how you can do this.


Many congrats! It sounds cool.
 
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Some domains in actions sell for lot of money , because investors and resellers are buying each others domains for a quick profit that’s why price goes up but not always.
Reg domains are normally expired domains with a business idea already behind generated by companies and individuals so buying this domains with proper research ,saves you time and money without spending big bucks in actions turning into big profits
 
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Registering The Domain Name

During the recent trend in #WFH (Working From Home) caused by the covid-19 pandemic, I took some time to think about how flipping domain names would be affected by the pandemic. I began researching possible domain name solutions that would be valuable to end users in this time. A lot of executives at large companies and other businesses might not be so focused on long term investments. Many persons will focus on short term solutions and adjusting to a “new norm”.



Maybe hand registering suitable domain names and flipping them at prices below $1000 would be a good strategy. So I thought I would give it a try. This unprecedented time is a time for hand registrations rather than higher priced acquisitions. There are trends that will emerge out of this period that only hand registered generic domains will capture.



So I started researching “remote work” in Google and stumbled onto a remote work conference that was planned for April 2020 but had to move online due to travel restrictions. Since the domain name RemoteWorkConference.com was available, I registered it at the domain registrar Epik.com for $7.49. I then listed the name in the Epik Marketplace, Sedo Marketplace and Afternic Marketplace.



OutBound – Flipping Domain Names
After registering the domain name, I reached out to about four (4) organizations that host annual remote work conferences across the world. I engaged with three of the companies via the chat box on their website. One organization, facebook – workplaces, totally ignored me, and the other two had a decent chat with me. For the fourth, I sent a message through the contact form on the website of the company. Here’s how it went:



Company #1




Company #2










So I followed up about twice with Company #2 without getting a solid answer that they would acquire this.

So none of the companies actually said they would buy the name. Now the name has been sold for $799 via buy-it-now at the Sedo marketplace. So I am not certain if any of these companies snagged it or another random person. The important point for me is that it sold and I am grateful for that.






Out-bounding has been the most challenging thing I have ever done in this business. I will regard this as my first outbound sale although I am not sure any of the persons I reached out to actually bought it. I learnt my out-bounding strategy via DomainGraduate.com. Sending emails to companies is ideal but it hasn’t worked out so well for me. The best results for me has been in the chats with either the owners of the companies or the agents.



Conclusion – Flipping Domain Names
I know a lot of domain investors, including myself at times have discriminated against hand registrations and their inherent value. For me, now is the time to hand register. This is the time to capture emerging trends with generic domain name investments. Please drop a comment below if you have any questions on the sale or ask me how you can do this.


Thanks for sharing in very much detail. Appreciate your dedication and hard work in compiling the data.
Congrats on the sale and I'm happy for you (y)(y)
 
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Thank you for sharing. Based on your experience, I grabbed in .com the following:

remoteworkconvention
remoteworkmeetup
remoteworksession
remoteworkcash

I won't be doing outbound though. Just sub-$1,000 BIN prices on Dan.com, Sedo.com, and Afternic.com.
 
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Congrats on your sale! It's great that you catch the trend.
You sold your domain on Sedo, so is Sedo the best marketplace to sell domain compared with Epik & Afternic?
 
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Congrats on your sale! It's great that you catch the trend.
You sold your domain on Sedo, so is Sedo the best marketplace to sell domain compared with Epik & Afternic?

I believe you should not pull all your eggs in one basket.

A farmer in my country has a HUGE chicken farm and supplied eggs to the hotels (tourism industry) as the main supplier. Because of Covid, the travel bans caused his business to spoil and also his eggs are now spoiling because he had only one main customer. This is a literal story of all eggs being in one basket.

I would say list your domains in as much marketplaces as you possibly can. I have found that Epik, Afternic and Sedo are the best.

I personally have my landing pages at Epik because that's where I have gotten the best results. Others can share what works best for them.
 
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Thanks for sharing in very much detail. Appreciate your dedication and hard work in compiling the data.
Congrats on the sale and I'm happy for you (y)(y)

@AbdulBasit.com I am a big fan of your work. I read your blogs from time to time. I really appreciate your sentiments and I thank you as well for sharing too.
 
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It looks like Remote Work Conference is priced at auction on GD. I didn't check the wayback machine but it looks like they were just flipping.
 
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Thank you so much dude you really opening my eyes towards a strategy i will use next time to promote my current domains
 
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A great motivation to all of us
Superb
 
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