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SamirAz86 said:

Congratulations!!!

Is it possible to see an example of the outbound e-mail you send to potential buyers???

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Sure! I've sent you an example email I sent to prospects.

I'm not super good at writing cold emails. I took ideas from here and there, but it's not about just writing emails. It is the less important part tbh.

From my little outbound experience, what is more important is to find personal contact details of decision-maker and offer them a domain that really adds value to their business and sometimes it is a tough job. Emails sent to generic emails usually get ignored. I use a number of tools to achieve this. Approaching through social media is also very effective.

you renewed all CO names?

Nikul Sanghvi said:

Some sales for November 2020:

rise dot so ... $2795
BIN via Afternic

dawa dot co ... $1750
MakeOffer via DAN lander

venturi dot io ... $1500
MakeOffer via DAN lander

netrix dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

herebedragons dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

pixon dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

dawood dot co ... $600
MakeOffer via DAN Lander


- Portfolio is around 1800 domains at the moment (and roughly 80% are .CO)
- I have MakeOffer and BIN on both Afternic and DAN
- During November, I was testing Afternic landers, but now I'm back to using DAN & Efty landers
- For anyone interested, a chat on ccTLDs:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/ex...with-morgan-linton-and-nikul-sanghvi.1218334/

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PhongSGC said:

you renewed all CO names?

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I was going to ask that too.
That is quite expensive
I only have three.

Nikul Sanghvi said:

Some sales for November 2020:

rise dot so ... $2795
BIN via Afternic

dawa dot co ... $1750
MakeOffer via DAN lander

venturi dot io ... $1500
MakeOffer via DAN lander

netrix dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

herebedragons dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

pixon dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

dawood dot co ... $600
MakeOffer via DAN Lander


- Portfolio is around 1800 domains at the moment (and roughly 80% are .CO)
- I have MakeOffer and BIN on both Afternic and DAN
- During November, I was testing Afternic landers, but now I'm back to using DAN & Efty landers
- For anyone interested, a chat on ccTLDs:
https://www.namepros.com/threads/ex...with-morgan-linton-and-nikul-sanghvi.1218334/

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May I know How you collect one word .co?
Do you buy or handreg? all inbound i see.

PhongSGC said:

you renewed all CO names?

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No, around 800-900 will get renewed - but that's still a large cost.

Ariff BD said:

May I know How you collect one word .co?
Do you buy or handreg? all inbound i see.

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Same way you collect any other domains: buy or register them over time.

Nikul Sanghvi said:

No, around 800-900 will get renewed - but that's still a large cost.



Same way you collect any other domains: buy or register them over time.

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nice stuff

just as a curiosity let's say on the most recent co promos a week or so ago.. how many 1 or 2$ do did u reg?

do u reg prems too?
ty

Nikul Sanghvi said:

Some sales for November 2020:

rise dot so ... $2795
BIN via Afternic

dawa dot co ... $1750
MakeOffer via DAN lander

venturi dot io ... $1500
MakeOffer via DAN lander

netrix dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

herebedragons dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

pixon dot co ... $649
BIN via Afternic

dawood dot co ... $600
MakeOffer via DAN Lander

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It would be interesting to see which of the 2 .CO models produced a higher rate of overall profitability:
1 - Closing sales in the $1.5K-$2.5K range (w/either "Make offer" or BIN)
2- Lower-range BIN expectancy (ex. $500-$749 range)

When playing the sub-$5K game, it is not always straightforward to know which model to implement on a higher-level:
Less sales for higher amounts (1), or more lower-range sales (2) that add up fast over time.

Federer said:

It would be interesting to see which of the 2 .CO models produced a higher rate of overall profitability:
1 - Closing sales in the $1.5K-$2.5K range (w/either "Make offer" or BIN)
2- Lower-range BIN expectancy (ex. $500-$749 range)

When playing the sub-$5K game, it is not always straightforward to know which model to implement on a higher-level:
Less sales for higher amounts (1), or more lower-range sales (2) that add up fast over time.

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You read my mind Luc - great question. I've been using Option 2 for the last year, but will be going with Option 1 ($1.5k-$2.5k) in 2021. Will be interesting to see the difference.

alcy said:

nice stuff

just as a curiosity let's say on the most recent co promos a week or so ago.. how many 1 or 2$ do did u reg?

do u reg prems too?
ty

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Thanks @alcy - didn't buy anything recently, am switching up tactics for now and skipping the promos. There's still money to be made, but I'd like to use my time/money to explore a few other things too.

Future Sensors said:

Domain name: Sensor//Print // (dot) // com
Sale venue: Afternic (Jan 2020)
Listing type: BIN
Listing upgrades: none
Seller: me
Asking price: USD 5,500
Sale price: USD 5,500
Purchase venue: Godaddy (Nov 2013)
Purchase price: USD 9 (+7 renewals)
Details: Sold within 6 years

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Congratulations

Btw, can you or can anyone please throw me some light about why this domain got sold? I even googled "Sensor Print" and couldn't find any proper exact search terms too. So got confused what's the reason for picking up this name!

Avinash S said:

Congratulations

Btw, can you or can anyone please throw me some light about why this domain got sold? I even googled "Sensor Print" and couldn't find any proper exact search terms too. So got confused what's the reason for picking up this name!

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Not my domain but........

https://www.te.com/global-en/indust...nsors-for-industrial/industrial-printing.html

Google printing sensors and there quite a few sites about it

Avinash S said:

Congratulations

Btw, can you or can anyone please throw me some light about why this domain got sold? I even googled "Sensor Print" and couldn't find any proper exact search terms too. So got confused what's the reason for picking up this name!

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Hi @Avinash S

Thank you. The exact reason for the buyer is unknown to me, but you can read more about "sensor printing" technologies in this article, https://www.techbriefs.com/component/content/article/tb/supplements/st/features/articles/37659

Bob Hawkes said:

t r i m m e d . c o
$125
Inbound
Inquiry on Epik form (Epik Marketplace sale)
Hold Time: several days (this time)
Acquisition: discounted hand reg

This is smallest sale I have reported, but it has an interesting story. I held this name for one year with 0 inquiries. So I let it drop. But on Epik .co promotion I decided to register it again for another year. I had not even got a lander or listing done this time, but about 9 hr after registering it the second time I got an inquiry (through auto contact Epik put up). I negotiated, but over several days, person seemed not willing to pay too much, and given that an ed ending .co and I had no inquiries for previous year, agreed to sell (I would not have sold this low had it not been that I had previously held it without interest). It is still sitting with my lander, but I am pretty sure that it is an end user that will use it in an auto trim business. I had thought hair or hedge or budget trimming when I picked it up.

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That's great Bob,

Perhaps you could do some research and write a blog about whether certain actions the we take like registering a domain, changing name servers, changing sales or parking platforms, or even for a domain getting too close to expiration date or entering the redemption period could trigger a certain new level of exposure and attention for that domain.

There have been many cases lately where people got an offer shortly after registering a domain or adding it to a sales platform, I guess it might also be due to the fact that some platforms show the newly added domains separately and let you filter your search by that criteria.

IMO

Makbliss said:

Show attachment 176003 Just sold Messenger(.)vc on Sedo for $800.
Offer was $500, countered $1,100, he countered $800. Just made the payment.
Purchased about $600 worth of premium.vc’s during the prom @Epik.com had. First one I’ve sold, game on.

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What are the rest of the names you bought?
I am glad it paid off. One sale covered the cost. This is what I like about the promos and some people always scoff at

blogspotter said:

What are the rest of the names you bought?
I am glad it paid off. One sale covered the cost. This is what I like about the promos and some people always scoff at

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if only domaining was as simple as regging 500 co names on 1 or 2 usd promo... and being guaranteed at least money back

well..its not that simple...

alcy said:

if only domaining was as simple as regging 500 co names on 1 or 2 usd promo... and being guaranteed at least money back

well..its not that simple...

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Regging 500 good or at least half decent .co names on a promo, though... That would make domaining very simple Too bad I can't find even 100 such available names during a promo, let alone 500

kaposzta said:

Regging 500 good or at least half decent .co names on a promo, though... That would make domaining very simple Too bad I can't find even 100 such available names during a promo, let alone 500

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exactly it... I mean how many domainers can keep regging 100s of promo co names til there is nothing left worth regging... and that's what happened with co..coupled with their premium invention.. but hey maybe this strategy was worth something few yrs back...

blogspotter said:

What are the rest of the names you bought?
I am glad it paid off. One sale covered the cost. This is what I like about the promos and some people always scoff at

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alcy said:

exactly it... I mean how many domainers can keep regging 100s of promo co names til there is nothing left worth regging... and that's what happened with co..coupled with their premium invention.. but hey maybe this strategy was worth something few yrs back...

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.co became very popular these days, it's dirt cheap so risk is low and ROI is very high (mine is around 300% for handregs). So it's worth it, for me at least, but it's just a well-paying hobby that doesn't require more than 10 minutes per day. The problem is that it is extremely difficult to scale this business model up. You can increase the time you spend on finding available names, but if there are x number of decent names, you can't find x*2 even if you have unlimited time, imagination, tools and resources. Not to mention that the more names you register the crappier they are.

Premium .co-s don't make things easier, I agree, but maybe it's not a bad thing. If you're brave enough and you're a .co expert, you can go for it, and there aren't too many competitors.

Makbliss said:

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4x4
almi
animation
ans
auris
autonome
autumn
ave
biometric
biometrics
blow
Booker
browser
Brush
bundle
caj
cams
CBG
checks
cincinnati
crop
cruises
d7
d9
DataRecovery
deeper
detect
dildo
dip
display
drill
eagles
ecology
embedded
ERGO
ESG
essex
euros
ext
extract
farms
fid
filter
fireball
foam
freight
fri
gibson
ginseng
glance
gmt
gourmet
grocery
guns
handle
hang
Hansen
HardWood
HomeLoans
hosts
ids
imaging
indeed
indoor
infrared
insert
install
invision
ireland
j9
keno
kickoff
l9
ladies
las
legends
lenders
lez
liz
loaded
logistik
madrid
manor
maveric
menta
messenger* SOLD
messiah
mls
nail
nails
newbie
NewCastle
NewHorizon
nucleo
optic
optics
Order
paint
Pair
patch
r9
rack
raleigh
rehab
RipTide
RockStars
roulette
router
routers
scoop
scores
screens
scuba
seen
Send
sensing
sensors
skip
slide
sola
span
Staff
Stamp
stroke
sweden
swingers
TeleBank
testing
tft
tgp
thailand
thermal
tight
tractor
treo
trl
tuition
upc
vio
wheels
worx
zep
GPS
esg

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that's a lot of prem names there.. are u sure u regged them on promos

or maybe many yrs back u mean?

kaposzta said:

.co became very popular these days, it's dirt cheap so risk is low and ROI is very high (mine is around 300% for handregs). So it's worth it, for me at least, but it's just a well-paying hobby that doesn't require more than 10 minutes per day. The problem is that it is extremely difficult to scale this business model up. You can increase the time you spend on finding available names, but if there are x number of decent names, you can't find x*2 even if you have unlimited time, imagination, tools and resources. Not to mention that the more names you register the crappier they are.

Premium .co-s don't make things easier, I agree, but maybe it's not a bad thing. If you're brave enough and you're a .co expert, you can go for it, and there aren't too many competitors.

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true.
I mean many domainers do not even bother with co on promos..which says a lot...

so are u one of those brave ones for prem regging? how is this model working for ya?

alcy said:

true.
I mean many domainers do not even bother with co on promos..which says a lot...

so are u one of those brave ones for prem regging? how is this model working for ya?

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I'm not that brave :D I mean, let's say I buy the premium .co-s at the cheapest registrar, Sav.com, for $100 each. Let's say I buy 10, that's $1000. Let's say the STR is 5% for such great names, so you have to wait for 2 years to sell 1 out of 10. That means you have to renew the names for another year, so your total cost is $1200. In order to reach a decent return on investment, you need to sell this one domain for a lot more than $1200.

Of course, numbers look much better on the long run. But it is a very risky business model. You only have a chance if 1) you're an expert of .co domains 2) you are very patient 3) .co keeps being popular among endusers. But you have to consider that you might spend the same amount on different kind of less risky domains, maybe spend $1000 on 400 .co handregs (my average reg fee was $2.4 in the last year), or register brandable .coms (reg and renewal fees are much lower than premium .co-s while the enduser price is around the same), some decent or one CVCV-type 4L, etc.

domainicate said:

Next time set up an email account for the .com and offer to sell leads to the company. (Yes, I am joking... but it will get their attention when you deliver their misrouted email to them... and increase the value of the name.)

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why is that a joke?

alcy said:

that's a lot of prem names there.. are u sure u regged them on promos

or maybe many yrs back u mean?

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All reg'd during the epik promo, right @Rob Monster?

Makbliss said:

All reg'd during the epik promo, right @Rob Monster?

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yeah..50 years ago lol

alcy said:

yeah..50 years ago lol

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What? Not sure what you don’t understand, why don’t you check @Rob Monster tweet about it from a couple days ago..