dave321
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How many brandable domains do you need for consistent monthly income?
Mainly on BB and SH
Mainly on BB and SH
Depends on so many factors.
What’s consistent + sufficient to you?
What’s the quality of the domains?
I have about 800 domains across BB, BP, SH and I sell 2-3 a month. Some months are better (this year has been good across the board), some are less so, but I’ve consistently made a sufficient monthly income for the past 18 months that I could live off it.
(I choose not to, because even when the income is consistent it’s not predictable. I’ll always treat it as a side investment.)
But 70% of my brandables were not handregs. Last I checked my average cost on my SH names, for example, was $70-80.
Interesting! So around 30 sales a year on 800. Could you provide a breakdown across BB/BP/SH for the folio size and number of sales?
currently got 370ish on BP, 270 SH, 120 BB.
sales:
11 BP (in the last year), 17 SH (started listing there about 18 months ago) and 5 BB.
Thank you for sharing! Are your similar quality names at regular landers + afternic showing comparable results?
For me, 2020-2021 non-brandable marketplace names perform way better.
I’ve only been using Afternic and Dan for higher priced names, and liquidations <$1000 (eg .co bulk purchases at 99c which I almost always list under 1K)
So your brandables sell better on Afternic/Dan? Volume, price, or both? Do you use your own landers?
First to respond to your main question. This is a business about quality over quantity. You could have 100k domains and list them everywhere and not make one sale even if you wait 30,000 years.
Buy quality .com's and list it on afternic. You could part at dan or epik but you must be on afternic and best with fast transfer enabled.
If your asking price is above 3k avoid marketplaces that demand exclusivity. Afternic will beat any marketplace and if you are not allowed to list there you are just fooling yourself into believing that these brandable marketplaces will give you better odds.
Its a tragedy to see how so many domainers with good domains fall in complete love to a point of irrational worship of some of these marketplaces.
The cult is so strong that a lot of people fear talking about their lackluster results. Like in all cults, expect to see some of the worshippers show up here to proclaim the wonders of their marketplace gods.
I cannot stress this enough, afternic will get you the most eyeballs, if they do not let you list on that, just don't use the marketplace. Don't be tempted by the sporadic sales you see reported from those marketplaces. Go look at how many names they have, it's truly pathetic.
Have you tested the sales conversion rate of afternic VS these market places?
If not, I fail to see how your claim is anymore credible than that of someone who proclaims otherwise.
First to respond to your main question. This is a business about quality over quantity. You could have 100k domains and list them everywhere and not make one sale even if you wait 30,000 years.
Buy quality .com's and list it on afternic. You could part at dan or epik but you must be on afternic and best with fast transfer enabled.
If your asking price is above 3k avoid marketplaces that demand exclusivity. Afternic will beat any marketplace and if you are not allowed to list there you are just fooling yourself into believing that these brandable marketplaces will give you better odds.
Its a tragedy to see how so many domainers with good domains fall in complete love to a point of irrational worship of some of these marketplaces.
The cult is so strong that a lot of people fear talking about their lackluster results. Like in all cults, expect to see some of the worshippers show up here to proclaim the wonders of their marketplace gods.
I cannot stress this enough, afternic will get you the most eyeballs, if they do not let you list on that, just don't use the marketplace. Don't be tempted by the sporadic sales you see reported from those marketplaces. Go look at how many names they have, it's truly pathetic.
How many brandable domains do you need for consistent monthly income?
Mainly on BB and SH
A little perspective: I would rather own 1 high quality domain, than 100 lower quality domains. If 100 low quality domains cost $1.5k to secure (typical reg fee for 1, say $15 for argument sake)...I would rather spend that $1.5k on one domain that I've bought right, at a respectable investor price
If I've done my homework and bought right, I could make a few thousand on that one domain with an end-user (if I break even, as far as I'm concerned...fine). The lower quality domains, my future is less certain (may not sell, or break even...an all out loss)
The future isn't guaranteed, evening owning 1 high quality domain, may take time...but is less uncertain
I would argue owning 100 $15 domains would be more certain. You are more or less guaranteed a couple sales every year (assuming you’re good). If you own 1 premium domain, it might take years and years to sell. Long term it might be more profitable to own 1, but definitely not more certain.
Just one if you sold insurance dot com you would still be spending.
I would argue owning 100 $15 domains would be more certain. You are more or less guaranteed a couple sales every year (assuming you’re good). If you own 1 premium domain, it might take years and years to sell. Long term it might be more profitable to own 1, but definitely not more certain.
I agree with the point @jhm made that starting out you should set reasonable goals, and while treating it like a business in some ways, view that you are in the starter/hobby stage. Do not expect to immediately and easily jump into a steady substantial revenue stream. I would say if you can manage to be over entire portfolio, with all costs considered, profitable at all in that first year or two, you are doing well.This is a business about quality over quantity. You could have 100k domains and list them everywhere and not make one sale even if you wait 30,000 years.
I personally don't think anyone should consider trying to go full time until they have shown significant roi over an extended time while treating it as a side gig.