@vasilisgr
Here's an idea you may find helpful... and a great way to "get your feet" wet without losing your shirt...
1. Pick a random service business (ex: restaurant, plumber, electrician, lawn maintenance, etc).
2. For conversation, let's say you picked "lawn mowing & maintenance services". Now create a list of 50-100 "lawn maintenance services" that are within 100 miles of your home. Include in your list the owners name (Decision Maker), phone number, and email.
3. Hand register 3-5 catchy .com's for $10 each ($50 max budget) that you think would be terrific names for a local "lawn maintenance service" company.
4. Call or email each of the 50-100 services on your list and try to sell them one of your .com's for $150.
Bottom line...
- Yes, this is time consuming.
- Yes, this is only $100 profit for your time (if you succeed).
- Yes, your time is valuable.
- But... the initial $50 investment will be a TERRIFIC learning experience for you and you will have some insight to what these business owners "really" care about. THAT insight is gold and well worth the inital $50 investment.
Once you sell (1) domain... repeat... repeat... repeat... (each time harnessing your industry knowledge for more profits)
Are they tech savvy. You may be surprised to find out that while they may not use all the latest technologies in their service business, they are extremely bright entrepreneurs who want to find ways to grow their service business. Someone who digs dirt all day is just as driven as someone who went to Uni.
Are you a failure if you do not sell at least (1) of the initial 3-5 .coms? ABSOLUTELY NOT. I believe you made a great investment by trying to gain industry insight and experience. If you decide not to go any further with domaining, that initial $50 was alot less expensive than getting excited and spending $1,000 on a bunch of trash domains that you later drop because you don't have a sales channel established or an understanding of what sells in a specific industry sector.
I hope you succeed. I bought many domains (purchasing side) before having a clue to the sales side of the equation (income side).
When I started I read every post I could find online... and spent 80-100 hours staring at my computer monitor. Forums are a great starting point, and I fully recommend reading every one of the 126 pages of this thread. (extremely insightful)
But... nothing sharpens your skills faster... than a little coin (skin) in the game. I am not saying to run out and spend your child's tuition money. I'm suggesting dipping your toe into the pool to test the temperature, before diving in.
The $50 initially spent may seem trivial to many, but to someone just starting out, it will be a great training investment.
I hope this gives you a low cost way to learn, without burning through a lot of "guesswork" capital... (been there, done that, wife wasn't impressed) (after a few sales, a few months later, she smiled and bought some furniture for the house)
Regards,
-Jim