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Well, what can I say. It's been 1 year since I last posted about my full time Job as a Domainer.
100+ .com's Sold. Have made enough money to pay bills. August, October was a though month basically 0 sales. December has been good so far. Have several end user sales pending.
As mentioned in the past, I buy expired domains and sell them for $50 to $300. Rarely, I get an end user that pays over $300-$1000.
Market is very though, end users are not spending money. Several mistakes I have done which I will share with you. If a end user emails you with a counter offer, take it. Cause once you counter offer back, they will not reply back. Even if you email them back to accept their counter offer, they will not email back. I've experienced this several times now and very unhappy about myself. Think about it, you renew an expired domain for $20-$40 US, even if you make an extra $10, you are a winner! Just to get end users to reply back to your emails is hard enough, so if they counter offer, take it!
Several other issues that have caused me to loose money is paypal, it seems a lot of end users are scared using paypal! I don't blame them, paypal is scammers merchant tool to steal money from honest people. I always remind end users, that I own a business account that has been around for several years with positive ratings and zero negative ratings. Yet, it seems to be an issue. Several small sales were never closed due to paypal, end user got scared and never emailed me back even though I offered other escrow options.
They key in selling domains is knowing what to renew or reg! Anyone and everyone can make money from domains!
The minute the expired domain becomes yours and is in your account, you will need to make a sale with in the first week. If the domain does not sell in the first week, then the domain will sit and dust in your account. You should have a list of end users already on your notepad before you reg/renew a domain name for end user sale! Do not go and purchase something and then start looking for end users. It is very important to know what the market holds for you to take advantage off!
I've mentioned it several times now, how to you find end users? Simple, Google it!
Google the keywords of your domain name and see how many of the search results return end users who could benefit from your domain name! and only focus on .com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most end users use ugly combined words or letters in their domains, this is your chance to pitch your well combined keyword/letter domain to them for $50-$250 US!
Yes I said .com only, why would an end user pay you for anything else? .com should be your number 1 focus in building your portfolio. any other extension is only good for the aftermarket that Domainers use for trade! End User are rare for purchasing anything other then .com
Domaining is fun and profitable. Do not give up on yourself because you have not been able to make a $1.... I have purchased about 2000+ domains since I started... everytime you sell one domain for $250, that pays for 25 domains/Reg Fee cost! do the math and you can make money.
I wish everyone the best and hope the new year brings you a healthy profit. Remember, don't be greedy and you will be a successful Domainer. You don't have to make millions to be a Full Time Domainer.
Happy New Year to all.
100+ .com's Sold. Have made enough money to pay bills. August, October was a though month basically 0 sales. December has been good so far. Have several end user sales pending.
As mentioned in the past, I buy expired domains and sell them for $50 to $300. Rarely, I get an end user that pays over $300-$1000.
Market is very though, end users are not spending money. Several mistakes I have done which I will share with you. If a end user emails you with a counter offer, take it. Cause once you counter offer back, they will not reply back. Even if you email them back to accept their counter offer, they will not email back. I've experienced this several times now and very unhappy about myself. Think about it, you renew an expired domain for $20-$40 US, even if you make an extra $10, you are a winner! Just to get end users to reply back to your emails is hard enough, so if they counter offer, take it!
Several other issues that have caused me to loose money is paypal, it seems a lot of end users are scared using paypal! I don't blame them, paypal is scammers merchant tool to steal money from honest people. I always remind end users, that I own a business account that has been around for several years with positive ratings and zero negative ratings. Yet, it seems to be an issue. Several small sales were never closed due to paypal, end user got scared and never emailed me back even though I offered other escrow options.
They key in selling domains is knowing what to renew or reg! Anyone and everyone can make money from domains!
The minute the expired domain becomes yours and is in your account, you will need to make a sale with in the first week. If the domain does not sell in the first week, then the domain will sit and dust in your account. You should have a list of end users already on your notepad before you reg/renew a domain name for end user sale! Do not go and purchase something and then start looking for end users. It is very important to know what the market holds for you to take advantage off!
I've mentioned it several times now, how to you find end users? Simple, Google it!
Google the keywords of your domain name and see how many of the search results return end users who could benefit from your domain name! and only focus on .com!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most end users use ugly combined words or letters in their domains, this is your chance to pitch your well combined keyword/letter domain to them for $50-$250 US!
Yes I said .com only, why would an end user pay you for anything else? .com should be your number 1 focus in building your portfolio. any other extension is only good for the aftermarket that Domainers use for trade! End User are rare for purchasing anything other then .com
Domaining is fun and profitable. Do not give up on yourself because you have not been able to make a $1.... I have purchased about 2000+ domains since I started... everytime you sell one domain for $250, that pays for 25 domains/Reg Fee cost! do the math and you can make money.
I wish everyone the best and hope the new year brings you a healthy profit. Remember, don't be greedy and you will be a successful Domainer. You don't have to make millions to be a Full Time Domainer.
Happy New Year to all.
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