Am I Doing This Correctly?

[Wheatworks]

First post!

I think I'm doing something wrong.

During the last ten years my software company, Wheatworks Software, has registered nearly 100 (mostly) financial domain names as I've considered new financial software products and ideas. I've listed a few more than 75 of these domain names for sale on the page linked in my signature block. I've received no interest during the time the page has been posted.

73 of these domains are .COM domain names. 7 of the domain names have sites with content, a couple of these have a page rank of 4 (if it matters).

I've looked around and think (in the text at the bottom) I've described a good process for selling the domains.

Please, take a look and offer suggestions about the web page or sales process. What am I missing that I've had no interest?

A few particular questions:

1. Does page rank matter? If so, should I list it by the domain?

2. Should I suggest prices?

3. Should I post a price for the entire collection? Do domain folks tend to buy that many domains at once?

4. Is the availability of plurals important? Add value?

5. Do sets (smallcaps101.com, midcaps101.com, largecaps101.com) sell better as a set or separately?

Any pointers you can offer are greatly appreciated!

 

[weblord]

1. to some it matters, to some more alexa rank matters, it adds perceived value more like traffic value.
2. yes you can based on appraisals you got.
3. better not.
4. yes it does.

 

[Wheatworks]

Thanks, Weblord.

In terms of 2. "yes you can based on appraisals you got", how accurate are appraisals?

I understand real estate appraisals and how they are developed based on comparisons to similar properties in the area. I don't know that I've seen appraisals for domain names with a similar grounding in reality.

In short, are domain appraisals really given credence? The domain name market seems much more nebulous than real property for which appraisals are required by lenders and (in some cases) required by law. Are there appraisers who have more credibility than others? Is so, who are they?

 

[Ross]

IMO it looks like you are doing fine. I just do not think you are getting the exposure you need to sell the domains. Go out and look for a buyer for the names. I took a quick look at the names and some of them do not look half bad.
1. Depends on the traffic and the intent of the buyer
2. Some people would argue that it helps sell domains
3. I personally wouldn't unless you are willing to sell for reseller or wholesale prices
4. Depends on the buyer and domain name
5. Again depends on the domains and the buyer

 

[Wheatworks]

Thanks, Ross.

Any tips on how one would "go out and look for a buyer"?

I wrote a blog post in my company's blog http://www.wheatworks.com/wp but I'm sure most of the blog's readers are much more interested in the blog's real topic than in buying domain names.

Months ago, I paid to put cashcalc.com on Sedo and have had no one contact me about it.

I'm ready to conclude this domain business is much more difficult than the software business!

 

[BitcoinDK]

Some advices I got when I started with domaining, it has done me real good. I hope you can use it for something

- stay in NamePros, read and ask alot.
- Do not reg domain names with numbers.
- Do not reg domain names with hyphens.
- Only reg domain names with the extension .com (unless its a real good domain name)
- Do not reg looong domain names.

Follow the above advices until you have gotten the knowledge enough.

Good luck and best regards,

 

[weblord]

all appraisals are opinions it's one of your selling point since the accuracy of it will depend on the one who got experience with the same extension to give you a reliable perceived value of the domain, still the conclusion of the price based on the seller.

Thanks, Weblord.

In terms of 2. "yes you can based on appraisals you got", how accurate are appraisals?

I understand real estate appraisals and how they are developed based on comparisons to similar properties in the area. I don't know that I've seen appraisals for domain names with a similar grounding in reality.

In short, are domain appraisals really given credence? The domain name market seems much more nebulous than real property for which appraisals are required by lenders and (in some cases) required by law. Are there appraisers who have more credibility than others? Is so, who are they?

 

[zabijaq]

Pagerank doesn't matter that much cause it's often made by non-relevant links.
Check the forum what cost what so You don't overprice Your portfolio.