Do you list your names for sale immediately after registration?

[Kuffy]

I'm coming to the conclusion that it would be better for me to do this, rather than ending up with a load of half completed sites. Of course I get the odd purchase enquiry, and then I have to decide if I want to abandon the "work in progress".

 

[Josytal]

Nice prices

The domains on homepage are the those I've decided are premium. I'm thinking of increasing the prices.

My problem was designing a lattice structure

Concentrate on search mechanism first. It's critical to the success or failure. It should the cornerstone of the project.
Check this out and you'll understand what i mean:

https://namecape.com/domainlist.php

I noticed that with your site, a direct navigation hit goes to the registrar sales page

No registrar pages of any sort. It's the script that automatically generates unique landing page for every domain in the database.
You see, the landers are so impressive that even you confused them with regitrar's page!
Clap for me!

 

[dnrabbit]

Yes. Every domain I buy is for sale on Afternic or elsewhere the minute it reaches my account.

Is it automatic via API or manual? How do you find the time to add domains daily? Why not do it weekly or monthly?

Some names I approach the other way round. If I think it is good for a quick flip, then I'll list the name at a low price (sometimes as low as $25).

Just $25? Why? Someone who is buying at $25 can surely pay $50 or $75 as well?

Yes! Any name we reg as a likely name for sale gets put up for sale same day, ASAP. Acquired 5 names this week and each was listed " for sale " within an hour of purchase confirmation and, all files I use for their specific data storage completed too, ASAP

What's meant by Data Storage? Also, do you use BIN?

Like others mentioned -- as soon as it hits my account, I set it up at my online market place (Landing page is Efty but I also update my marketplace at ToughDomains)

Do you see any sales from your own marketplace?

 

[Kuffy]

Just $25? Why? Someone who is buying at $25 can surely pay $50 or $75 as well?

I had a few thousand dollars in a bank account, and I wanted to convert them into Bitcoin. I decided that it was more profitable to do this via domain flips. Especially as I like treasure hunting in the drop lists. I made some initial sales at prices between $25 and $95 for a quick return for no sales effort. It hasn't been as rewarding as I hoped, so I'll dump a few at $10, and start marketing the rest at $250 and more.

 

[stewmath]

I list mine for sale straight away but as make offer. On marketplaces like afternic, sedo and undeveloped. My nameservers usually point to the afternic page, however im debating whether to get efty or not.

 

[DN_Hunter]

Do you see any sales from your own marketplace?

Yes I have sales periodically. But to be fair to the Market Places they do have more visibility -- I understand I could probably generate more sales using those market places (Afternic, BrandBucket, etc...) -- but I really dislike paying their commissions for names I think can sell themselves. I'm probably penny-wise and pound foolish, but I can live with that for now while I try to build my own Market Place and as long as my sales cover my annual costs (Domain Renewal fees + New purchases + Domain Market Fees)

 

[WatchDogue]

What's meant by Data Storage? Also, do you use BIN?

I do lots of research prior to acquiring any domain name - and - keep copies of all data that influenced me to acquire the new name in both online and hard copy files.

For example, an article, TM search results, search engine results, comp sales and the like all may have a role in my acquisition of a name to offer for sale.

IF I decide to acquire a name I make myself build it's data storage files in conjunction with the actual purchase of the name - then I have my records of why I bought the name and other details - price, search results, comps etc. etc.

My use of Data Storage files is my term for my record keeping - and sometimes months or years after a name is acquired it proves helpful to have the point of purchase data should a defense or clarification of the name arise.

I keep most .com names for many years and want to have available the purchase period records that I used to initially decide to purchase the name.

Most names that I " list for sale immediately " have a reasonable to slightly high Buy Now price - and I adjust such prices as I see Traffic, other comp sales, etc.

 

[Kuffy]

All this work that we do to promote names, and I've just had an enquiry through the privacy monitor in the whois for a name. The name isn't listed anywhere, it's not parked or hosted either. Sometimes I think the whois page is the best selling page for a name.

 

[Dominic Belley]

Is it automatic via API or manual? How do you find the time to add domains daily? Why not do it weekly or monthly?

No it is not API, it is manual. It only takes 5 minutes to add a domain to all marketplaces. No need to have that process automatized.

I don't add domains daily. I don't even buy domains every week. I don't even buy domains every month.

 

[SpareDomains]

Immediately on my own sales page. Then same or next day I add them to Afternic, Sedo, Uniregistry etc... 90%+ of all sales come direct though because that's where the domains point. So no commission fees and buyer pays all escrow fees on the majority of my sales.

 

[NamesNewbie]

IMMEDIATEMENT!

Yes, with immediate effect. I sold a name just 5 days after reg, date.

I list mine for sale straight away but as make offer. On marketplaces like afternic, sedo and undeveloped. My nameservers usually point to the afternic page, however im debating whether to get efty or not.

Immediately on my own sales page. Then same or next day I add them to Afternic, Sedo, Uniregistry etc... 90%+ of all sales come direct though because that's where the domains point. So no commission fees and buyer pays all escrow fees on the majority of my sales.

Really curious how you guys manage to get around the transfer lock? As far as I know, most domain registrars have a transfer lock period of anywhere between 15 to 60 days, with the majority of them being having a 60-day lock period.

 

[NamesNewbie]

I have rented domains before, but it hasn't always worked out, sometimes after a while the tenant gets lazy and assumes that s/he owns the domain and figures you cannot sell it to anyone else, since it has been off the market for so long, so to speak, or simply gets used to having it without laying out much money, and offers very little to buy it.

Mind shedding some light on the basics of domain renting? I'm a newbie to domaining and it's probably the first time I'm hearing this term.

 

[Josytal]

Really curious how you guys manage to get around the transfer lock? As far as I know, most domain registrars have a transfer lock period of anywhere between 15 to 60 days, with the majority of them being having a 60-day lock period.

Lock applies to external transfers (registrar to registrar) and not to internal account changes. Just ask the buyer to create an account with same registrar where the domain has been registered, then push to his account. Here is what GD says: https://www.godaddy.com/community/Domain-Transfers/60-day-transfer-lock-what-is-it/td-p/39777

 

[NamesNewbie]

Lock applies to external transfers (registrar to registrar) and not to internal account changes. Just ask the buyer to create an account with same registrar where the domain has been registered, then push to his account. Here is what GD says:

Thanks for the reply. I figured that out some time back but thought the buyers would be reluctant to open a new account at a registrar. But may be they are not. I'll keep this in mind. Thanks again!