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Domain Trading Platform Survey: Your Brand, Our Power
Introduction
We're developing a revolutionary white-label domain marketplace solution that gives domain professionals complete control over their business. This platform allows you to sell your own domains, provide brokerage services, and list other domains from our network - all under your own brand. You can personally handle negotiations or let buyers and sellers interact directly while maintaining full visibility over all transactions. Before finalizing development, we're seeking feedback from domain industry experts like you.Platform Key Features
Our solution enables you to:- Launch a fully branded marketplace using your own domain name
- Act as a broker for transactions or allow direct buyer-seller negotiations
- Access complete transaction data and communications
- List domains from your portfolio, from clients, or from our platform network
- Earn customizable commissions on all sales
- Maintain complete visibility and control over your business
- Utilize secure escrow services for transaction safety
- Only pay a minimal 1% platform service fee on completed transactions
Survey Questions
- How do you currently handle domain sales negotiations?
- I personally negotiate all deals
- I use automated systems (make offer buttons, etc.)
- I allow direct buyer-seller communication
- A mix of the above approaches
- Other (please specify)
- Would you value the ability to choose between acting as a broker or allowing direct negotiations for each listing?
- Yes, this flexibility would be very valuable
- Somewhat valuable
- I prefer to handle all negotiations personally
- I prefer automated/direct negotiations only
- Not sure
- What types of domains would you list on your platform? (Select all that apply)
- My own domain portfolio
- Domains I broker for clients
- Domains from a marketplace network
- Only premium domains (higher value)
- A mix of premium and budget domains
- Specific niche domains (please specify)
- How important is data visibility and analytics in your domain business?
- Extremely important - I need to see all transaction data
- Very important - I need good reporting
- Somewhat important - basic stats are sufficient
- Not very important
- Which commission structure would you prefer for domains listed from our network?
- Fixed percentage (please specify your ideal percentage)
- Tiered percentages based on sale price
- Customizable per domain
- Minimum commission plus percentage
- Other (please specify)
- What is your preferred commission split when you list someone else's domain?
- 50/50 with domain owner
- 60/40 (you/owner)
- 70/30 (you/owner)
- 80/20 (you/owner)
- Other (please specify)
- Is a 1% platform service fee acceptable considering the features provided?
- Very reasonable
- Reasonable
- Somewhat high
- Too high
- Prefer a different fee structure (please specify)
- Which negotiation features would you find most valuable? (Select all that apply)
- Offer/counter-offer system
- Automated responses for common scenarios
- Templates for negotiation communications
- Chat/messaging system
- Phone/video call integration
- Document sharing/signing
- Other (please specify)
- How would you prefer to handle the technical setup?
- Simple setup with our guidance (DNS changes, etc.)
- Fully managed setup service (additional fee)
- Complete self-service with documentation
- Other preference (please specify)
- How many domains do you typically:
- Sell per year: [options: <10, 10-50, 51-200, >200]
- Broker for others per year: [options: <5, 5-20, 21-100, >100]
- What is your average transaction value?
- Under $1,000
- $1,000-$5,000
- $5,001-$15,000
- $15,001-$50,000
- Over $50,000
- Which additional features would enhance your domain business? (Select all that apply)
- Domain appraisal tools
- SEO optimization for listings
- Marketing tools for domain promotion
- Integration with major marketplaces
- Payment plan options for buyers
- Lead generation tools
- Domain portfolio management
- Mobile app
- Other (please specify)
- Any other suggestions or concerns about our platform concept?
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Contact Information (Optional)
If you'd like to be notified when we launch or participate in our beta program:- Name:
- Email:
- Website/Company:
- Current domain sales volume (approximate annual):
- Portfolio size:
Our email is [email protected]
