tips Forward your domain to the potential buyers website.

[hookbox]

Simple Tip:

Some potential buyers and especially smaller business owners don't realize that they can have multiple domains all pointed to their website. Mention in your email that the name is pointed toward their website and it may help seal the deal. It has helped for me many times.

If I have more than one potential buyer I will forward the name to each buyer for a maximum of 72 hours. This gives them time to see your email and let them salivate over the name while it's pointed to their website.

It may not seem like much but I do believe it helps create a trust factor between you and the buyer because they know you are actually selling what you say you are selling.

 

[comati]

i'm gonna try this with linkedin profiles for a domain that i'm just trying to sell

 

[Raymond C]

Good idea!

 

[Asfas1000]

I've been thinking about this in the past and always wondering if it would be a good idea?
Thanks for the tip !

 

[NamePrime]

Tried this a couple times before and didn't work :/ Maybe I need to refine my email.

 

[ivey]

Interesting idea...

 

[Banezer]

wow. Nice idea @ hookbox
Can you give an example of the email format that include pointing to enduser site? Lets see how to construct it. Thanks

 

[baseballworld]

Great idea it's like car sales they let you test drive it for a reason because you will want it more.

 

[RU]

I will forward the domain to the buyer website.
Buyer - "Thank you!"
That's all.

 

[korganian]

It's best to get their permission before you do it.

 

[hookbox]

It's best to get their permission before you do it.

You're not forwarding a porn name. Why would they have an issue with a useful name forwarded to their site?

 

[korganian]

You're not forwarding a porn name. Why would they have an issue with a useful name forwarded to their site?

I've had people get very upset about it and even threaten legal action, even when someone else in their company was paying me to forward the domain. Surely you don't think the world is a simple place. People are not always logical or even rational. : )

 

[wormfood]

If the domain gets any significant traffic, it could be confusing to people who happen to type it in and are taken to a legitimate / decent site. If they try the next day and it doesn't work, they might start to think the site they had landed on is not reliable or something.

 

[jideofor]

I would rather create a sort competition that does not exist than do this lol

 

[DNGear]

I would rather create a sort competition that does not exist than do this lol

Not get it. Can you explain it again?

 

[hookbox]

I'll continue to take my chances.

 

[iAchilles]

Interesting idea, but I'd strongly advise that you ensure the domain has a clean backlink profile.

 

[Sumit Agrawal]

@hookbox is there any negative impact of pointing multiple domains to a particular website? The idea you have suggested is worth trying, but before that I think I must make sure that this approach (pointing multiple domains to a website) doesn't adversely impact the prospective end-user.

 

[hookbox]

@hookbox is there any negative impact of pointing multiple domains to a particular website? The idea you have suggested is worth trying, but before that I think I must make sure that this approach (pointing multiple domains to a website) doesn't adversely impact the prospective end-user.

This is what I do and it's up to you and other members here to make your own decision. It's a simple tip and nothing more. Proceed at your own risk.

 

[doubleU]

If you forward your domain to a competitors website they may want it more !