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.

 

[iAchilles]

@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.

There is if they have a spammy backlink profile, it may not do instant harm but once big G roll out an update on their algo they could incur a penalty which would affect their ranking. Legally speaking, this could potentially put you in a world of hurt. Google have talked about live algo changes, so in the future it could do instant harm.

Other than that there's no risk to the best of my knowledge. Loads of big companies and corporations forward multiple domains, think of typos, type in traffic on exact match relating to their products/services etc.

Forwarding is basically a 301 redirect which tells Google x domain is now at y domain, y being the domain it's pointing to.

 

[hookbox]

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

That's a nice twist.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

That's a nice twist.

I've always "mentioned" that purchasing EMD domains of a company's product is a good idea for a company and then give them a scenario where the domain is pointed to a competitor or even worse "Content". wink wink.

 

[pablohc86]

I think this could work better if the domain we redirect have some type in traffic or expired. Btw I would redirect it after talk with the owner or after had an agreement with someone in the company so they can better see some improvement.

 

[WhoaDomain.com]

I think this would be great for Flippa domains since most domains on there are looking for domains to develop anyways. point a product or service domain to a big name business. to give the potential buyer an "idea" what this domain could BE.

or even better. see if you can be an affiliate of such a big company.

kill two birds with one stone.

now you have a marketing tool to sell your domain
plus
making money via the affiliate redirect by your domain.

 

[hxp]

Interesting idea, but I think it'd be much better to put up a mock/starter site (that looks better than their own).

It gives them something to aspire to, and you could potentially up-sell the web development/design.

 

[Raymond C]

The downside is when other competitors think that you are affiliate to their competitors site. You loose the chance of domain enquiries from other competitors....

 

[hookbox]

The downside is when other competitors think that you are affiliate to their competitors site. You loose the chance of domain enquiries from other competitors....

Do you really think they would know if a certain name is forwarded for a 24-72 hour period? I think I have a better chance of getting hit by a car, bit by a shark and struck by lightning all at the same time before a competitor would know if one of 127 million dotcom domains is forwarded to a certain website for a very short period of time.

 

[tomcarl]

Glad it works for you but I personally don't like the idea... it kind of reminds me of the guy who comes up to your car and starts cleaning your windows with a squeegee without you asking for it so you feel more obligated to pay.

 

[hookbox]

Glad it works for you but I personally don't like the idea... it kind of reminds me of the guy who comes up to your car and starts cleaning your windows with a squeegee without you asking for it so you feel more obligated to pay.

Some people like clean windows.

 

[wormfood]

Then he dirties them again when he realizes you won't pay and moves on to the next house

 

[tomcarl]

Yeah, no one said it never worked.