Have you actually sold a domain?

[ttfan]

I see so many buyers of domains here, but wonder how many of you have actually sold a domain?
Buying is easy, fun and addictive, but it needs to lead to a sale eventually.

Be honest now...

 

[JudgeMind]

I see so many buyers of domains here, but wonder how many of you have actually sold a domain?
Buying is easy, fun and addictive, but it needs to lead to a sale eventually.

Be honest now...

I sold almost $50,000 worth of domain last year and am on track to double and hopefully triple that figure in 2016

If your just starting out I would suggest saving money hand registering available domains and save up to buy domains that are in demand. Take a look at the reported sales thread and the top domain for sale in the marketplace thread. Tune yourself into what sells quick and what you may or may not be able to sell.

 

[brindle123]

My biggest sale was $7000 and that was for a domain hack! That was back in the day when people weren't into domain hacks that much on the forum. Some didn't understand what I was talking about.
I've sold a couple domain hacks actually. I still have some really good ones.

This business has been hurt after the recession took hold. Before that it was pretty good.
I haven't been a seller in the last couple years. I've actually pulled all my domains off the market completely.

I'm a long term investor and I'm way more selective in what I buy. Don't buy junk domains and this will pay off in the long run. It's not cheap to keep renewing either, so sell if you have to, but if you get a good domain, hold onto it.

I have some LLLL.com that I'm keeping and hope to be able to pass along to my kid. That's the kind of long term I'm talking about.

I could put my entire portfolio back on the market and sell most of it pretty quick for about what I've spent over the years, but I'm seeing the market taking off now in the stuff I own, so I'm holding out.

This is not an easy business to make money in. Don't get fooled by all the sales stats and hype going around.
This is the best place to learn from others, but there are a lot of new players in the market. Not just domainers, but companies that want you to buy domains and services from them. You are their bread and butter if you are new.

Read as much as you can on here and ask questions. Do your Due Diligence before you buy, that will help you make sales and not lose money.

Good luck to you all.

 

[Stian]

Since January 1st 2008 I have sold 418 domains for a total of USD $788,602, not including brokered names. I started domaining in late 2006, but I don't have sales data from my first 1 1/2 years.

Haven't been very active the last couple of years, because of two kids and a full-time offline biz.

 

[vinsdomains.com]

Sell, sell, sell. Don't fall in love with your names. Buy smart. Do your homework and know there are buyers before buying names. Don't be lazy, do outbound sales. Use every platform and work those inbound leads. Don't get greedy and keep polishing up those negotiating skills. Set a multiplier minimum. Sell. Rinse and repeat. Spend your money wisely!

Some names I've sold can be seen here...http://vinsdomains.com/sold-domain-names/

 

[MisterSoft.com]

I see so many buyers of domains here, but wonder how many of you have actually sold a domain?
Buying is easy, fun and addictive, but it needs to lead to a sale eventually.

Be honest now...

This forum is great for the support. However, most of the buyers here are domain investors (domainers) who want to buy low even for a very good name. Sellers who are desperate and want money bad or want to liquidate their domains at the fractions of the price, or flip domains, they could find someone here. However, I've rarely seen an end-user to be the part of NP forum. There must be more marketing needed to attract end-user here.
I personally own thousands of dotcom domains and would prefer end-users rather than juggling with fellow-domainers. I'm of a firm belief that if you own a solid domain, an opportunity would knock your door eventually.
ONE MORE THING THAT MAKES ME WONDER WHY DOMAINERS USE WHOIS-PRIVACY? ARE THEY AFRAID OR WHAT? MY SINCERE ADVICE TO ALL MY FELLOW DOMAINERS IS "NEVER USE WHOIS-PRIVACY UNLESS NEEDED OTHERWISE!"
MAKE YOUR WHOIS INFO VISIBLE. MENTION ON WHOIS INFO: "THIS DOMAIN IS FOR SALE!" MAJORITY OF POTENTIAL AND SERIOUS BUYERS USE "WHOIS LOOKUP" TO APPROACH SELLERS...
All the best. Cheers

 

[theSun]

Yes, a few here and there ha ha

 

[inforg]

I am a passive seller and hold about 300-350 domains currently (trying to target 250 and trim for quality). My long term goal is to develop my domains, so I buy with that criteria in mind. My average price I pay for a domain is mid XX

In the meantime, I list most domains at Flippa, Godaddy. And Sedo with buy now prices and sell 1-2 percent per year there or through email for a net profit each year after all renewals and expenses.

Namepros is a buyers market. Once in a while I will list domains that I don't plan to renew here or on eBay. Most times I just let them drop because it isn't worth the effort to squeeze out a few more dollars.

For me domaining is a nice hobby that I can put as much or as little effort into as I have time for. And my hobby supports itself and actually nets me a small profit.

The biggest mistake the new domainer makes is too many hand regs and trying to survive on low revenue flips on forums. Renewals kill most newbies 1 year in.

 

[Recons.Com]

About $20K in sales in past 3 month.

 

[S-B]

I don't sell as frequently as some people here but I can say it provides me with more income that I'd earn working a traditional job.

 

[ttfan]

I think it's a good idea to set yourself a limit, like
1. I won't hold more than 100 domains until I sell one
2. I won't spend more than $1000 until I see a domain.

 

[imadoer]

gross sales this year for me so far low xxx,xxx

 

[artstar]

the biggest sale I had was in 2012 for $3250 after that it declined and once I started selling to resellers I at least recouped $ back but for you newbies unless you have the dot com and actively persue end buyers you will most likely make next to nothing if anything.

reading about all the great sales on here gets you pumped but the reality is its a game for dot com holders who have been at this a long time and have inventory they held for years.

I only buy a few in each tld when on sale cheap to hand reg in upcoming niches since new asian buyers are getting into it to and then I can afford to play in upcomer gtld a bit hoping something will attract a buyer but I don't rack up cc bill on domains .

don't get caught up buying hundreds of domains hoping abuyer will come along cause they wont!

 

[wot]

Sold more than 1200 names since I started from $xx to $xx,xxx The majority were in the .co.in/.in extension from 2005 when I hit the right spot at the right time

 

[BrandChimp]

Just sold 2 domains in 24h.

Paid $65 in total few months ago and sold them for $1,500/each.
Two different buyers

And I still have an auction running here

 

[candy08]

Sitting on $23,000 profit since 2013. Not bad but not great. Yes I am one who let their 5n.com domains expire back in 2009 and one who sold a LLLL.com chip for $39 on flippa back in 2012. Hindsight is a wonderful thing .

 

[Michael Seatory]

Currently 2-3 weeks into my domaining career, yet to make a sale! Not that I have been trying. I have however, learnt a whole lot on this forum and hopefully I can post some more positive results regarding sales in the near future.

 

[garptrader]

I will admit that in recent years sales $500+ seem to be on the decline.

My view on this is that a lot of sales occur between domainers and the launch of hundreds of new TLDs has drained the resources of investors who might otherwise have purchased aftermarket domains in already existing extensions.

 

[SpareDomains]

2003-2008 was more active on promotion even though always been a passive end user only seller, 2008-2016 call me super passive as have a ton of websites now started in the 2003-2016 range bringing in income so don't need the dough and super busy, 11:15 at night and I'm just now ordering custom pens, tshirts and vehicle graphics for my latest website so I average 4 to 6 hours of sleep a night, have minimum offers set where I don't even see offers in lowball range anymore as don't have the time, my plan has worked well as basically reinvested the majority of the profits into websites as the goal was always grow into something massive and realize the profits 20+ years out, so have I sold a ton of domains in the last 14 years=no but 99% were reg fee expired .coms into 1-10k so doesn't take many yearly sales at that profit margin to turn a decent profit and continually reinvest, so domain sales profits have funded my domain development.

 

[Idris B.]

I started around 6 months ago. Listed a couple of domains on Flippa. Never sold a domain name on Flippa though. I've only managed to sell a website on Flippa for $500. It was a good sale and my first sale ever.

Then, I came to know about NamePros in December. I had a couple of domains by then. I joined NamePros in December and made around $900 in sales that month. Sales in January and February were in $xxx range as well.

I've learnt a lot about domains here at NamePros. This is a great place to learn about domains and current market trends.

I've lost money as well for the domains that I overpaid for. (._.')

But, now I am a bit careful at what I invest in!

What I've learnt so far is that you'll eventually make a sale. Just invest in the right domains and ask the community if you are unsure about something. Many members here are far better at this than us, newbies. Their advice is always worth it!

 

[garptrader]

Yes, renewing hundreds of mediocre-quality domains will get you in trouble. I have been guilty as well. Those renewals add up over time and in the end get dropped. A common reply I get when doing outbound marketing is "we already have a domain." .COM registration growth had stagnated prior to the new TLDs and the Chinese numeric domain mania. So this idea that there are all these end user startups looking for a domain and who cannot afford a .COM is probably just hype from the registries.

 

[TheLegendaryJP]

I sold my first domain...














































12 or 13 or something years ago

 

[BelgianGuru]

Where did you sell them? Did you sell via make offer or pushed the domain to 7 day auction?

Care to share?

I sold around 30% to previous buyer on this forum, by sending them a list of what is available,
the rest sold on marketplace Godaddy-premium listings & auctions, afternic

50% of my portfolio is Chinese and is for sale now, i don' plan to hold, my main concern is cashflow, so i need the portfolio to be profitable

the rest of my portfolio is more long term with great domain name that i acquired with the profits generated by fast sales.

the price is important, this last month i had lots of sales when i reduced the price under the 200$ mark

the key is to be always selling and having more cash coming than what you spend

i will write a detailed article on this on my blog, and will provide the information to member of this forum

 

[Fancy.domains]

I sell about ten names a month. Some for coffee money, some for more...

 

[vickyhunter]

NamePros has a feature called Trade Score/Review. Just saying.... honestly.