How long before your first sale?

[Kenstein]

Hey all, I was wondering--for you who have sold domains, how long after you got started before you made your first sale?

 

[SK1990]

I think my first sale occurred in about 3 weeks, here on the forum; however it was only a $50 sale.

 

[av1atic]

I believe it was about 8 weeks. Handregged a name and sold it for low-mid $xxx

 

[12345]

It was about a month for me. Sold for a couple of hundred...

 

[infmoney]

My first sale was 2 months after my first domain purchase(hand reg) for $1,200 to an enduser.

I still have PLENTY to learn to make consistent sales but I love the challenge.

 

[Name Trader]

According to my records my first sale was for $32 where I made $20. A .net. It's difficult to say how long I it took. Maybe 6 months.

 

[Kenstein]

Thanks for sharing everyone. Wow, most of you actually sold your first domain pretty quickly.

If you haven't already, mind elaborating on how you got your customer? Did your buyer contact you after seeing your listing (on Sedo, NameCheap, GoDaddy, etc.)? Or was it through an auction on one of those sites? Perhaps it was a private transaction made with a fellow forum member?

 

[.NJ]

My first sale was for $1000 to an end-user. It was a hand reg name that I sold 1 week after regging it.

It was a nice sale, but the $1000 just made up for what I spent originally on all my initial hand reg names. LOL

It not easy making money when you first start. It takes alot of trial and error.

 

[infmoney]

My first sale was for $1000 to an end-user. It was a hand reg name that I sold 1 week after regging it.

It was a nice sale, but the $1000 just made up for what I spent originally on all my initial hand reg names. LOL

It not easy making money when you first start. It takes alot of trial and error.

I hear that. Smartest thing to do is read and learn first.

Then start looking for domains on the aftermarket that you can flip for good profit.

 

[twomoon]

It was a $150 sale via Sedo (Sedo fee was $15 - yeah there were a good times and regged it for around $15) - so the profit was $120. The sale came in 4 month

It could come faster but I did literally nothing during this 4 month.

In May 2008 I created an acc. here (before that I regged couple awful domains and parked them at Sedo). I was for about 2 weeks at forum and than went away thinking that domaining is not for me.

In September I got an offer via Sedo, sold the name and came back to Namepros.

 

[theoriginalemily]

I sold my fist domain before I started thinking about domaining. I got $250 and then thought there might me something in this for me. I'm about the cross the four figure mark and I started this month. I have a strong background in SEO though and already had a network of people who trust me for potential buyers.

 

[slumdog]

sold a .org for $30 on a $8 reg @forum , elated ,@~2-4 wks,

 

[Dave]

My first sale was PrivateSocial.com at Sedo a month or two after hand regging it. This was back in 2007. :hi:

 

[nexusfreeoffers]

3 months but was 2 sales on sedo one middle $xxx and one of high $xxx, 2 co.uk names.

 

[Turrican]

I was unlucky my first big sale , 8 months passed, and I didnt made any sale,then 3 +$1000 sales at 9th month.But I made my first little sale, after few hours, I buyed domains then I sold them X2 in few hours.

 

[gcttirth]

Pretty nice topic, reminds me of my old days! ( Though there ain't much difference anyway! :D )

I bought a domain related to the PTC industry for a super duper GoDaddy coupon code. In an hour, I sold it for 10x the price ( $1.xx something ). Pure profit of $9+ :D

My largest sale is of $65 only, I'm still on the learning curve.