poll How long do you hold your domains?

[maxtra]

Are you a quick flipper? Buy and hold, long term investor?

How long do you normally hold domains for? (Per average sale.) Curious to see the responses here.

 

[BrandMart]

6+ months.. sometimes less..

 

[Bob Hawkes]

I think you can't edit it after creation, but shouldn't there be options for more than a year? Surely many people hold domains for more than a year, often many years.

 

[mpls]

Less than 1 year are quick flippers as well.
Long term investor is, in my opinion, more than 3 years.
It is very difficult sell a domain in less than 1 year, also if you have a LL / LLL / single dictionary word com.
A lot of good .com domains are still waiting a buyer.
Check Mike Mann sales, he holds domains for > 5 years.

 

[maxtra]

I think you can't edit it after creation, but shouldn't there be options for more than a year? Surely many people hold domains for more than a year, often many years.

Added >5 Years and <5 Years options.

 

[SpareDomains]

As long as it takes to get the "right" end user on the line. This can be a month or in some cases 10 years especially if ya jumped in early on new tech that needs time to mature. Sold a 10 year old one recently that basically received offers every month of those entire 10 years so wasn't a case of no offers coming in was a case of having patience and waiting for the right return which is easy to do when another year is only $8. I'm busy working on websites that produce income so I prefer less sales at higher margins as it equals no work=not having to constantly replace inventory from quick flips which I don't really have time for. Most of my sales since 2003 are x-xx into x,xxx-xx,xxx. Keep busy with other income producing things where you're too busy to care about sales below x,xxx or be able to fake it well and watch the offers increase. Capitalize on the gems cause not as cheap to replace them anymore. Quality of the domain/offer frequency will determine how long it should be held for as good domains have no expiration date to seal a deal. Bad domains can rot for years and never see an offer.

 

[anantj]

Similar post with lots of replies - https://www.namepros.com/threads/sell-fast-or-hold.1066474/
Does not have a pole though

 

[stewmath]

Im a quick flipper, i dont hold mine for long. Usually couple of months

 

[Sathyam]

Around 6 Months

 

[FolioTeam]

A year or less.

 

[DanBingham]

Depends. When I first started out I was quick flipping names so i was only holding on to them for a couple of months if that. Now, I only invest in quality names, and keep them until a potential buyer comes along, or I decide to sell for a small profit.