strategy How many domains in your portfolio?

[Softbay]

I have 40 domains almost all godaddy closeout and few purchased from namepros, how many domains should be in your portfolio to start a full time domain business and can easily sold monthly 1 domain to enduser.?
I am new in domain so need your suggestion!

Thank you.

 

[Recons.Com]

That's a point i got it.
Your avg aquisition cost?

From x to xxx,xxx ))

75% $xx though. 24% xxx and 1% xxxx+

 

[urlurl]

its not about quantity, it's all about QUALITY.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

My goal is to have about 125 domains at any one time, but I am currently above that at about 225 domains.

As a risk averse senior on a pension, I never plan to risk much with acquisition of high value domains or ones with premium renewal rates. I realize that means most of my sales will be in the $$ to $$$ range and I am fine with that. My aim is to sell each domain for at least 4x (hopefully more!) my acquisition/holding cost, and portfolio overall at least break even (hopefully a bit better than that). Ideally I aim to sell at least 10 to 15% of my portfolio per year. I am currently on track with these goals.

My portfolio is mainly in a number of new extensions (space, site, science, icu, top, trade, review, and gdn, and smaller numbers of others), along with 12 .ca, 6 .com, and about 20 in other cc's (mainly co, some pw and me).

I guess my icon should be a piggy bank?

I admire those of you who are into higher risk / much higher return portfolios, and have the ability to close those big $$$$ to $$$$$$ or more sales, but that is not me at this stage in life. I do understand that if you are to have any hope of making a living at domaining you need a significantly sized portfolio of high quality, moderately expensive domain names.

 

[CryptoBison]

It's just a side business for me and for most of the time I only had up to 10 at one time and were selling only 1 every 1-3 months, with outbounding mostly. But I registered quite some in the last 2 months - should have around 40 or so now. That's also why I came to Namepros, getting too much without such help. Not planning on registering way more though, maybe in some months when the crypto market is back up. ;-D Until then I just go with ones that

 

[likeslikes]

@MetBob 125 is a good number in my opinion. I have debated a lot lately just downsizing to maybe like 20-25 higher end domain names lately, but haven't moved that direction yet. I have too much fun trying to flip cheap expiring domains for 10-50x lol.

 

[imadoer]

Around 600 mediocre handregs and closeout namea majority close out names

around 100-130 good domains I want to get a few hundred more of these.

 

[aryindey]

I don't even know the Numbers I have.

 

[strugar]

$50 to $250 is my acquisition cost, about $500+ is my end user prices. I have luck with one word .COM, .NET, and .ORG's

Are you willing to share source of those acquisitions? Auctions here, GD closeouts, other marketplaces, something else?

 

[Nikhil Jain]

Around 600 mediocre handregs and closeout namea majority close out names

around 100-130 good domains I want to get a few hundred more of these.

Do you get regular offers on those closeout names ? Is it safe to say it might be a numbers game in this case especially ?

 

[cillx]

850+ at the moment. 90% hand reg and rest aftermarket and drop catch.

 

[DanBingham]

Currently running around 200 names, 50/50 .com and .co.uk. I have drastically reduced my portfolio from last year, focusing only on quality names.

 

[.X.]

623 currently. 480 that i have paid painful renewal fees on from 2004 to present. 4x 3L.coms - 212x 4L.coms , 62x dictionary one word .orgs , 41x 3L.orgs , 22x One word dictionary .coms , 112x pronounceable 5L.coms , 177x exact keyword two word .coms , The rest are an assortment of .coms 85 TO 90% I am proud to say are hand reggies, all but 7 of my 4L.coms were all Hand Reggies.

 

[meslam479]

1300 domains 60 quality names, the rest are hand registered

 

[Furquan]

Used to own 70+ names but now all thanks to netsol $1 deal added more 50 names & counting. All are average name yet to get a solid ".com".

 

[AbdulBasit.com]

its not about quantity, it's all about QUALITY.

IMHO, It's about BOTH. Without both quality and quantity is just nothing considering if someone looking to be doing domaining as full time.

 

[AbdulBasit.com]

2100 domains which makes at least couple of enduser sales inf 4 figures every month.

 

[imadoer]

Do you get regular offers on those closeout names ? Is it safe to say it might be a numbers game in this case especially ?

I have a different strategy then it being a numbers game I know how to make money from 90% of my port.

 

[William Preston]

I have over 1400 .com domain names listed with Godaddy. My domains are focused are three high growth industry categories including cannabis, artificial intelligence, and travel.
My strategy has been to find a .com brand name and secure as many related domains as I can think of in support of those brand names.
It would be nice to find a legit sales agent who would take the time to contact potential buyers directly to help sell these domains.

 

[Elad n]

Less then 200 as of now

 

[urlurl]

i have a few hundred +

95% were purchased

5% hand reg

4-5% STR to end users