strategy How to Find Potential End Users?

[shilmy]

Hi,

Do any of you has regularly sell your domain to end users? If so, do you mind share with me in this thread on how find potential end users for your domain?

Regards,
Sjarief

 

[matrigaldo]

TeStudio $150...10 min. flip, my fastest ever

Congrats!
Few months ago i've registered a domain and after around 15 minutes i've received an enquiry offering me 5x of the reg fee for the domain ($40). I was pretty surprised and i started to think that domain could value HIGH amounts if after only 15 minutes i receive an email! Then i replied with a high $xxx counter offer but they have declined.

Now i have this domain and can't find any enduser ahahah :lol:

 

[RTM]

Congrats!
Few months ago i've registered a domain and after around 15 minutes i've received an enquiry offering me 5x of the reg fee for the domain ($40). I was pretty surprised and i started to think that domain could value HIGH amounts if after only 15 minutes i receive an email! Then i replied with a high $xxx counter offer but they have declined.

Now i have this domain and can't find any enduser ahahah :lol:

Interesting story; guess you don't want to share the name ?

Did you manage to monetize it through development or parking in the interim ?

Rob

 

[matrigaldo]

Interesting story; guess you don't want to share the name ?

Did you manage to monetize it through development or parking in the interim ?

Rob

Heheh i prefer to not share it right now. It's one of those common LLLL.nets.

I have parked it on Sedo and optimized as usual, and it has earned just enough dollars to pay itself a renew during 10 months, but not more.

I have offered it to some end users (always thanking god for the existence of JoshuaPz ) but with poor results, nobody interested, most of them just ignored my email.

 

[Soofi]

You should report this to Guinness World Records - Home of the Longest, Shortest, Fastest, Tallest facts and feats.

lol I have had on the spot flips as well in the range of $xxxx.. like talking to ppl I've dealt with earlier, they start inquiring if I have domains in particular niche and at the same time I'm going through someone else's list for the domain names I'd wanted.. kabooom, there I see a domain name the inquirer would be interested in and deal goes through within few seconds :sold:

 

[matrigaldo]

lol I have had on the spot flips as well in the range of $xxxx.. like talking to ppl I've dealt with earlier, they start inquiring if I have domains in particular niche and at the same time I'm going through someone else's list for the domain names I'd wanted.. kabooom, there I see a domain name the inquirer would be interested in and deal goes through within few seconds :sold:

I'm not sure it's ethical.. but good for you

 

[Soofi]

I'm not sure it's ethical.. but good for you

ethical? unethical? dude, buying from one party and selling it to other is very much ethical as long as you have it in possession. I have lost on quite a few as well but that's part of the business and called risk taking (where buyer doesnt like it and you get stuck with the domain name you were hoping to quick flip).

And not trying to beat you to it but if I dont have possession of the domain name, I make it clear wit the buyer that it's wit someone else.

assumptions much!! :td:

 

[matrigaldo]

from http://www.namepros.com/83628-report-domain-name-sales-here-106.html#post3584900

lol I have had on the spot flips as well in the range of $xxxx.. like talking to ppl I've dealt with earlier, they start inquiring if I have domains in particular niche and at the same time I'm going through someone else's list for the domain names I'd wanted.. kabooom, there I see a domain name the inquirer would be interested in and deal goes through within few seconds
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dude, buying from one party and selling it to other is very much ethical as long as you have it in possession. I have lost on quite a few as well but that's part of the business and called risk taking (where buyer doesnt like it and you get stuck with the domain name you were hoping to quick flip).

And not trying to beat you to it but if I dont have possession of the domain name, I make it clear wit the buyer that it's wit someone else.

assumptions much!!

Well, maybe i misunderstood the first reply.
What i mean is: do you inquiry some end-users BEFORE to acquire the domain name or you do some researches before to buy the domain and if you see it has potential you acquire and THEN inquiry all the end users?

I.E.
You spend some time in the NP marketplace and find some word1word2.com domains you consider interesting. Then make some researches on Google and find 5 potential end-users.

What i consider unethical is inquiring the end users before to acquire the domain name.

What i consider ethical is take the risk, buy the domain and then send the emails.

Curious to know your considerations, guys.

 

[Gene]

Well, maybe i misunderstood the first reply.
What i mean is: do you inquiry some end-users BEFORE to acquire the domain name or you do some researches before to buy the domain and if you see it has potential you acquire and THEN inquiry all the end users?

I.E.
You spend some time in the NP marketplace and find some word1word2.com domains you consider interesting. Then make some researches on Google and find 5 potential end-users.

What i consider unethical is inquiring the end users before to acquire the domain name.

What i consider ethical is take the risk, buy the domain and then send the emails.

Curious to know your considerations, guys.

It's only unethical (in my opinion) if you lead your potential buyer to believe you own the domain that you're trying to sell them. But there's nothing wrong with being a middle-man (broker) if the potential buyer is made aware of this fact. You would have to have an agreement with the owner to have exclusive right to sell it. This protects the buyer from paying for something that may not be available when the transaction is made, and it protects you from the buyer going around you.

 

[matrigaldo]

It's only unethical (in my opinion) if you lead your potential buyer to believe you own the domain that you're trying to sell them. But there's nothing wrong with being a middle-man (broker) if the potential buyer is made aware of this fact. You would have to have an agreement with the owner to have exclusive right to sell it. This protects the buyer from paying for something that may not be available when the transaction is made, and it protects you from the buyer going around you.

Well, brokerage is completely legit as well as you let the buyer know you don't own the domain but you're just brokering it.

But that's not what i was talking about However, you have replied, i think too you should acquire the domain before to sell it.

 

[twomoon]

Small story.
My friend who is not a domainer but developer recently called me and told that he got an e-mail probably from a domainer, who was talking about the .net version of my friend's .com and .co.uk domains, saying that in couple of days that .net domain would be avaliable, and that guy (domainer) could catch it before squatters (bad guys) do it So that guy was asking my friend if he is interested in .net (he didn't talk about the price). My friend was interested and I successfully backordered that name for him.

The question: does anybody of you use that kind of sales? Contacting enduser before you've picked a domain. If yes is it effective?

Thanks, Nick

 

[Soofi]

Small story.
My friend who is not a domainer but developer recently called me and told that he got an e-mail probably from a domainer, who was talking about the .net version of my friend's .com and .co.uk domains, saying that in couple of days that .net domain would be avaliable, and that guy (domainer) could catch it before squatters (bad guys) do it So that guy was asking my friend if he is interested in .net (he didn't talk about the price). My friend was interested and I successfully backordered that name for him.

The question: does anybody of you use that kind of sales? Contacting enduser before you've picked a domain. If yes is it effective?

Thanks, Nick

Never have used that types..

Nick, that's a fair trade IMO as all the parties are aware of what's going on until and unles syou keep one or the other party in dark about you already have particular domain i ur possession before you even take the ownership

 

[twomoon]

Never have used that types..

Nick, that's a fair trade IMO as all the parties are aware of what's going on until and unles syou keep one or the other party in dark about you already have particular domain i ur possession before you even take the ownership

Thanks for comment Jay
I also never used that kind of sales, and I think it's not the best way to make business, but it's a method also.
it would be interesting to hear if anybody tried it.

 

[Soofi]

Thanks for comment Jay
I also never used that kind of sales, and I think it's not the best way to make business, but it's a method also.
it would be interesting to hear if anybody tried it.

yes it would be..

 

[DavidH]

Small story.
My friend who is not a domainer but developer recently called me and told that he got an e-mail probably from a domainer, who was talking about the .net version of my friend's .com and .co.uk domains, saying that in couple of days that .net domain would be avaliable, and that guy (domainer) could catch it before squatters (bad guys) do it So that guy was asking my friend if he is interested in .net (he didn't talk about the price). My friend was interested and I successfully backordered that name for him.

The question: does anybody of you use that kind of sales? Contacting enduser before you've picked a domain. If yes is it effective?

Thanks, Nick

I get a stack of emails from a guy in the UK who presents this type of approach but why would I want the dot net if I have the dot com? If it was the other way round and he was trying to sell me the dot com I might possibly be more interested.

 

[AdoptableDomains]

Small story.
My friend who is not a domainer but developer recently called me and told that he got an e-mail probably from a domainer, who was talking about the .net version of my friend's .com and .co.uk domains, saying that in couple of days that .net domain would be avaliable, and that guy (domainer) could catch it before squatters (bad guys) do it So that guy was asking my friend if he is interested in .net (he didn't talk about the price). My friend was interested and I successfully backordered that name for him.

The question: does anybody of you use that kind of sales? Contacting enduser before you've picked a domain. If yes is it effective?

Thanks, Nick

Several time a month, I get similar emails saying domain of mine in a different TLD is soon expiring and offering to try to get it for me. As you case, if I've wanted it I've filed a backorder myself and often caught it. I think there are people who look at random drop lists and make this offer to newbies or those who don't know they can backorder it themselves. I would assume if the person replies with interest, they immediately file for the backorder and sell it for a profit IF and when they get it. I think they are really just looking for a buyer before they invest in the domain themselves.

 

[Domainace]

I get these emails, too. And I love them. It's a free notification of a dropping name I might be interested in. Some services make you pay for just that.]

From the seller's point of view, though, it leaves much to be desired.

 

[bobwilson]

hi all in the past month i came across 2-3 .coms drops(available) while the .net version have a website up and runnning.my question is how to pitch .com domain to the .net user? .will they be really interested?.

 

[john_karr]

8am - 10am ET, with a slight preference for Mondays. I have discussed this subject in several places.

Why 8am-10am, why not send it earlier or later that day?

 

[1901gt]

Why 8am-10am, why not send it earlier or later that day?

That's only a rough estimate.

 

[bobwilson]

hey guys how to pitch a .com domain for a.net enduser?(website up and running0
will they be really interested?