discuss Incognito Domainer

[MapleDots]

Quite a while back I mentioned that I've put my domains to work and I have over 1000 domains forwarded to one of my online stores. So instead of parking income I'm harvesting the traffic and hopefully selling some items from my online store.

A few interesting things have happened during this time and it's not what you would expect. I'm selling more items than ever on the online store and I cannot say for sure if that is because of covid, or the increase in traffic, but that is another issue altogether.

What I really wanted to talk about with this post is kind of surprising...

Since I stopped forwarding my domains to a mapledots lander, and forward them masked (address remains in address bar) to my online store, the inquiries have shot up substantially. The clients basically email or call my business and ask for the person in charge.

The number one thing the email inquiry, or caller, says is "I notice you're not using the domain".

I say....
Ohhh, I forgot about that domain, I use it to drive traffic to my online store.

Client says...
Would you consider selling?

I say...
If the right offer came along but I'm really in no panic to sell.

Client says...
How much are you asking?

I say...
Never thought about it but it would have to be a genuine offer worth my while for me to consider selling.

Here is where it gets really interesting...

The dialogue is so civilized, there is nobody calling me a domain squatter, there is no name calling, nothing! It all seems sooo polite with me basically always repeating that it would have to be a significant offer worth my while for me to consider selling the domain.

Since I operate all of my businesses as a sole proprietorship I bill right through my online store and the end user has no idea that they ever did business with mapledots or a domainer.

I don't think I'll be going back to my previous way of selling domains anytime soon. I still use mapledots for my auction and marketplace activities, but for most inquiries I now use one of my regular business names.

Selling incognito is truly a refreshing way to sell domains. When the end user does not know they are dealing with a domainer the transaction is so much more pleasant.


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[King]

I do this with a few domains, it does seem to help get inquiries but once I start talking price they go silent.

 

[eternaldomains]

I do this with a few domains, it does seem to help get inquiries but once I start talking price they go silent.

Did you quote the price first (like most domainers) or did you wait for the price quote offer from the end user (like MapeDots)?

 

[King]

Did you quote the price first (like most domainers) or did you wait for the price quote offer from the end user (like MapeDots)?

They offered first I countered

 

[eternaldomains]

They offered first I countered

And you counter with a fixed price or reply without stating a fixed price?

 

[TheBuyerz]

Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

You are right, some buyer will prefer to be in touch with the domain name ower directly instead of contacting the intermidiare or even the standard landing pages from the casual parking services.

 

[King]

And you counter with a fixed price or reply without stating a fixed price?

Price range

 

[eternaldomains]

Price range

Not sure how much you quote (won't ask about it), but if it's too high then silence is usually a normal thing. But even if it's low endusers-who-don't-like-domainers might still see that as a red (domainer) flag.

How about changing tactics and keep making the end user make a better offer without stating a price or price range (like what MapleDots did)?