Leaving domain life?

[lknights1987]

No sales in the past 7 months. I'm not in profit.

I've reduced prices on all my domain names but still nothing so considering leaving domaining. All my domains (250 ) are listed on sedo , afternic and dan.

Those that have come away from domaining did you just let your domains expire or reduce the price to 2 figures ?

 

[biggie]

I don't understand why you and Brad would advocate letting the registrars make the money from these rather than having a go at converting a few into dollars and giving people the chance to grab them on Namepros.

Hi

glad you asked -
my domains are at fabulous.com, and when they expire, occasionally they'll get bids on NJ/Snap.
according to my settings, when a domain gets sold in auction, then i get percentage of that sale.
.ie:

Namejet Revenue Share for vitaorg.com

$195.00

i paid $5 + renewal fee for it and put it on my perpetual list starting from 2015 of two-word domains for sale.
https://www.namepros.com/threads/tw...lcareinsurance-com-hairoutlet-com-etc.846119/

no member here made an offer for it, so the opportunity was there.

now perfect domain has it for sale @ $7K
https://perfectdomain.com/domain/vitaorg.com

so, that's probably main reason why i don't post to liquidate names here and i doubt if most would have even offered $100 for it.

imo...

 

[DomainNature]

He did not reply until now, probably bait for his own showcase, wonder why admins did not move in self promoted like some of my topics, another reason to not come here.

 

[Bhanu Kiran]

Consider Reducings the BIN prices , you kept a starting price of $5000 for all of your Domains. See if they sell for Prices starting from $2499 or $2999

 

[Domain Pro Seller]

I have some domains (handregs) that will expire in mid Οctober and I don't want to renew them but I want to try to sell them and not drop them. I haven't decided which marketplace to auction them sav, porkbun or NP auction? (I can't auction them on dynadot because they are not registered on dynadot). Also on sav all auctions start at 1 dollar.

 

[DomainGist]

yea ok so what
that's no guarantee he will get 2fig bin on command

it's not even guarantee he will get more than 1fig on auction here

try and he knows

I can guarantee that I'd make double figure bids on at least 7 of his .coms

Although of course, it has now become clear that the OP is time wasting seeing as he's not responded or acknowledged any of the replies.

 

[postscripter]

here is pic of my most recent sav sales... for anyone considering.. most my stuff is com... just this batch had some io and vc ... have fun kids

ouch..
freebtc.io
supersecure.net
we sold super low..they deserve better. on which platform was that auction?

 

[alcy]

ouch..
freebtc.io
supersecure.net
we sold super low..they deserve better. on which platform was that auction?

nah.. they didnt.
or maybe they did after 500 in renewals and no guarantee of sale hahah

sav auction. but I already said that

have fun

 

[lknights1987]

Thanks all for your comments and thanks for pointing out the price differences between my domains listed on Afternic and Sedo: ). I think the best thing for me to do is let a load of my domains expire. In the meantime, I will try out afternic cash parking and see if any revenue can be made there.

What doesn't help the industry is the likes of Afternic raising the commission rates and telling us they're making improvements in doing so ie BOOST. What I think they're trying to do is make enough money to acquire more domain marketplaces starting of with the likes of Dan .com. Who will they buy next? Maybe they'll buy Namepros

 

[Grilled]

Hi

glad you asked -
my domains are at fabulous.com, and when they expire, occasionally they'll get bids on NJ/Snap.
according to my settings, when a domain gets sold in auction, then i get percentage of that sale.
.ie:

Namejet Revenue Share for vitaorg.com

$195.00

Can you explain more on how this works?

According to your Fabulous settings, is that... when your expired domain gets sold in NJ/Snap auction, then you get a percentage of that sale? Do you know what percentage?

I thought epik was the only registrar who paid out a percentage of the proceeds from an expired domain sale...

 

[biggie]

Do you know what percentage?

Hi

not positive, but think it's close to 30%

imo...

 

[dncafe]

I personally just drop domains that I don't have faith in.

The culling process is part of the domain business. Unless you own all top tier domains, which is rare.

Brad

Yeah, all the big businesses, say HugeDomains have a formula they go by to determine when to renew domains. If it doesn't meet that they let them drop. I'm sure they're probably dropping domains daily

 

[Kenny]

Hi

not positive, but think it's close to 30%

imo...

Hi Chi,

Is this because you have "Special Status" with Fab due to your long association and number of domains reg'd / parked (if they still have a parking service) with them?

Thanks man.

Peace,
Kenny

 

[Kenny]

Thanks all for your comments and thanks for pointing out the price differences between my domains listed on Afternic and Sedo: ). I think the best thing for me to do is let a load of my domains expire. In the meantime, I will try out afternic cash parking and see if any revenue can be made there.

What doesn't help the industry is the likes of Afternic raising the commission rates and telling us they're making improvements in doing so ie BOOST. What I think they're trying to do is make enough money to acquire more domain marketplaces starting of with the likes of Dan .com. Who will they buy next? Maybe they'll buy Namepros

Hello,

As mentioned earlier, you have your domains unrealistically priced.
There are a couple that could possibly reach xxxx, but priced at 5 to 10 k in this market is just not going to even get any offers, imo.

Have a close, close look at your portfolio and try to determine which are actually valuable and which you should send to the bargain bin.
There are many tools out there to help you with this.
Use them.
Domaining is a long haul business, not a hit and run, so spend more time reading threads here.
There is a wealth of information to be had, but it tales time, patience, and WORK.

Good Luck.

Peace,
Kenny

 

[Jv1999]

My ultimate plan is to leave domaining but keep like a small/medium portfolio of "gold" domains like 3Ls, hit words in popular alt TLDs.

I mean, you know domaining is going to stay for at least a decade.

So you can be one of those "i have 100 domains, sold one for 300k because i held for like 10 years" people.

 

[biggie]

Hi Chi,

Is this because you have "Special Status" with Fab due to your long association and number of domains reg'd / parked (if they still have a parking service) with them?

Thanks man.

Peace,
Kenny

Hi Kenny

i don't have special status but had been using them initially for the PPC platform they had back when "poker/casino" terms were paying good money.
moved my names over there from enom.com, after they doubled reg fee.

it's possible other fab users have same option, but never checked or enabled it.

fab doesn't have in-house parking anymore, now it's being done by parkingcrew.

imo....

 

[likemike]

Hi lk: There's no doubt domaining is a tough business but frankly it takes years to build up the business for most people. 7 months is just a start. Additionally, I have to say the prices on your site are really high, out of the ball park. If you're just going to cut your losses, it's probably best to just put the names you figure are the best up for auction. Best of luck!

 

[Sjpals]

No sales in the past 7 months. I'm not in profit.

I've reduced prices on all my domain names but still nothing so considering leaving domaining. All my domains (250 ) are listed on sedo , afternic and dan.

Those that have come away from domaining did you just let your domains expire or reduce the price to 2 figures ?

I wasnt making any money either, and its been a could of years. I decided enough was enough at the beginning of the year.

However much I enjoy domaining, its not a breakeven hobby for me. I have saved a couple of domains for hobby projects (still too many) and resisted the temptation to by new ones (I think I only about about 4 new ones, the rest were renewals). I have dropped over 160 domains this year.

Over the course of the last year, I reduced my domains to $10 for the month, or two months before they expire.

The ones in my signature are the last ones I am selling, so there are expiry dates up until december, instead of 1 or 2 months ahead.

 

[DomainRecap]

I don't understand why you and Brad would advocate letting the registrars make the money from these rather than having a go at converting a few into dollars and giving people the chance to grab them on Namepros.

The minuscule amount of money (a few bucks per domain) is just not worth the time and effort to list, sell and transfer them. The buyer is getting all the benefits, not the seller.

 

[DomainGist]

I wasnt making any money either, and its been a could of years. I decided enough was enough at the beginning of the year.

My advice is to go and earn some money doing something else, then return when you have some money to build a portfolio through expiring auctions. 99.5 times out of a 100 if you find a domain available for registration which you think is good, it won't be, because if it was good it wouldn't be available for registration.

 

[Domains Ted]

People face the same problem, they can't sell domain names in any marketplace. If you drop the name, after it expires, people will buy the domain name at high prices (if it is good domain), and if you put the same name here on NamePros, they will ask you for one dollar.

 

[Sjpals]

Yep

People face the same problem, they can't sell domain names in any marketplace. If you drop the name, after it expires, people will buy the domain name at high prices (if it is good domain), and if you put the same name here on NamePros, they will ask you for one dollar.

Yep, I originally put everything for $99 on afternic. Then $10 on namepros. Then dropped. I often check on the names I was reluctant to drop, and someone else has them, for sale, on Afternic.. and so the crap circles. That is also why I wanted to get out of domaining. I just saw the same crap being recirculated.

 

[EnrichDomains]

I am also facing sales crunch now. So, I dropped some names, sold few at NP and holding the potential winner for another year.

I took all my names in a spread sheet, marked it - hold it, drop it, sell it.

If you wish, you can try to salvage some value before it drops at SAV or NP.

 

[imadoer]

from someone that has a six fig per year portfolio the sales are so inconsistent, I am considering selling a portion for a Lump sum and calling it a day. idk the quality you hold but I would wait until after elections, normally the best months of domains is Sept to march. If I don't make it a lot of sales this year during this time bye-bye portfolio , I wish you luck (also I wouldn't just let them expire I would try to sell what you can and get what ever you can. dm me. if you want I can overlook to see what you have

 

[Kenny How]

Yep

Yep, I originally put everything for $99 on afternic. Then $10 on namepros. Then dropped. I often check on the names I was reluctant to drop, and someone else has them, for sale, on Afternic.. and so the crap circles. That is also why I wanted to get out of domaining. I just saw the same crap being recirculated.

Hi @Sjpals

I took a quick look at your domains in your signature (I have yet to see the rest of your portfolio) and thought probably the reason why you are not getting sales is because the domains you chose are not end-user centric.

For example, one of your domains is AmercianCruiseLies.com. For a start, this domain is 3-worded long and has 6 syllables. It is considered long for a customer intending to buy a ticket for a cruise ride in the USA. Also, when I put my shoes in the company's point of view, no company wants to be associated with a domain that implies they are dishonest to potential clients (because of the keyword "lies").

Another case in point is MusicalTheatreStore.com. If i want to set up a company involved in musical productions, this domain is potentially confusing to patrons as the domain points to both "Theatre" and "Store" as the venue of business transaction. Again, this domain is 3-worded and 7-syllabled, which is long to type (more prone to spelling errors for the customer).

For the domain "CoporationPortal.com", the good thing is that it is 2-worded. However, it is 16-character long and in the shoes of a business owner, I can't see how the domain name informs my potential clients of the products or services that I intend to sell. I would say the terms "Corporation Portal" is a description of a company portal that employees use to do HR matters like taking sick leave, attendance, etc (i.e. the domain name has no direct commercial connotation).

When choosing names to invest in, try sticking to 2-worded, single (or low double)-digit syllabled domains with commercial intent. It is not easy and takes time to find such domains at bargain prices.

If you are keen, you can DM me your portfolio and I see if I can help spot mistakes that you may have made.

Best of luck!

 

[Sjpals]

Hi @Sjpals

I took a quick look at your domains in your signature (I have yet to see the rest of your portfolio) and thought probably the reason why you are not getting sales is because the domains you chose are not end-user centric.

For example, one of your domains is AmercianCruiseLies.com. For a start, this domain is 3-worded long and has 6 syllables. It is considered long for a customer intending to buy a ticket for a cruise ride in the USA. Also, when I put my shoes in the company's point of view, no company wants to be associated with a domain that implies they are dishonest to potential clients (because of the keyword "lies").

Another case in point is MusicalTheatreStore.com. If i want to set up a company involved in musical productions, this domain is potentially confusing to patrons as the domain points to both "Theatre" and "Store" as the venue of business transaction. Again, this domain is 3-worded and 7-syllabled, which is long to type (more prone to spelling errors for the customer).

For the domain "CoporationPortal.com", the good thing is that it is 2-worded. However, it is 16-character long and in the shoes of a business owner, I can't see how the domain name informs my potential clients of the products or services that I intend to sell. I would say the terms "Corporation Portal" is a description of a company portal that employees use to do HR matters like taking sick leave, attendance, etc (i.e. the domain name has no direct commercial connotation).

When choosing names to invest in, try sticking to 2-worded, single (or low double)-digit syllabled domains with commercial intent. It is not easy and takes time to find such domains at bargain prices.

If you are keen, you can DM me your portfolio and I see if I can help spot mistakes that you may have made.

Best of luck!

Thanks for the feedback.
AmericanCruiseLies was a typo bought for parking that has been my best one for earning in Bodis (doesn’t make its reg fee over the year, but it makes a couple of dollars).

Musicaltheatrestore was a personal e-commerce project.

Corporationportal was bought to sell. it’s generic, business centred, has end user potential, but you are right, it’s not great. And that’s pretty much the state of all the domains I bought for resale.

So, Yeah, thanks, I’m aware my names are crap. I’ve had plenty of feedback before.

They were mostly bought for personal projects, not to resell.
The ones I bought specifically to resell and for parking, were ok. They weren’t terrible, weren’t great (a lot of EMDs).

If I had a decent amount to invest, that I could afford to lose, then maybe, in another couple of years, I’d manage to get good names, but I can’t afford it.

I’ve kept a couple that I like and will develop. But otherwise, I’m done. The ones in my signature are literally the last ones left that I want to sell.