advice My first domains, good or bad??

[Chrisiwan]

Hello, I'm pretty much new to this forum, it seems like a place to make a start of buying and selling domains. The domains listed below are ones I purchased so far, I just want to know if I'm doing things right, so all feedback is appreciated whether it is bad or good. I purchased a selection of what I thought may be successful but now looking back at them I'm not to sure.

japre.com ( I managed to sell and make a tiny profit)
foodrestaurants.net
eatingaids.com
randomactz.com ( Bought on closeouts, PR of 3)
fg119.com ( It had like 80k backlinks? )
toyinflatables.com

I have started to find domains which are keyword rich, is this a good approach? Are any of these domains worth anything or just junk? Thanks for your opinions.

 

[Chrisiwan]

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[jlwhite405]

Welcome Chrisiwan!

Congrats for turning a profit on one! It's a nice feeling when you sell your first domain for more than you payed. I won't speculate as to the value of your list because I'm not an expert yet.

I like Randomactz.com.

The backlinks won't help much if they aren't from high authority domains. I have bought domains that had over a million backlinks and receive almost zero traffic.
If you are buying domains with existing backlinks, use a tool like Moz Open Site Explorer to check the quality of the links. This will help you sift through the trash to find the rare gem that actually has quality backlinks rather than thousands of comment links advertising cheap Gucci handbags or other worthless links.

Good luck!

 

[Chrisiwan]

Thanks for your feedback. Yes, it was a nice feeling selling my first domain, even though it was a few £££ ! I'll try use moz next time, thanks for the advice.

 

[jlwhite405]

You're welcome!

 

[Omar Negron]

What's your focus? Are you trying to purchase keyword rich domain names? I see you mentioned domains with back links.

Most of these names aren't good in my opinion. The toy inflatables probably but it sounds like it would be better the other way around, inflatable toys.

Not the worst names but again might be hard to resell. When you get a name, try to think "WHO will be able to use this for their business?"

And yes I think your approach looking for KEYWORD rich domain names in preferably the .com extension is crucial.

If you are going to go into other TLD's , then the shorter the better. One worders sell nicely in other TLD's

-Omar

 

[Chrisiwan]

Thanks for your input, I think I'll try prioritising towards keyword rich domains and thinking of possible uses for businesses, thanks.

 

[Chrisiwan]

I purchased childsponsoring.com as it seemed a generic term aimed at a charity business etc , are these the type of domains that have potential?

 

[Nattydomain]

Here is my 2 cents on domaining. You have to ask yourself what is goal. is this just a quick way to make some fun money OR are looking into this far into the future. Thinking of these types of things will help you choose the domains going forward.

There will be domains you will hold for years if your goal is long term while you may focus on the quickest flips and not hold domains long at all. Again your goals will steer your path. Now here is my take on the domains you listed and this is soley just my view...


foodrestaurants.net (somewhat ok but to me a restaurant sells food so it kinda does not fit well, low $XX)

eatingaids.com (useful as a product domain and for a company who sells eating aids may do somewhat well but small niche low $XXX)

randomactz.com ( Bought on closeouts, PR of 3) (pr is good as a selling point and could do well on flippa. low to mid $xxx)

fg119.com ( It had like 80k backlinks? ) (backlinks could all be spam as well. reg fee)

toyinflatables.com (I like this one out of all of them. Could be a nice domain for a company who wholesales these out. mid to high $XXX)

 

[Chrisiwan]

Thanks for your views on these domains, my sole purpose is just to gain knowledge of domaining and just for a bit of fun at a low cost. I feel like I want to quick flip, is there any strategies for quick flipping?? Thanks anyway.

 

[theSun]

There are no bad domains. All domains are good domains in the hands of domainers. Each one of us acquire domains we like. We like, purchase, collect domains based on our own cultural preference, personal point of view, insights from our life experiences. When you own the domains, you develop them with your own style. We need not ask people if our domains are good domains. This is the same as when we have a child, do we ask other people is our child good or bad? You get it. Go develop them. Enjoy your time with your domains. Make them fly with you.

 

[vicho]

I like the keyword foodrestaurants and eatingaids ....good luck..

 

[RogueWriter]

I like eatingaids.com , checked amazon for that term and several items popped up, so someone could make an amazon site out of it. Not real high demand, but hey, I've seen worse starts, by far. Just try to resist registering tons of domains quickly, pace yourself, and learn with each purchase.

 

[Chrisiwan]

Ok thanks, I just want to reg a few more that are keyword rich and in demand. I just am not sure of where to start developing my domains.Also do you think ChildSponsoring.com was a good pick?

 

[Nattydomain]

Thanks for your views on these domains, my sole purpose is just to gain knowledge of domaining and just for a bit of fun at a low cost. I feel like I want to quick flip, is there any strategies for quick flipping?? Thanks anyway.

If your goal is to do quick flips then here is what you may want to look at.

End Users: This is your bread and butter. These are the buyers that have a vision for your domain to use for their business. it has to appeal to them AND work for them. In terms of quick flips to them YOU will have to do the leg work. Meaning you will have to seek them out and reach out to them to let them know you have the right domain for their needs. This can be a tough rough for newbies and pros alike but tends to bring in the most money.

Resale: These generally are to other domainers. So you can sell them here or on ebay or on flippa. You wont get near as much for it then if you try to push it on an end user BUT again the end user may not want it (now), or never respond to you. Think about buying a domain for $1.18 and selling it for $10 If you can do this all day long then it can add up.

So quick flips will be to other domainers 95% of the time (depending on the quality of the domain name) and your other 5% will be to the money guys, the end user.

There are lots of post about how to reach end users so read first buy second but NOT until you read first

 

[Chrisiwan]

Thanks, that helped out a lot for me. Maybe I should still with trying to quick flip for now until I become more advanced and then I can start to seek out the higher end users. Thank you again for your help.

 

[NameVerve]

Meaning you will have to seek them out and reach out to them to let them know you have the right domain for their needs. This can be a tough rough for newbies and pros alike but tends to bring in the most money.

Thanks for the advice but it's obviously a lot easier approaching companies who obviously fit the criteria of a said domain name e.g. horsemeatexporters (dot) com, the potential businesses out there who could take advantage are obviously small but easily sought out.

I guess my question having read extensively over the past few weeks is how would one go about trying to sell generic or "brandable" domains to end users e.g. vorfu.com odeox.com and scrobo.com ... I mean the value will ultimately be in the vision of the end user but how would you even start with respect to finding a potential buyer for such generic names?

 

[Nattydomain]

Thanks for the advice but it's obviously a lot easier approaching companies who obviously fit the criteria of a said domain name e.g. horsemeatexporters (dot) com, the potential businesses out there who could take advantage are obviously small but easily sought out.

I guess my question having read extensively over the past few weeks is how would one go about trying to sell generic or "brandable" domains to end users e.g. vorfu.com odeox.com and scrobo.com ... I mean the value will ultimately be in the vision of the end user but how would you even start with respect to finding a potential buyer for such generic names?

@mjamescork For those type of domains I let them come to me. It is easier to sell a product or generic domain to an end user then trying to sell a brandable. They way I see them is new starting business will want a brandable name they can build on from the ground up. You would not go from horses.com to haybay.com BUT you would go from Haybay.com to Horses.com

 

[NameVerve]

@mjamescork For those type of domains I let them come to me. It is easier to sell a product or generic domain to an end user then trying to sell a brandable. They way I see them is new starting business will want a brandable name they can build on from the ground up. You would not go from horses.com to haybay.com BUT you would go from Haybay.com to Horses.com

Thanks for your input but WHY?! ...Why would a random company approach you to sell them a domain name, why can't they do that themselves? ...How do you approach them etc...really want to know...what is an example of your initial e-mail contact with them, can PM if you like and really appreciate your time as well, thankyou etc....

Thankyou to all!

 

[tik5]

Thanks for your input but WHY?! ...Why would a random company approach you to sell them a domain name, why can't they do that themselves? ...How do you approach them etc...really want to know...what is an example of your initial e-mail contact with them, can PM if you like and really appreciate your time as well, thankyou etc....

Thankyou to all!

When a company wants a specific name and they see that the domain has not been developed, they will contact through the whois. So it is a good idea to leave your domain whois info public.

As far as the initial email is concerned, just keep it to the point. Inform them that you own the domain and ask if they are interested in acquiring it.