Need a few people new to domains

[rzpvile]

I need a few of you guys that are new to the industry to answer some quick questions for me regarding some of the problems that you face as a newbie to the domain world. This will help me better understand how I can help you for an eBook I'm working on. I can add to your rep, donate some NP$, or something like that for you help. Send me a private message if interested.

 

[bobdigital]

1. What is the biggest challenge you faced joining the domain industry?
I am still facing the challange of being patient with registering and backordering domains.
2. What did you find the easiest to understand?
Buying domains
3. How often do you spend a week with domain names?
7 days a week
4. Have you sold any domains yet? If so for how much and did you make profit?
No.
5. What are you confused about still?
Webhosting stuff, why domains I wouldn't even hand reg sell for $xxxx
6. Would an eBook on all of this help you? Would you buy one or want it free?
Yes a book would help, free
7. Did you register names or buy them from other users?
Register and buy from others
8. If you registered where at and why? (It not this does not apply)
Godaddy - my friend told me to reg domains there
Moniker - they have excellent renewal rates
Namecheap - $1.99 dot info registrations
9. Do you think that it is fun selling domains?
I dont sell them
10. What programs do you use regarding domains (such as Overture, URLtrends, ect)?
pool, snapnames, clubdrop, tdnam, overture, alexa, and google
10. Do you understand expired domains?
I know who "halvarez" and "bonkers" are
11. Why did you get into the domain industry?
My friend would borrow money from me to buy domains and sell them for big $$$.
I was hooked instantly.

 

[SnagDomain]

Domaining Since the beginning of the year; still a newbie.

1. What is the biggest challenge you faced joining the domain industry?
a. As I'm learning more, I'm making smarter purchases, but feeling like you've "made up for" those initial rash-newbie investments can be hard--although nothing is more liberating for a newbie domainer than the first time you let a crappy name expire
b. That being said, I'm still finding making sales, even on the good names, difficult at times. I'm on about a million forums, but they seem to be long on sellers and short on buyers.

2. What did you find the easiest to understand?
Getting a grasp on what makes a name good/valuable was very easy (unfortunately I dove into some purchases before I finished my initial research)

3. How often do you spend a week with domain names?
Pretty much daily.

4. Have you sold any domains yet? If so for how much and did you make profit?
Sold a few for modest profit. Some of my best names are not promoted as for sale b/c I intend to develop a few.

5. What are you confused about still?
The best way to find buyers (seems like they mostly find you; i.e, a lot of luck involved, even w/ good names).

6. Would an eBook on all of this help you? Would you buy one or want it free?
Well, free would help ...honestly though, I'm not sure of the value-added w/ an ebook, mainly because there are so many forums like this one where experienced people are very helpful and will basically answer any questions you have. Some are nicer and more detailed than others, but basically you simply need to put the question out there on a forum like this one and someone will give you a hand. It's kinda hard to improve upon that IMO.

7. Did you register names or buy them from other users?
Both.

8. If you registered where at and why?
ccTLDs at EuroDNS (very happy w/ them); unfortunately most of my generic extension are w/ 1and1 (my single, greatest newbie mistake).

9. Do you think that it is fun selling domains?
Yes

10. What programs do you use regarding domains (such as Overture, URLtrends, ect)?
Trying DomainersEdge.com--new to it; although it looks promising, the jury's still out.

10. Do you understand expired domains?
I think so, but then again I'm a newbie.

11. Why did you get into the domain industry?
Mainly because it seemed like something I could get into in my spare time (it is) without negatively affecting home and work (so far so good :hehe: )

 

[rzpvile]

Great responses those will help me a lot. If anyone else wants to feel free to post your answers to the questions here or PM me them.

 

[labrocca]

1. What is the biggest challenge you faced joining the domain industry?
Finding names that will grow in value but are still atainable at a fair value.

2. What did you find the easiest to understand?
Registrars and how pushes work.

3. How often do you spend a week with domain names?
Too much to mention. Just make up a really big number.

4. Have you sold any domains yet? If so for how much and did you make profit?
Yes...lots over the past 2 years and profit has been good.

5. What are you confused about still?
Drops mostly but I have caught a few good ones. Also how to research well for drops is tough.

6. Would an eBook on all of this help you? Would you buy one or want it free?
I would want it free mostly because I wouldn't pay for information I feel I can obtain through more research of my own.

7. Did you register names or buy them from other users?
I do both. Lately I have hand-regged more names than 3rd party purchase.

8. If you registered where at and why? (It not this does not apply)
I use Moniker mostly because they are very secure with exceptional tools and support.

9. Do you think that it is fun selling domains?
Only on days I make money.

10. What programs do you use regarding domains (such as Overture, URLtrends, ect)?
OVT, Google, URLtrends, and marketleap

10. Do you understand expired domains?
Yes I feel I do however I don't feel I understand how to research the thousands of names well.

11. Why did you get into the domain industry?
To make money. My first domain was in 96. However I built sites then and wasn't a domainer. It wasn't until 2 years ago that domaining became full time for me. I missed the boat so to speak.

 

[megaforcetkd]

1. What is the biggest challenge you faced joining the domain industry?
Biggest challenge when I first started was finding a decent domain to register

2. What did you find the easiest to understand?
How to actually register a domain, haha.

3. How often do you spend a week with domain names?
Depends. Maybe a couple hours every other day?

4. Have you sold any domains yet? If so for how much and did you make profit?
Not sold any yet =/. No one seems to buy.
5. What are you confused about still?
How to value domains...

6. Would an eBook on all of this help you? Would you buy one or want it free?
It might help me, but I wouldn't pay for it.

7. Did you register names or buy them from other users?
Registered them all.

8. If you registered where at and why? (It not this does not apply)
Registered at NameCheap - because I felt like it .

9. Do you think that it is fun selling domains?
No idea - never sold one yet.

10. What programs do you use regarding domains (such as Overture, URLtrends, ect)?
None =/

10. Do you understand expired domains?
Not really

11. Why did you get into the domain industry?
Seemed like easy money - I was sadly mistaken

 

[Slacks]

I don't know nothing about selling domains..

All i know is, if someone wants to buy your domain, you give them your pass to your domain account or whatever, switch the domain payments to the buyers paypal address and call it good..

 

[JYM]

1. What is the biggest challenge you faced joining the domain industry?
Finding good unregistered domains, and finding buyers.

2. What did you find the easiest to understand?
The different TLDs and ccTLDs.

3. How often do you spend a week with domain names?
1 hour, since I normally just reg something if I think it would work (and don't really bother finding a buyer), otherwise I just chat on NamePros and learn more about domaining.

4. Have you sold any domains yet? If so for how much and did you make profit?
Not yet.. I haven't made any efforts to.

5. What are you confused about still?
The entire deal with expiring domains. I know that you can backorder a domain, but I'm not completely sure on any of the details.

6. Would an eBook on all of this help you? Would you buy one or want it free?
If many people recommended it, I would definitely take a look. For free, of course

7. Did you register names or buy them from other users?
I only register names, but so far I've purchased one from someone else via the NP auction (tradepile.com, I think it has great potential)

8. If you registered where at and why? (It not this does not apply)
Domainsite is the best registrar I've used. True, I haven't used many, but it's much easier to use than godaddy (and cheaper, better support, faster DNS updates), and from what I've heard regfly as well.

9. Do you think that it is fun selling domains?
I wouldn't know, haven't sold any.

10. What programs do you use regarding domains (such as Overture, URLtrends, ect)?
Overture, whois, domaintools (suggestions), google search, DN Finder

10. Do you understand expired domains?
Not really, just a little. I know about the 5 day grace period, blablal..

11. Why did you get into the domain industry?
I became pulled in.. at first I just joined NamePros on a recommendation by a friend, just to see what it was like. Once I made a few hundred posts, I could not NOT become a domainer. I already learned a lot, and besides, I needed domains for my website.

I hope this helps!

 

[CHILLY]

1. What is the biggest challange you face joining the Domain Industry?

A. Knowledge, researching various opinions and different experiences to reach a conclusion, or conclusions, if there is such a thing? Developing webistes for the domains--haven't finished one yet....

2. What did you find the easiest to understand?

A. Absolutley Nothing!!!

3. How often do you spend a week with Domain Names?

A. Has is been a week??...A week?? maybe 2??

4. Have you sold any domain Names yet? If so for how much and did you make a Profit?

A. No, no domain sales yet.

5. What are you confused about still?

A. Everything.

6. Would an ebook on all of this help you? would you buy one or want it free?

A. Ha, I don't even know what an ebook is, I can guess.. Most likely free, as a newbie i would definitley take a look at it to see if it would explain some things in a different light to increase my overall understanding.

7. Did you register names or buy them form other users?

A. I registered them, I bought one name form a Person on this board and waiting for there positive feeedback.

8. If you registered where at and why?

A. Started out at GoDaddy, they had a Phone number and i could talk to somebody!!!!! Great Support if you can survive the selling pitches! then i found a cheaper place.

9. Do you think it's fun Selling Domains?

A. YEH!! Let's have some fun RIGHT NOW!!! lol. I'll have to wait and see...

10. What programs do you use regarding domains?

A. For right now, i type them in google there may be something else but i can't remember off the top right now.

11. Do you understand expired domains?

A. NO, nothing other then what the name suggests...

12. Why did you get into the domain Industry?

A. I was looking to get a Website for my Ebay thing, i thougth it would be alot of money and then i found out it would not cost me a whole lot, then i was looking around and seeing people sell "Domain Names" Wow--what is this??? and here i am and i think i have about maybe 20 names or so...
That was fun..........