Normal to take a while?

[peace800]

Of course the quality of domain name makes the difference but how long have those with good domain names have had to wait to have offer views etc? Can even the greatest of domain names take days, weeks to be noticed on sedo and for people to click on the offer page?

Or do the greatest of domain names get their offer page viewed literally on the day of its listing? Surely a great domain name would be seen immediately and offers received on the same day?

Any experience or opinions on this?

 

[Casey L]

It will take time, if the domain is good then offers will come. Consider the type of domain as well, if it's a liquid domain on Sedo then it will be found quickly. If it is a keyword domain then it will take longer, brandable even longer, etc.

 

[Kate]

It can take years. Domaining is not for the impatient.
End users will go hunting for a domain name only when they have business project in mind or already taking shape. It's about timing.

 

[affable]

Some domains get noticed fairly quickly, but many take quite a while before any action happens. A piece of good advice is that after you list your names, do hold your breath waiting for any offers/purchases/etc., otherwise you next of kin might be identifying the body!

Marketing can help get them noticed a bit more, social media, etc...

 

[peace800]

Thanks

Do you think adding a description to your domain makes a difference on sedo?

 

[garptrader]

Yes. Most end users either already have a domain name or are OK just using social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Youtube) to market their business. If a company is looking for a domain, the general mindset is that a domain name is a low $XX item (I typed in "domain names" in Google just now to see Godaddy with a $0.99 sale - less than a $1 for a domain name is what people come to their site expecting to pay) . Imagine going to see a movie, walk up to the ticket counter to pay and they say that will be $5000 please. Average portfolio turn in this industry is abysmal because there is an enormous gap between the way domains are perceived by most individuals outside the industry and those who believe their domain holdings are investments (internet real estate as domainers are led to believe). New TLDs increase exponentially the number of options available to people with max $25 budgets for a domain name.

As a financial professional I see the thousands of dollars that businesses regularly spend on all sorts of normal business expenses - travel, advertising, professional fees, IT costs, executive perks, etc. But I have had end users express initial interest in a domain name and then balk at paying $XXX for it.

So yes it might be a long wait before someone comes along who wants your domain more than hundreds of competing options and be willing to pay enough to make it worth your while.

 

[affable]

Thanks

Do you think adding a description to your domain makes a difference on sedo?

Yes, I think that can definitely help sometimes. Most buyers already have some idea what they are looking for, but not all. Adding a description and some possible good uses for the name can help, especially those that just come across the listing. They might see something they weren't thinking about.

 

[DomainVP]

Surely a great domain name would be seen immediately and offers received on the same day?

"great" and "good" are all a matter of perspective. If you are talking about a LL.com, NN.com, or dictionary word with an extremely high exact match search value, it's going to get noticed right away, since they are considered the upper echelon of domain quality.

If you are talking about an exact match [domain] brandable for a large business that is using [domain]+Inc.com... it could go completely unnoticed.

Also what one thinks is great might just be junk... we all get attached to our domains.

I'm not a big believer in posting to marketplaces and kicking back, waiting for inbound inquiries. Do the best end user outreach you possibly can, drop the ones you have no faith in, and keep the ones you have a place in your heart/portfolio for.

Best of luck.

 

[peace800]

Thanks guys, really appreciate the excellent advice it's really been very helpful.

I'm going to add descriptions to my listings.

I'm a bit reluctant to park my domains do you think that parking the domains via sedo could increase likelihood of offers/sales?

 

[affable]

Thanks guys, really appreciate the excellent advice it's really been very helpful.

I'm going to add descriptions to my listings.

I'm a bit reluctant to park my domains do you think that parking the domains via sedo could increase likelihood of offers/sales?

I don't know about how much it will increase your offers, but it should increase them a bit since at least they would see something other than a registrar landing page (assuming that's what they are now) and they can have it say that the domain is for sale. At least you would be earning a little bit (not much usually) with them parked VS just sitting.

It depends on how you have them sitting now. I'd say go for it, it couldn't hurt.

 

[frank-germany]

my last meaningful sale took 9 years to finalise

 

[Kate]

I'm a bit reluctant to park my domains do you think that parking the domains via sedo could increase likelihood of offers/sales?

It can help. But somebody still has to be looking for your domains. Listing names is useless if nobody wants them.

 

[DNScholar]

It depends sometimes you get offer within six months or it may take 6 years to sell a name for desired price.