poll Outbound email sales conversion

[coinosis]

Curious what rate fellow domainers are converting on outbound emails for every 100 (doesn't have to be literally but for simplicity of percentage sake) emails sent?
Also methodology for lead finding and email format, if you care to share?

Thanks

 

[E-Promote]

Share your own experience first. You'll find that by offering value, you will receive value. Oh, and polls are for trolls

 

[coinosis]

I have just begun outbound emailing potential endusers in the past 10 days with the top 1-2% of my domains. Have only gotten about a 5% return to my emails regarding two domains FlightsAsap.com and GeoMarketing.io

I will update if I close a deal

 

[E-Promote]

Outbound is never easy, nor will it ever be. You want to have a position of strength in any negotiation. How do you achieve that? Make sure that you have what they are looking for.

 

[BaileyUK]

I must admit, for myself my outbound success rate has been almost 100% but I do spend a lot of time identifying the right domain, for the right company and equally importantly the right contact. Rarely get my asking price though.
I do prefer dealing with the smaller UK companies 20 employees or less and yes, I hate rejection

 

[dotcorner]

and equally importantly the right contact.

I was trying to sell a .com domain to a company which was using the hyphenated version since 2013. Didn't had any success from 2013 to March 2017. Contacted the top guy via email and sold the domain name within 5 days without any problem and reduction of asking price.

 

[robert widener]

I was trying to sell a .com domain to a company which was using the hyphenated version since 2013. Didn't had any success from 2013 to March 2017. Contacted the top guy via email and sold the domain name within 5 days without any problem and reduction of asking price.

nice going to the top guy is always best if you can reach them

 

[elmoney]

Around 200-300 personal emails for every sold domain... or 0,3-0,4%...
It is difficult to find a right employee of a company, in most cases an emails get into a support service and will be deleted without reason, or even will be send to spam without reading.

 

[coinosis]

I've been using MailTrack.io to see if email is read and etc

 

[elmoney]

I've been using MailTrack.io to see if email is read and etc

20% read?

 

[coinosis]

Actually much higher closer to 60% I have been getting the emails through emailhunter.io usually try to send to the founder and or marketing team members

 

[elmoney]

Actually much higher closer to 60% I have been getting the emails through emailhunter.io usually try to send to the founder and or marketing team members

what replied %?

 

[coinosis]

65% read and 5% reply

 

[elmoney]

65% read and 5% reply

what % sold from replied?

 

[coinosis]

None yet, received an offer - counter offered now waiting for reply

 

[BaileyUK]

I didn't wish my own success in the UK market to sound arrogant, but I have always taken the attitude that, in a way, I have been working 'unofficially' on behalf of the targeted business for at least a day. Understanding their web presence, reasoning why the domain makes perfect sense for them, even if it's to be used just as a redirect. I don't hide that understanding in my contact email.
Blanket or random targeting just seems a waste of time to me. One of my first self questions is "Is this proposal good enough" to make the business I've targeted willing to change it's literature, sales material etc to this new domain

 

[golan]

I was trying to sell a .com domain to a company which was using the hyphenated version since 2013. Didn't had any success from 2013 to March 2017. Contacted the top guy via email and sold the domain name within 5 days without any problem and reduction of asking price.

Strong first post! Where have you been these 11 years? Welcome to NP!

 

[dotcorner]

Strong first post! Where have you been these 11 years? Welcome to NP!

Trying to reignite the love with domains. Kinda burnt out due to 18 years of domaining

 

[Brandmore]

How can this be representative if there is no "0 sales" option?

 

[eurorealtor]

Domain names exists many decades, and still general public has no clue about the value. My last case was a NYC construction company who replied to my outbound email "what's the offer" when I replied my exact number in mid $x,xxx range, the representative had to ask if I meant US dollars. When i asked if they are looking for a new website, or just to redirect the domain to the their current website, he replied, he was considering to rebrand. I asked him for his best offer, no reply ever since. Bottom line... domain names are still undervalued and people / companies expect to pay 50 bucks at most. My vote would be 0-1 sale per 100 emails sent.