question Questions from a new domainer

[Ozymandias]

Hey to everyone,

A short intro, got interested in the domain game game about 6 months ago, spent a few months researching the field and have decided now is the time to make some moves and have some skin in the game.
I hand registered 5 domain names and I also plan to buy some from auctions and maybe drop catch some expired names.
I have many questions but here are a couple I would like to ask from the community

1. When I hand register a domain I can not sell/transfer it to a different registrar for 3 months? but I can sell and transfer it within the same registrar?

2. Does it make sense to park hand registered domain names? I think this service is for free?

3. How much of the sales and top sales especially do you think is done between colluded parties? Basically fake transactions

4. Do you give leave contact information (email) visible on the whois so potential customers can contact you personally or will you just get spammed and be potentially target for fraud?

5. Does domain age (since first it was registered) have any and how large an influence regarding the price?

6. Do you register/buy any other extensions aside from .com? Which ones are your favorite?

Thanks to everyone in advance for their advice on the questions asked

Ozymandias

 

[gold lover]

welcome, enjoy your stay here

 

[bmugford]

1. When I hand register a domain I can not sell/transfer it to a different registrar for 3 months? but I can sell and transfer it within the same registrar?

The transfer lock on a newly registered domain is 60 days. On most major registrars you can sell a domain inside that period, but it can only be transferred to another account on the same registrar.

2. Does it make sense to park hand registered domain names? I think this service is for free?

Probably not. Odds are newly registered domains are not going to get much traffic to monetize. I would suggest some sort of sales lander instead, or forwarding the domain directly to an option to buy it.

3. How much of the sales and top sales especially do you think is done between colluded parties? Basically fake transactions

Who knows, but I think far more sales are never reported than there are fake sales reported. Sales data is only so relevant unless it forms some sort of trend line. There are many outlier sales that don't make much sense when it comes to valuation.

4. Do you give leave contact information (email) visible on the whois so potential customers can contact you personally or will you just get spammed and be potentially target for fraud?

I use my real email, but there are options you can use like using a PO Box for your address and a Skype number or similar for your number on WHOIS. If you are using your actual contact information like home/mobile phone, expect to receive endless spam offers related to SEO, web design, logo design, etc. Spammers harvest new registration data.

5. Does domain age (since first it was registered) have any and how large an influence regarding the price?

On it's own, not really. CreditCards.com is worth millions with a 1995 or 2020 creation date.
However, it is true that most high quality domains are aged, because they were available years ago. But a domain is not high quality just because it is old.

6. Do you register/buy any other extensions aside from .com? Which ones are your favorite?

I do. I deal in COM/NET/ORG and .US mainly with some others mixed in. I would suggest though if you are just starting stick to .COM. It is very hard to start with extensions that have less demand and end user interest.

 

[Ozymandias]

Thank you for you detailed response bmugford
Great community
Looking forward to learning more about domaining
Thanks