opinion Season for sales?

[deflee79]

I would like your opinion on the seasonality or lack there of in domain sales. Is there a period of weeks/months within a year you sell more domains than usual?

 

[FPForum]

I would say the first and second quarter are probably the best times. Things might get a little tight by the third quarter and by the fourth quarter of the year businesses are preparing for end of the year taxes, bonuses, and other costs. I would say hands down the fourth quarter is the worst time of the year to sell domains. At least, in my experience.

 

[ulterios]

The last couple of years for me have been 1st & 3rd quarter being best for sales, with 2nd & 4th being slower. The slowest has always been the 4th quarter as FPForum stated above.

I think that that might have a bit to do with the people selling them and not just the buyers. The 4th quarter a lot of people are busy with family, holiday's, etc so they might not be putting the same effort into it that they do at other times of the year.

 

[deflee79]

I agree with your opinions. My best sales have been in the first quarter from my experience. I think tax refunds have a huge push in driving sales as most of my sales are reseller purchases.

 

[distlej]

I'll third that and specifically say from late December to March are greatest volume. New Years resolutions may also be a factor. In contrast, late June, July are slow.