question Self-hosted or hosted domain portfolio?

[Atta]

The question is pretty much self-explanatory.

How are you managing your domain name portfolio? / What are your future plans for managing your domains?

I would appreciate your response.

Thanks.

 

[Corey]

self hosted

Cheers
Corey

 

[JB Lions]

Probably should have it's own thread if there is not one already but saw this on a couple of blogs, good for those self-hosting, Escrow Make Offer forms:

https://www.escrow.com/offer

-side note, get off wix people

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Right now, parked page, links going to Sedo

Next year after the Holidays, when I have more time, will work more on domain site, more direct

Definitely self hosted. I use wix. Very easy to work with and I can customise everything in few seconds

You have goldfish and gobs of goo floating around on some pages. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should My first sites ever used to have that kind of stuff. Bouncy text on fire, animated gifs etc.

 

[creataweb]

Wix is a hosted platform, not self hosted.

 

[indiegrind]

I choose efty easilly.

 

[Joakim]

For time being I'm using Efty. Until I'm ready to invest properly on a self hosted solution, I'm quite pleased with what they offer.

Easy to set up, works like a charm.

Can't complain about the price either.

 

[Bob Hawkes]

If you have several thousand we find using



Its all good with a few hundred domains self hosting but when you get to a large amount its easier to use a platform like undeveloped which puts more trust for the buyer.

self hosting is fine but we prefer using a decent platform and add the 9% to our price.

We have had many buyers put of with normal landing pages with mini sites etc they just never enquire anyway the results we are having are great its all what is best for you.

I perhaps should have mentioned that even with my own website I use links so those wishing to purchase can do so through Undeveloped, Registrar marketplaces, Afternic etc. I agree people have more trust that way.

 

[MapleDots]

So you would rather lose many sales for capturing the remote upside from someone like Facebook wanting one of your names?

I have not lost any sales because of it yet, in fact I make sales because of it.

Price 1 = lower with all the supplied info
Price 2 = higher, you can buy incognito

If anything I form has generated sales for me.

 

[Atta]

Self hosted and self hosted

Is there any particular reason behind this?

 

[cooljub]

What about people searching for "Buy a domain name"? Surely they'll not see your personal marketplace before they see the big boys that you could be listed on?

 

[MapleDots]

What's the address of your website?

Who are you asking?

Mine is in my signature

 

[J Sokol]

I use GoDaddy and Undeveloped since I'm still new at this.

 

[Atta]

What about people searching for "Buy a domain name"? Surely they'll not see your personal marketplace before they see the big boys that you could be listed on?

Another reason why I am more inclined toward hosted solution.

 

[MapleDots]

The three in your signature were all so slow in connecting I simply couldn't wait. Which kinda doesn't give your WebHosting Business much to recommend it

Thanks I will check into that, looks like a security certificate issue

 

[Name Trader]

You're welcome.

 

[Brands.International]

Probably should have it's own thread if there is not one already but saw this on a couple of blogs, good for those self-hosting, Escrow Make Offer forms:

https://www.escrow.com/offer

-side note, get off wix people

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Right now, parked page, links going to Sedo

Next year after the Holidays, when I have more time, will work more on domain site, more direct



You have goldfish and gobs of goo floating around on some pages. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should My first sites ever used to have that kind of stuff. Bouncy text on fire, animated gifs etc.

Yes, you are right...I honestly like that goldfish, but will be probably removed soon, that was just part of my experimenting with wix

 

[DonDraper]

What is DMP?

Domain Market Pro

 

[Domaining Ocean]

Hosted is my choice.

 

[kam]

I perhaps should have mentioned that even with my own website I use links so those wishing to purchase can do so through Undeveloped, Registrar marketplaces, Afternic etc. I agree people have more trust that way.

I think it's better to stick with escrow.com only.
When you asked the potential buyer to make an offer or purchase a domain on sedo / afternic / undeveloped to confirmed a deal.
You are risking yourself losing a sales. The buyer may sudden found another domain catch his eyes on those platforms and he never look back

 

[wizard]

I think it's better to stick with escrow.com only.
When you asked the potential buyer to make an offer or purchase a domain on sedo / afternic / undeveloped to confirmed a deal.
You are risking yourself losing a sales. The buyer may sudden found another domain catch his eyes on those platforms and he never look back

I dont agree we have had more sales via undeveloped than escrow i cant stand escrow i much prefer 9% anyday with quick payments i find them really good and im dealing with a large portfolio

 

[lennco]

DMP - Domain Market Pro

 

[Recons.Com]

I'm finding most people don't collect enough data. I'm not afraid to ask anyone wanting my domains for more information.

Whenever I get an email like this...

Hey man... how much for domain one?

I respond.

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The proper way to address a purchase from MapleDots is to use our contact form at:

www.mapledots.ca/contact

Once you establish an opening bid we would be happy to start the negotiating process with you.

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So most forms (even the ones on Efty) do not collect enough information and my custom form does. It also provides me with SOME protection if someone like Facebook misrepresents themselves and grabs one of my domains. In the end my form is clear and it states the sale is for END USER only.

I have yet to find a hosted solution that collects as much info.

So you would rather lose many sales for capturing the remote upside from someone like Facebook wanting one of your names?

 

[Recons.Com]

I have not lost any sales because of it yet, in fact I make sales because of it.

Price 1 = lower with all the supplied info
Price 2 = higher, you can buy incognito

If anything I form has generated sales for me.

How would you know about the lost ones?

I needed a name for news ones with xxxx budget. Went through my shortlist of about 30 names and ignored ones asking my info, bought one of the names that clear reasonable bin.

 

[MapleDots]

How would you know about the lost ones?

I needed a name for news ones with xxxx budget. Went through my shortlist of about 30 names and ignored ones asking my info, bought one of the names that clear reasonable bin.

I cannot answer your question other than to say if you really wanted my domain you would inquire, that is the thing about having a good/great domain the demand is there.

I can only say for sure that my last 6 months have been among my more profitable months and that is also the time I started my new system of directing any incoming inquiries to my form.

I respond.

The proper way to address a purchase from MapleDots is to use our contact form at:

www.mapledots.ca/contact

Once you establish an opening bid we would be happy to start the negotiating process with you.

 

[.X.]

I do both, although I don’t point all my portfolio to my personal website

 

[creataweb]

The problem with a lot of these listing pages or selling platforms, they don't offer your domain name much exposure. Sure, you might sell a domain name through them, but the buyer most likely did not find the domain name through that platform service. They found it by typing in your domain name.

So why pay a landing page a % of your money when they didn't help market your domain name?

For end user domain names, let's say NewYorkRoofing.com, a roofing company who might want to buy this name probably knows nothing about domain names. So if they type in the domain and land on a page at a service like Efty, they don't know anything about Efty, it's a service they have never heard of. So Efty is not offering you much credibility in terms of selling the domain, so why not put up your own sales page and keep 100% of the profit?

Who is the most well know domain registrar in the country, the company running Super Bowl ads and large marketing campaigns? GoDaddy. Where are many Americans going to go when they want to find a domain? GoDaddy.

Listing your domain for sale on GoDaddy Auction will give your domain more exposure to end buyers than any other listing service. First thing many people do when wanting to register a domain name is go to GoDaddy and type it in. If it's listed there, your domain will pop up with a option to buy it.

You can put your own landing page up on NewYorkRoofing.com with a Buy Now or Make Offer, as well as list it on GoDaddy Auctions. If a potential buyer doesn't feel comfortable paying you directly, you can link them to the GoDaddy Auction, a company they are comfortable with. If you don't want to put up a sales page you can do a free URL forward through the domain registrar to your GoDaddy Auction.

I don't like GoDaddy and do not use them as my main registrar, but without a doubt, they are the most popular and well known domain company, and that can be a big advantage when selling your domain.

Too many issues with GD imo but also you need a membership for auctions at $5 a year - regular folks aren't paying $5 to use GD auctions.