When the sales dry up

[kozey11]

Have you been there before ?

No one seems to want to buy your domains - Even when its google.com [metaphor] haha

On a serious note - Domaining can be a pain in the arse sometimes.. i remember early in the year everything seemed to be on my side- i handregged a domain name and sold it the next month for $900 - no marketing, nothing just left it on Godaddy sale.

A week later i regged an expired domain because i found a dance company that used the same name but were using a blogspot instead of a dot com.

He bought my name for $300,, i was on a roll, bought some more finance names and parked it- got $40 off one click alone, that month i hit $100 on parking..

Then it dried up... still had good names but no one was interested anymore, theni gave up on domaining for 4 months.. Went on holiday.. Back now and it seems like trouble to start finding end users all over again

Oh yeah ps why won't sedo accept my names ? Everyname i have submitted to sedo for auction has been rejected - And i can say ive submitted about 20 names to sedo - All rejected, but i have sold about 10-15 of them privately.. Do i have an enemy at sedo or something ??

 

[DU]

#meowmix #wheresfonz

 

[johname]

On a serious note - Domaining can be a pain in the arse sometimes..

Pain in the arse most of the time lol

but i have sold about 10-15 of them privately.. Do i have an enemy at sedo or something ??

That doesn't sound like dried up. Just look at it in a yearly time span instead of seasonal.



#sedoagainstme #blogspotdomaining

 

[alien51]

What happened in your lucky breaks, is what you call "statistical anomaly" or an "outlier". It happens all the time even in casinos.

There are two logical ways to maintain a lucky "pattern", and not just an anomaly:

1) Buy as many cheap but sensible domain names as possible. It's like increasing your chances of winning in the lottery by buying more tickets.

2) Spend an obcene amount of money and buy the really quality domain names in the aftermarket. This is like spending money buying all the front rows or ring side tickets in a concert/boxing venue, then scalping them out to sure ball patrons at inflated prices.

 

[Kate]

There are ups and downs in business. Domain names are not liquid assets for which there is constant and consistent demand. It's a question of timing: there has to be an end user who needs your domain in particular for a new project or business venture. Unless you have quite a large portfolio of fairly good domains, I think it's normal you are not having a steady stream of sales. Sales are quite unpredictable. Just wait and in the meantime you may also question the quality of your portfolio in case you are not making at least a couple sales in a year.

Many domainers have experienced the statistical anomaly Alien51 is talking about. Because of this, you have domainers who suddenly become overconfident and buy plenty of domains of questionable value, assuming that the stroke of luck should be and will be the norm, and will shape the future of their domaining career.

 

[NPer]

What did you do with the money you received from those sales/parking months?

Like sdsinc said: you may have spent that dough on domains which may not be of sufficient quality to attract interest.

Sometimes it's best to take things slow and re-assess your strategy. Then re-assess it again, and again-before spending another cent.

Also, acknowledge times of luck-and show your appreciation to the Gods by using that money to improve your portfolio. See what names are better. Their prices, etc, etc. You don't just spend.

Yes, that does mean more research/homework, and paying much higher prices than reg fee. Eliminate luck. Buy the stuff that many end-users would be interested in.

You must look to improve your game. Think about profitability as whole and not just sales on a couple domains.You see it on the forums all the time, "Hey guys, just sold blablaba.com for $x,xxx... meanwhile, the dude has an annual bill of $xx,xxx a year and that sale ain't subsiding jack!

If you want a model which is sustainable, you going to have to limit your own "investment" into domains, and work on generating the funds for expansion from sales. And this takes time-if you want to do it profitably.

There are no short cuts-unless you want to use your money.

Look to grow over years-not months!

 

[DavidH]

One of the greatest qualities a domainer can learn is the art of patience!

The longest I have gone without a sale is about four months which was unbelievably frustrating!

But then earlier this year I got $x,xxx sales in two consecutive days.

Most of any sale is down to the quality of the names you have - how many people are approaching you about your names can give an indicator of how marketable they really are.

NS is absolutely right when saying "Look to grow over years-not months!"

 

[ulasbbtr]

Don't stuck on sale numbers for a particular month or months. Sum up all your last 12 months sale profits, divide it to 12 to track your monthly average. That will be a more healthier way to conclude.

 

[Nattydomain]

What I do is when a sale happens it gets a fire under you BUT after 2 months from your big sale turn a few of those domains and develop them. Kinda started late but got 2 going now with amazon built sites so I can try and get some cash from the xmas rush that will happen in the next 45-60 days!

 

[kozey11]

Hey guys i've heard what you are all saying - I used the money for my sales to pay my rent and stuff [I'm a student and i don't work domaining pretty much helped me last semester]

On the quality of my names, i think they have improved since i started - Here are 6 random names from my list [V-I-S-M-A-N-I-A.COM] [U-O-O-L.NET] [T-V-S-C-C.COM] [V-I-R-G-U-S.COM] [T-R-U-E-F-R-E-N-C-H.COM] [S-U-R-P-R-I-S-E-D.CO]

I learnt to keep my maximum to 12L names, i have a 4L.net, and a few 6L.coms which i haven't listed here. So i think i have a decent quality of names... eg i sold [H-O-U-S-E-C-A-L-L-S.CO] for $900 a few months back. They don't have hyphens btw i just put hyphens so that hey don't get indexed on google.

And i will look into building an amazon site, i don't know how to but i'll try..

 

[biggie]

Don't stuck on sale numbers for a particular month or months. Sum up all your last 12 months sale profits, divide it to 12 to track your monthly average. That will be a more healthier way to conclude.

:talk:


I average for even longer period


just counting sedo sales over the years:

3 in 2012
6 in 2011
7 in 2010
9 in 2009
6 in 2008
6 in 2007
8 in 2006
0 in 2005 (purchased 2 domains @ sedo this year)
2 in 2004

averages out to approximately "5.2" sales per year, since 2004.

or 1 sale every 2.5 months for the last 9 years!



imo....

ps (somebody can check the math)