Where To Advertise Domains (but not to other domainers)?

[NameFu]

Where should one go about advertising (not soliciting) domains to end users? For example, I really like how Domain Shane will put your domain in his articles for a fee, but what about non-domaining related sites where end users frequent?

Any ideas? There is no substitute for good ol fashion bokerage / salesmen skills, by contacting potential buyers, but what about the potential buyers who don't have a business yet and are looking to start one? Where does one go about advertising to folks like that?

 

[inforg]

Find forums, classifieds, and websites related to whatever niche you are targeting. If someone has a popular newsletter, offer a percentage to offer your domain through the newsletter. Craigslist, local paper classifieds, etc. Many ways to find them.

 

[NameFu]

They're all good suggestions, thanks! I thought about Mags, but I don't know about any that have an advertising model like Domain Shane (25 / particle mention, 2 / day for top of header link). If you know of any please do share!

 

[Compassion]

I have been successful utilizing the ebay fixed price/best offer feature....
example: http://www.ebay.com/itm/111423559569?nav=SEARCH

Free to list.

 

[NameFu]

Thanks Compassion! how exactly does that work? Do you mean it's free to list your domains on ebay if you make it a fixed price/ best offer? just checking

 

[NameFu]

Does ebay have a good record of being a good market place for domain selling? I haven't heard of one decent sell, but that's possibly because I haven't really paid attention. I've known and seen domains on ebay for years and they mostly look like chicken shit domains...

 

[buyselldoms]

ebay used to be a good place to sell domains. Its not a niche for selling domains but had the traffic. In recent times (last 2-3 years) I think its getting less good for domains as people are now going elsewhere, and popularity of flippa and co.

 

[Compassion]

yes 95% is crap, but the fixed price lasts 30 days and there is a group of buyers that buys regularly.

A sweet spot for sales is the $100 to $2000 range.

I just sold a $2 hand reg for $500 by emailing about ten or so end users and pointed them to the ebay listing

 

[AEProgram]

Does ebay have a good record of being a good market place for domain selling? I haven't heard of one decent sell, but that's possibly because I haven't really paid attention. I've known and seen domains on ebay for years and they mostly look like chicken shit domains...

search the keyword "domain name" on ebay and select sold listings, plenty of sales happen there

 

[Compassion]

On a sidenote...DotComGod bought download (.net) for $3,000 on ebay and sold it for $100,000!!!

 

[NameFu]

lol..Wow...what a shit domain. When was this?? 2004? Good for him anyway!

 

[Compassion]

He bought awhile ago and it sold recently......CNet does have a massive presence on the .com....

 

[Compassion]

...fixed price has had no insertion fees for awhile...there are final value/paypal fees

 

[Name Trader]

I would list my domains on GoDaddy (and Sedo).