deconstruction said:
does anyone make sales form their sites. If so is it from promoting them on forums or seo etc?
I have sold quite a few from my site. The strategy I use is that I point all my domains at my site then after a second delay it then jumps to the Sedo parking page, that way people can check out my domain listing and/or the Sedo page. If I have a domain that can sell for a high price, I put up a single "This domain is for sale" page and you be amazed how quickly Google indexes it and displays it in the search results for "domains for sale", sometimes in only a matter of days.
Also, become a member on lots of forums (programming, electronics, etc) and have your signature contain a "Domain for sale" link to your site.
I sometimes ask the buyer how they knew the domain was for sale and the response is normally:
(i) Searched for the term "domains for sale" on Google then navigate directly to my site.
(ii) Typed the domain in the browser and contacted me directly.
(iii) Went to my site directly from a forum link (a few from acorndomains).
I have also sold on Sedo itself but generally dislike it because of the fee
BTW, I do absolutely no SEO on any of my sites or domains.
As for other people selling domains on their sites, well I know FCdomains sells loads because I myself have bought quite a few from him, thanks Colin.