blackmountain

I have four domains to sell: all generic TLD's related to the same arts / crafts category. After listing them on Sedo for quite some time with nothing happening I decided to try selling them myself.

I would very much appreciate some 'do' and 'don't' tips from domainers experienced in DIY selling.

Bailey

Very easy for a domain to get lost amongst all the 'woodwork' on Sedo unless it's a strong generic or high traffic.

Direction for selling depends on a number of factors. If you've had them listed on Sedo then don't be shy about posting them in the appraisal section here at Acorn - then if anything can be advised, I'm sure it will be

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blackmountain

Many thanks Bailey. Will do

namealot

Think end user, not developer, domaineer, auction etc in the first instance… Research put in the leg work and approach as many as you can either letter, email, phone, carrier pigeon whatever it needs to get across how good it is and that its for sale .. Have your sales pitch ready and the payment method sorted out before you sell it can help a great deal that they can say yes there and then and you can sell less barriers the better... In most cases there’s no short cut if you want to maximize profit or sell it at all..? If there is a buyer out there you should find them…

blackmountain

Many thanks for your advice Namealot. I'll take it on board.

accelerator

Firstly, make sure you have good domains to sell!!

Then I advise writing letters rather than e-mail - letters are better at getting the attention of the right people, and they can't be deleted as easily as e-mail.

In your letter, explain why owning the domain will help. If it's a generic, these points might help. You can use my ideas, but don't copy the text word for word please.

Rgds

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blackmountain

Thanks very much for the link Accelerator, very useful. Your advice about writing rather than emailing is certainly interesting. These days one is so used to emailing it is easy to forget that there are occasions when writing may be more appropriate and effective.

gdomains

I have found emailing to be very succesful!!! As people have said depends on size of the company your pitching to if there local could always arrange to meet.

gdomains

It's a case of doing whatever is required lol

blackmountain

Many thanks Gdomains.