figleaf007

I mostly sell domains on here, but in trying to sell more than I buy, I decided to start trying the end user route. Couple of Saturdays ago I picked one of my domains, googled it, ignored the first three natural results and pimped it out to a dozen or so companies either doing ppc or lower down the organic order. I got one bite, but he offered a tenner less than I bought it for, so no dice.

Weekend just gone, I gave it another go with a domain I bought off a member here for £50. Exacts were 290 on Google but it was a nice name. So I did the same process, no more than half an hour finding 12 or so websites that I thought would like the name. Within 24 hours I had received the cash and transferred for a profit of £100, not bad for all in less than an hour's work.

There was nothing special in my communication, a simple email saying hello, got this name, thought you might like it. One thing that did strike me was that the buyer ran some checks to see if I was a fraudster. I do have a central website for my domains and used that email address, I think if you ever use a hotmail or yahoo address to send out sales emails, you will hit a bit of a brick wall.

I know it's tough out there, but that also means people are looking for an edge over their competition and touting a domain name as that edge is a key selling point. So get out there today and see what you can sell, you may be surprised...best of luck people....

boxfish

Nice one figleaf, reminds me of this post on selfmademinds

http://selfmademinds.com/200902/200-...-every-reader/

accelerator

Nice one. Always good to have a bit of inspiration. I also agree about the value of having your own e-mail address and domain portfolio site.

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AuthorityDomain

Nice one

You've got to put the effort in to get the rewards. Too many domainers expect people to come to them with offers.

Did you include a price in the original mail?

Also pricing the domain to the target audience has to be right otherwise you'll not get the interest.

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pbryd

Ok I just tried this

1. selected a product
2. reg'd a domain for it
3. emailed at least a dozen suppliers offering domain

I've asked £50 in the email and updated my domain list to show the new domain on offer.

I'll let you guys know if I get any takers.

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damainman

Nice one figleaf. Thanks for sharing

figleaf007

Thanks for the comments guys.

Yes, I did put a price in and there was no negotiation on the buyer's part. I felt it was realistic and seemed to work.

Best of luck Pbryd, let us know how you get on....

Edwin

You may find that at £50 it's too cheap a proposition for most companies to take you seriously. There is a genuine time value involved, since a decision-maker there will need to consider the proposal, authorise payment, take care of the transfer - or get the IT department to do so, etc. and that effort's not necessarily lost on the person you contacted, who may think "Can I really be bothered to do all that for something worth £50?"

Because that's what you're effectively saying (paraphrased): "Hey, I have this great business-changing thing for you and it's worth £50!"

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figleaf007

I think that's a fair point by Edwin but it does also depend on who you are pitching to. The companies I was going for were run by individuals or at most a small group, so I figured the price needed to be realistic. However, if I was approaching GlaxoSmithKline with a domain, it would probably need to be pitched at a higher leve....

pbryd

Good point Edwin, cheers.

I'll take into the consideration the size of the business and adjust the asking price accordingly in future.

If I do get a buyer, then I'll use the £50 to buy 7 more domains and repeat the process.

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