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You know I think a bit of frank speaking.
Your list consists of mostly either long tails, hyphens, org.uk or/and recent registrations.
Are you sure in this climate that you can find buyers for them.

Let me know if you want me to delete this post.
 
websaway said:
You know I think a bit of frank speaking.
Your list consists of mostly either long tails, hyphens, org.uk or/and recent registrations.
Are you sure in this climate that you can find buyers for them.

Let me know if you want me to delete this post.
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No that's fine - I appreciate your comments.

It's probably what 99 per cent of members portfolios on here look like and realise that selling to other domainers isn't the best thing to be doing at the moment.

However, some at least have value to somebody - so was wondering where else might be worth a try although perhaps there aren't any other options.

Stephen.
 
I've posted almost everything I've listed hear at the two big international domain forums and A4u (now performanceIN).
At most I can of 1 co.uk that sold as a direct result. Americans for the most part don't seem to be interested in .uk domains acorn is only forum I've ever had any success at selling.
 
Brassneck said:
No that's fine - I appreciate your comments.

It's probably what 99 per cent of members portfolios on here look like and realise that selling to other domainers isn't the best thing to be doing at the moment.

However, some at least have value to somebody - so was wondering where else might be worth a try although perhaps there aren't any other options.

Stephen.
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The way I am looking at it lately is
is it worth renewing ?
If it's worth renewing then it's worth keeping for better times.
If it's not worth renewing then why should anyone else buy it.
That helps to sort the wheat from the chaff.
I think a lot of time can be wasted on trying to salvage something from domains that are not going to sell, or may not even be saleable.
It's one thing knowing what to register, it's another knowing what to develop and what to keep in changing circumstances.
 
You only have to look at domain lore and sold threads here to see what domains sell and what don't. Unfortunately most of this list falls into the latter category. As the guy above said, you're not going to shift .org.uk these days, same with long tail keywords. The market has been and gone and if it hasn't, it should have. The rest that don't fall into the long tail or .org.uk classification are only going to be bought by somebody looking to build a site out from them - not another domainer and end user buyers tend to need approaching, they don't come to Acorn or any of the other forums for that matter.

To add to this, even if you do have domains worth a few quid to an end user. No domainer is going to buy them here to add to an existing huge portfolio which they can't shift either. Domain investments are directly related to domain sales and if nobody is buying third party domains of this nature, you're going to struggle to find somebody to take yours.
 
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Your first move should be to split the list into pure .co.uk, and into hyphenated .co.uk + .org.uk. Realistically, there's very little you can do to "move" the latter group.

Then look through what's left i.e. the pure .co.uk names and try and pick out the top 5 most commercial names. Be brutal. If there's any reason for a name not to make the cut, it shouldn't be on the list. Remember, you want 5 names not 10 or 20.

Then try proactively selling each of those 5 names to the most relevant end users. You may get a sale, you may not, but at least you've given a proper go at it and, should you get a sale, you'll end up with more than peanuts as a result.

If you see any degree of success, then pick the next best 5 and repeat.

At some point (probably quite soon) you're going to get to a stage where it's hard to make a realistic case for an end user buying the domain (when you consider the costs they may incur in rebranding, moving their existing site, etc.)

And that's where you make the harsh decision to start dropping names.

As for the names on the second list, you probably want to drop all of them, but if you can't bear the thought then force yourself to cull at least 70-80%. They weren't selling well even when exact match bonuses were at their peak, they almost never sell now, and once .uk is out what little interest remains is will shrivel and die.
 
Redemption said:
To add to this, even if you do have domains worth a few quid to an end user. No domainer is going to buy them here to add to an existing huge portfolio which they can't shift either. Domain investments are directly related to domain sales and if nobody is buying third party domains of this nature, you're going to struggle to find somebody to take yours.
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To go along with what I posted above, this advice is spot on.
 
I've realised that part of it is all about presentation... for me, the manner in which you present an average 'good' domain for sale for the first time to a prospective buyer is critical.
 
well, when I send a domain for sale to a prospective buyer. I'm not saying this is perfect or a total solution, but take for example this format:

buydomainnames/co/uk/domain/everybody/co/uk

If your names are mediocre, the format in which they are presented (as above) gives more credibility, especially if they are not that web/domain savvy.
 
Have you ever considered reaching out to end users?

Make a document of what needs to be done, hire a few people via Odesk and let them contact end users on your behalf.

You can also do it yourself but I guess it's not worth your time.
 
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