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How do I sell my unused domain names?I have over 100 domain names registered. Most of them are in my industry, some are not. Some get a lot of inquiries, some do not. How do I begin in the world of "domaineering"? I'd like to use the more popular domain names and create traffic for other topics... like credit cards, mortgages, male enhancement, etc. Thanks Dave! There are a bunch of sites where people try to buy and sell domain names, but in my experience, the best bet is to have a modest "for sale" graphic on the page that the domain serves up, but actually have some content of some sort, even just 2-3 paragraphs. Then the domain has SOME "existence" on the net, and has much greater value than if it's just a word. Make sense? This helps the buyer too because hopefully the one page you have hosted on the domain is no longer in the sandbox and when the domain transfers and goes through the Google hiccup (Google checks domain name record change dates as one of its many variables for calculating search engine results placement) it'll come out in a few days or weeks, rather than a few months. Two of the best sites I recommend for people interested in buying or selling domain names are AfterNIC and Great Domains. Believe it or not, a lot of people also sell domain names on eBay. Just use the "reserve" feature to specify a minimum winning bid, but start bidding really low and see what happens. Be realistic, though. Most domains sell in the range of a few hundred or lower, though a very small few of them can sell for astronomical numbers. Try this link to see some of the almost 4,000 domain names for sale on eBay as I write this answer: Home / Buy / Computers & Networking / Other Hardware & Services / Domain Names When you do get a buyer lined up, I do strongly encourage you to use the services of Escrow.com to ensure that neither party gets ripped off. Once you change the ownership of a domain record, there's no going back... Hope that helps you out!
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Hi Dave, Hate to tell you this, Fawzi, but I don't think that domain has much if any value at all. It's not a dictionary word, it's not an English phrase, it's not a common misspelling of a popular site name, it's not a TV show or movie title. I think you'd be lucky to see $100 for it, personally. Good luck to you, though! Posted by: Dave Taylor at October 26, 2009 10:54 AMOk! that's clear lol!! waytomillions.com see ya I have these domain names...could you plz tell me how much the domain names will sell for? WORLDLUXURYCARS.NET Send me details about Domain online marketing, pls. Posted by: Rick at December 5, 2009 3:37 PMdear Hi Guys, I would like to sell two of my domain names and I write here to get people offers idea about them. The domain names are; www.ezeestore.com EzeeStore.com is highly effective and attractive for online products sellers for shopkeepers and for import & export companies. www.pay2settle.com This domain is very very much effective and internet traffic-oriented for Real Estate and Financial Service Providers, plus for Travel and Tour Industries. Write me back if you are interested in buying the above mentioned domain names. And I would like to know Dave, what you have to say about their minimum prices? Thanks a lot for your consideration. Posted by: Greece at January 13, 2010 6:33 AMI have to say that none of the domains people have posted about recently here, neither itsolutionshouse.com, ezeestore.com nor pay2settle.com, have much of any value in the marketplace. They're long, awkward, graft together words that don't really make sense together and have misspellings (e.g. "easystore.com" or "ezstore.com" might be better, but "ezee"? Not so much). Sorry. Posted by: Dave Taylor at January 13, 2010 6:50 AMGood Afternoon Dave, Thanks for your reply about the market. ezeestore.com or pay2settle.com are not much, but I think might have some chances of hitting the interested individual, as because there is shortage of dictionary word on net. Anyhow thanks for your kind consideration. Best of luck in your future. What is your opinion of these two that I own that are auto (Nissan) related: www.350z.net Thank You! Posted by: Samir at January 14, 2010 1:21 PMhi, Thank you very much Dave! Reading your blog I have found many answers regarding selling domains. Please keep on helping newbies like me… Posted by: Avraam at January 24, 2010 11:51 AMGuys, come on, stop asking Dave those silly questions )) Posted by: Guys, come on! at February 15, 2010 11:36 AMDear Dave, I purchased several domain names [to resell, they are unused]on Godaddy, and want to know if I can sell them on another site, such as Flippa or Sedo? If so, how do I go about doing that? I have several names that are great for the solar energy and green energy industry - as well as others. Thank you in advance for your response. Hey Dave, Great blog you have here. Right now I'm very frustrated. Sedo has rejected 40 of my domains in the past month. All the domains I put on the GODaddy never attract any attention. I buy many domains based on their market popularity and keyword searches. I know I must be patient, but what will it take to make a sell? I only sold one domain which was because another wanted it, and not for its value. I have many domains targeting jobs, I recently picked up graduateplusloans.net, ticketdeals.org, sportingtickets.us, multidimensional.us, grantwritingjobs.com, loanjobs.net, petjobs.net, fitnesstrainerjobs.net, animationprograms.us and many others. I have 50 domains have many targeting art like drippainting.com, drippaintings.com, sfmuseums.net and sfmuseums.org, lamuseum.net, NYCmuseum.org and nymuseum.org. Furthermore, I have niagrafallsny.org. Mostly all my domains were generated on their keyword and name popularity. Should I consider hosting these domains? I have a cash park account at GoDaddy, but park my domains at Sedo. Sedo doesn't allow any parked domains to be advertised or manipulated. How can you increase the value a domain if you can't host or advertise it? Sedo has rejected many good dains, only to accept ones that have no traffic and worth. I also have gogps.net, selfphoto.net, mediainfluence.net, cakedb.com, journalismphoto.com and other domains too. Any ideas how I can sell any of my 300+ domains? I put them on Moniker\Snap Names. I'm hoping I can attract se buyers. I won a domain that has major searches - Venezia-abc.com. I was unable to sell it in the GoDaddy auction on two occassions, whereas I battled a dozen bidders in winning this domain. Many times I see domains going for more than they're worth on estibot and websiteoutlook. I am interested in what it will take to make a sell now then to wait. I wouldn't want to let these domains expire. Thanks in advance. Ps - Sedo suggests setting prices using their price suggestions. Englandnew.com is determined as a domain worth more than $10k. I'm not sire what to believe. I have a blog that has more articles than total traffic. Magicwriter.blogspot.com. I'm also having trouble with building traffic there, as well. Thanks. Posted by: Jason at March 17, 2010 8:29 PMDave, I forgot to ask you about how I can write content on a parked page. Would I need to subscribe to a hosting plan? How do some people buy domains and sell them without traffic? How does Sedo determine what is quality versus what lacks quality? I recently viewed hdmicables.com go for $12,000 at GoDaddy, while websiteoutlook had it vaued as $150. Estibot valued it at $165k. Autoinsurance.com recently sold for 7 figures but is only worth $2007.50 and has 915 page views. Estibot has it valued at $20 million. Some other collectors told me that I need to Who can I trust to appraise my domains, especially when there many domain appraisal sites are vastly different? Will an appraisal help a domain attract attention? Thanks again for your help. Posted by: Jason at March 17, 2010 8:58 PMHey Dave, These are the stats from a domain which I won at an auction. Since then, I haven't been able to entertain any offers for it. Any suggestions on how I can sell this domain? It receives around 600 unique visits per month. At one time, it was generating 700+ visitors per day. This domain was once a web site before. Thanks in advance. Venezia-abc.com
Hi Dave. Love your blog, but am confused about your "terms." Do they mean that by asking you someting about the value of one of my my webstites that you get some form of ownership of it? Moreover, where do I find the exact terms you refer to? Thank you Posted by: gerry at April 3, 2010 2:28 PMHey there! Can anyone please tell me how and where can I sell any of the domains listed on www.Master.tel, or www.DomainMenu.tel? Thanks! Posted by: Shemtov at April 15, 2010 7:08 PMgreat article dave, i put together a craigslist type domain site at 48domains.com and i was wondering about escrow.com to help people not get ripped off so thanks for the tip. i used some other services like flippa.com and leasethis but didn't like the pricing and the smallish hassle to upload my domains. i have over 400 domains so i'm really looking for something simpler and that's why i put together the site. Posted by: Rick at April 27, 2010 11:04 PMhi dave. great site. i am interested in selling www.thisminute.com i do not have any experience in domain names. i have just been made redundant and am trying to raise cash. do you know if it is worth anything? kind regards nick Posted by: nick at May 5, 2010 3:57 AMgreat answered , now i have an idea on how to sell my unused domain..thanks Posted by: iamronel at May 14, 2010 11:18 AMWould like to know the value of this domain name. Sorry, the name is onestopgiftshop.net Posted by: Wes at May 14, 2010 6:28 PMDave I have a site that sells domain names at Hi Dave, I am thinking of selling some of my domains - could you tell me what you think they might be worth? M. Hanni, I'm afraid I don't think any of those domains have much of any value in the market. Good luck with selling them! Posted by: Dave Taylor at June 28, 2010 10:56 PMWhat about my domain?? I just purchased it: www.i43dporn.com lol I know its on the NAUGHTY side but its the NEW wave of the future i think..."/ Posted by: Kim at July 1, 2010 11:11 PMKim, is it "I for 3D porn"? Good luck with that one, I don't think it has any value at all: too complicated. :-) Posted by: Dave Taylor at July 1, 2010 11:19 PMNo its www.i43Dporn.com its pretty simple i think and it kind of looks like *143* like "i love porn"..not that I do. And with the new iPhone4 ummm yes I think this might catch on down the line...Only time will tell! :P Hi Dave, I'm thinking of selling my domain if its worth anything significant. - nutritionalsupplementstore.net Thanks for any insight. Posted by: Ian at July 3, 2010 7:23 PMHi, I think buying domains is easy but selling them is a whole other matter. I have tried selling at many sites and no bids. Good Luck to everyone. I was looking to list my domain but I didnt know if I should just list with a godaddy site or should I direct market it? Anyone with some insight that could help me I would be very thankful Reg Posted by: reg farrar at July 20, 2010 1:11 PMHi, I am looking at selling my domian name www.adultsonlyaustralia.com.au can you give me an idea of where to see it and what it might be worth. Posted by: Eliza at July 24, 2010 6:49 PMHello Dave, I have two domains that I would like to sell, mallofshops.com and mallofshops.net, can they get a decent price? Thanks. Posted by: Med at August 3, 2010 9:29 PMI have a few domains I am looking to sell. peoplehurt.com Do you think there is any value to these ones? Thanks Dave your opinion counts Posted by: Jim Wright at October 4, 2010 2:06 PMDave a customer of mine in your business says my domain Rob, those domains aren't too bad, but there's no way I can imagine that they're worth $800,000 or so. What I would say, however, is that domains are worth what someone will buy them for, no more, no less. If you can find a buyer for $800K, awesome, congrats. Posted by: Dave Taylor at October 10, 2010 10:17 PMi have the following domain names: igugle.com igugle.net internaldesire.com how much would they sell for??? Posted by: sonu sao at October 21, 2010 6:20 AMI got the following domains and wanted to hear any thoughts about them: matrimonials.co
also stcroixbeach.com Looking forward to hearing what you think these are worth. Thanks Dave Posted by: Sunny at October 23, 2010 3:03 PMWould you be interested in any of my domains all .com's ? HI DAVE I HAVE DOMAIN bioenergotherapy.com IT IS IN POLISH IM WORKING ON IT TO TRANSLATE INTO ENGLISH hey guys i just bought few domian...wud plz like to tell me wht price i deserve for these domain...i think u will help me wating for ur kind response.....thnk u Domain name are What is your take on selling .CO domains? You think this is worth investing in? Posted by: chris at November 16, 2010 7:10 PMI have to domains that I get calls on all the time but never really thought about selling till lately due to the economy. I am sure I cant get a treasure for them.. again because of the economy. However if I could get a decent price I would shut the site down and sell the domains if not I will just keep it running. I have not touched the sites in a couple years, it was just an idea I never really put much effort into. The domains are: Americasbestmall.com Do you think either of those would fetch nice coin? Ron Posted by: Ron at November 27, 2010 6:15 PMIn addition I also have: Do any of these sound of any value? Posted by: Ron at November 27, 2010 6:24 PMwow all these domains are awful, no wonder Dave only responds every so often. Dave thanks for the tip on escrow. Ron from Nov. 27 you can contact me at: Hi Thanks for this info. Can you tell me I have my toyac.ws domain name registered as part of the gdi business. im thinking of quitting gdi but i want to keep my domain and build it to sell it. if i park my domain somewhere else for free its still my domain name isnt it. i want to park my domain in the next week if i can so i dont lose it as im not being very successful at gdi at the moment Posted by: toya christie at December 9, 2010 2:56 AMhi dave. do you think punyablog.com has any good value (punyablog mean has/own a blog, it's indonesian)? You can sell your unused domains by yourself and for free. Try http://www.selldomainnow.com. We offer a FREE domain name promotion service, we are not domain dealers. (We make money with publicity) hey dave, first time commenting here, love your site it has all the answers i seek. never once let me down you smart cookie :) wasjust wondering what i could get for hosting-geeks.com had it about a year. more curious on what the domain name itself can get thanks. Posted by: William at December 22, 2010 2:31 PMHello , if someone intrested to buy my domain name . TheUnix.net - contact me at admin@theunix.net Thanks! Posted by: Want3d at February 3, 2011 11:29 AMHi Dave I want to sell unedited.com (maybe...). I'd like to know what it's worth. Thanks Posted by: Rob at February 14, 2011 11:58 AMHi Dave,i have the great domain name i have a domain getsuggestions*com - and i am willing to sell it Posted by: Manish at March 8, 2011 3:47 AMHi Dave, I wanted to sell these domains how much should I ask for these domains. You suggestion will be very important for me. The domain name http://www.entertainmentgist.com is available for sale by ownwer contact entertainmentgist@gmail.com for more info Posted by: Typical at April 1, 2011 8:29 PMI am the owner of YURIZHIRKOV.CO.UK Yuri Zhirkov plays for Chelsea fc football team in the UK how much is it worth. Posted by: Ahmed at April 7, 2011 8:27 AMI just bought some domains. Hello thnx a lot Posted by: bhawani at April 23, 2011 4:17 AMHello Dave, trying to sell cybersquatter.com do you believe in getting an appriasal. I fully understand that the value is worth what a person or company is willing to pay for it but the two names I believe have value. Posted by: armand at May 2, 2011 12:14 PMHi, I have this website for my own business. www.ed-denmark.com Thank you Hi, I got a few Premium Domain names for sale. Potential buyers may e-mail me at benng@hotmail.sg to neg or make offer. Sportstips.co and more............ Posted by: SK Ng at May 10, 2011 2:53 AMwant to sell www.glamourfun.com. anybody for the buy!! India, 9850730517! Having the word glamour in it gives a more sophisticated advantage to direct visitors traffic to the site, and an additional fun suffixed to that gives it an edge!! Now you tell me, Who doesn't wanna have GLAMOUR FUN?? Posted by: Karan at May 11, 2011 1:22 PMI own a couple of domain names I'd like to unload: CommunityAssociations.com GolfSho.es - - ES is the dot com of Spain but can be used anywhere - - great site for someone in the golf shoe industry. Hello dave I have a domain name bolmy.com on how much you think it's worth. Posted by: Barry at May 24, 2011 4:47 PMHey Dave, I want to sell my 2-3 domains..... thanks in advance cooltips.in I heard that short and easy to remember names are popular on www. Is www.a2r4.com worth any penny. Posted by: Berlin at May 27, 2011 1:03 AMSelling domains for good money first requires buying good domains. So........ One simple and golden rule to remember when registering domains is to think of your targeted Business, the business has the capital B. And buyers are not aliens they want value for their money. Put yourself in your customer shoes and imagine why you would want that domain? why would you buy it for $100 or $1000 when you could register such domain for $10? How much money you can get out of it? Remember all of the domain buyers want to make money from domains either by developing it into website or reselling it for money. Do you give the buyer what it takes to sell>>??? Being in the domains and online business, Checkout www.registering.mobi if its of any help in your needs. Best of luck! Posted by: John at June 3, 2011 6:15 PMi want to sell this domain .plz tell me how much i get and where to sell i want to sell it fast... Posted by: Rajendra at June 23, 2011 10:09 AMThe problem is so many people are just buying useless, spammy domain names that often mean nothing, in the hope of making thousands back on them. I've seen loads that have just been purchased purely on the basis to sell, and hold no history, weight or presence. Even if a domain is years old, has never been flagged for violating Google's T&C's, it still doesn't justify a massive price. Unless it is a dictionary word or phrase its tough to get a decent price or even sell a domain. Like Dave said, always becareful of branded domains, as these can easily be seized by the company. I read a story about someone who purchased a Google related name not long ago, and it resulted in the person having to tranfer the domain to Google for free. Posted by: Craig at June 27, 2011 9:22 AMI am selling domains specially for businesses in UK
i have sold tons of domains before looking forward to hear from you Many Thanks hi i have the url www.pmautos.co.uk anyone have any ideas how much it is worth? was the url of my old garage biz but now i have somewhat defaced the site lol, cheers Posted by: scott at July 4, 2011 2:29 PMWell like everybody else I have several domain names for sale or lease or whatever. Most on GoDaddy, most for the automotive industry, HEV/Hybrid Electric Vehicle, EV, PHEV, in .com org net mobi, also Home and Garden sites, meengreen.com (haha not a TM violation)PurpleBudZ.com, Adult names, visit www.HEVautoInfo.com links page or www.JMIglobalAds.com and contact for complete list. Cheers to all and Thanks Dave! Oh Dave, btw, what are my domains worth?? HEVautoRepair.com Hi, I wanted to make a product auction or online selling selling of products with huge range. For the reason I kept the name of my website is Product Crowd. I am quite busy in my job and difficult to handle this individual project. Now I am looking forward to sell this domain name www.productcrowd.com, if anyone is interested please contact me anytime. Regards I have never sold a website before. I have no idea what my domain is actually worth as I have never promoted it but I purchased videomouth.com over ten years ago and now I want rid as I just don't have the skills to build a marketable video website by my self. I need help :/ Duncan Posted by: duncan allen at July 23, 2011 4:13 AMI too have no idea of selling sites ,i brought a site in the pushchair niche . but could not give much time and it went down the rankings ,so want to get rid of it . any takers ... or else i will just let it go next year . Hope dave can help me out ?? Posted by: ajay at July 29, 2011 11:53 AMhi i also want to sell my domain name. wallmart.in Posted by: s khurana at August 8, 2011 5:36 AMsell your domain name to us http://www.isoldmydomains.com or better yet you can put it up for sale on our website, if no one buys it, we will buy it from you Posted by: isoldmydomain at August 10, 2011 9:50 AMDave, i want to sell videoonmap.com. at which price shouldi sell ? thanks Posted by: hitesh at August 12, 2011 6:29 AMDave, I have chickenwings.mobi what do you think its worth ? Posted by: John at October 31, 2011 9:36 AMHello, Thank you Andrei Posted by: Andrei at February 9, 2012 10:34 AMI have something to say, now that you mention it, but ...
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