Comments on: SHOULD WE SELL OR KEEP OUR DOMAINS? http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/ Successful Domain Management™ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:36:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: John Smallwood http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-4623 John Smallwood Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:34:06 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-4623 Hi Steve... I think you have a domain that I want. Please contact me if you have a moment. Thanks. John Hi Steve…

I think you have a domain that I want. Please contact me if you have a moment. Thanks.

John

]]> By: Mike @ WannaDevelop.com http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-4297 Mike @ WannaDevelop.com Mon, 17 Nov 2008 10:11:16 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-4297 Sell... If you can ;) Mike http://www.wannadevelop.com/ Sell… If you can ;)

Mike
http://www.wannadevelop.com/

]]> By: londoner http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-3761 londoner Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:14:49 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-3761 I am in similar boat although I have around 50 domain names. I am in similar boat although I have around 50 domain names.

]]> By: domain investor http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-3760 domain investor Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:31:45 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-3760 Let's face it right now unless you've got a one word domain.com end-users want to offer you crap -$100. It's the domain investor that usually will give you more knowing the future value of the domain. We are a unique niche in itself. Most of the business we do are within our domain world group. That's why it makes me mad when the domain gurus talk dome and gloom. We are nothing like the stock investors. There is always going to be business on the internet. So there shouldn't be a fear of buying and selling domain names. We have created our own slow down in domain sales aligning ourselves with the stock market woes. Traffic N.Y. is a perfect example. Rick Schwartz talked very positive about it going in, hyped everybody up, and it proved to be a success. For a minute I thought maybe things are getting back on track. Common lets stop doing this to ourselves. PPC is slow because of the economy. Domaining should not be slow. XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds: Yes, PPC is slowing down because of many factors, including the economy. However, domain sales are kind of on a see-saw. People who aren't domainers may be dumping their domains for cheap because they're scared, or need the money. But my research is showing me that many great domains, possible OOTB domains, future trend domains, are being ransacked daily for the cost of registration (OOTB =Out Of The Basket). This tells me that at some point, these domains, which are generic and descriptive, will be eventually picked up by either domainers or endusers. It's up to the domain industry to decide how we want to proceed strategically or tactically. Do the big buyers want to delay spending any money on promoting domain name values to the business sector so they can buy up all the failing domainers' portfolios for cheap? Or do we domainers get together and start educating the business sector NOW so that we don't have to succumb to selling our domains for pocket change to big domainers who have deep pockets filled with more than "loose change"? The promotion of domainers as "heroes" usually tells the same story: Domainer buys domain for cheap, flips it for huge bucks later. Notice the qualifier "cheap". That doesn't go over well with domain sellers if the seller is giving up the domain for less than what they feel it's worth. A real domain hero is someone who sells their domain for a substantial price to an end-user, regardless if they bought it for cheap. I don't get excited about domainers buying other domainers' domains. So try not to be the guy who is on that "cheap" side nobody talks about. (thank god) Thanks for writing! Let’s face it right now unless you’ve got a one word domain.com end-users want to offer you crap -$100. It’s the domain investor that usually will give you more knowing the future value of the domain. We are a unique niche in itself. Most of the business we do are within our domain world group. That’s why it makes me mad when the domain gurus talk dome and gloom. We are nothing like the stock investors. There is always going to be business on the internet. So there shouldn’t be a fear of buying and selling domain names. We have created our own slow down in domain sales aligning ourselves with the stock market woes. Traffic N.Y. is a perfect example. Rick Schwartz talked very positive about it going in, hyped everybody up, and it proved to be a success. For a minute I thought maybe things are getting back on track. Common lets stop doing this to ourselves. PPC is slow because of the economy. Domaining should not be slow.

XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds:

Yes, PPC is slowing down because of many factors, including the economy. However, domain sales are kind of on a see-saw. People who aren’t domainers may be dumping their domains for cheap because they’re scared, or need the money. But my research is showing me that many great domains, possible OOTB domains, future trend domains, are being ransacked daily for the cost of registration (OOTB =Out Of The Basket).

This tells me that at some point, these domains, which are generic and descriptive, will be eventually picked up by either domainers or endusers. It’s up to the domain industry to decide how we want to proceed strategically or tactically. Do the big buyers want to delay spending any money on promoting domain name values to the business sector so they can buy up all the failing domainers’ portfolios for cheap? Or do we domainers get together and start educating the business sector NOW so that we don’t have to succumb to selling our domains for pocket change to big domainers who have deep pockets filled with more than “loose change”?

The promotion of domainers as “heroes” usually tells the same story: Domainer buys domain for cheap, flips it for huge bucks later. Notice the qualifier “cheap”. That doesn’t go over well with domain sellers if the seller is giving up the domain for less than what they feel it’s worth. A real domain hero is someone who sells their domain for a substantial price to an end-user, regardless if they bought it for cheap. I don’t get excited about domainers buying other domainers’ domains. So try not to be the guy who is on that “cheap” side nobody talks about. (thank god)

Thanks for writing!

]]> By: jeff schneider http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-3755 jeff schneider Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:30:17 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-3755 We suggest very strongly to Hold all quality .coms. To sell if you need money all other extensions other than .coms. If you have to sell, try to sell all other extensions besides .coms, and trade up to quality .coms. Hold .coms as your highest priority. The smart money is hoping to buy .coms on the cheap. Use your head or you will soon be separated from it. I am trying to be clear here, and hope this helps people from being fleeced. Respectfully, Jeff Schneider We suggest very strongly to Hold all quality .coms. To sell if you need money all other extensions other than .coms.

If you have to sell, try to sell all other extensions besides .coms, and trade up to quality .coms. Hold .coms as your highest priority.

The smart money is hoping to buy .coms on the cheap. Use your head or you will soon be separated from it. I am trying to be clear here, and hope this helps people from being fleeced. Respectfully, Jeff Schneider

]]> By: Jill http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-3754 Jill Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:27:17 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-3754 A refreshingly honest post. If you write a book, I shall buy it. XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds: And if I post some nice domains, will you be inclined to ... ;-) Thanks for the nice comments! A refreshingly honest post. If you write a book, I shall buy it.

XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds:

And if I post some nice domains, will you be inclined to … ;-)

Thanks for the nice comments!

]]> By: Chris http://www.successclick.com/should-we-sell-or-keep-our-domains_2008_10_15/comment-page-1/#comment-3753 Chris Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:09:24 +0000 http://www.successclick.com/?p=145#comment-3753 Does your portfolio include .org's, .net's as well? I am still finding lots of great generic terms there. XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds: I have a simple secret I tell my clients about what extensions to focus on. I might have posted that info somewhere, but I'm not going to talk about it here because I don't want to contribute to the possible devaluation of some of my domains. really! Does your portfolio include .org’s, .net’s as well? I am still finding lots of great generic terms there.

XXXXXX Stephen Douglas Responds:

I have a simple secret I tell my clients about what extensions to focus on. I might have posted that info somewhere, but I’m not going to talk about it here because I don’t want to contribute to the possible devaluation of some of my domains. really!

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