I’m not a domain seller, I’ve bought a few and find that I just can’t spread myself thin enough to make use of all of them as I’d wanted to. So, next stop is to make a decision about them. To use them in some way or to sell them. As it turns out, the best option is a mix of both (in my opinion). iGoldrush has a post about independently selling your domain. It was one of the best I found while looking around today and trying to come up with a plan.
There used to be more out there for people and domains, groups and clubs and other resources. I think it has lost that fun aspect as it sinks into being all about marketing and business. It’s a shame. I know there used to be a group like Domain Divas. I was a member. There was a group for people with .ca (Canadian) domains.
Anyway, to get back on track, the best way to handle a domain you want to sell is to keep using it, make it grow and become something desirable but add a note about the domain being for sale (to a good home/ best offer). Keeping the domain active brings it up in SEO and will make it worth more to buyers. Kind of a win-win thing if you can keep some kind of content on the site. Weekly updates would seem the best strategy. But don’t steal content or just become a splog. Post your kid’s drawings once a week if you don’t have anything else original and unique. Just keep posting something worthwhile other than ads.
So, I am probably going to sell a couple of domains. The one I am most sure of will have to wait about a year for the ad time to run out on the paid text ad. But, that’s fine. I can take a year to keep it going and see what price it gets. I don’t have to sell, I’ve just decided to try to sell and see what offers I get.
Sedo – Most often referred to when someone asks about a place to list a web domain for sale. There are others but you really want to know you are dealing with a trust worthy site. As new as I am to this I am really wary of the actual transaction. I had a domain hijacked once before, I’d like to avoid anything like that happening again.
AfterNIC – Another place to sell or buy a domain through. Has an escrow service.
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It’s all good advice. I almost sold one of mine – but after posting on it for a while, well – it grew on me. So now I’m sticking with it. CHEERS!
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