Domain Flipping Questions

13 years ago

Are there no domain flippers online tonight? The search function is proving to be futile (or I just don't know how to use it properly...)

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lotsofsnow

13 years ago

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

So I've been reading up on Domain flipping and its something I am thinking seriously about trying. My biggest question is when trying to sell a domain with keywords in it (not necessarily EMD's) does search engine competition play a big role in the perceived value?

Yes.

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

For example I have a site (findcheaplingerie.com) that is just lying around. It has the main keyword in it (plus the prefix) but the competition is not necessarily low.

I'm really interested in just selling the domain name, which means I'd be pulling the content currently on the site.

Why not sell the complete site?
List it on flippa and you might sell it as is for $350.

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

The other burning question is when you find an exact match keyword with .net, .org and .com available do you buy them all? Maybe I'm over-thinking it, but if I didn't couldn't some savvy marketer just go buy the one of the other two tld's and begin marketing with essentially free keyword research?

If the keyword is good and you have enough cash laying around: sure you can buy them all.

On the other hand if all extensions are still available that either means it is a new keyword like for example for a newly created product category or the keyword is worth nothing.

I usually only buy .com. But tastes vary.

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

One more question. For those that are really experienced in domain flipping, do you usually register the domain with who-is protection enabled?

You should register with your name or company name. I have sold one domain name that way after one day for $2,500 profit. The guy simply looked up the whois info and made an offer. The domain was not even parked yet.

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BloggingPro

13 years ago

Originally Posted by hpgoodboy

Why not sell the complete site?
List it on flippa and you might sell it as is for $350.

I can't sell the site as it is because I don't own the license to the script. With a simple flick of the button the owner could shut the script off in an instant. Went over to DNForums and apparently the domain has some value. I guess we'll find out soon enough.

Originally Posted by hpgoodboy

You should register with your name or company name. I have sold one domain name that way after one day for $2,500 profit. The guy simply looked up the whois info and made an offer. The domain was not even parked yet.

That is the kind of success I hope to achieve one day in this arena--with my trusty ebooks and guides at my side.

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dotcosecrets

13 years ago

@hpgoodboy is right.
If the keyword is very good, it is worth buying .com, .net and .org extentions all.
But around all kinds of domain extentions, you'd better buy .com, because it is the most recognized and popular. Most of the domains flipped on the net are .com domain.

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m4512ur

13 years ago

For me...

Buying the .com only is enough if you intend to resell it since in many selling case the other tld domains are used as the sweetener that have no enough value.

And about the who-is protection, I agree with hpgoodboy that showing the who-is info is good than hiding it except you want to keep those domain for yourself.

Hiding the who-is will eliminate your chance to get potential buyer from search engine that looking for the keyword that maybe already registered by you.

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Gene Pimentel

13 years ago

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

My biggest question is when trying to sell a domain with keywords in it (not necessarily EMD's) does search engine competition play a big role in the perceived value?

It depends on who you're going to target as end users. I sell a ton of domains with no SE competition, and a ton WITH SE competition. There are different reasons for different domains.

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

The other burning question is when you find an exact match keyword with .net, .org and .com available do you buy them all? Maybe I'm over-thinking it, but if I didn't couldn't some savvy marketer just go buy the one of the other two tld's and begin marketing with essentially free keyword research?

Again, it depends on various situations. If you are building an inventory of domain names to sell, then NO, it would be completely cost-inefficient to register various TLDs for each domain. But if you are choosing one particular domain to focus on, then registering various TLDs can make sense. You can present the "package" to a target market.

Originally Posted by BloggingPro

EDIT: One more question. For those that are really experienced in domain flipping, do you usually register the domain with who-is protection enabled?

Never. Privacy-protection is like locking your front door. It keeps out casual passers-by, but won't stop anyone who really wants to get in. On top of that, it hampers sales, as it removes an element of trust.

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BloggingPro

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Gene Pimentel

It depends on who you're going to target as end users. I sell a ton of domains with no SE competition, and a ton WITH SE competition. There are different reasons for different domains.

Again, it depends on various situations. If you are building an inventory of domain names to sell, then NO, it would be completely cost-inefficient to register various TLDs for each domain. But if you are choosing one particular domain to focus on, then registering various TLDs can make sense. You can present the "package" to a target market.

Never. Privacy-protection is like locking your front door. It keeps out casual passers-by, but won't stop anyone who really wants to get in. On top of that, it hampers sales, as it removes an element of trust.

Thank you for your reply as it answered a few lingering questions. I've seen that Domain Club Profits site around here (and elsewhere). Is that yours?

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Gene Pimentel 13 years ago

"Thank you for your reply as it answered a few lingering questions. I've seen that Domain Club Profits site around here (and elsewhere). Is that yours?"

Yes
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aaronngoh

13 years ago

In fact this game is rather interesting,

I brought about hundred of domain but do not managed to sell any

It is due to wrong research and do not know what the market want, so it end up in loss.

Nothing to do with the methodology

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paulie888

13 years ago

Originally Posted by aaronngoh

In fact this game is rather interesting,

I brought about hundred of domain but do not managed to sell any

It is due to wrong research and do not know what the market want, so it end up in loss.

Nothing to do with the methodology

If you want to pick domain names that sell relatively fast, you can't go wrong with local geo-domains that target cities and towns. They may not go for the big dollars that some of the glamorous domains go for, but they're reliable sellers, especially if you target the right types of businesses and professions.

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Sunrays

13 years ago

Good questions! I recently bought a website about flipping blogs, websites and domain names. Just click the link in my signature to check out the articles in the category titled "Buying Domains". Also, you are welcome to leave a comment promoting your domain name for sale. Hope this helps!

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happymummy

13 years ago

ive sold a few blogs on flippa but always the complete blog, they havent always been on page 1 of google, a couple have been site not doing really much and even for those I got a around $200, as long as it is a strong domain name ( for the recod I have also sold a few blogs that were .info and they still sold well but not as well as a .com)

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Aldiyar1

13 years ago

Hi warrior fellows!

I have been doing flipping for some time now. Have sold sites from $87 to $3000. And, of course I tried to flip domains too. All I can say they sell bad, unless it is top keyword .com domain. Or ll.com, lll.com domains which can be sold for fortune. Anyways it is very hard to find 2 or 3 letter domains now.

My advice to BlogginPro - sell blogs instead. If content is original and niche is hot it can be sold up to $600.

Hope this helps.
Aldi

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aaronngoh

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Aldiyar1

Hi warrior fellows!

I have been doing flipping for some time now. Have sold sites from $87 to $3000. And, of course I tried to flip domains too. All I can say they sell bad, unless it is top keyword .com domain. Or ll.com, lll.com domains which can be sold for fortune. Anyways it is very hard to find 2 or 3 letter domains now.

My advice to BlogginPro - sell blogs instead. If content is original and niche is hot it can be sold up to $600.

Hope this helps.
Aldi

That is true unless you have two words domain name as it has lot of value as it is really hard to find at this moment.

If not, you want to add more value to your domain by building more assets onto it.

Hope that help...

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Mike McAleer

13 years ago

Flipping domain names is totally different from flipping websites. They are two totally different businesses. Facebook.com would not be worth much of anything at all without the site attached.
For keyword domains, the typical ones that you use for Internet Marketing and building adsense sites are not always the same as ones that you would sell to end users.

There is so much to learn and you just have to get out there and learn about the domain values.

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