Domaining.com was listed this morning for sale, which did surprise me a bit. I wanted to speak directly with the domain name owner Francois to get some facts about the domain name being listed for sale with the $3,000,000 offering price.
Here are some question and answers directly from Francois, the owner of the domain name and website Domaining.com .
Q.) Will the website be included with the sale of the domain Domaining.com?
A.) It’s a pure domain name sale, in other words the price in PremiumDomains.com is for the domain name ONLY. But I also encourage potential buyers to buy the site and pursue what we started, even if it’s just a minor of the services the buyer will provide.
If the buyer wants the site, they should offer a "PLUS", they can decide on the value of this "PLUS".
I can already tell you this "PLUS" will be shared at 50/50 with our bloggers as I estimate they deserve half of our site success.
Now know I will not sell any site without get the guarantee the buyer will protect the privacy of our members… In all cases know I will take $100k of the domain sale that I will fairly distribute to the bloggers that made domaining.com the great place it’s today, it’s my way to say thanks!
Q.) Domaining.com is a pretty popular brand, how much did this play a factor in your pricing of the domain name for sale?
A.) 100%
Q.) When did the site Domaining.com start?
A.) Don’t remember the exact date, I think this next January the domaining.com site will be 2 years old.
Q.) If the domain and site Domaining.com sell, how do you think this will change the way bloggers feel that currently are in the Domaining.com feed?
A.) If the buyer purchase the domain and the site then I guess its because he wants to continue what we started, promote our industry. So I think they will take care of the bloggers.
Q.) If Domaining.com doesn’t sell, do you think this will have a negative effect on how users of Domaining.com feel towards the site?
A.) The audience of domaining.com are domainers for +82%, they are people which their main business is trading domains, so I don’t think they will feel outrageous. I also try to flip my own investment.
Q.)Your offering price is $3,000,000 for Domaining.com . That would be tied for the 2nd highest reported sale this year with the Candy.com sale. How does that make you feel?
A.) Happy because this will offer a more secure future to my family.
Now it’s always the same, it’s difficult and sad when you sell something you have worked with for years. Now having living something similar I can tell you the second part only last for a couple of months.
Q.) Domaining.com is a great service that benefits the whole domain industry. Do you have any other big projects in the works related to the domain industry?
A.) I have for years the ambition to create/market/manage a free advertising service.
I think it’s something that is missing today.
Domaining.com is currently listed on PremiumDomains.com . I want to personally thank Francois for all he and Domaining.com have done for Dotweekly and the domain name industry as a whole and for taking the time to answer the above questions.
If or when the domain name and site do sell, we will all have to play it by ear and hope the new owner can continue on the effort to bring domaining to mainstream and provide a great service in the process at Domaining.com!
If you are interested in purchasing the Domaining.com domain name, please use the PremiumDomains.com link above to inquire.
Thanks to both of you for quickly publishing an interview that will hopefully answer alot of questions. It was a bit shocking to hear that domaining.com is for sale since it’s such a popular industry outlet.
October 21st, 2009