Comments on: Reported Domain Sales: Pay Attention To Them http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:29:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jamie Zoch http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-5127 Jamie Zoch Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:42:39 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-5127 Thank you for stopping in Steven! I would be interested in hearing more on how you came about purchasing the domain. I will drop you an email if you do not mind. Thank you for stopping in Steven! I would be interested in hearing more on how you came about purchasing the domain. I will drop you an email if you do not mind.

]]> By: Steven Ellis http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-5124 Steven Ellis Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:28:11 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-5124 Great commentary on the weekly domain purchase list. I purchased pitchingcoaches.com because it's the perfect keyword match for my pitching coach directory, called "Find A Pitching Coach." Thought it might be cool to let you all know where the domain ended up. Keep up the good work. I've enjoyed reading your blog. Steven Ellis Former Chicago Cubs pitching pro Great commentary on the weekly domain purchase list. I purchased pitchingcoaches.com because it’s the perfect keyword match for my pitching coach directory, called “Find A Pitching Coach.” Thought it might be cool to let you all know where the domain ended up. Keep up the good work. I’ve enjoyed reading your blog.

Steven Ellis
Former Chicago Cubs pitching pro

]]> By: Jay Lohmann http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-4873 Jay Lohmann Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:41:38 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-4873 Jamie, I have to agree with you on two points. STUDY all the auction venues and see what sells – however.. I have such a tough time trusting most of the results. Pick any weekly sales report at DNJournal and I am so amazed the domains that sell - and for pretty amazing prices. Newbies, enter this market slow, just a few domains at a time and make sure you sell some before hoarding en masse....and know that you will not get rich quick this late in the game. Buy for $10, Sell for $50 quick, not hold out for $5000 when the name isnt worth it. You've 5X'd your money, now buy a better name. Rinse. Repeat. Veteran - stay the course, trust your experience. there is a lot of churn in the market caused by people with more money then sense. Those DNJ reports will start to make sense someday soon - hopefully. :) Jay Lohmann InvestInURLs.com Jamie,

I have to agree with you on two points. STUDY all the auction venues and see what sells – however.. I have such a tough time trusting most of the results. Pick any weekly sales report at DNJournal and I am so amazed the domains that sell – and for pretty amazing prices. Newbies, enter this market slow, just a few domains at a time and make sure you sell some before hoarding en masse….and know that you will not get rich quick this late in the game. Buy for $10, Sell for $50 quick, not hold out for $5000 when the name isnt worth it. You’ve 5X’d your money, now buy a better name. Rinse. Repeat.

Veteran – stay the course, trust your experience. there is a lot of churn in the market caused by people with more money then sense. Those DNJ reports will start to make sense someday soon – hopefully. :)

Jay Lohmann
InvestInURLs.com

]]> By: Kristoff Barnes http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-4803 Kristoff Barnes Sun, 29 Mar 2009 18:14:15 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-4803 Good point nythemes - I'll take it a step further. If your main objective is to sell wholesale to other domainers, so be it. You can pretty much brand your site anything you want. Use the ubiquitous DN prefix + cool, catchy, industry term. However, if you plan on targeting end-users, you need to speak THEIR language. They're not tuned into to "domainer-speak." Everything (from your domain name -> articles and blog posts) should focus squarely on what's important to them. Ask yourself, do you have a clear understanding of your target audience? I think many domainers are simply failing to properly communicate a clear message to the appropriate audience. If your primary model is wholesale D2D then focus your message on that market. If you want to appeal to end-users then you're going to have to craft an entirely different message for that market. Want to sell to both? Setup 2 distinct channels. Create a clear and laser-focused strategy and scrap the mixed and incoherent messages...you're just confusing your audience. Good point nythemes – I’ll take it a step further. If your main objective is to sell wholesale to other domainers, so be it. You can pretty much brand your site anything you want. Use the ubiquitous DN prefix + cool, catchy, industry term.
However, if you plan on targeting end-users, you need to speak THEIR language. They’re not tuned into to “domainer-speak.” Everything (from your domain name -> articles and blog posts) should focus squarely on what’s important to them.
Ask yourself, do you have a clear understanding of your target audience? I think many domainers are simply failing to properly communicate a clear message to the appropriate audience. If your primary model is wholesale D2D then focus your message on that market. If you want to appeal to end-users then you’re going to have to craft an entirely different message for that market. Want to sell to both? Setup 2 distinct channels. Create a clear and laser-focused strategy and scrap the mixed and incoherent messages…you’re just confusing your audience.

]]> By: nythemes http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-4773 nythemes Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:41:43 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-4773 I sometimes wonder if domainers "get it", why do they run their blogs under such terrible domains. Can you smell the hypocrisy? I sometimes wonder if domainers “get it”, why do they run their blogs under such terrible domains. Can you smell the hypocrisy?

]]> By: Leonard Britt http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-4772 Leonard Britt Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:07:20 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-4772 DomainSuccess.com sponsored a webinar this week with Rick Schwartz who mentioned that most companies just don't get it and that domainers will have to be very patient before companies begin to realize what they are missing. It is fairly easy to find real companies with so-so to horrible domains. What is their decision-making process? Probably like most domainers - they think of something and it isn't available so they try another and another until finally something pops up. More experienced domainers start to look for drops and may even begin to bid against other domainers for the top drops. But how many domainers ever attempt to buy top domains on SEDO and Afternic? Well, I've tried on several occasions but what sort of response do you receive? The seller wants anywhere from $2000 to $50 grand for a nice name but sorry I'll find something else. And while we can argue about the value of generic domains, if a small businessperson doesn't really understand why they should pay more than $100 for a domain then when they receive a counteroffer of several thousand they will migrate to these low-quality domains. DomainSuccess.com sponsored a webinar this week with Rick Schwartz who mentioned that most companies just don’t get it and that domainers will have to be very patient before companies begin to realize what they are missing. It is fairly easy to find real companies with so-so to horrible domains. What is their decision-making process? Probably like most domainers – they think of something and it isn’t available so they try another and another until finally something pops up. More experienced domainers start to look for drops and may even begin to bid against other domainers for the top drops. But how many domainers ever attempt to buy top domains on SEDO and Afternic? Well, I’ve tried on several occasions but what sort of response do you receive? The seller wants anywhere from $2000 to $50 grand for a nice name but sorry I’ll find something else. And while we can argue about the value of generic domains, if a small businessperson doesn’t really understand why they should pay more than $100 for a domain then when they receive a counteroffer of several thousand they will migrate to these low-quality domains.

]]> By: RedDomain http://www.dotweekly.com/reported-domain-sales-pay-attention-to-them/#comment-4771 RedDomain Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:30:44 +0000 http://www.dotweekly.com/?p=1149#comment-4771 Caught your tweet about this page. Nice information and thanks for sharing with us. Would like to see some observations about afternic, hearing differing opinions about them. Caught your tweet about this page. Nice information and thanks for sharing with us.
Would like to see some observations about afternic, hearing differing opinions about them.

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