Selling domains to large companies, how to contact, who to contact ?

[biggedon]

Sometimes that may happen but there's often a problem if they typein the URL to their browser window or search box. When they see it's a webpage I believe a high percenatge of possible buyers will simply assume since there's a site it's not for sale and will quickly move on to a variation of the name/extension (which does not resolve to a site).

In that respect resolving to a webpage which looks like a website is a major negative. It's also an issue I never fully realized was a big factor (with far fewer inquries than expected) until recently after thinking a lot about that aspect.

i only see the positive

a visitor can type-in url and possibly click on an ad or link, thus potential revenue

therefore making the page/site more valuable, and if enough rev is earned, then maybe not sell at all

or a visitor can still inquire if the domain is for sale, if they really are interested in the domain

David, I agree. My gut feeling is when I type in the url and if there is a site and no "This domain is for sale" is forget about it.
"This domain is for sale" or something to the likes will get the offers that would have been bypassed.

if you don't ask, then you'll never know


which means those that do, have a better chance than you

having content on a domain also shows that you have invested time and money into your holding, these are attributes that every business can accept as reasonable justifications in pricing

[inernetster]

i only see the positive

a visitor can type-in url and possibly click on an ad or link, thus potential revenue

therefore making the page/site more valuable, and if enough rev is earned, then maybe not sell at all

or a visitor can still inquire if the domain is for sale, if they really are interested in the domain



if you don't ask, then you'll never know


which means those that do, have a better chance than you

having content on a domain also shows that you have invested time and money into your holding, these are attributes that every business can accept as reasonable justifications in pricing

Normally, everything in life ask.. knowledge is key.
When selling it can can turn against you. If they want it they'll contact you. Worse thing is to feel like a telemarketer to make a buck when you can make alot more passively
My best sales were when I got an unexpected email.. how much do you want? They were domains that sold themselves.
Moral is you can easily make money off good domains passively (it begs the question "What is a good domain?)
Acro said it right.. gut feeling tells you

[David G]

David, I agree. My gut feeling is when I type in the url and if there is a site and no "This domain is for sale" is forget about it.
"This domain is for sale" or something to the likes will get the offers that would have been bypassed.

The negativity of having a site also applies to most parking pages (even if there is a notice the domain is for sale). Problem is the notice is usually small, found in a corner and not too obvious at first glance (to non-domainers), and prospective buyers may not view the page long enough to see the domain for sale announcement.

[biggedon]

The negativity of having a site also applies to most parking pages (even if there is a notice the domain is for sale). Problem is the notice is usually small, found in a corner and not too obvious at first glance (to non-domainers), and prospective buyers may not view the page long enough to see the domain for sale announcement.

if the notice "this domain may be for sale" is too prominent on the page, then it could alter what ads are displayed, especially for those with adsense.

in such cases the phrase could be spidered as a keyword, and all your adsense links could reflect that.



i prefer the term "this domain may be for sale" over "this domain is for sale"

and per that preference, imo, it shouldn't be so prominent that it dominates the viewers attention.

if the latter was the preference, then yes....it would be typed across each page in big bold letters

[inernetster]

I prefer a pic of a guy holding a gun to a dog's head and the caption "buy my domain or I'll shoot your dog now"
very effective.

ps I was on the phone 30 minutes.. someone bought a domain and they contacted me from my whois info.
Domain sells itself

[midgetlov]

if the notice "this domain may be for sale" is too prominent on the page, then it could alter what ads are displayed, especially for those with adsense. in such cases the phrase could be spidered as a keyword, and all your adsense links could reflect that.

True - but there is a way around that...make your text un-indexable. Could be done using JavaScript but would be much easier to accomplish if you simply create an image/banner that says "This Domain is for Sale". Search engines aren't able to read text that is in images...

"Try to use text instead of images to display important names, content, or links. The Google crawler doesn't recognize text contained in images..."
http://www.google.com/support/webmas...er=35769&hl=en

(Quoted from Google Webmaster Guidelines: "Design and content guidelines" section)

Cheers,

Midgetlov