11 reasons to quit domaining

[GUA]

I think if you 'domain' as a hobby, you can NOT go wrong.

If you want to make a living from it, you HAVE to do well or you will be sleping on the streets.

If you treat it as a hobby, you can enjoy it.. have fun.. and earn money, without any external pressures. JMO

[Carter]

Today I've sold to a croatian company a domain for $3000 (LLL.net)

No reasons to quit domaining

[Credit]

Today I've sold to a croatian company a domain for $3000 (LLL.net)

No reasons to quit domaining

Share the name!

[thevirtual]

I think if you 'domain' as a hobby, you can NOT go wrong.

If you want to make a living from it, you HAVE to do well or you will be sleping on the streets.

If you treat it as a hobby, you can enjoy it.. have fun.. and earn money, without any external pressures. JMO

So in your opinion domaining as a business is a joke and will leave you penniless and homeless, but is good as a hobby/for fun? lol

[cleverlyslick]

imo virtual,don't be so impatient,you see the sales happening @ sedo and i'm sure you have some good names there.try contacting end users see if you get the results you're looking for.i've sold some domains here in the forum and some to end users,i've netted 4 figures on some of the domains i've sold and here on the forum i've sold some for 3 figures and 2 figures.some of the comments some people make on this forum for certain domains are lame and disrespectful,but don't let that phase you.i'm sure you've been in the game long enough to decipher what's a good name and what's not.what would be appealing to others and what not.don't just go with the text book stuff people say.mix it up a bit.if one thing isn't working for you,try another.and like anything,if there is no value in something,then CREATE value.how many domainers here think that facebook.com would've been worth anything? mark zuckerberg CREATED value to the name,now it's worth BILLIONS.i'm sure alot of these domainers here wish they could have 1 percent of that cake. I sure do.so don't let negative comments and no response to your threads phase you my dude.

this challenge should only want you to go harder at this game and actually accomplish more because it is a challenge.there is no such thing as easy money.not even sellin drugs in a corner is easy.that's my 2 cents for this thread.hope you understand what i'm trying to say and absorb it.

[GUA]

So in your opinion domaining as a business is a joke and will leave you penniless and homeless, but is good as a hobby/for fun? lol

No.. not at all. I actually have no idea where you got that from, as my post was pretty clear.
I am saying that if domaining is not a business there is less pressure on you to HAVE to do well, which in most cases means you actually do better.

It is perfectly viable to live off domaining but for people getting into it know you are categorically more likely to fail than succeed.

[Carter]

Guys this is a buyers time.
A buyers time = you sell domains and some buyers buy them

[nascar59]

I have been domaining for fun and profit about a yr now not slowing down for anybody

[thevirtual]

I have been domaining for fun and profit about a yr now not slowing down for anybody

Are you kidding me? Speak for yourself kid.

I would be interested to know where you have sold domains. Maybe it is not slowing down for you because you had no sales to begin with. Or maybe you are one of the many domain braggers lying to people about the endless riches you get from domaining.

[Domn]

Are you kidding me? Speak for yourself kid.

I would be interested to know where you have sold domains. Maybe it is not slowing down for you because you had no sales to begin with. Or maybe you are one of the many domain braggers lying to people about the endless riches you get from domaining.

I think he does speak for himself
There is no reason to start the speculations when someone says something different
The sales are still here, it's just harder to convince people when they are focused to the survival of their businesses, it's logical. This decrease the sales group for each name, it requires more time for the research of potential buyers and maybe less aggressive price range for the names.

[thevirtual]

I think he does speak for himself
There is no reason to start the speculations when someone says something different

He said "not slowing down for anybody".

[Domn]

He said "not slowing down for anybody".

Maybe he means that he will not stop domaining for any reason if we think also the topic title

[cvcard]

As a relative "newbie" to domaining, but not to business, my observation is a simple one. Domaining is NO different than any other business. If you are well funded and liquid, then you can play the game and make money. If you are working with pennies, forget it...you'll lose them all. As I really havent purchased any "premium" domains, the same philosophy applies to this business, as it does to my real estate;
"Dont wait to buy good domains...Buy good domains and wait" Eventually they will make your money back.

[nascar59]

hello domn,thanks for clarifying the post I made,sorry thevirtual If you took that the wrong way,yeah since Iam disabled I have plenty of time domaining as a hobby and working on developing some names i have purchased and that i hope to sell best regards ,lou

[Domn]

hello domn,thanks for clarifying the post I made,sorry thevirtual If you took that the wrong way,yeah since Iam disabled I have plenty of time domaining as a hobby and working on developing some names i have purchased and that i hope to sell best regards ,lou

NP lou, we're all here for the same reason and we all love the same thing
I understand the decline in sales, i understand some people that wish to leave the field. Domaining is the same as most businesses.

[adoon]

Are you kidding me? Speak for yourself kid.

I would be interested to know where you have sold domains. Maybe it is not slowing down for you because you had no sales to begin with. Or maybe you are one of the many domain braggers lying to people about the endless riches you get from domaining.

If you constantly start threads with a price and constantly keep lowering the price every few days then nobody is going to take the names seriously.....$300.....$250.....$180......$80..... ..everybody knows it is going lower, so why buy?

90 perent of the people put up threads with their wishing price.....and if you hope to get lucky then it won't happen. There is a poster MrsJello, I believe, who puts a ton of names up with prices listed......every time she/he lists names I see the same buyers jumping in and buying immediately.

When you list a price everybody knows that is the MOST that you want....what is the LEAST you will take? If you start putting your best names out there with prices that are good deals for the buyer, then you might get some sales. If you continue to list your worst names because you want to pay your bills then you will get the silent treatment.

If you would actually pay the money you ask for the names listed then it is a good deal. You are dreaming if you think you can put names out that you recently paid reg fee for and have others pay your way....not in this market....unless you come up with more creative names.

If you want to make it in business you need to sell a product that you would actually buy yourself. Just because a name has a decent keyword doesn't mean it is a good name. You have to be a little creative and come up with names that make practical sense.

If you have names of value at a price to match then you will get sales. If you don't then you will quit the business.

[Acro]

The "Riverside" smart-ass strikes again.

Don't tell us how to run a business, Mr. Adoon. My reg fee purchase turned to $1,250 yesterday. Another one for $2k became a $25k sale. Another one for $1,700 became $22k. etc.

The forum is full of success stories, we don't need your Debbie Downer attitude.

[Carter]

The "Riverside" smart-ass strikes again.

Don't tell us how to run a business, Mr. Adoon. My reg fee purchase turned to $1,250 yesterday. Another one for $2k became a $25k sale. Another one for $1,700 became $22k. etc.

The forum is full of success stories, we don't need your Debbie Downer attitude.

I want this Acro's post on the top of the forum like a banner.
I want peoples reading this post every day when they log in on DNF.

[Gerry]

In regards to the original post, Number 1. Backout Buyers

This has to be the most frustrating of all, at least for me.

I had one non-paying buyer at sedo in Feb and it appears I may end up with one in March for a multi-thousand dollar domain.

And if that were not enough, I received one offer via email that I turned down during negotiations for one of the domains currently waiting on payment.

So I guess I will start keeping a virtual roladex of all potential buyers and offers.

However, one thing that really pissed me off is an email from a potential buyer that was a very good offer - but this offer is from a person who back out of a sale for a different name about a year ago.

When you have a unique name or business name it is difficult to forget.

Within the past month, I have spent a considerable amount of time negotiating and every thing that comes along with offers. Right now, if I was to put a dollar figure on time spent vs. income produced it would be pathetic.

I am not a domainer by trade and do not depend on it as a primary income.

But sedo MUST do something to HALT all the deadbeat bidders and buyers.

I can brag about all the offers pouring in but they don't mean squat unless Sedo implements a more secure and backup plan for deadbeats.

[adoon]

The "Riverside" smart-ass strikes again.

Don't tell us how to run a business, Mr. Adoon. My reg fee purchase turned to $1,250 yesterday. Another one for $2k became a $25k sale. Another one for $1,700 became $22k. etc.

The forum is full of success stories, we don't need your Debbie Downer attitude.

You are having great success so quit crying over you failed sale from the other thread. Nobody cares about your .net names that you sell outside the forum. This thread is about quitting the business.

All you do is brag about your sales or cry about lost sales. That is a miserable lonely existence. Then, you rush into a thread where I post....that is the sign of a loser on the verge of a mental breakdown.

You should be off traveling the world suing people over that failed deal, so get on your way with your NO TRAFFIC .net names that you won't even list here because NOBODY would pay those assinine prices.

You must spend all day trying to sell those crappo names to people outside this forum. They certaintly don't sell themselves......NO TRAFFIC means that people aren't beating down your door making offers.

You should wash your neighbor's car or mow his lawn.....it is the same thing. Like a rat in cage.....just spinning your wheels and crying over lost sales....or bragging when you put one over on someone.

Blah, blah, blah....nobody cares about you. Go register some dumb .nets TODAY for reg fee and then get back to me when you sell one.