closed Town name as an email address

[DomainPairs]

I haven't bought a domain name for over 24 hours and I'd started to get the shakes, so I bought NewHaw.com

New Haw is a commuter suburb of London and is fairly prosperous. I can advertise free in the local paper, so I thought I'd buy this and sell it as a smart email address. eg [email protected]. newhaw.co.uk is owned by a company that has lots of town names and offers them as email addresses.

How much shall I ask for in the initial advertisement?

 

[GiantDomains]

Ask a UKer, like PrezGringo...and Ed30...

I'd say, if its well known, $50-100

It aint london.com.

 

[President Gringo]

i'm a londoner, and have live here all my live, and have never heard of NewHaw.

Kennsington.co.uk is available, and much better IMHO

 

[Ed30]

I'm a Londoner too - where the hell is NewHaw????

 

[President Gringo]

a quick yahoo search shows it as being in Surrey

 

[Ed30]

Only three n's in Kensington btw--and it's taken.

 

[DomainPairs]

Just outside Weybridge, not far from the old Brooklands racing track and the old Vickers aircraft factory. Junction of the M3 and M25 and round the corner from Wisley gardens.

 

[President Gringo]

Originally posted by Ed30
Only three n's in Kensington btw--and it's taken.

Thats how i thought it was spelt......but someone here was selling the .com and i typed it into yahoo and got this:

http://uk.google.yahoo.com/bin/query_uk?p=kennsington&y=uk

 

[DomainPairs]

I think some email company has got all the .co.uk towns.

I onlt reg'd it because I saw it had just dropped and I know I can make a profit even if it's just selling it to some local estate agent.

 

[President Gringo]

yep, if its an area name, then it will go down well in that area. Depending on the buyer, you could be looking at anything from £25-£500.....but ask the estate agents first, local papers etc.

 

[DomainPairs]

I was going to ask for about £100 ($150), but it sounds as if I should start at £500 ($750). That's too much for a free add in the paper, but I might put a free ad in the local supermarket (Brooklands Tesco).

 

[President Gringo]

the free ad should be the last thing to do.........approach local firms who are associated with the area, like an estate agent.

 

[DomainPairs]

Estate agent sounds the best idea, I must admit. I might have a drive round there soon as I've got to go to Cobham which is only a few miles away.