Frustrated With Sedo’s “Listing Price”

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Sedo Listing Price

There are many things I like about Sedo, especially the people who work there. Two things frustrate me about the platform. The first point of frustration is the send to auction feature that I wrote about before. I strongly dislike that someone can make a private negotiation public, allowing others to participate. Others have like it, especially sellers, so that’s probably more of a personal opinion.

The second area of frustration for me is how Sedo’s “Listing Price” feature can easily be disregarded. When I see a Listing Price somewhere, I expect that to be similar to the asking price, which to me anyway, translates to what the owner wants for his or her domain name. I would expect this means that if I am willing to pay the listing price, that I will be able to buy the domain name. On Sedo sales threads

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How to Promote a Domain Auction

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Let’s say you are selling a domain name at auction and want to make sure it receives maximum attention from the best potential buyer(s). I want to share some tips on how to let people know that your domain name is up for auction. Not that it matters all that much, but I didn’t do this when I had my own auctions at NameJet, and I regret it.

The first thing you should do is perform a Google search for the keyword or keyterm pertaining to the domain name. Much like you would do if you are selling a domain name in private, you’ll want to contact potential buyers to  gauge  their interest.

When contacting buyers, I personally wouldn’t include a link to the auction in an email. While this might not make all that much sense, it’s probably best to find out if the buyer is interested first because you’ll most likely need to educate them on the auction process. I would send an email telling them that the domain name is for sale, and they should reply if they are interested and want more info. If the domain name is good (or better) and relevant to their business, they will reply.

In your reply email to them, give them all of the auction details. Mention

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Name.com Educating Clients About New TLDs

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Name.com LogoI strongly believe that the more that domain registrars publicize and promote new gTLD domain names, the greater the likelihood these TLDs will gain traction with consumers and be in demand. I’ve mentioned how eNom is promoting gTLDs, and I wanted to share the interesting way Name.com is also promoting them.

When you visit Name.com under Products, there is a section called “New TLD Watcher.” This section is devoted to gTLD domain names, which Name.com is calling “nTLDs.” I think that variant is interesting in and of itself because of the confusion factor, but the real area of interest for observers is the amount of information the company provides about these TLDs, including a fairly comprehensive but understandable FAQ page.

Name.com takes things a step further than many other registrars at this point, and the domain registrar has created

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Tip When Emailing Domain Buyers

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I want to share a tip with you that may help increase your email open rate when trying to sell domain names to end user and other buyers.

On a daily basis, I receive quite a few emails from people trying to sell me domain names. More often than not, I’ll have a look at the list and let the person know what I think (or at least whether or not I am interested in buying). One way to be sure that I won’t open an email or look at domain names that are for sale is

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Problem With Getting a “Valuable” Brand Domain Name

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FacebookHome.comDuring a meeting yesterday, Facebook announced a new product dubbed “Facebook Home.” According to a TechCrunch article about the product launch, Facebook Home “replaces your standard Android’s homescreen with an immersive Facebook experience featuring full-screen photos, status updates, and notifications.”

Like many domain investors likely did at around the same time of the news, I did a Whois search to see if Facebook had bought the FacebookHome.com domain name, and it appears that the company has owned it for quite some time. As  Bill Hartzer points out in an article on his blog, the company did not secure several alternative extensions for this particular product.

I think it’s arguable about whether Facebook needs to buy

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10 Tips to Find Domain Name Coupons

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For most people in the domain investment business, domain name registrations, domain renewals, and transfers make up a big part of our overhead. We all want to save money on domain registrations, and finding domain name coupons can help reduce the cost of domain ownership. I want to share some tips on finding coupons for domain registrations and transfers.

I wrote about this topic a couple of years ago, but here’s additional insight that should be able to help you save money on domain names, no matter what domain registrar you prefer to use.

10 tips to find domain name coupons:

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