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HandballJim · 05-03-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by d-null

the thing with selling any domains on any site, you need to promote them yourself anyways (unless we are talking premium)..... don't expect to list a bunch of half crappy domains anywhere and make any sales, there are so many 100's of thousands of domains for sale that potential buyers will hardly have a chance to notice yours unless you somehow draw attention to them

also, don't put $50 price tags on $10 domain names or you will just be wasting your time

for cheaper domains buyers tend to like a realistic "buy it now" price so they can grab it if they like it with no hassles, auctions tend to only work if your domain is truly worth more AND you can promote it some way to actually get some interested buyers looking at it

also remember that after a sale it tends to take about a month to finish a transaction and get paid, so don't expect to do this and have your money tomorrow... for that you are better off dealing with people you know on a forum person to person

that's about all the advice I can think of right now, maybe someone else can comment on their experience

Good advise

I should have decided in the beginning that if I was not planning on using the domain for a site...I should have already been trying to sell it...not a week before expiration.

Hard to juggle a 9-5 job, adult pt job 3 hours a night, play handball 4 times a week, watch sports, and spend time with my sexy japanese wife who is 10 years younger then me.

d-null · 05-03-2009, 10:17 PM

you are going to have to renew the domain because you won't be able to transfer the domain to a new buyer with less than a week to expiry anyways

Hotrocket · 05-03-2009, 10:56 PM

If you have tons of domains to keep track of the renewal dates and dont want to rely on emailed renewal notices, set up a google calendar with all your domains listed on or about the dates they expire, set the notice to repeat yearly, also set the pop up reminder to whatever suits you and add any notes like the registrar..etc.
It works great for me.

Marshal · 05-04-2009, 05:58 AM

godaddy sucks! stick to namecheap!

Gaybucks · 05-04-2009, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by d-null

what do you pay for a .com registration for a year?

I believe it's $8.45 a year. I know we could save maybe two or three hundred bucks a year using a less expensive registrar, but given the value of the domains to our business, the reliability of Enom, and the lack of hassle, for me it's a good tradeoff, and I consider it cheap insurance.

BTW, Namecheap, which someone mentioned, is an Enom reseller.

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05-03-2009, 10:56 PM	#53
Hotrocket Confirmed User Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,327	If you have tons of domains to keep track of the renewal dates and dont want to rely on emailed renewal notices, set up a google calendar with all your domains listed on or about the dates they expire, set the notice to repeat yearly, also set the pop up reminder to whatever suits you and add any notes like the registrar..etc. It works great for me.