Domain Name Trading

If you have a domain name you are looking to sell you should have the concerns of security in transfer and getting the best price.

Domain trading has elevated to a level of almost no chance to compete profitably on a small scale. The growth of domain grabbing scripts and software for private users has led to more powerful means of corporate grabbing of domains and pretty much upped the ante.

Short .com domain still dominate in the value category as they are the most thought of and easy to market. At the time of writing this a 3 letter domain with no numbers and a .com extension would range from $2400 to about $15000 depending on letter combination, and of course much higher if it makes a word.

The most common methods of going after some bottom-feed domains of quality for the average person is to checj out doman monitoring sites like www.justdropped.com or Snapcheck.com to locate domains you wish to chase after. You can then use a godaddy.com snap, or the professional services of snapnames.com or pool.com to try and grab the name theminute it is available.

I would suggest snapnames or godaddy for most since pool has the scam of letting you fight over the price after the snap has succeeded which seems to make them the only people ever to get a deal.

There are three main sources for selling a domain name that we use, each with its own strengths and issues.

Sell domain names on eBay

This is a common fast easy choice and one that we are experts in the field of. When discussing selling you domains on ebay be assured we know our business. Ebay is a fast and cheap way to list for anyone with a catchy name. Ebay also provides the most exposure for someone looking to advertise a big-ticket domain looking to get offers of any sort or simply build interest.

On ebay thousands of domains go up for auction daily most for unreasonable sums of money, as the sellers have no clue of true value. Ebay is a good place to see what not to in domain selling as well.

Sell domains on DNforum

This is one I have started to shop on more recently. DNforum is a great forum that has some great values and perhaps the best quality of domains for sale. The key in DN forum is that it is filled with true domain name experts, so they don’t try to peddle garbage. You can get great one word and 3 letter domains available here and updated everyday.

The only downside is that you need a one time paid membership of about $55 to participate. For a good domainer this is clearly worth it.

Sell domains on Sedo

SEDO is perhaps the largest domain marketplace on the Internet. On sedo.com you can search a huge inventory of high quality domains and be safe in the fact that they will broker the deal 100% securely. Sedo handles the money exchange so it is the safest place to sell large ticket domains that I am aware of on the net. Sedo also is an important website in the field of parking revenue. You can park a for sale domain name for free and generate profits from pay per click while you advertise it for sale.

You click stats are part of the marketplace so it helps raise the value of your domain to shoppers as well.