CloudComputingServices.co.uk

[Federer]

Just sold for £500 after sending out some targeted emails earlier.

 

[Murray]

co.uk £500

.uk again, not worth registering hmm

 

[DaveP]

Lol I'm sure I saw this actually available a couple of weeks back and thought 'meh'. (I scan many keyword combinations). Just goes to show, you have that magical touch!

 

[TallBloke]

Nice sale!

Personally had mixed success trying this approach. I do specify an asking price in my email, something you don't do I understand? I've sold domains for £400 from outbound emailing but had no takers on others for £90 (seemed dead certs to me!).

Care to share one of your email sales templates?

John

 

[Federer]

Here it is:

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Hello,

We are contacting some companies concerning a domain we are selling:

CloudComputingServices.co.uk

Please let us know if you would be interested in acquiring this domain name that is now available.

Best Regards,

Luc Biggs
Key Domains Unipessoal LDA
2560-309 Torres Vedras
+351 261 424 469

- If you would prefer not to be contacted about domain acquisition opportunities in the future, please respond with opt out or unsubscribe in the subject line.
This is a one-time advertisement.
Registration information: whois.domaintools.com/cloudcomputingservices.co.uk

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[ian]

Here it is:

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Hello,

We are contacting some companies concerning a domain we are selling:

CloudComputingServices.co.uk

Please let us know if you would be interested in acquiring this domain name that is now available.

Best Regards,

Luc Biggs
Key Domains Unipessoal LDA
2560-309 Torres Vedras
+351 261 424 469

- If you would prefer not to be contacted about domain acquisition opportunities in the future, please respond with opt out or unsubscribe in the subject line.
This is a one-time advertisement.
Registration information: whois.domaintools.com/cloudcomputingservices.co.uk

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That wording in an email approach works? I'm surprised!

When you say sold, do you mean paid for and transferred, as quite often they remain in your name for a long time afterwards.

 

[Federer]

Companies love short, to-the-point messages - the read-rate is MUCH higher with 2-3 lines.
When we post SOLD, we have either already received payment or been promised payment within 24 hours. Transfers are always a little later.

 

[ian]

Companies love short, to-the-point messages - the read-rate is MUCH higher with 2-3 lines.
When we post SOLD, we have either already received payment or been promised payment within 24 hours. Transfers are always a little later.

It was more to do with the grammar tbh.

I'd probably suggest posting sold once it is actually sold and transferred. Do the buyers agree to you disclosing the price?

 

[Federer]

As with all domain sales across all sales platforms > Unless the buyer asks for an NDA (on these £100-£500 sales), the majority of the sales are shared.

 

[cm1975]

What kind of responses do you get to the email and how do you agree on a price?

I find getting the interest of companies can be achievable, but it falls down on the price or on buying from an unknown person. For example, I've had 8 people interested in domain names in the last 3 weeks. Only 1 has completed!

 

[DaveP]

I've used the same email template for a long time and don't have near your success rate. I wonder if forming a limited company, and sending out professionally designed emails and have a really nice professional site will make the difference? I honestly never thought so because to me, if somebody really wants a domain, they will buy it off you irrespective of whether one has a fancy site or not, but maybe I've been wrong all this time?

 

[Federer]

Forming a business, having a nice professional site etc. will increase credibility - but these factors will not increase the probability of generating more sales.

As you rightly concluded, if the company likes the domain, they will buy it.

 

[DaveP]

Forming a business, having a nice professional site etc. will increase credibility - but these factors will not increase the probability of generating more sales.

As you rightly concluded, if the company likes the domain, they will buy it.

Take for example, Absence Management. I have struggled to sell this (for even low £xxx), despite there being lots of advertisers paying on average £20 a click, 720 local exacts, and is the exact matching term describing a service that some companies charge others hundreds per employee for.

Perhaps I'm just wrong about this domain, but when I see some of your sales I do think why can't I sell a domain like this using similar email template to you. (It also gets traffic).

 

[Mgx]

I bow to Federer's supremecy, you won't here me say this often.

 

[flinty]

Hi,

Always been impressed with the sales you make.

Would you be so kind to share what you say in the follow up once you get

a) Just one response?
b) More than one showing interest?

I am guessing your response may differ depending on the number of interested parties!?

Do you go back with "make me your best offer" or set the price in that 2nd email?

Thanks for sharing!

 

[Federer]

Same response to everyone - a response that shows little desperation, but ignites a little urgency:

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Thank you for your message. The domain name DesignerDogCollars.co.uk (ex.) is for sale for £395.

Please let us know if interested, as we are contacting some other companies that are also ranking under domain's keywords.

Best Regards,
Federer

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[flinty]

Ok - thanks for sharing part 2 of your approach.

If I have received interest from more than one party after sending out emails, I have tended to see what they would offer rather than set a price - just in case they magically offered more than I would have said (never really happens so kidding myself). It was also to gauge the price levels they are at. However, I have not found much success doing it this way - I get the feeling they don't want to get into an auction and the 'urgency' to buy has gone and once I then have gone to someone at the end to say "ok" I accept I think they feel that no one else really wanted it anyway so they then back out. This way takes more time and effort too going back and forth with what the current offer is etc.

I do ok when I've been contacted direct and have sales ranging from £1,195 - £1,995 - just when I have done the contacting it hasn't gone as well as I would have hoped.

So in conclusion I think best to do as you do - keep it simple and once I received a reply of interest just set a price and first come first served.

Thanks for sharing!

 

[wonder_lander]

Same response to everyone - a response that shows little desperation, but ignites a little urgency:

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Thank you for your message. The domain name DesignerDogCollars.co.uk (ex.) is for sale for £395.

Please let us know if interested, as we are contacting some other companies that are also ranking under domain's keywords.

Best Regards,
Federer

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If you're happy with £395 for the domain why don't you lead with that in your initial pitch?

I would guess that people will be more engaged if they can see straight away the figure you're looking for.

 

[Federer]

It's a numbers/lead game.

By NOT including an asking price in the initial email, you reel in "how much" replies from potentially interested companies (ex. 4 or 5). After then setting the price tag, you always have 4-5 contacts to get back to later on (if the domain does not sell initially) with a price-reduction - I have sold MANY domains with this method.

By SETTING the asking price from the word go, there is a chance that the price is above/beyond the majority of the end buyer's budgets for that domain - and, as a result, very few replies boomerang back. With no/few replies, there is no ("could-have-been-interested-if-the-price-was-lower) companies to get back with a price-reduction that would ignite a sale.

 

[wonder_lander]

It's a numbers/lead game.

By NOT including an asking price in the initial email, you reel in "how much" replies from potentially interested companies (ex. 4 or 5). After then setting the price tag, you always have 4-5 contacts to get back to later on (if the domain does not sell initially) with a price-reduction - I have sold MANY domains with this method.

By SETTING the asking price from the word go, there is a chance that the price is above/beyond the majority of the end buyer's budgets for that domain - and, as a result, very few replies boomerang back. With no/few replies, there is no ("could-have-been-interested-if-the-price-was-lower) companies to get back with a price-reduction that would ignite a sale.

Cheers, makes sense!