Comments on: How I Bought A Domain For A Third Of Asking Price http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/ Ideas, tips and guides helping you become financially independent by working from home. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:09:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tomaz http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3812 Tomaz Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:17:05 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3812 Hi Nisheth, The domain would definitely be useful to you. I would add some original content to it and link from many related pages to my main SBI site. A good tip I learned recently is to keep the domain at the same registrar and host. Ideally, if the domain was registered with godaddy and is hosted there, you would open an account with godaddy and the domain would be just "pushed" to your account. That's a safer way to guarantee that the domain keeps pagerank and authority after the transfer. How to value it? Check the sales of PR3 domain in Digital Point forums and Sitepoint forums so that you have some idea of the value. Eventually the value is determined by you and the seller. ;) Hi Nisheth,

The domain would definitely be useful to you. I would add some original content to it and link from many related pages to my main SBI site.

A good tip I learned recently is to keep the domain at the same registrar and host. Ideally, if the domain was registered with godaddy and is hosted there, you would open an account with godaddy and the domain would be just “pushed” to your account.

That’s a safer way to guarantee that the domain keeps pagerank and authority after the transfer.

How to value it? Check the sales of PR3 domain in Digital Point forums and Sitepoint forums so that you have some idea of the value.

Eventually the value is determined by you and the seller. ;)

]]> By: Nisheth Joshi http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3811 Nisheth Joshi Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:01:26 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3811 Hi Tomaz, I have a domain question for you. As I was looking at competitive sites in my nice, I came across a site that was linked from just about every other Zune site. At one point it was a Zune directory but it's currently a dead site. It has no content on it other than some kind of search portal. It's a PR3 site with tons of inbound links. It's an older domain registered in 2006. It's Alexa Traffic rank is not great, 7.7 million. I imagine what traffic it's getting is related to my niche. So I emailed the owner asking if it was for sale. I wasn't really expecting a response. So I was surprised when he replied back saying it was and asked me how much it was worth to me. Not knowing how to value domains and not sure how useful it will be to me, I sent him back an offer for $75. I'm waiting for his response. I'm thinking that this domain could be useful to redirect to my site. Or maybe put up a page that links to my site. The question for you -- Should I be pursuing this domain? If so, how should I go about valuing it? And what will it do for my site? Your insights are appreciated as always. Thanks! Hi Tomaz,

I have a domain question for you. As I was looking at competitive sites in my nice, I came across a site that was linked from just about every other Zune site. At one point it was a Zune directory but it’s currently a dead site. It has no content on it other than some kind of search portal.

It’s a PR3 site with tons of inbound links. It’s an older domain registered in 2006. It’s Alexa Traffic rank is not great, 7.7 million. I imagine what traffic it’s getting is related to my niche.

So I emailed the owner asking if it was for sale. I wasn’t really expecting a response. So I was surprised when he replied back saying it was and asked me how much it was worth to me. Not knowing how to value domains and not sure how useful it will be to me, I sent him back an offer for $75. I’m waiting for his response.

I’m thinking that this domain could be useful to redirect to my site. Or maybe put up a page that links to my site.

The question for you — Should I be pursuing this domain? If so, how should I go about valuing it? And what will it do for my site?

Your insights are appreciated as always.

Thanks!

]]> By: Tomaz http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 Tomaz Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:01:32 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3548 Hi Sherman, I don't use any tools. I look at the "buy / sell domains and sites" forums almost every day and got the feel for how much these domains sell for. I see for how much sellers offer them and for how much they are bought. Check the Digital Point forums and Sitepoint. Just Google them... Hi Sherman,

I don’t use any tools. I look at the “buy / sell domains and sites” forums almost every day and got the feel for how much these domains sell for.

I see for how much sellers offer them and for how much they are bought. Check the Digital Point forums and Sitepoint. Just Google them…

]]> By: Sherman Lambert http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3546 Sherman Lambert Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:27:52 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3546 Hey Tomaz, How do you value or know how much to pay for a domain? Do you use something to let you know the value? Sherman Hey Tomaz,

How do you value or know how much to pay for a domain? Do you use something to let you know the value?

Sherman

]]> By: Jerrick http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3502 Jerrick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:05:35 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3502 Wow, 4 days $1800.....that's very steady! You always provide some of the most unbiased views. I truly appreciate it...Thanks a lot! Wow, 4 days $1800…..that’s very steady!

You always provide some of the most unbiased views. I truly appreciate it…Thanks a lot!

]]> By: Tomaz http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3501 Tomaz Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:27:54 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3501 Hi Jerrick, It' not just the domain. For this niche I have 245 keywords with demand over 500 and supply less than 500 (from MKL). That's an excellent niche and the perfect domain for this niche was for sale - that's why I stretched myself a little bit. As for income streams; check <a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/11/30/walmart-wins-thanksgiving-amazon-wins-black-friday" rel="nofollow">this article on retail traffic this weekend.</a> People were buying like crazy - I earned just from Amazon over $1,800 in the last 4 days. More and more people will buy online in the future so if I can sustain the traffic (and grow it by adding more content and building more sites), then I should be fine. To build a list of people who trust you, you really need to be an expert in some niche and constantly interact with these people. That means work. I do that only for my tennis site because I really love what I do. For everything else, it feels like pressure work and I would sooner or later stop doing it. Hi Jerrick,

It’ not just the domain. For this niche I have 245 keywords with demand over 500 and supply less than 500 (from MKL). That’s an excellent niche and the perfect domain for this niche was for sale – that’s why I stretched myself a little bit.

As for income streams; check this article on retail traffic this weekend.

People were buying like crazy – I earned just from Amazon over $1,800 in the last 4 days.

More and more people will buy online in the future so if I can sustain the traffic (and grow it by adding more content and building more sites), then I should be fine.

To build a list of people who trust you, you really need to be an expert in some niche and constantly interact with these people.

That means work. I do that only for my tennis site because I really love what I do. For everything else, it feels like pressure work and I would sooner or later stop doing it.

]]> By: Jerrick http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3494 Jerrick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:35:14 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3494 Hi Tomaz, Just curious, what is your opinion of incomes steams such as Adsense, chitika and amazon stable in the longer term? I understand you sell ebooks and videos through your tennis site as well. I have been reading a lot recently. As the year is nearing so, I was wondering if building a list and promoting affiliate/info products is a more sustainable and more rewarding strategy to quit my day job. Hi Tomaz,

Just curious, what is your opinion of incomes steams such as Adsense, chitika and amazon stable in the longer term?

I understand you sell ebooks and videos through your tennis site as well.

I have been reading a lot recently. As the year is nearing so, I was wondering if building a list and promoting affiliate/info products is a more sustainable and more rewarding strategy to quit my day job.

]]> By: Jerrick http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3493 Jerrick Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:27:30 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3493 Hi Tomaz, Wow, you paid $1000 for a domain. It makes me think how much you value the age of a domain and the name of the domain itself. I have also been sticking to Adsense, chitika and infolinks as my main monetization plans. Hi Tomaz,

Wow, you paid $1000 for a domain. It makes me think how much you value the age of a domain and the name of the domain itself.

I have also been sticking to Adsense, chitika and infolinks as my main monetization plans.

]]> By: Carole http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3481 Carole Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:52:05 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3481 Tomaz, the book is called - Andy Jenkins Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on The Inside Success Show: How to Create BIG Profits from Online Stores [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (Digital) http://www.amazon.com/Jenkins-Interviewed-Gilbert-Inside-Success/dp/B000BUKEXW The Online Store Profits, A Step-By-Step System is the video course. Carole Tomaz, the book is called – Andy Jenkins Interviewed by Randy Gilbert on The Inside Success Show: How to Create BIG Profits from Online Stores [DOWNLOAD: PDF] (Digital)

http://www.amazon.com/Jenkins-Interviewed-Gilbert-Inside-Success/dp/B000BUKEXW

The Online Store Profits, A Step-By-Step System is the video course.

Carole

]]> By: Carole http://www.freedomideas.com/how-i-bought-a-domain-for-a-third-of-asking-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3480 Carole Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:31:43 +0000 http://www.freedomideas.com/?p=415#comment-3480 Hi Tomaz Andy Jenkins wrote the best selling book Online Store Profits, A Step-By-Step System (I think you can dowload it from Amazon) and he also has videos - http://www.yahoo-store-builder.com (I'm not an affiliate but he and his partner are making tons of money ;-) so it's worth reading. I'm not sure if I will use this or not and am also looking in to dropshipping as my next site will probably be on fashion or something to do with health. Best ~Carole Hi Tomaz

Andy Jenkins wrote the best selling book Online Store Profits, A Step-By-Step System (I think you can dowload it from Amazon) and he also has videos – http://www.yahoo-store-builder.com (I’m not an affiliate but he and his partner are making tons of money ;-) so it’s worth reading.

I’m not sure if I will use this or not and am also looking in to dropshipping as my next site will probably be on fashion or something to do with health.

Best
~Carole

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