3%. That’s pretty much the industry standard in sell through rate in domains. The next goal is to make sure that 3% covers renewals for ALL your domains and the cost to purchase the old and replacement names of similar price. While that seems easy, very few are doing it. Buying is easy. Actually there isn’t anything easier in the world than spending money. The key is what are you selling. Domains are a game of sit and wait. The skill in the game is picking names that people want combined with getting them at a price that allows a margin to pay for all the names you didn’t sell. As I said early that is going to be 97% of what you own. Not many businesses in the world where selling 4 or 5% is killing it. This one is.
I am actually below 3% this year. I have 500 names and I’ve only sold 9. Fortunately thaose 9 have been over six figures. The positive is I made great profits on those names. They easily paid for renewals and their cost and still returned 5X . The problem lies in replacement. I don’t think I can replace those names with the profits after cost and porfolio renewal. At least not with similar quality. Its taking some deep deep digging to come close. At this point I’m actually reducing the quality of my portfolio which will be the first time that has happened since I’ve been domain investing. Although with cash being king right now I am probably picking the best year possible to go more cash. Still 3 months left in the year so a lot can still happen
Quote of the Day: “Never act until you have clearly answered the question: What happens if I do nothing?” – Robert Brault
Domain of the Day: RapidFuel.com This might end up being the steal of the day. Only 27 bidders but I love this one. Although pumping a name I love is a terrible business model
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Namejet, Sedo, and Catched.com Names at Auction
Closure.com At $100K. Easy branding. Time to get some closure. Closure.com
Qolu.com Reserve is $99 so the CVCV is going to get a new home
OIMH.com This one is sitting here with a $99 reserve if anyone wants it
Webcams.xyz I would think this is going to $300 plus
Krypto.vc dot vc names definitely do sell and this is still one of the hotter vc markets
Vivatek.com Viva to live and tek is tech. Taken in 18 extensions so in use and DMOZ listed at some point. 24 years old
MiamiTutor.com If you get this at $69 you definitely will be able to flip it …I guess nothing is definite except if you buy a stock it will go down right after you buy it
Polyamorous.org Jealousy need not apply
LiveChristmas.com Great name for December
OnlineLife.com No reserve. Most bids for an expiry name today
CrossLook.com Should meet its low reserve
Sewz.com Love this name for a tailor or anyone in that business . No reserve
Coffee.life Ask Starbucks if people are living the coffee life. Lines at the Online Order pickup tell me they are
Godaddy Domains With Bids
JoyCafeATL.com I think if they would have known their name was worth this much they would have sold it and been able to stay open
ForgeToMori.com 666,000 backlinks can’t be bad . Top 5 names are all for backlinks and history today. More and more of them every day
Benwa.com Don’t act like you do use them
Ensur.com Save money by not having to buy the E
ChargingStations.net The new gas station
LabCube.com Two hot keywords for one low low price
EclecticLife.com A brand in the making . Much rather see this on a bumper sticker than Salt Life
MugMug.com Mugshots, or coffee mug
FeistyThoughts.com Love this as a podcast name
JetPods.com Could be so many things. All exude something fast
QuickQuid.com The people of the UK will like this way more than us soft Yankees
WTFTattoos.com Good name on its own but comes with a quarter million backlinks
Zerenity.com Zerenity Now !!!!!!!
RailGuard.com Probably a product of some sort. Or something that helps you from going off the rails
Mooniverse.com 121 extension taken. Big number. Seems a lot of people want to colonize the moon
DaveCentral.com Dave always did want to be the center of attention
Skelta.com Helta Skelta A Boston version of Helter Skelter
SkinnyDishes.com Are we allowed to use the word skinny anymore. I’m not really up to date with proper vernacular
Thinz.com Same, I only use it when referring to my crackers
PremierHire.com I could see a headhunter company using this. Way better than PremierHeadhunter
Frees.org Under $50 at press time. Practically Frees
I hated to put this one up. A buildout could get this a ton of traffic
Godaddy Domains with No Bids
The Rest of the Domains from Godaddy
3700.net
AdvancerTechnologies.com
BergAutoMall.com
BoutiqueByDesign.com
BWHousingRental.com
Canouan-Island.com
CrucibleFitness.com
CyberVilla.com
EastCoastSeafoods.com
EchsOnline.org
Erhiem.com
FortworthSouth.org
Hazelsf.com
HelpAdvisors.org
HotelFunding.com
IceWin.com
InfiniteFreeGames.com
Isrsubrace.org
jurnalweb.com
JVHO.com
KinGoffer.com
KrysTalcLeanCarwash.com
LabTestsVerification.com
LavenderLuxurySpa.com
Linsigns.com
LuckNowiSuits.com
LycianTurkey.com
Mariakalaniemi.com
MediaMill.com
Mersol.com
Mohammed.me
mp3-juices.com
MrDaltonsClass.com
NewComm.org
NewLifeWellnessCenter.com
nValue.com
Pakrail.com
PaletEriaLamIchoAcanaPremium.com
PCTMix.com
PeshawarRestaurant.com
PhysicalActivityPlan.org
R00tsAndWings.com
Redd-Wood.com
ReefShop.com
RegencySuites.com
RosebudEstateWeddings.com
ShopOldGold.com
SixIs.com
SoftTechFreak.com
SomersetGolfCars.com
Somossims.com
SportPassport.com
Spreading-Joy.org
StickSquad.com
SustainableWine.com
Tamarind-canouan.com
TheDuchessOfWellington.com
TheIndianApps.com
TheTradingFever.com
TomorrowOman.com
TrentonGreenTeam.com
TurleyForge.com
TutorClass.com
TutuFoundationUsa.org
UsPrecisionDefense.com
UULQ.com
vivalaviolette.com
VTBZ.com
VTYS.com
WCGV.com
WeddingConference.com
WetMedia.com
WorldMahjong.com
Yefz.com
Youbebo.com
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I think 1%-2% is the industry standard. 3% would be a game changer for most, because it means they’re selling 50% more domains per year.
You think? I must only hang with the top sellers . Then again, like all things domains, no data, just people telling you what they want us to know
I think you’d need to be a broker or do outbound to hit those numbers for a fair-sized portfolio. I’m basing the 1%-2% on people who show real data (like Mark Levine and Logan Flatt) and background conversations with some of the biggest portfolio holders.
I’ve been running at about 2% for the past few years. I’m at 2% so far this year with a few months to go, but it might be pretty dead for the remainder of 2022. I hope not.