Domain investing is a business almost as old as the internet itself. You’ve no doubt heard about the success stories from the early days of the web and those savvy investors who made millions from selling domains. Now there are hundreds of new domain extensions available and there is a greater supply of valuable online real estate to be bought and sold.
If you’re looking to get into domain investing or have your own portfolio of domain names, here are 5 tips to get your domains found and sold.
You won’t be able to sell your domain if a buyer isn’t seeing it, so it’s recommended that you list your domains on online marketplaces. A few of the most popular domain marketplaces include:
Since you will likely receive more inquiries when selling your domain through a marketplace, it’s recommended you do your due diligence and make sure you verify the interested buyer’s identity. That way you can avoid scammers or bad actors and get an honest transaction when selling your domain.
It’s typically recommended to research historical sale prices of domains with comparable keywords to the domains you want to sell, which can help determine the market value of your domain(s). One service you can use to conduct this research is Namebio.com, which has a searchable list of publicly recorded domain sales and allows you to filter them by keyword, domain extension, pattern, or price.
While length and keyword relevance are strong determining factors in value, the popularity of the extension your domain is on can also factor significantly into the final sale price.
If you’ve put in the work to list your domain in online marketplaces and have expended effort promoting that it’s for sale, you may also want to be sure you set up notification systems so you don’t miss the chance to discuss selling your domain with interested buyers. You can manage your domain portfolio via an excel spreadsheet, or you may want to consider using a software like DomainPunch.com to keep track of your names and offers received.
You can list your contact information on the site, and most online marketplaces have notification features built in, so you may want to take advantage of those as well.
In conjunction with listing your domain on the aforementioned marketplaces, you may also want to consider direct outreach to potentially interested parties. You may consider looking at domain investors who publicly list their domains for sale, and see if you have names matching some keywords they invest in that you can reach out to and offer your domain for sale.
You could also find companies or individuals in an industry related to your domain name and contact them to make them aware the domain is for sale. You can craft a quick email letting them know you plan to sell the domain and that you want to get in touch as you think they may be interested. This kind of outreach can help you connect to buyers in the verticals who stand to benefit most from acquiring the domain you are selling.
If you and your interested buyer have agreed on a price, you may want to use an escrow service for the domain transaction. Escrow services act as a third party that securely establishes a transaction between you and a buyer, passing the domain to them and the purchase fee payment to you. Some escrow services that are offered online are Escrow.com and Sedo.com.
While these guidelines can help you sell your domain at the price you are hoping for, selling domain names can be a very nuanced process and it may take some practice and learning to get a full grasp of the industry. Doing as much research as possible and getting an understanding of the domain selling process is also recommended to ensure you have success in the domain aftermarket.
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We’ve got some exciting news for you, #GenXYZ! Starting August 1st, a specific set of premium .xyz domains will be available to register that renew with our standard .xyz prices. The domains will be priced in tiers as follows:
That means you can buy the domain you want from this new set of premiums today at your favorite registrar, and in 1 year you can renew it for the standard .xyz renewal rate. Our existing tiers of variably priced premium .xyz domains have the same price to both register and renew, but this new set of names only has a premium cost to buy, then renews at the same amount as any standard priced .xyz domain.
So, whether you’re a startup looking to brand on an especially short or highly valuable keyword domain or a domain investor looking to get your hands on premium .xyz names, this new set of premium tiers allows you to renew your premium domains at an even more affordable price!
Want a taste of what kind of domains you can expect to register in this new set of premium domains? Here are a few notable domains from the list, all of which will be available to register at 00:00:01 UTC on August 1st:
Don’t miss your chance to invest in some incredible .xyz names, then take advantage of their more than affordable renewal prices! Remember to mark your calendar for August 1st, and get ready to get the next big thing at a small new price!
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CTorres.xyz – GoDaddy customer (United States)
Most of us nowadays share almost every aspect of our lives online. We take pictures of our food and share pictures from our travels. We write about our views on current events and give our opinions on the latest new movies, music, or pop culture happenings. And while we can communicate these things via social media, those apps only tell part of our story and don’t paint the whole picture.
The most free and unlimited way to express our full personalities online is through our own personal website. Need some proof, or maybe some inspiration for what to do with your own personal site? Then look no further than this week’s #WebsiteWednesday, CTorres.xyz.
C Torres does everything with his personal site, CTorres.xyz; he documents his travels, recaps his awesome experiences as a young photojournalist in Southern California, gives an intimate look at his fashion sense, and shares his views about life and current events as well. He’s able to do all this through blog entries, and he’s divided his site into the categories of travel, festival, lifestyle, and fashion, with each covering a unique aspect of his personality.
But beyond just sharing these experiences and photos, C Torres is able to completely shape his image and brand on his site. He’s used this unbounded artistic freedom to paint a full picture of his life, and share that life with the full color, excitement, and uniqueness that defines C Torres himself. His site also works in perfect tandem with his Instagram page, so his over 7,000 followers can go beyond the photos he posts and get the story and meaning behind them on CTorres.xyz. Speaking of C Torres’ Instagram, be sure to check out his takeover of XYZ’s Instagram for our #TakeoverThursday series if you missed it!
“I was inspired to start CTorres.xyz because I wanted to share my adventures, in hopes of inspiring others to go on their own. The goal of CTorres.xyz is to ultimately become an e-magazine, covering travel, festivals, lifestyle, and fashion! I plan on featuring different artist and creatives, ultimately giving them a space to showcase their talents and message.
I chose to build my site on the XYZ domain because it’s unique & memorable! It’s very eye-catching, which I believe makes people interested in viewing the site!”
– C Torres, Creator of CTorres.xyz
While his photography and blog posts alone give a look at his personality, having it all perfectly come together on CTorres.xyz gives C Torres a real presence online that is all his own. CTorres.xyz gives Torres’ friends, family, co-workers, casual acquaintances, and even complete strangers a full view of who he is. Torres portrays his brand exactly as he wants and has total control of his image on CTorres.xyz, something a simple page of pictures or feed of posts could never offer.
Want to give the world a real view of who you are and take control of your image online? Then get started building your own personal .xyz site today, and once you’re finished submit it to us and you could win an iPad Pro in our giveaway contest!
Whether you’re a casual internet browser, a parent teaching your children how to use the computer, or an experienced website designer, we all share the fear of losing sensitive documents or personal information to a hacker.
Fortunately, there are many online safety precautions you can take that don’t require too much effort. Here are 10 tips to help you stay safe online.
This tip is number 1 for a reason! Password security is vitally important to staying safe online and protecting your data. Do you know how secure your current password is?
Creating strong passwords:
(Source: XKCD)
To stay safe online, it’s often recommended to have multiple lines of defense against attackers. Antivirus programs can be very useful to help identify and catch threats you don’t even see before they get a chance to infect your computer.
Lists of the best available antivirus softwares can be easily found online if you’re unsure which to choose, and doing some research to find the best one in your price range can be more than worth it.
Avoiding careless clicking is regarded as one of the easier ways to stay safe online. It’s advised that you be sure you know what will happen when you click any link online. Spam emails, “free” offers, and 419 scams (aka Nigerian Prince scams) commonly ask you to click dangerous links that ask for personal information.
If you want to double check a link, one easy step is to copy the link and run a search for it (make sure you don’t just paste it into your browser’s address bar though!)
Thanks to widespread anonymity online, you need to be sure who you’re talking to, before you share sensitive information like bank details, addresses, or passwords. Make sure sites you are sharing credit card information with are using an encrypted connection (HTTPS), and be sure you’re on the correct website.
In the unfortunate event your documents or information are compromised, it will be a lifesaver to have those files backed up and accessible. There are many services online that let you back up your data remotely, and it never hurts to have things backed up on an external hard drive as well.
Two-factor authentication will tie your accounts to your phone number or email address, giving you an extra security net and adding another layer of protection against hackers.
Login notifications alert you when your account has been logged into at a location different from where you usually log on, which will help you detect potential attacks right when they happen.
If you’re building or already own your own website, it is beneficial to have an SSL certificate. More than 50% of the web is now encrypted, so don’t be the one lagging behind!
If you’re browsing the web, and especially if you’re buying things or exchanging sensitive information, make sure the website you are accessing is using HTTPS. Some browsers show this as a little green lock in your address bar.
Keeping the software and scripts you’ve installed on your website up-to-date is key to keeping it protected and safe online. If you built your site with WordPress, don’t just disable plugins that you’re not using, uninstall or delete them altogether.
Remember to also back up your data before updating software so you are safe in case something goes wrong with the update.
If you’re a developer or built your own site from scratch, be sure that you used the correct file permissions and double check who has access to each file.
Credit card numbers, social security numbers, or any other highly valuable information, is vulnerable if stored in your database. It’s commonly recommended that you don’t store this information in your database.
No matter what level of computing skill you possess, there are threats online that could affect you or your website if the proper measures aren’t taken. Use these online safety tips as part of your protection strategy, and look to build on it as much as possible.
Once you’ve finished brushing up on ways to stay safe online, head to gen.xyz/giveaway and find out how you could submit your .xyz website to win 1 of 4 iPad Pros in our website building contest! Hurry though, entries close on July 31.
Another 3 months are in the books, and that means it’s time for a new edition of the XYZ Quarterly, the magazine that gives you an in-depth update on everything that’s happened for the XYZ registry.
In this edition of the XYZ Quarterly, you’ll get an update on the success our end users have had and see the huge impacts they’re having on their respective industries, get an overview of XYZ’s success by the numbers, take a closer look at our historic 4th birthday sale and other marketing initiatives, and hear about our wonderful registrar/reseller partners!
