Camus
Nov 17th 2006, 10:24 am
Tips and tricks for undeveloped DN Ebay auctions!
Hey there,
I've been doing a little research on how to best use Ebay to auction undeveloped DNs. Here are some of the things I've found that may help you get a nice price for your DN on Ebay:
1. Be as descriptive as possible with your DN - be sure to include registration date, whether you will push the DN on the same registrar or are able to xfer the DN to a different registrar. (Be aware, most registrars have a 60-day period after you reg the DN where you cannot xfer it to a different registrar - in this case you can only offer a push to a different account on the same registrar.)
2. Offer ideas to your bidders to see the potential in your DN - especially if the DN is a short pronounceable word not in the dictionary. It is obvious what myspacetips.com would be useful for but what about egoop.com? I've seen some wacky DN-use suggestions on Ebay but this is what you have to do to pique your bidders' imaginations. ;)
3. If you can, make some sort of image to associate with your domain name. Again, assuming undeveloped DNs here - I've noticed that many sellers will take some sort of cartoon or photo and put the DN on it. At the very least, put your DN in a unique font and make an image of it and use the Ebay Gallery Feature. The point is to help the bidder visualize the potential for the DN. You can use Photoshop, Fireworks, or any image manipulation s/w to "dress-up" your DN.
4. If you have any sort of traffic to your DN - make this known. I have a few short pronounceable DNs that are not words but somehow get a little traffic. We all know that traffic equals value. Be sure to mention if there is any traffic to your DN.
5. Park your DN. Many bidders probably put prospective DN in a browser window to see if there is anything up. If you are selling undeveloped DNs, you can put up a page with an image on it or, at the very least, put the DN at a parking service. This helps the bidder "feel" the DN - it is "up there" and tangible to him or her as opposed to a 404 error or an empty directory.
6. Some people say that it is better to auction off a few DNs at once. The idea was that the bidder would click on “view seller’s other item” and thereby increase exposure for all your DNs on Ebay.
Some of this info may be redundant or obvious but I hope it may help a few people. If you have any tips feel free to contribute.:D
One thing that I am undecided about is what is the best day to end an auction. I’ve sold quite a few items on Ebay and, for hard goods, I used to think Sunday evenings were the best. Do you think it is the same for DNs? What day would you recommend ending a DN auction?:confused:
Hey there,
I've been doing a little research on how to best use Ebay to auction undeveloped DNs. Here are some of the things I've found that may help you get a nice price for your DN on Ebay:
1. Be as descriptive as possible with your DN - be sure to include registration date, whether you will push the DN on the same registrar or are able to xfer the DN to a different registrar. (Be aware, most registrars have a 60-day period after you reg the DN where you cannot xfer it to a different registrar - in this case you can only offer a push to a different account on the same registrar.)
2. Offer ideas to your bidders to see the potential in your DN - especially if the DN is a short pronounceable word not in the dictionary. It is obvious what myspacetips.com would be useful for but what about egoop.com? I've seen some wacky DN-use suggestions on Ebay but this is what you have to do to pique your bidders' imaginations. ;)
3. If you can, make some sort of image to associate with your domain name. Again, assuming undeveloped DNs here - I've noticed that many sellers will take some sort of cartoon or photo and put the DN on it. At the very least, put your DN in a unique font and make an image of it and use the Ebay Gallery Feature. The point is to help the bidder visualize the potential for the DN. You can use Photoshop, Fireworks, or any image manipulation s/w to "dress-up" your DN.
4. If you have any sort of traffic to your DN - make this known. I have a few short pronounceable DNs that are not words but somehow get a little traffic. We all know that traffic equals value. Be sure to mention if there is any traffic to your DN.
5. Park your DN. Many bidders probably put prospective DN in a browser window to see if there is anything up. If you are selling undeveloped DNs, you can put up a page with an image on it or, at the very least, put the DN at a parking service. This helps the bidder "feel" the DN - it is "up there" and tangible to him or her as opposed to a 404 error or an empty directory.
6. Some people say that it is better to auction off a few DNs at once. The idea was that the bidder would click on “view seller’s other item” and thereby increase exposure for all your DNs on Ebay.
Some of this info may be redundant or obvious but I hope it may help a few people. If you have any tips feel free to contribute.:D
One thing that I am undecided about is what is the best day to end an auction. I’ve sold quite a few items on Ebay and, for hard goods, I used to think Sunday evenings were the best. Do you think it is the same for DNs? What day would you recommend ending a DN auction?:confused: