Using Domain Brokers and Escrow Services
iGoldrush: With domain theft and hijacking more prevalent than ever, it’s often safer to employ the services of a third party expert when selling or buying online. In the domain world, that means...
View ArticleNegotiating – Closing the Deal
iGoldrush: The negotiation is over. You’ve agreed on a price for the domain name that is acceptable to the seller. Now all that remains is to complete the deal, ensure that the domain name is...
View ArticleSelling Your Domain Name via a Broker
iGoldrush: A number of different companies provide services selling domain names. As the market for domain names is still somewhat young, it is difficult to rank the services offered by these...
View ArticleNegotiating – Counter Offers
iGoldrush: The leeway you have to negotiate a deal for a particular domain name depends on a number of factors, including: The maximum amount of money you are prepared/able to spend to secure the name...
View ArticleSelling Domain Names on Auction Sites
iGoldrush: Auction sites can sometimes give sellers a huge advantage, even propelling the selling price far above the market value for a domain name. Alternatively, it can leave the seller without a...
View ArticleNegotiating – Making and Receiving Offers
iGoldrush: In the buying and selling of domain names, your negotiating skills are an essential part of making money. Use this section of the guide as a loose structure for forming your own negotiating...
View ArticleSelling Your Domain Names Independently
iGoldrush: There are three different ways to market a domain name yourself, depending on the effort you are willing to expend and how quickly you would like to sell the domain name. You can choose to...
View ArticleSelling Domain Names with a Listing Service
iGoldrush: In the sections on monetizing domain names, you saw some of the basic ways to sell a domain name. You also learned that marketing domain names, while it increases your chances of selling,...
View ArticleDetermining The Value of Your Domain Names
iGoldrush: You’ll find many companies that are happy to assess the value of your domain name. Some offer this service free through an automated "valuation wizard" type approach, others charge a fee...
View ArticleSelling Your Domain Names
iGoldrush: This section of the Guide assumes that you’ve familiarized yourself with domain names (if you’re just starting, you’ll want to read the introduction to domain names), have purchased one or...
View ArticleDifferent Ways to Buy Used Domain Names
iGoldrush: Of course coming up with a list of domain names and then looking to see who owns them is only one way to find good domain names. There are several other methods that have become standard in...
View ArticleFinding The Right Names To Buy and Weighing Prices
iGoldrush: When looking for domain names to buy on the secondary market, you may find it productive to undertake the same research process you would follow if you were going to register an available...
View ArticleBuying a Domain Name From a Third Party
iGoldrush: What happens if the domain name you want is already owned by a third party? In this case, unless you believe you have a fundamental legal right to the domain name and are prepared to...
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