Loading...
Answers
MenuHow can I ensure best domain sale offer?
I'm looking to rebranding and thus considering selling my widely used and promoted domain Unthink.Me this is I think a versatile domain name and would like ensure optimal bids. Any suggestions on how to do this?
Answers
I don't think this is a name that will receive many unsolicited bids, so you'd be best of identifying some potential buyer and setting a Buy Now price along with requesting offers.
If your old domain has been widely used and promoted, then presumably it has accrued back links, been mentioned elsewhere online, and will be recalled by people who have encountered it before. So there may be some residual value in those associations and even some inbound traffic.
Selling the domain would mean losing that. Since the domain itself may not attract much bidder interest and the sale price (if there is a sale) might be disappointingly low, you should consider whether it isn't better, after all, to maintain the current domain and have it forward automatically to the rebranded version of your website.
I agree with Joseph. You probably have "Google juice" you don't want to lose. You should look at your analytics and see what the top URLs are for your existing referrals and inbound links and then set 301s for those on your new domain. I just had a client do this with thousands of links. The old domain then stays in the portfolio for awhile. After all the 301s have taken effect it could be worth selling at that point. If you also have collateral assets such as branding, design guides, logos, social handles, etc. you can package those up. I've seen packages do better than just domains because you can pitch the entire marketing wrap to the buyer. I sold one of mine for several thousand dollars for a very generic domain. However, I will warn you that you need to use reputable services because I had a client who did this on his own once and it turned out that they were scammers. You have to be careful because it's still your old brand and people will track you down thinking you scammed them. He dealt with that for months and ultimately had to remove his own company from his LinkedIn. It was a mess.
You might look at Sedo, it's a marketplace for domain sales.
Related Questions
-
How can i embed my Clarity link into my website?
If you go to to https://clarity.fm/yourusername/widget and replace 'yourusername' with your actual user name, you should see an Embed code link to add a widget that includes your profile/per minute rate/Request a call Button. Feel free to give me a call if you'd like help implementing this into your site.JN
-
How important is it to have a .com domain when starting up a business?
It's far less important than it used to be, because so many social media businesses are much more reliant on their apps than their desktop websites these days. Instagram launched (and grew fast) with the domain instagr.am, for instance.CM
-
Where can we list our app business for sale?
These might be useful: https://flippa.com https://exitround.com And for selling websites: https://empireflippers.com https://feinternational.com best of luckLV
-
How can I go from 0 to 20,000 users in one month?
There are many free or low costs things you can do: Marketing on Facebook or Linkedin (depends on what you offer) Contests Influencers Killing testimonials Pick up the freaking and make phone calls (you have to learn sales. Any business is 90% sales). Sales is scary but there are lots of easy ways to do it, that gives you confidence. Give me a buzz to set up a killing strategy that pays.GH
-
What is the ideal time to reach investors?
Hello, you have a very interesting product in an interesting and growing industry. Anything with automated HR solutions is probably a good venture right now. There is a client of ours actually, www.BetaBulls.com who has specialized in automated Human Resources software (SaaS) as a CTO for other companies. I have learned a lot from working with them and based on that experience and the few startups I have launched myself including an online job posting platform and a game, I would say that generally speaking a good time to go for outside investment is when you have a validated concept, all legal documents in place and any type of demand from either partners or clients. Think of it as a business loan - you should only get one when you don't really need it, but for strategic leveraging is better to leverage borrowed money than your own. An investor should be the same, you get an investor if you need to buy yourself more time to improve on your technology or for market reach such as production or marketing. Not to prove the concept. It sounds like you are already there, so my recommendation would be to proceed with caution not giving any major control in any one area of your company or product.HV
the startups.com platform
Copyright © 2025 Startups.com. All rights reserved.