AbdulBasit Makrani, a domain investor, shares his success in increasing sales volume by slashing prices on his domains. He provides valuable tips for domain investors, discusses sales and portfolio growth, choosing a registrar, transferring domains, and the benefits and drawbacks of renewing domains.
Reducing domain prices by 20%-60% resulted in a significant increase in sales volume.
Participating in closeouts and auctions, especially for domains priced between $1,988 and $5,000, leads to the majority of sales.
Deep dives
Abdul-Bassett's Domain Portfolio Strategy and Repricing Exercise
Abdul-Bassett Makrani, a domain investor based in Turkey, provides an update on his domain portfolio and the strategy he's currently implementing. He discusses the recent re-pricing exercise he undertook, which involved reducing prices for almost his entire portfolio by 20% to 60%. Abdul-Bassett shares that this repricing has resulted in an increase in sales, especially in the last three months. He also mentions the importance of participating in closeouts and auctions and how being located in Turkey gives him an advantage due to the time zone difference.
Abdul-Bassett's Domain Portfolio Growth and Sales
Abdul-Bassett reveals that his domain portfolio has grown to approximately 9,000 domains, with a focus on purchasing three to four-figure domains. He highlights the increase in sales this year, including 17 five-figure domain sales. Abdul-Bassett compares this to last year, which was considered a disappointing year in terms of sales. He attributes the improved performance to the reduction in prices and the strategy of pricing most of his domains between $1,988 and $5,000, where he has observed the majority of his sales happening.
Abdul-Bassett's Use of Afternic and Sedo for Domain Sales
Abdul-Bassett discusses his use of Afternic and Sedo for domain sales. He mentions that he lists all of his domains on Afternic and has also utilized N3 and S4 landing pages, where he sets minimum offers and buy-now prices. Abdul-Bassett emphasizes that he has seen better success with sales through Afternic, particularly when he uses the platform directly instead of going through brokers. He also highlights the importance of having domains listed on Sedo, even if the verification process is sometimes lengthy, as it can still generate occasional sales.
Abdul-Bassett's Registrar Choice and Domain Buying Strategy
Abdul-Bassett shares his experience with changing registrars and opting for DineRoach as his current registrar. He highlights the importance of two-factor authentication (2FA) and praises DineRoach for its robust 2FA process, which includes both Google Authenticator and SMS verification. Abdul-Bassett also mentions that he has been focusing on buying domains mostly through closeouts on platforms like SnapNames due to concerns about bidding integrity at GoDaddy. He emphasizes the importance of renewing domains well in advance and shares his strategy of renewing domains for multiple years to take advantage of potential buyer behavior and avoid price increases.
Hear what happens when you slash the prices on most of your domains. When domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani was frustrated by his domain sales volume, he decided to take drastic measures by reducing the price of nearly all of his domains by 20%-60%. Sales volume almost immediately went up. We discuss this on today’s show, […]