Best way to sell a site/domain?

[ClicketyKat]

If you have a forum that hasn't really taken off, so you know it's not worth much, how do you go about talking it up to make it sellable? Do you try to go for the appeal of the domain name instead?

 

[Ravenfreak]

I'm actually interested in knowing this information myself. I've sold a domain name once but I just sold it to Namecheap and I didn't get much for it. I think I only got like a $5 credit added to my Namecheap account. I'm assuming the price will vary depending on how many posts the forum has, how many articles the site has if it's a blog, and the niche of the community. If the forum wasn't too active to begin with, you probably won't get much for it. I think your best bet would be to list it for sale and see where it goes from there.

 

[Uncrowned]

Small-scale and non-profitable sites are often better to transfer to someone who will try and make it grow or partner with someone you hope can help it grow. Overall, most people dropping money onto sites are looking to make money back, so being a failing project or something that doesn't offer much return on investment is not going to get a great buyer most of the time.

 

[Cedric]

Agreed with Uncrowned. Also don’t believe in registrar’s appraisals as they are often appraised way more than what they’re worth.

It’s a case of demand and supply, and what it’s worth to the buyer.

I bought a domain a few weeks ago that was appraised over 1250 USD by Godaddy. Offered 250 for it and they tried to bump up the price. They even said similar domains went for 9k USD. But I stood vast and eventually got it for my price.

 

[guyyanthony]

i think GoDaddy is the best...

 

[Jason]

Some domain names themselves are worth a lot. Yes, you could go for the value there. Anyway, though, domain names are a tough business. You might have to just throw your hands up, if you know what I mean.

 

[ClicketyKat]

I looked at a few sites for the value of the domain I no longer want, and it's worth under $100. The forum didn't do as well as I had hoped so I can't get anything for that. Maybe it's best just to let it all go? Or sell it for $50 and let someone else try to make a profit by selling it for $100?