₦airaland Forum

tranxo:
Without crypto payout, nothing much will change. That's the edge Dan has.

This.

In fact, they'd need to offer more than cryptos for me.

dazzlingd:
You could as well told the enduser u registered the domain for 6.99 dynadot promo since u want 100% honesty

Man, what are you getting at? Who said being 100% honest? (I knew someone would pick on that).

It's still a democracy and everyone has their way of doing things. What sits well with some don't with others.

IdeasPro:
Yes. You can contact me via my website link below.

Thanks, sir. I'll get in touch.

tranxo:
All the people in the US do not have American accent.

HIScraziness:
only AAs will care about your accent

Thanks, bosses!

Yeah, I am aware that people with accents and even those that can't string together complete, error-free sentences are in America. But some leads in North America can ask where you are calling from.

Actually, two (one in the US and one in Canada) have asked me that in the past. I told them from Africa (didn't mention Nigeria) because I have no intention of lying in this business - not saying I'm a saint, though. I can remember one telling me he preferred carrying out businesses with locals.

This is why I was wondering if anyone is doing better using their Nigerian info in email signatures.

Mr2kul:
Bosses in the house, between city+videography and city+videographer which is better??

Videography it is IMHO.

IdeasPro:
For you to mitigate period of little or no sales, start build an online business by creating a blog. As your blog gets traction, monetize with affiliate product links, Google Adsense and display adverts if your targeted traffic is huge. This is the most assured passive income you can think of. But you must have passion for research and content writing.

Boss, can you mentor me on this please?

Please has anyone here have good results with sales when including information such as website, phone number, and maybe a social media link (LinkedIn or Facebook) in their signature?

I have repeatedly seen people mention the importance of personal or business information in email signatures. I'm trying to decide if including information that suggests I'm in Nigeria wouldn't hurt. Although I have a US phone number, I don't want to explain why my accent is how it is so I am reluctant to include it.

What do you suggest I include, please?

Thanks in anticipation.

lacicrips:
Sure. But it also means longer wait times.

I can wait if I already felt bullish about the name before I discovered potential buyers have gone ahead to register other extensions.

I fit renew am for 10 years sef while hoping and praying for a big pay day. This one wey Naira dey fall anyhow.

IdeasPro:
$200 is still okay. Any business sale at a profit moves the entrepreneur forward and upward. Great pal, how go dey go now? Congrats on SquadHelp sales. I noticed something on SquadHelp regarding brandable names. Potential buyers get domain name ideas from SquadHelp platform and go ahead to register it with other extensions i.e. .co, .io especially at registration cost.

I think that even puts you in a commanding position with your .com, no?

Seven years later and nothing seems to have changed, especially with Glo.

MTN and 9mobile only sends unwanted SMS like 2-4 times a week. But Glo, hardly a day goes by without sending at least one. Another symptom of the country's malaise.

DomainGist:
Good news even though Sav I don't they've got issues with some marketplaces

Baba, you beat me to this!

Sav seems to be ready for some serious business. I am only aware of their issue with Dan, even that you can list there once the 60-day lock expires. Na to just list for Afternic until then.

I even noticed something curious about the registrar today. I listed a few fresh domains I registered there at Afternic yesterday or so and I received the Fast Transfer opt-in email today. I wasn't expecting that at all due to the standard 60-day transfer lock. Other registrars would delay the email.

I sometimes wonder if deaths were responsible for some valuable domains that expire daily. That seems like the most convincing reason to me.

Yesterday I read on Domaining how eBanking in king was allowed to drop. I was like . That domain sold for almost 57k at DropCatch!

Splendidsolo:
Congratulations on your sale. Squadhelp have been slow especially in recent weeks. The market is oversaturated and it's affecting alot of things. Anyways I will love to send you a PN based on brandables should I go ahead?

Thanks!

Bro, let me first point out that I am no expert by any stretch, more especially when it comes to brandables. Is that noted?

TeeSha:
Congrats on your sale.

I have 2 questions please.

What informed your decision in coining the name?

Which Afternic lander did you use?

Thanks, boss.

I simply combined some common words, plus a few others I observed to be appealing (including rock, strength, king etc), and ran a search for availability.

As I wrote in the original post, I pointed the domain to SquadHelp. So I didn't use any Afternic lander; I only listed there.

Behold my first $400+ and first "brandable" sale to the glory of God!

Name: Strong//Lord (in king)
Price: $1,288 (BIN)
Sale Venue: Afternic
HT: About five months

This sale is a confirmation of sort (to me) that I might eventually be better off with just Afternic and Dan. Seems SquadHelp has been stressing me unnecessarily all this time.

I pointed this domain and the majority of my remaining brandable attempts to SquadHelp, where I don't have a single name in the Premium section. They never gave me a second chance (to even accept) after I rejected the price for the only name they'd have accepted in the premium marketplace.

This sale is a massive morale booster for me for two reasons:

1. Sales have been hard to come by in the past few months. It's like village people finally caught up with me. The number of even "not interested" has dropped significantly.

2. I had decided to stop all registrations, renew some existing brandables (including this one sold) before impending hike in price, and just hope for the best. Renewals would cost me a lot of money and the move was feeling like a gamble because I hadn't sold a single brandable since I first tried my hand at it more than a year ago. To the glory of God, this sale is just enough to cover the renewals and a few new regs.

Keep hoping and praying for the best if you have been experiencing some drought of sorts like me. More, bigger sales to everyone!

Sorry for the long epistle. I couldn't help it and I felt it might be more helpful to some.

CornOak:
Don't stress it.

Regardless of the name or email you use on your Dan account, your country's flag will be boldly displayed.

So why not use your correct details and have peace? People have been making millions with their real local details (name, address, e.t.c) both on Dan and emails with no issues.

In fact, I've seen situations where people make sales with their traditional names, while also selling more domains to the same buyer through the upselling method.

Alternatively, you can simply use your nickname or business name all through (profile name, outbound emails, e.t.c). This way, nothing is affected – having quality names is key.

The truth is, these whites mostly trust the ESCROW process once they develop interest and care less about where you originate from. Ask Bonsu, Duru, and a host of others who use their real names.

Importantly, make it a priority to be transparent in all your online dealings because it goes a long way in shaping your brand.

Don't forget to evaluate your options and stick to what works for you.

Goodluck and more sales.

Boss! Nice to read from you again. It's been a long time (or is it just me missing your posts?).

Your username has been playing in my head in recent weeks and I have been planning to call you out. But as with reaching out to people I know offline, too many other things on my mind keep making me to postpone it. Hope all is well.

viktor88:
Good you are leaning.
When you see names like Greenbit.king don't waste time to add it to your wish list.

Two hot keywords. Just 8 letters and take in 44 extensions. The name is currently at dropcatch auction price at $2950 with 2days to go.

Look what I found at NameBio. The name eventually sold for almost 8k at DropCatch!

I also stumbled on the second one, which I had on my watchlist the next day or so.

People get money for this industry o.

ikhalyfah:
Hold time is around 9 months. Hand Reg More sales to all

Ikhalyfah himself. Congrats! Wondered where you have been.

Momove4real25, do you still do this? If yes, I'd like to know how much it would cost to check the status of land somewhere in Ogun state using coordinates. Thanks.

viktor88:
Good you are leaning.
When you see names like Greenbit.king don't waste time to add it to your wish list.

Two hot keywords. Just 8 letters and take in 44 extensions. The name is currently at dropcatch auction price at $2950 with 2days to go.

These years I haven't so much bothered using the watchlist feature until now. I only added the GreenBit name to see what would play out when I saw the stats. Talk about curiosity: what does that button over there do?

I finally saw "available" domains among the ones I added to watchlist today. Of course, the most impressive ones were caught by the bot as usual (including a certain GreenBit).

However, I thought I should share an observation I made while watching the list that a few people might not know.

If you can find a way to continuously check the availability of the domains on your list, use it! Some of the domains that don't show as available might have already dropped and this won't be reflected. I was able to register two of such by searching directly at the registrar when I didn't notice any changes - whether caught or available.

The names were still showing pending delete after I had registered them. And I think Sav isn't much helpful for backordering.

This confirms my suspicion about some domains that I noted days ago continued to show pending delete or Sedo. It didn't occur to me to check them at a registrar until much later when they had been registered.

allandutch:
I think the real name on dan can be changed. You know, to match the one you outbound with.

I don't know if it's going to affect things like payouts though.

Of course, I believe the name on Dan can be changed to match. There shouldn't be an issue if receiving payout with bitcoin or PayPal account, I guess.

But what about the country? I think that would be indicated in the invoice if I remember correctly.

However, as I already stated, I don't think this can stop some sales.

Congrats, beckplanet. I wonder if "congrats" is the right word to use here, though. More sales!

cdor777:
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Thanks for sharing this, boss. I don book my slot.

Course would have cost N32,000+ (according to the app) otherwise.

meetme01:
U1 Domains or MeetMe Domains are real names I believe

That's not what is in focus here.

You may choose to use any of such names as what is displayed on the landing page. But do you use such when doing outbound?

And forget whether something like "U1 Domains" is displayed on the lander; it's only a nickname if it's an individual seller. Your real name is what shows up on the invoice.

What if that real name doesn't match with the one you use in your emails? That's the point fergusen was trying to make, I guess.

Mrblaze06:
same here,some people are now using sav backordering service ,if the names on your watchlist are not back ordered by the top drop catching services,then sav will catch it for you for $7.99

You're there. I noticed that two in the first set of domains I added to watchlist were registered at Sav.

However, when I tried Sav yesterday I saw a message that they'd only attempt to catch domains on their pending delete list, although you're free to submit any other. The only one I submitted there was caught by the bully called DropCatch.

fergusen:
Probable reason why buyers don't pay after agreement (on Dan and some other Marketplace).

Many do outbound with names different from what they have on their account settings.

When you reach an agreement with a buyer and the buyer intends to pay, an invoice for payment is generated. This invoice contains you information (name and address) which you provided to the domain marketplace.

Now you outbounded as Christiano Ronaldo, but on the invoice, the buyer sees Lionel Messi.
That's enough to make some buyers change their minds.
Read the below post to get an idea of what I am saying:

https://www. namepros. com/threads/warning-to-dan-and-sedo.1176547/

I think I might not be wrong that many of those who sell regularly do not use their real names. They use Western names and get away with it.

Even if you use your real names, the Nigeria address factor might be a deal-breaker.

A name wey go sell go sell las las.

codemaniacs:
Everyday dot com domains start to drop after 7pm. A lot of names are caught as soon as they drop by domain investors who use websites that provide the service to get names immediately they drop..

Sites that provide this service are dropcatch dot com
Namejet dot com
Snapnames dot com. e.t.c

Prices vary amongst the sites to catch a name.

Next time once it's 7pm go to registrar you use to buy names then enter the name in domain search bar then search the name then click the add multiple domains option ( in some registrars you don't need to click add multiple option) then repeatedly click the search button until the domain button changes from "Taken" to "$9.99" then click buy now.

Make sure you close browser tabs if your internet is slow someone else might get the name..

Note:. If another person has used a catching service on that name then you can't get it unless you also use the catching service then you and other "catchers" will enter a bidding war or auction to see who wins.

Thanks, boss.

Yeah, I knew about the drop-catching services. I have just never tried using them before now - 69 bucks no be here. Same with the ExpiredDomains watchlist. I simply just go for available dropped names.

Suddenly, it seems like there's no valuable dropped domains again (to me) since I tried this watchlist feature. All my shortlisted names are being caught. Na wa.

EtimAbasiama:
Your observations are right. The Domains you watchlist will display caught when it has been registered by another domainer. It will show pending Delete, sedi make offer if it has not been registered or if the time to drop has not reached yet.

It will show available when it has dropped and no one has seen it to register it. That you've never saw it bcom available b4 only mean one thing - your watchlist is a good pick and people are also targeting those names so they ended up buying it b4 you, so it displays as caught or registered.

From newbie observations

Thanks, boss! This does help.

I appreciate your response as well, fergusen.

Update: I later checked the registration time of those domains and I found that some were registered before the drop time shown by ExpiredDomains. That's strange to me.

People how does the Watchlist on Expired Domains work for "pending delete"? I just decided to try it after reading a tutorial by fergusen - usually go for expired domains.

The first time I checked the domains on the list around when ExpiredDomains usually starts dropping I saw two already showed "Caught Domains" and 2021 as year of registration. The rest were showing either "Pending delete" or "Sedo Make Offer" with their old dates.

The remaining ones later displayed "Caught Domains."

This makes me wonder: has anyone here ever seen a domain show as "Available" when viewing their watchlist only? I thought maybe I wasn't monitoring the right section. Anyone?

Such a shame. I think this guy probably has a link to Lagostaxiguy whom some old guys on the betting thread might know. I guess I must have been lucky if that's the case.

therealMcCain:
wait the time out and try again but let it be more than the stipulated time.

next time, if you are unable to log in, wait more than the time before logging on or use a VPN to log on.

usually works for me that way

Thanks, boss. It's good to finally get someone to respond.

Actually, I waited for more than double the length of the duration they asked me to before trying again. Yet, I still got locked out for a longer period despite also doing a password reset.

I suspect this might have to do with my IP address (Glo), and your VPN suggestion seems to solidify that suspicion.

adomuwiner:
Has solmax crashed

Crashed before it even started? Hmm.