Domaining.org.uk

The latest weekly reported sales on DNJournal.com  for the week ending 23rd Sept, ‘07 included a few interesting .co.uk sales.

Stationary.co.uk sold on Sedo.com for £17,000 ($34,230). This was the 5th highest reported sale of the week. (The top sale that week was Puss.com which sold for $71,458, which is in the region of £35,000.)

This was an interesting sale - a little checking revealed that the domain, at the time of writing, points to the website of UK high street retailer Ryman the Stationer.  

ProAct.co.uk sold for €1,500 ($2,122) and is currently pointed to the website of Swedish firm Proact. CharteredSurveyor.co.uk sold for a surprisingly low sum in the region of £1,000 ($2,050). This domain currently points to a domain name parking page. Again both of these sales were reported by Sedo.com.

I am always researching new or innovative ways of finding domain names. The problem is that finding decent domains is becoming harder and harder. All the ‘low hanging fruit’ is disappearing fast. This means we have to work a little smarter.

A while ago I found an interesting post here on Scott Jones Self Made Minds blog about finding domains. In brief Scott suggests tracking down domains by searching the internet for businesses that are going out of business and are closing down. The methods he advocates are

Google keyphrases such as “we are now closed” “ceased trading “closing down sale” etc

Set up Google news alerts for stories in particular niche interests, for example “furniture store liquidation” you can get these alerts emailed to your inbox from Google news everyday and would only be limited by your imagination

I have not heard these before and I think that would be well worth trying for two reasons. Firstly, as pointed out in the article the traffic for this type of domain may be considerable, especially if it has been advertised widely. Secondly, I would guess that many business owners may be unfamiliar with current domain name values allowing domains to be purchased at reasonable prices.

This is a very interesting blog in general, and the domain name section is certainly worth reading, especially if you are looking for some UK domain name related content. If you have had any success (or not) with these strategies, why not share your experiences in the comments section below.