Sedo – Buy and Sell Domain Names

Sedo is the place to go to buy or sell a registered non-expired domain name. In contrast, places like Snapnames focus on soon-to-expire domain names or something like Domaintools locates actually expired domain names.

Sedo claims to have 3 million domain names for sale. It is hard to verify that number, but from doing a few basic searches it is easy to tell that the catalog is indeed quite large. Keep in mind that a lot of domain names are fallow. They do not have any kind of traffic or worth. The goal is to find domain that have been somewhat cultivated (or easily) cultivated and bought at a reasonable price. The advanced search tools provided by Sedo enables a user to do just that.

The search capabilty allows user to search by keyword, extension, category, price, date and length. Results can be sorted alphabetically, quality, bids, price, and traffic. With the sheer amount of domain to wade through, this kind of advanced searching is helpful.

Sedo acts like the middle man in the transaction between buyer and seller. Buyers place bids and sellers respond to bids via the account center. Financial transactions between buyer and seller and mediated by Sedo as well.

Why bother with buying and selling domains? Think of domains as online real estate. But instead of the mantra: “Location, Location, Location” think “Name and Traffic, Name and Traffic, Name and Traffic”.

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