Let’s face it: some of us are a bit “gun shy” when it comes to buying and selling domains. The Internet’s been around a while, but it hasn’t been around that long; some people are still genuine novices and not entirely comfortable with new things.

While that’s understandable, what’s not understandable is having any more trepidation going forward. In fact, we here at WebsiteBroker.com are so ardent about the fact that you need to try it out for yourself that we’ll tell you exactly how to do it without the major commitment of buying a huge domain. Here’s a guide to dipping your feet in the pool of domain names and hopefully warming up to the idea of buying and selling. (more…)

If you’ve ever bid on anything on the Internet, you know just how crucial this question can be.

Scarf on eBay asking for $30? How low can you make an offer without offending the owner and almost certainly being outbid?

Chair listed on Craigslist for $50? How low of an offer can you make while still being confident that you’re the one who will end up with the thing?

This same phenomenon bears out even in the world of website brokering. Buying a domain name from another person often requires some sort of compromise wherein you both feel like you got “gypped” a little bit. The buyer will feel like they paid too much; the seller will feel like they accepted too little. These are often the best compromises, of course.

If you’re a website buyer, then you want to get a good price - a bargain even. That much goes without saying. But you don’t want to underbid so much that you don’t even stand a chance of landing the purchase. So how do you underbid? There’s an art to it. (more…)

When we face difficult decisions in life and in business, we always look for it: a sign. We think that one hint this or that way will finally sway us, guide us to wisdom and discernment and lead us to greater glory and riches.

At least, that’s the idea. (more…)

Finding a good domain these days can feel like finding a needle in a haystack. So much prime Internet real estate has already been claimed in the past decade or so that the quality domains just seem fewer and fewer. The good news, however, is that the market is always expanding: finding great domains doesn’t have to mean finding the best domains of 1998.

Because the fast changes the Internet brings us also bring us new domain names on a regular basis, it’s important for domain buyers to know how to find these “diamonds in the rough.” (more…)

It is perhaps one of the most-used Internet tools of our age: Google. But while most people associate the verb “to Google” as a simple search engine key-in, what domain buyers have to remember is that Google is not exactly a one-hit wonder. Instead, it’s more like a Swiss Army Knife, capable of unfolding and providing you with plenty more tools that can suit a range of different tasks. (more…)

It’s perhaps the top question that people selling domains always seem to ask last: what is the right price?

Selling, after all, is a bit of an art form. And whether you’re selling an antique to a pawn shop or selling your company’s services to a high-end company, finding the right price match is integral to making sure that you can seal the deal. You don’t want to come across as too expensive, of course, but in many situations, being too cheap can be just as bad. (more…)