Expectation vs reality in selling illiquid assets placement. Web domains case.
Will someone come to buy it from you? No! You need an active approach, like everything in life to happen. Market it actively.
Expectation: You have something valuable, or that's what you believe, and someone will come to buy it from you at a dreaming price.
Will someone come to buy it from you? No ❌
Reality: You need an active approach, like everything in life to happen. Market it actively.
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Positioning on market places. Listing ✅ On marketplaces for direct acquisition. Remove as much friction as possible from the transaction. Easy searchability, reach, transaction, settlement and registration.
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Directly outreach to potential buyers 🎯 Who will be the right owner for this asset? Do they have the budget? Filter out, make bundles or try to approach them.
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Negotiation 🤝 There is no index for illiquid assets, they aren't commodities with stable markets and traceable prices. You have to offer the tools to negotiate or handle this directly.
Value of a domain. Parameters and considerations:
• Short .com preferred. Memorable, without spelling mistakes or playing with letters and meaning.
• Niche institutional keywords with real organic traffic, solid for institutional branding and communication.
• Think about the buyer persona at the time of choosing and building your portfolio.
I am currently focused on GCC markets financial opening: economy diversification from oil and gas sector to global finance 🌍
For inquiries, I can provide 3 months of visitors tracking data on any spefic domain in Digital Assets page, https://www.jfbranch.com/digital-assets.
Illiquid assets don't sell themselves. Not digital and neither infrastructure large deals.