Is manual domain name registration really outdated?

Is manually registered domains obsolete? This is a topic that is often repeated. Some people think that the days of manually registering domains and successfully selling them are gone. This article aims to explore. The market for manually registered domains has not disappeared. The circumstances may vary, but it is possible for anyone to manually register a domain and successfully sell it, and it is not something unique or special. The key is whether you can repeat this success continuously to get a valuable return.

Is manually registered domains obsolete? This is a topic that is often repeated. Some people think that the days of manually registering domains and successfully selling them are gone. This article aims to explore.

The market for manually registered domains has not disappeared. The circumstances may vary, but it is possible for anyone to manually register a domain and successfully sell it, and it is not something unique or special. The key is whether you can repeat this success continuously to get a valuable return.

Generally speaking, manually registered domains may not change owners as frequently as floating domains. Liquid domains are traded almost every day, while manually registered domains usually take longer to find a suitable buyer.

Manually registered domains may achieve a sales rate of 0.5% to 1% of a large manually registered domain portfolio, provided that the domains have a certain meaning or successfully capture a popular new trend.

Many beginners may manually register 10, 20 or even 50 domains, but may not sell a domain for many years, which has led to the popularization of the saying that "manual registration is dead".

Many long-term domain holders do not advertise or tweet on social media, but they still register domains manually occasionally. This practice is balanced with a stable keyword of two-letter .com domains or single-letter alternatives in the liquid domain market.

It is unrealistic to rely on manually registered domains to achieve financial success in this field. It is a lonely business. It may take many years to sell a domain, but it is also possible to get lucky and sell three domains in the first month. Domain buying and selling is a numbers game.

You may see many people bragging on social media that this domain sold for $29,888, that domain sold for $8,888, and another domain sold for $10,000. But these people own thousands of domains, and their annual renewal bills can run into tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars.

This is not an easy business. The person who shared 20 sales in 2023 did not share the 9,000 domains that never sold or never got a decent offer.

In this business, you need to have a multi-pronged approach. You can manually register some domains, participate in domain auctions, and see if you can find clients willing to entrust you to sell better domains for a commission. For many people, having 10% or 15% super premium domains may be more beneficial than having a 100% strictly manually registered portfolio.

Before doing this business, be sure to have a budget and implement diversification. Always have a safety net and don't spend all your funds at once. Unlike other collectibles, manually registered domains require regular renewals. Once you buy a batch of cards or coins, you don't have to spend any more. So be steady.