It occurred to me today that I really should buy [Noun]-[Adjective].com, as that could be a pretty common typo. *Doh!* Fortunately, I have not launched my site yet. Nothing to see there.
The hyphenated version is (of course) owned, by some guys who used it about 5 years ago and, apart from renewing the domain, haven't done anything with it since. There aren't even any ads on the site.
Anyway, I reached out to the owner, without mentioning that I own the unhyphenated version, and asked if he would consider selling.
If he is willing to discuss price, any suggestions for what I should pay, or how I should think about this?
FYI, apart from a typo variant, which I know is not for sale, this is pretty much the only domain variant I'd need.
Any advice sincerely appreciated.
So, the guy came back with "ballpark" $1000.
I dunno, maybe I'll counter-offer $300 anyway, as this particular [Noun]-[Adjective] can also be read as a two-noun phrase, like "country-style" or "business-class" which someone might be more likely to hyphenate.
Even if I'm the only one old-school enough to hyphenate, I think anything under $400 might be worth the peace of mind.
Although, I guess there are some other things to consider. Does the domain still have placement in search engines, does it have a page rank, do other sites still link to it for info that will be relevant to your new site? If so, I could see the $300 you're talking about for peace of mind, because you would also be buying their residue traffic.
However, if it has nothing....if you're comfortable in offering $300 go ahead, it's a generous offer. But, if they balk at that amount, put it out of your mind send them a nice response back telling them that if they reconsider the offer stands. In the meantime quietly develop your site and if the domain is still weighing on you then remind them of the $300 offer. Hopefully, they would have thought about it too and realized that it's a good profit for renewing a domain name for 5 years.
Anyway, best of luck in your new venture!
