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Non-Road Boards => Off-Topic => Topic started by: empirestate on May 31, 2010, 11:09:05 AM

Title: Question for webmasters/domain holders
Post by: empirestate on May 31, 2010, 11:09:05 AM
I have had an offer for the purchase of my domain name and am debating the idea with myself. Although I could easily just change from .com to .net or .info if I did sell, I am not sure whether it's worthwhile in the end. Have any of you other website owners out there dealt with this? How did you handle it?
Title: Re: Question for webmasters/domain holders
Post by: froggie on May 31, 2010, 12:28:09 PM
I ignored it...because the ones I've receved were spam.
Title: Re: Question for webmasters/domain holders
Post by: empirestate on May 31, 2010, 04:44:09 PM
Quote from: froggie on May 31, 2010, 12:28:09 PM
I ignored it...because the ones I've receved were spam.


Yes, I was certainly aware it could be, so I made sure to confirm that it's a real person on behalf of a real company.
Title: Re: Question for webmasters/domain holders
Post by: Scott5114 on May 31, 2010, 06:06:59 PM
Well, moving all your stuff to a new domain could cause confusion with your users. The new site using that domain could cause confusion too, and could hurt your reputation if it's like porn or something. You have to weigh the price they're quoting you against that and see if it's worth it to you.
Title: Re: Question for webmasters/domain holders
Post by: Alex on May 31, 2010, 08:30:42 PM
Quote from: froggie on May 31, 2010, 12:28:09 PM
I ignored it...because the ones I've receved were spam.


Ditto
Title: Re: Question for webmasters/domain holders
Post by: PAHighways on June 03, 2010, 04:30:27 PM
I found out the Pennsylvania Highway Information Association wanted my domain, but not enough to inquire as to a potential sale.  They took the .org version and used it awhile, but it now just redirects to their current site (http://pahighwayinfo.org/).