Updated on September 06, 2005 :
Thanks everyone for your inputs.
After going through the comments, I finally decided ‘NOT TO SELL’ the domain as of now. but still I want to grow in other directions also and the details of which will follow.
A few days back, I got an email from one of the popular web developer, asking me if I would sell this domain to them.
I said No to him almost instantly.
but now i am thinking it over and would like your opinions on that.
This site has nearly 4000 links referring to it, (as per the technorati’s count in http://www.technorati.com/search/wpthemes.info)
There are more than 1000 hits on a daily basis.
when you just type in wpthemes or ‘wp themes’ and hit enter in Firefox, this site loads up.
(meaning google’s number 1 listing for these terms)
what is your thoughts on this ? should I sell it ? or not ? if you want me to sell it, how much I should ask ?
Let me know your thoughts.
-Sadish
Sell it off. Atleast make some good money.
BTW: Sadish, u r doing great work. Keep it up.
Don’t sell it – this is like your baby isn’t it ? ….. you don’t sell babies.
Good question, thanks for sharing… hmmm… I’d probably take the amopunt of time you’ve spent constructing, developing and putting this together… give yourself a generous hourly rate and there’s your figure!
Hmm … Sadish dear …SELL IT …make some money and buy another because you are the man !!! … make a blog popular is about you man.
…about U$10.000,00 box huh ?
It’s a good domain, but i came here for your themes, not for the domain.
My advice, take the money and run
Don’t sell it – there’s no rush, and then what? I would only sell if you’re absolutely sure your domain has reached it’s fullest potential for you, and if you are ready to move on to something else. Money alone isn’t everything. People say they are coming for your themes, not your domain. Well, it’s what your domain offers that they come for – your themes! And part of that is the good name that goes along with it. Where would Coke be if they sold the name Coke?
I agree with the majority… sell it! Then you could take the money to buy another domain and start something new with that :)
Don’t ever sell it to anyone, it was more than your baby, it was your life, you got it, you make it grow… and popular like now… and yo’ll loose it!
Finally its your wise, if you need money just go for it, everyone need money, but there was so many thing thats money can buy, like your website, rights?
If they’re offering you a decent amount of money then I’d say sell it. However, I’d build in a clause that allows you time to tell regular visitors where your going to or requiring the new owner to provide a link to your new URL for a specific amount of time.
I suspect you won’t be able to get as much money as many are suggesting ($10K +), but I defintely wouldn’t sell for less. Remember, it’s not just the domain root, but all the links from other sites to pages on your site that will be dead if you sell. My advice is to not sell unless you really need the money.
And going along with theaardvark’s advice, I’d say “half the money up front, half in a month when I transfer it.” Then use that month to redirect to your new domain.