This is an interesting question.

I have thought about contacting companies that might see value in some of my localized generic domains, but have not yet done so.

Why? It’s partly due to laziness, and it’s also party due to my belief that most small business owners are clueless as to the value of a good localized generic. I’m not really interested in educating them or selling the concept to them, and figure that they’ll see the light someday. If I were to approach someone, though, I’d want to have a good deal of historical data in hand so that I could defend my value proposition.

Quickly flipping such domains might not be a bad way to raise capital, as you suggest. It would be interesting to present a good localized generic domain to a small business that is spending a few bucks a month on an AdSense campaign. (”You’re spending $300/month on AdSense to get 1 or 2 quality clicks…I’ll sell you the domain for $1k and every click will be the highest quality possible!”)

Interesting.

Thanks for the comment. Please do share any experiences you have if you pursue a sale…

Thanks for the comment.

I think having a localized generic domain AND a brand-oriented domain is the best situation for a small business. You can use the localized generic to capture type-in traffic while slowly building value behind the brand-oriented domain.

It would be particularly great to have this strategy from the first day of the company’s existence. If I had started a new tree care company in Toledo last month when I bought that localized generic domain, I’d already have several clients.

I find this interesting as well. I have a couple domains that fit the same example. Have you ever considering contacting Complete Tree Corp to see if they are interested in acquiring it from you? I’m thinking of doing so so I can raise a little capital to go out and get some more!