What’s the best time of day to send these Daily Domains?
February 12, 2008 by Rick Latona
My new software lets me queue these Daily Domain specials for any time I want. For instance, today’s email is going out at 5 pm EST. I know you guys are scattered around the globe. When is the optimal time?
I think first thing in the morning always works.
First a stupid question.
You plan to send an email to the people that signed in your newsleter and at the same time post the daily domain for sale in your blog, EXACT?
Now regarding your question:
When you want except during the night in Europe.
When everyone else is sleeping
I actually like 5PM EST.
Rick,
How about randomly (at random times)? I like getting notificaitons/ emails when I don’t always expect them. It would also give everyone a fairly equal chance to act upon something as each person has slightly different core hours.
Francois, it wasn’t a stupid question. For the most part I won’t post them in the blog and I won’t post the same name in both places. I just thought I’d launch the blog with a name.
It’s really up to you guys. I can send it whenever. I was just wondering what hour has the most people online. Perhaps 3 pm EST? That’s late enough for California and early enough for Western Europe.
Dustin make a good point too about being random.
I’ve tried to sign up for your daily domain newsletter but I never get the confirmation email, and so I can’t finish the signup. Maybe sign me up manually?
Rick,
in the blog of Elliot I outlined the good idea you had to launch a blog because most mails get stopped by anti spam. For example, around 30% of times Outlook put your mail in my junkie folder so I am not aware of your domain sales.
I understand that offering the domains for sale by email should push the number of people that subscribe to your email list, but he antispam problem persist.
This is why I thought you should also list them in your blog. Because in adition you will reach a larger audience (including domaining.com audience).
…
3 pm EST is too late for Europe, we already let the office. 1 pm looks better. But I am sure other parts of the world will suffer of this timing, there is no perfect solution… So a rotating timing or an random timing i as Dustin propose is maybe the solution.
Ryan,
Have you checked your spam folder for the email? I’m using a white listed solution that has a license with Google, Yahoo, MSN, etc so I can’t add you manually. You have to click the link. Please look for it one more time.
Francois,
If you authorize me using your email program you shouldn’t be hitting the spam folder.
I really like the email route. It reminds everyone I exist and to pay attention. I also have a certain target in mind. In addition, email allows me to add other features like knowing who has opened the email, when they opened it and other things that are important to my overall goal.
I’ll probably go with random.
I think 5pm Eastern is Fine. However, Im kind of a mid morning person. If It was my call? Id say 1pm Eastern. Just my 2 Cents…. Good luck Rick.
I’m for random due to higher equity. Looking forward to your emails!
Keep it at 5p EST
It never came through on 2 yahoo addresses I tried (not even in spam folder), so I used a non yahoo address and it came through right away.
Rick, are you willing to sell our premium domains for us that we own and take a percentage cut?
thanks!
That’s interesting Ryan. I’ll find out if they are blocking all Yahoo addresses for some reason.
random is good.
Rick - Around noon Pacific time is when a lot of auctions close. As you know, some go longer. So I’d like to toss my two cents in for after 1 p.m pst, or before 11 a.m. pst, and the corresponding east coast times. Or random to be fair to all! Thx…
Hi Rick
Congrats on your new blog and all that it will bring the domain industry!
If we want to submit our domain portfoio for your review, what email do we send it to?
cheers!
rick AT ricklatona.com
Random is better.
We’re in Asia. It would be discrimination, if you were just sending out emails only for people preferring US times.
“Dustin make a good point too about being random.”
If the domains are a fixed price, nothing is lost by using a random send out.
Gives everyone an equal chance.
Patrick
Congrats Rick on your blog. I vote for random as that would be the fairest way to go. I also think a winner should not be a repeat winner to give others a chance. Maybe something like if you win and buy a domain you cannot again for another 6 months or something. Just a suggestion.
Random it is.
RANDOM TIMES PREFERRED!
I live in Asia, so 5pm EST is very early for me.
Random times would be fairer, since people live throughout the world.
Sanchay, keep those suggestions with yourself. Sounds really clumsy.
Rick, I have signed up and confirmed but so far I haven’t received any listing/emails from you. Just checking if I am in mailing list.