how to value a domain name

These past few weeks, i’ve been beefing up my knowledge on domain names. I’ve also been beefing up my domain name portfolio, adding an estimated $13,000+ to what i already have (according to estibot).

Although i’m still learning, i’ve built up a huge collection of links and tips when buying / hunting for domain names and like i said in a previous post, i’ll be revealing all in a 3 part series of in depth blog posts for RSS subscribers only, which will be published sometime between 18th-22nd of this month (next week).

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Domain names - unlike sites, are difficult for me to value. I see all domain names as $6 registration fees. So when i buy a domain, i don’t think i’ve bought something worth $5,000 - even though that may well be the case.

As a test of my own ability to value domains, i’m going to put my own value on a few domains coming up for sale on bido.com - we’ll see how good i am.

Here’s a list of domains up for sale over the next 9 days. I’ll put a value on each of them and re-visit this post 9 days down the line to see just how good i am. By the end of it all, i should be in a much stronger position to value my own domain portfolio more accurately;

• yardtrimmer.com - $410 ($1,000)
• ultimatemedicine.com - $130 ($80)
• panics.com - $670 ($4,900)
• wirepay.com - $1200 ($200)
• edaycare.com - $50 ($110)
• greatvenues.com - $400 ($390)
• fixedloans.com - $4750 ($8,300)

I’ve also added in estibot’s valuation in brackets. Hopefully, i’ve underestimated everything as it will mean my own domains are worth a lot more than what i previously thought. I’ve valued all these domains prior to checking estibot’s value… basically going on gut instinct or first glance.

So in total, i expect these domains to sell for $7,610 - estibot predicts $14,980 - we’ll see who knows best

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