Why should I get a domain appraisal?
It isn't easy to determine the true value of a
domain name. Everyone has heard of domain
names selling for millions of dollars.
However, many domain names cannot be sold for
$20. Just look at eBay and Yahoo domain
name auctions to see for yourself. What
makes one name valuable and another essentially
worthless? Just looking at the name and
guessing will not help. Just because a
name sounds good or looks good doesn't mean it
is valuable. We have extensively studied
domain name sales to derive an accurate, fair
and dependable model of domain name sales
values.
What
do I get when I purchase a domain appraisal?
When you purchase an appraisal, you get an expert
evaluation of the domain name. Our expert
appraisers will consider every aspect of the domain
name to derive a value for the domain. This
method is known as the "hedonic" method. This
differs from the typically "ad hoc" methods used by
other services. Our method relies on hard data
on domain name sales over the past several months.
How do you access domain names?
Most other
services consider only 4 or 5 characteristics of a
domain name. We have our own proprietary
statistical model that considers 10 characterizes of
a domain name to estimate its value. While we
prefer to keep the specifics of our model a secret,
we can tell you that the model considers the
following features:
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length of domain name
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size of the market related to the domain name
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probability that the domain name will be
properly spelled by customers
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potential of the domain name to be associated to
site content
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the extension of the domain name (e.g. .com,
.net, .org)
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breadth of the domain name's applicability
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and several other factors.
In
addition to using the mathematical model, our expert
appraisers apply their subjective judgment to every
appraisal before arriving at a final value!
How much does it cost for a domain appraisal?
We charge less than most professional appraisal
services. We charge a flat rate of $19.99 for
each professional appraisal and $29.99 for our
express appraisal. All prices include VAT.
All professional appraisals are delivered within 48
hours, whilst our express appraisals are guaranteed
to be delivered in 24 hours. |
