Get a price tag on your domain
February 3rd, 2010
It is impossible to give an exact valuation of domain names. It often comes down to how eager the buyer is, and how much seller is willing to sell for. Sometimes, a domain that seems to have no immediate value fetches a huge sum. Maybe because it is brandable or just happens to be the name that buyer wants to use for his new venture.
So although you cannot give a precise value of a given domain, there are some tools out there that certainly can offer great assistance. The most used and popular is EstiBot, which has just been released in a new and very powerful version 2.0.
Type in any domain or group of domains, and EstiBot will return an appraisal based on a huge number of metrics. It will check how many characters the domain is made up of; which extension it is (e.g. .com); if other extensions are taken; traffic to the site; how many monthly searches are made for the keyword; the number of advertisers; and previous similar reported domain sales.
Here is a screen shot of the first part of the valuation of BIZDomains.com:
The new version even helps bring potential buyers and sellers together by letting them contact each other via the system.
Although domain valuation will never become an exact science, EstiBot is a great tool both for domain investors and everyone else who wants to get a rough estimate of the potential value of a domain name.
Most features are free, but if you are a power-user looking to get valuation for a huge number of names and additional functions, you will need to buy a subscription.
