Comments on: What’s a Domain Name Worth?

By: brian

brian — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:22:21 +0000

commenting usually isnt my thing, but ive spent an hour on the site, so thanks for the info

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What is a Domain Really Worth? | Earn With Domains - Blog — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 08:34:12 +0000

[...] at 9:44 pm under Articles Print This Post I read an interesting blog post written by Tim Berry on Entrepreneur Blog Network. Tim discusses a brief email conversation he had with the owner of SWOT.com who had cold-called him [...]

By: Jay Finnan

Jay Finnan — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:58:34 +0000

Hi Tim,

Interesting post. I actually work in the domain industry as a broker so I have considerable experience appraising, buying and selling domains.

I’m not certain the owner could get 600K but what I can say for sure is almost any pronounceable 4 letter .com would likely fetch at least $2,000. Add on that swot is meaningful and related to education, business and consulting (services that can be bought and paid for over the web); it makes the name considerably more valuable.

I wouldn’t put a maximum on what the domain could fetch. It’s definitely worth more to some than others. But I’d speculate that the liquidation value would be around $15,000 – $20,000.

The domain market, on the whole, is actually quite competitive. Again, I’m not sure the owner of swot.com can get $600K but if he does it definitely wouldn’t be the first time I’ve seen that kind of pricing.

BTW, if you guys are ever looking to move bizplans.com let me know. I’ve got lots of buyers who’d be interested : )

Jay Finnan
Sedo.com
jay@sedo.com

By: DotCom

DotCom — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:38 +0000

Business.com sold for $7.5 Million, not $1 Million.

By: Elliot Silver

Elliot Silver — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:03:24 +0000

Tim,

What’s the background behind the BusinessPlan.com deal? Were you approached by the owner? Did you know the owner before?

By: Kevin Ohashi

Kevin Ohashi — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:58:01 +0000

Very interesting perspective Tim. I have been to some of your sites (bplans is great btw). Domain names certainly have an immediate need associated with them. Your company is established, but if you were going to move into swot analysis consulting you might consider it I would think. I think that is one of the biggest disconnects between people selling domains and companies buying. Companies buy for purpose at a specific moment in time, an exact need; while domainers try and sell pretty much all day long.

By: Tim Berry

Tim Berry — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 04:23:48 +0000

And to be fair, since I started the $600 thread, I would have paid 2-3 times that for SWOT.com, although not much more; and in respect to those of you who say it could be more, that’s what I said too, but only for the right buyer.

I actually have paid five figures for a domain name, once, and I’ve always regretted turning down businessplan.com for $65,000; I should have said yes to that one.

Interesting discussion, thanks for adding so much…

Tim

By: Brian J. Smith, Scan Monkeys, LLC

Brian J. Smith, Scan Monkeys, LLC — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:21:10 +0000

We had someone offer us $500 for our domain name. We very politely rejected the offer. For us, selling our domain name would be like shutting down the company and starting over. Just to test the waters, we told the gentleman who expressed interest in our domain that we would not even consider an offer below 6-7 figures. He swiftly went away.

Scan Monkeys is not the largest of it’s kind by far, but we regularly entertain 5 figure projects and value our domain a lot more than 500 bucks. Not to suggest we’re on the same level as Google, but I would venture to say that google would not sell its domain for $500, $600,000, or even $2B.

I guess that I would agree with Mac that it’s worth whatever someone will pay for it. Not only that, but it may be worth more than someone would pay for it if the domain brings added value for the owner, such as in Google’s case.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:31:12 +0000

$600k may be too pricey but then you go leap off the other end of the scale. $600? You have got to be kidding me. Oh, and buying an additional domain name doesn’t have to “dilute your marketing effort”, if it’s a good name you just redirect it to your existing site. No harm, no foul.

$500 says a guy who owns “hombyz.com”, LMFAO. I hope you didn’t pay any more then $7 for that one cause it isn’t even worth that.

Then Mac, who seems to have some common sense, refers to the guy his buddy bought a name from as a “squatter”.

C’mon guys, this is the 21st century here! Are people who OWN real estate but don’t develop it “squatters”? No. They’re *speculators*. Squatters don’t pay for the land they’re on. Big difference. And if you’re referring to “cybersquatting” then you should know that only applies when trademark infringement is involved.

Otherwise you can pass judgments on your perceived soundness of his investment and even whether you think he’s asking too much, but for the free market’s sake lay off the misinformation huh?

By: Kelly Lieberman

Kelly Lieberman — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:34:25 +0000

What a domain name worth is a very interesting question to consider…
I would encourage anyone who reads this blog to take a quick look at http://www.dnjournal.com to see sales reports from a current and historical perspective.
You will be amazed at the prices that domains are selling for! With a little further research, you will understand the myriad of reasons that someone might pay 6, 7 or even 8 figures for a domain name.
Domains are the real estate of today and the future. Finding out why someone is willing to pay this kind of money for something might be a lesson you want to learn now as opposed to later.
Owning the keyword domains for the products and services that your business sells can save you tens of thousands, or millions of dollars in the long run – depending on the business you are in…