June 24, 2007
What is your domain name worth?
Have you ever wondered what your domain name is worth? That wasn’t something that I was too concerned with when I selected skeeterbess.com for mine. I wanted to have a name that was all mine, but didn’t worry about what the name could do for me or how much value it would have. I’m a little more internet savvy now and realize that, from an SEO perspective, I chose a terrible name. I’m not considering changing it or selling my domain, but if I ever decide to have a new domain with monetization in mind, I’ll try to get creative with words that are rich in SEO possibilities. No one outside of my own circle knows who or what a skeeterbess is. Everyone knows what money is, what tech means, and what to find on a site with photo in the domain name. I just got my domain name appraisal and wasn’t surprised to learn that my choice is only worth $21.00. Not so much, when you consider that the right name can be sold for $5000, and some have even sold for $10,000. If I’d played my cards right, skeet’s stuff could have been a nice little nest egg for me to cash in someday for my retirement fund.
You can find out what your domain is worth at LeapFish.com. Better yet, use their domain name appraisal tool to try out some creative combinations and come up with a high-value name before you purchase your next domain. Domain registration and hosting services are available from the site, so you can claim your name as soon as you think of it, before someone else makes the same creative leap. They’re a full-service domain name resource center, so you can do it all in one spot. Spending a little time at LeapFish could be the key to turning your next domain name into money in the bank.
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June 24th, 2007 at 8:03 pm, Flo Says:
Well Flo’s Place with worth $21.00. My blogspot blog is only worth $12.00
June 24th, 2007 at 8:28 pm, Linky Love Says:
Kind of wierd that your PageRank is 4, mine is zero and they say my URL is worth 413 and yours 12?
Would you be happy exchanging domainnames, according to LeapFish, you gain a lot
June 24th, 2007 at 9:21 pm, skeet Says:
We’ll know better than to name our domains after ourselves next time, Flo.
June 24th, 2007 at 9:27 pm, skeet Says:
I’m gonna stick with what I’ve got, LL. Uniqueness in domain names may not sell, but I still like it.
Domain name value isn’t based on traffic and links. PR is. You picked a great domain name and it has value even if you were to park it and not use it. I’ve seen you “working ” your blog around the forums. PR will come, then your blog with be worth a bundle.
June 24th, 2007 at 11:50 pm, Linky Love Says:
Your domainname is very easy to rememer, me like !
Ah, since you know me from the forums: try to see what the domain payperpost.com is worth… you almost double that
Well, if one can make so easy money with just choosing a domainname, then me should change business
June 25th, 2007 at 12:19 am, Fez Travel Says:
My site’s Estimated Domain Name Value: $111.00… not bad, right?
June 25th, 2007 at 5:16 am, Kat Says:
Domain Name Appraised: mysinglemomlife.com
Combined Domain Name Appraisal Value Score: 80
Top Level Domain Name Score: 10
Unwanted Characters Score: 10
Length Score: 1
Archive.org Score: 59
Google Search Results: 21,800
MSN Search Results: 335
Search Engine Score: 1
ePERKS. Shop for General Services, But Get Huge Perks!
Estimated Domain Name Value: $4,800.00
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Yeehaw!!!
June 25th, 2007 at 5:59 am, kiviniar Says:
Check out google
Estimated Domain Name Value: $10,875,620.00
Now if only i owned google..hehehe
June 25th, 2007 at 6:07 am, Kat Says:
I posted, my comment is not appearing.
June 25th, 2007 at 6:34 am, Venomous Kate Says:
Hey, my domain was appraised at $45,269.00. For that price, I would SERIOUSLY consider selling it!
June 25th, 2007 at 9:07 am, Electric Venom » Blog Archive » Nine Nibbles Says:
[…] ElectricVenom.com is worth whaaaat? Where do I […]
June 25th, 2007 at 11:29 am, Mad William Flint Says:
$6,324?
Nope. Wouldn’t sell.
June 25th, 2007 at 3:39 pm, Linky Love Says:
mysinglenotmomlife.com : 20 dollar
notelectricvenom.com : 20 dollar
So it pays of to be a single mom and I don’t know how I need to incorporate the venom thing in my future life
June 25th, 2007 at 5:37 pm, Steve Says:
All of mine were worth $21. I am starting to see a pattern in the system, what about you?
June 26th, 2007 at 9:04 am, skeet Says:
Maybe Ted should change the name of PayPerPost, LL, you think?
S thought up a whole bunch of clever domain names that I thought would make some money (after I did the post and tried out the tool.) someone else had already registered all of them, so we’ll have to get really creative to come up with a valuable name that’s not taken yet.
June 26th, 2007 at 9:05 am, skeet Says:
Your domain name is lot more valuable than mine, Fez Travel. Good job!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:06 am, skeet Says:
Oh, Kat! You could sell your name for a pretty penny!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:07 am, skeet Says:
You and me, Kiviniar! Guess we thought of domain name value a little too late, lol!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:08 am, skeet Says:
Kat, looks like Akismet sees a list and thinks “spam,” lol!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:09 am, skeet Says:
Woot! Kate, you ever think about auctioning off your domain name? You definitely have a winner!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:11 am, skeet Says:
I won’t be seeling my domain name either, Mad William, but it must feel good to know that yours is worth money in the bank!
June 26th, 2007 at 9:12 am, skeet Says:
Looks like adding “not” to their domain names kills the value, Hm, LL?
June 26th, 2007 at 9:13 am, skeet Says:
Yeah, Steve, it looks like $21 is the default value for all of us too unimaginative to come up with a high-dollar domain name, lol!
June 26th, 2007 at 6:17 pm, Nicole Says:
I have three.
My personal blog one is worth $684 - never selling it. (I know it’s worth more because its the name of several stores!)
My writing website is worth $21.00
and my local city site is worth: $20.00 (I also know it is worth a lot more too)
It was interesting to see what they think though. I wouldn’t worry too much. It just depends really on who wants it. For instance, would you really even want the domain name google if it wasn’t for the fact that it is such a huge search engine worth millions? Probably not. This was a fun tool to use! Thanks for sharing.
June 26th, 2007 at 7:36 pm, skeet Says:
Most of us don’t see our domain names as commercial assets, Nicole. I think that we see the name as an extension of our own personalities or of our blog’s “voice.” Still, it’s fun to see what someone might pay for our choices.