Pleased to present Public Beta for automatic Appraisals

I had to put the site under maintenance due to some severe problems.

However, the bulk tool is available for testing, although its functionality is limited at this time.

Sorry for the inconvenience; I'm working hard to resolve the situation - the current problem is a difficult one.

Site is LIVE again! This time with MSN Live search, thanks to Microsoft for the API

This coming from me - I own 4 Macintosh computers and no Windows PC's...MSN's developer API generates a lot of goodwill. They know that the more developers use their service, the more appreciation and use they get, and the more they can compete with google.

I have not yet implemented title and anchor text, for now the frequency will have to do, I'll add more features again as I get to them.

Note the new feature in the margin, top ten search results for your keyword

thanks-
Josh

Excellent, thanks for the heads up Josh!

Yo, it works and quite fast too!
Thank you for this awesome tool. Keep the Macs humming.

Update 10-15-2007: I just used the Bulk Appraisal tool to check the Moniker Traffic Miami Live Auction domains, and here is the comparison of the EstiBot results to the real sale prices reported by Moniker. I noticed that EstiBot was undervaluing the premium .mobis, so I omitted .mobis from this list. dotmobi seems to have an irregular price structure; top premium names sell for big bucks, but the regular premium ones sell at close to what EstiBot gives them. I will have to do a reanalysis of the .mobi algorithm.

Here is the comparison chart. It confirms in my mind that the V2 algorithm produces unprecedented accuracy for an automatic appraisal tool.

Domain EstiBot Auction Sale
computer.com 4,400,000 2,200,000
investment.com 420,000 900,000
sportinggoods.com 210,000 450,000
cowboys.com 450,000 275,000
table.com 460,000 260,000
crosswordpuzzles.com 160,000 210,000
criminallawyers.com 22,000 195,000
promotion.com 260,000 170,000
bathingsuit.com 99,000 160,000
newlyweds.com 35,000 130,000
manufacture.com 120,000 90,000
moneylenders.com 4,500 75,000
races.com 120,000 75,000
autofinancing.com 27,000 70,000
automobileparts.com 28,000 70,000
dock.com 87,000 70,000
rapvideos.com 30,000 70,000
tuxedorental.com 18,000 65,000
amusement.com 52,000 60,000
organicfarms.com 6,100 57,500
fertilitydoctors.com 7,300 55,000
mucho.com 34,000 50,000
scientists.com 150,000 50,000
crow.com 190,000 48,300
digitalcertificates.com 11,000 30,000
educationgrants.com 40,000 30,000
golfclubs.net 9,000 30,000
homestereo.com 20,000 30,000
schoolteacher.com 6,300 28,000
cateringservice.com 17,000 27,000
chocolatecandy.com 30,000 26,500
dogboarding.com 20,000 25,000
lottoresults.com 15,000 25,000
homebasedbusinesses.com 710 23,000
certifiedorganic.com 3,400 21,000
helicoptercharter.com 9,900 21,000
luxuryyacht.com 4,300 20,000
idols.com 45,000 19,000
malpracticeattorneys.com 13,000 18,000
malpracticeattorneys.com 13,000 18,000
aircraftrental.com 18,000 17,500
emmanuel.com 92,000 17,500
takepart.com 19,000 17,500
aircraftrental.com 18,000 17,500
emmanuel.com 92,000 17,500
takepart.com 19,000 17,500
cysticfibrosis.org 5,700 17,000
industrialengineering.com 18,000 17,000
sattests.com 12,000 17,000
cysticfibrosis.org 5,700 17,000
industrialengineering.com 18,000 17,000
sattests.com 12,000 17,000
allergymedications.com 7,600 16,000
truckloan.com 2,500 16,000
allergymedications.com 7,600 16,000
truckloan.com 2,500 16,000
cemeteryplots.com 3,100 15,500
cemeteryplots.com 3,100 15,500
cholesterol.net 24,000 15,000
cholesterol.net 24,000 15,000
emergencyloan.com 11,000 13,000
lotto.info 5,900 12,500
audit.net 5,100 12,000
forsale.org 4,400 12,000
spaghettisauce.com 20,000 11,000
conventions.org 3,900 10,000
corgis.com 45,000 10,000
ustrademarks.com 6,100 10,000
perch.com 46,000 9,500
designstudios.com 3,200 8,600
airlinetickets.org 28,000 8,500
software.info 64,000 8,500
cardstores.com 8,000 8,000
carraces.com 12,000 8,000
drugrehabilitationprogram.com 310 8,000
hospitals.us 5,100 8,000
primaryeducation.com 20,000 8,000
discountairfares.net 1,900 7,500
electromagnets.com 19,000 7,500
repossessedcars.com 16,000 7,500
cabletelevision.net 1,100 7,000
cigarbars.com 2,600 6,000
artdecofurniture.com 180 5,500
wifi.us 5,700 5,500
borrow.net 3,000 5,000
discountsoftware.net 2,500 5,000
federalgovernment.net 2,200 5,000
motorpool.com 2,500 5,000
bookclub.info 950 4,500
documenttranslation.com 8,000 4,500
renoapartments.com 1,100 4,500
telephotolens.com 8,500 4,500
deposit.net 4,500 4,000
downloadmovies.net 3,400 4,000
draftboard.com 3,500 4,000
exerciseclass.com 3,000 4,000
girlblog.com 490 4,000
remodelingservices.com 2,500 4,000
draftboard.com 3,500 4,000
exerciseclass.com 3,000 4,000
girlblog.com 490 4,000
remodelingservices.com 2,500 4,000
billyjean.com 31,000 3,500
discountcruises.org 2,800 3,500
billyjean.com 31,000 3,500
discountcruises.org 2,800 3,500
mortgagepoints.com 10,000 2,700
mortgagepoints.com 10,000 2,700
employmentreferences.com 7,000 2,500
employmentreferences.com 7,000 2,500
streetmaps.net 3,000 2,000
streetmaps.net 3,000 2,000
prepaidcellphonecards.com 2,200 750
tickersymbols.info 120 750
prepaidcellphonecards.com 2,200 750
tickersymbols.info 120 750

I was surprised by the sale of some of the .net names.
Deposit.net for $4000? WTF? Thats one hell of a premium name and would've pulled in more than 5k at any of the forums itself

Josh_1 said:

Here is the comparison chart. It confirms in my mind that the V2 algorithm produces unprecedented accuracy for an automatic appraisal tool.

Domain EstiBot Auction Sale
computer.com 4,400,000 2,200,000
investment.com 420,000 900,000
sportinggoods.com 210,000 450,000
cowboys.com 450,000 275,000
table.com 460,000 260,000
crosswordpuzzles.com 160,000 210,000
criminallawyers.com 22,000 195,000
promotion.com 260,000 170,000
bathingsuit.com......

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Wow! :tu: :kickass:

BTW, I just tried to go to Leapfish to compare appraisal accuracy. I knew Leapfish would be less accurate than Estibot, but I wanted to post results here because I believe Leapfish is hurting the industry with it's wildly innacurate appraisals. Well... Leapfish is apparently no more. It now forwards to ePerks.com! When did this happen?

Check out the new feature:

What is Your portfolio worth?

http://estibot.com/portfolio-appraisal.php


Josh

I've been trying to make some sense of the .mobi market. I've been getting some complaints that EstiBot is undervaluing .mobi names, and now the SEDO premium auctions finally seem to be providing much-needed sales data for proper analysis of the .mobi market. While waiting for the next set of data, for the fun of it, here are the current EstiBot predictions for the SEDO premium mobi domain auctions coming up on 31 Oct:

cars.mobi 89,000
adult.mobi 59,000
flights.mobi 51,000
girl.mobi 47,000
love.mobi 44,000
gay.mobi 27,000
vacation.mobi 21,000
earth.mobi 20,000
baby.mobi 19,000
personals.mobi 16,000
kiss.mobi 15,000
dating.mobi 14,000
gold.mobi 14,000
holidays.mobi 14,000
car.mobi 13,000
humor.mobi 13,000
camera.mobi 12,000
beautiful.mobi 10,000
holiday.mobi 9,800
date.mobi 9,700
homes.mobi 9,700
lawyers.mobi 9,700
student.mobi 9,700
hotel.mobi 9,200
drivers.mobi 8,900
storm.mobi 8,900
fantasy.mobi 8,600
flight.mobi 8,600
pretty.mobi 8,100
beauty.mobi 7,900
cameras.mobi 7,500
gps.mobi 7,500
smile.mobi 7,400
airport.mobi 7,300
map.mobi 7,300
translate.mobi 7,300
trip.mobi 7,200
motels.mobi 7,000
attorneys.mobi 6,800
camp.mobi 6,500
office.mobi 6,200
lovers.mobi 6,000
place.mobi 6,000
taxi.mobi 6,000
bride.mobi 5,900
smiley.mobi 5,900
investing.mobi 5,600
princess.mobi 5,600
bookmarks.mobi 5,300
globe.mobi 5,300
plane.mobi 5,300
golfclubs.mobi 5,100
lawyer.mobi 5,000
humour.mobi 4,700
limo.mobi 4,600
airports.mobi 4,500
gas.mobi 4,500
lover.mobi 4,400
new.mobi 4,000
resorts.mobi 4,000
direction.mobi 3,900
investment.mobi 3,400
spa.mobi 3,300
mapa.mobi 2,900
bookmark.mobi 2,800
viajes.mobi 2,800
discountairfare.mobi 2,300
citymaps.mobi 1,800
flug.mobi 1,800
rentalcar.mobi 1,800
stadtplan.mobi 1,800
liebe.mobi 1,600
discounthotels.mobi 1,500
mapas.mobi 1,500
hoteldeals.mobi 810
firstdate.mobi 790
roadmap.mobi 640
vacationrentals.mobi 630
discounttravel.mobi 600
beso.mobi 560
smileyface.mobi 480
direcciones.mobi 470
discountflights.mobi 400
golfcourses.mobi 380
taxicabs.mobi 350
bacio.mobi 220
flugtickets.mobi 160
lasvegashotels.mobi 110
golfresorts.mobi 100
addresse.mobi 50
blinddates.mobi 20
cityinfo.mobi 0

another great addition to estibot. Got to be honest. I use for auctions to see what the value could be of the domain.
It's really nice. Keep up the good work. I saw the beginning and it get's really great.

Rep will be added

Regards

Really nice feature Josh! Here's the result of what I consider my top 100 (or so) names...

EstiBot Portfolio Appraisal
This portfolio is estimated to be worth USD 20,000

Domains Considered:
wak.net
hqat.com
lllx.com
jizx.com
zbax.com
ygnf.com
bpwi.com
lbab.com
oyhf.com
urkd.com
axdc.com
dyuh.com
vpif.com
lbly.com
emyf.com
npdq.com
hdvq.com
iylg.com
iytr.com
qewt.com
qelk.com
quelk.com
vrfh.com
elkx.com
edvj.com
ufev.com
ugmu.com
nypr.net
0ci.com
fer.biz
zpg.biz
ohw.biz
lsk.biz
iko.biz
kof.biz
gor.biz
iem.biz
egm.biz
ied.biz
ayy.biz
tvy.biz
crx.biz
ltp.biz
yhl.biz
jostle.net
rateable.net
muddin.net
euphemisms.net
endow.net
squarefoot.net
gg0.net
pp0.net
nn0.net
hh0.net
0hh.net
0jj.net
0ee.net
0ll.net
0ic.net
1zo.net
1ys.net
1gy.net
3xh.net
plod.net
ulia.net
9385.net
usco.us
usco.biz
crocs.us
cqt.us
qbq.us
qpq.us
vad.in
vex.in
zookio.com
releaseparty.com
1-50.com
egoblog.com
getawayplans.com
xboxlog.com
eanimators.com
eenlargement.com
egimmick.com
bammed.com
decidable.com
freepc.info
tempjob.info
upskirts.info
explorers.info
drdre.org

Wow!

Nice, Brian

According to the tool, the value of my portfolio is about $110,000 for about 600 names

Continuing on the prediction game, here are the bulk tool's predictions for the current GreatDomains auction, which ends tomorrow:

equity.com 130,000
door.com 520,000
fact.com 150,000
knee.com 130,000
printer.com 820,000
fold.com 29,000
astronaut.com 110,000
lonely.com 520,000
wwi.com 250,000
vacuumcleaner.com 190,000
shipper.com 19,000
democratic.com 56,000
dmn.com 34,000
hangover.com 34,000
merchandise.com 450,000
rut.com 73,000
seacruise.com 7,700
nospam.com 8,600
memorycard.com 55,000
restlessleg.com 25,000
institution.com 99,000
eyesight.com 34,000
nauru.com 48,000
benefit.com 230,000
clicker.com 44,000
equipment.com 240,000
hotdogs.com 62,000
humanrights.com 100,000
unbelievable.com 220,000
hya.com 15,000
xzx.com 7,900
capture.com 71,000
bcq.com 11,000
mymate.com 8,500
teller.com 50,000
transit.com 160,000
uruguay.net 10,000
yma.com 9,900
slv.com 110,000
qsw.com 6,000
vky.com 3,400
fall.net 13,000
haul.com 23,000
kxr.com 5,400
whitetea.com 32,000
pqe.com 6,200
perfect.net 17,000
offset.com 130,000
plot.net 7,600
cxz.com 16,000
illustrations.net 8,300
footing.com 18,000
listen.net 5,400
lol.net 30,000
tears.com 260,000
turntable.com 170,000
migrate.com 24,000
ngos.com 25,000
personalassistant.com 26,000
drowsiness.com 9,300
silkscreen.com 28,000
introduction.com 230,000
edn.net 2,800
tradecredit.com 3,400
influential.com 11,000
dentalclinic.com 15,000
sexologist.com 20,000
retriever.com 55,000
improvement.net 5,900
milage.com 18,000
oneils.com 1,300
warstories.com 12,000
qsw.net 1,200
washroom.com 15,000
telling.com 21,000
e85.net 310
galore.net 1,100
appeal.net 4,700
battleships.com 88,000
reject.net 2,200
bullied.com 5,600
prosecute.net 430
findaflight.com 0
greenteas.com 33,000
roomreservations.com 15,000
salaryfinder.com 9,900
businessadministration.com 33,000
vacationtahoe.com 0
youve.com 16,000
wellpreserved.com 2,400
accuse.net 1,700
antibioticdrugs.com 6,300
betray.net 370
connive.com 4,100
dislike.net 810
efree.net 170
highdividends.com 2,800
incursions.com 2,600
jobsearchlisting.com 0
scold.net 420
stewing.com 2,300
flybusiness.net 0
mustiqueisland.com 0
overstrain.com 0
phoned.net 160
physicalexam.com 63,000
recordsales.net 390
socialconservatism.com 400
trachodon.com 2,500
whistled.net 50

I must have blinked, because a milestone for EstiBot passed and I didn't notice it...

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Josh great tool... but i have a question,

I did a bulk check and one of my domains in my portfolio (pro700.com)came out valued at $1400 . The single domain check values it at $140

Is there an obvious reason for this? If it's within the threads sorry I missed it.

mark

It's because they use a different algorithm - it also says so on the bulk tool page. The bulk tool is experimental, in early testing.

I hope to synchronize them, but the technical requirements for the bulk tool are more demanding because it has to be super efficient.

Josh

Josh_1 said:

It's because they use a different algorithm - it also says so on the bulk tool page. The bulk tool is experimental, in early testing.

I hope to synchronize them, but the technical requirements for the bulk tool are more demanding because it has to be super efficient.

Josh

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which do you consider to be more accurate? i.e can i start looking for a new car for my wife for christmas ! Or should I just plan on buying her a meal?

actually having just had a valuation of 30,000 in the bulk and 120 on the single , i think i can guess..

Automatic appraising is a business where there is a lot of variability due to the inherent unpredictability of domain name value, so sometimes the bulk tool is right, sometimes the single tool, sometimes neither

Vague enough? Well, I think the single appraisal tool is more accurate. It has a pretty good ballpark prediction value.

Josh

The bulk tool is useful for getting a quick look at your domain lists - the good ones usually stand out.

I have not been able to get the domain extractor tool working yet....anyone else having problems with it?

What sort of problems do you have? It seems to be working perfectly.
Josh

I started reading this thread yesterday and have only read a small part of it so far, but I was curious to see the estimated value of some of my domain names using Estibot. Here's a test I made that confused me a bit.

I wrote autoloanflorida.com and it gave me the following results:

Domain: autoloanflorida.com
Keywords (Autodetected) autoloanflorida
http://EstiBot.com BETA Valuation : Reg Fee

Then I wrote AutoLoanFlorida.com (Capitalized the names) and got the following results:

Domain: autoloanflorida.com
Keywords (User-Defined) auto loan florida
http://EstiBot.com BETA Valuation : USD 630

This method of capitalizing the words of my Domain name have made Estibot come up with 3 separate keywords (auto loan florida) where as using the domain name without capitalizing the words comes up with one keyword (autoloanflorida)

I tried the same 2 methods with aidsfocus.com and AidsFocus.com and gave me the same valuation: USD 1300

My question is. What method should I go by to get a more accurate valaution. Should I use with or should I use without capitalising the domain names, or does that depend on other factors?

BTW from the little that I've used, it appears to be a great tool.

GIL

GILSAN said:

My question is. What method should I go by to get a more accurate valaution. Should I use with or should I use without capitalising the domain names, or does that depend on other factors?

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Just make sure that EstiBot analyses for the correct keywords. Obviously, the keywords for autoloanflorida.com are "auto loan florida", so if EstiBot gets it wrong, just use capitalization, just like you did.

The results are most accurate when the correct keywords are used. EstiBot can detect the keywords automatically for most two-word English domains, but it does not always work so pay attention to which keywords are used.
I'm working to make the keyword detection better.

To be safe, you can always either capitalize or add a space to define the keywords.

Please also see:
http://estibot.com/guide.html

Thanks-
Josh

Thanks for your help Josh. It makes sense. I've been putting some of my domains through Estibot out of curiosity and have come up with a few surprises, some positive, and some negative. I had no idea of the etimated value of my domains. It's been quite entertaining. In fact I feel richer now than what I was an hour ago.

GIL

As for valuating your domains, I'd say that EstiBot often hits the right ballpark in valuating domains, but - there is a big BUT - EstiBot assumes that a motivated buyer is found. As long as no such buyer is found, and no offer is received, the value of any given domain is only imaginary..

Josh

Josh_1 said:

What sort of problems do you have? It seems to be working perfectly.
Josh

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There are never any results, just the message "Here are your results. Just click on the domain name to get an EstiBot appraisal. " and a button saying Clean Another Batch.

simonj said:

There are never any results, just the message "Here are your results. Just click on the domain name to get an EstiBot appraisal. " and a button saying Clean Another Batch.

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Are you sure that you have the right siftware on your pc like java and stuff. Because that can cause some problems.

Regards

simonj said:

There are never any results, just the message "Here are your results. Just click on the domain name to get an EstiBot appraisal. " and a button saying Clean Another Batch.

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ARRRGH! I realise where I went wrong now...I expected the tool to create domains from a block of text, I didn't realise there had to be domains already in there!