evaluation

Last week in Process to Rate and Price a Domain Name – Part 1, I covered: Structure, clarity and memorability of the name. Multiple interpretations, both literal and metaphorical. Business applications, related metrics. Indicators of recent startup use of similar terms. Registered extension...

Last week in Process to Rate and Price a Domain Name – Part 1, I covered: Structure, clarity and memorability of the name. Multiple interpretations, both literal and metaphorical. Business applications, related metrics. Indicators of recent startup use of similar terms. Registered extension...

Domain name investing is hard. Typically only about 1% of names sell by the end of a full year. Many names will not sell for a very long time, or ever. Naming trends and popular niches may change. Pricing is difficult. If you price too high, the rate of sales may go down, but if you price too...

Domain name investing is hard. Typically only about 1% of names sell by the end of a full year. Many names will not sell for a very long time, or ever. Naming trends and popular niches may change. Pricing is difficult. If you price too high, the rate of sales may go down, but if you price too...

In this series, I analyze and evaluate a random Top Domain name publicly, after getting permission from the domain asset owner at the time of the evaluation first. Permission can be confirmed by a NamePros moderator or staff member here: Permission to evaluate publicly The following domain...

In this series, I analyze and evaluate a random Top Domain name publicly, after getting permission from the domain asset owner at the time of the evaluation first. Permission can be confirmed by a NamePros moderator or staff member here: Permission to evaluate publicly The following domain...

While there are many ways to find success in domain name investing, I suspect that most successful investors have a strategy to guide their acquisitions. This week, investor James Kim shared his strategy for finding names. With his permission, I am sharing his strategy here, along with a few of...

While there are many ways to find success in domain name investing, I suspect that most successful investors have a strategy to guide their acquisitions. This week, investor James Kim shared his strategy for finding names. With his permission, I am sharing his strategy here, along with a few of...

This is one of my favorite parts of the valuation process. When appraising, you can look at trends for many different situations. One easy way to find trends is to visit trends.google.com. It’s a search tool that shows you the number of Google searches for any term over time.The value of a...

This is one of my favorite parts of the valuation process. When appraising, you can look at trends for many different situations. One easy way to find trends is to visit trends.google.com. It’s a search tool that shows you the number of Google searches for any term over time.The value of a...

I have received an increasing amount of inquiries from new domainers, mostly by means of DMs in Twitter. I love the fact that there is fresh blood entering the industry and looking to learn and profit form domain names. Even more, I am humbled that these new domainers are looking to me for...

I have received an increasing amount of inquiries from new domainers, mostly by means of DMs in Twitter. I love the fact that there is fresh blood entering the industry and looking to learn and profit form domain names. Even more, I am humbled that these new domainers are looking to me for...

my position: anything is prone to be hacked anytime, but I think that @Rob Monster 's personnel views played a big role in getting Epik hacked. I sensed that the CEO was playing some dangerous games, mixing business and personnel views publicly is a very dangerous formula. and simply...

my position: anything is prone to be hacked anytime, but I think that @Rob Monster 's personnel views played a big role in getting Epik hacked. I sensed that the CEO was playing some dangerous games, mixing business and personnel views publicly is a very dangerous formula. and simply...

While it is sometimes possible to have success without a business plan, having a clear plan, including near-term and long-term objectives, will improve your odds for consistent success. I personally consider late February as a good time to consider New Year’s resolutions. Goals we set at the...

While it is sometimes possible to have success without a business plan, having a clear plan, including near-term and long-term objectives, will improve your odds for consistent success. I personally consider late February as a good time to consider New Year’s resolutions. Goals we set at the...

I had asked Estibot support about why Estibot had Appraised my Domain FabVoila.com and 94 of my other domains at $0 while I had gotten an an $400 evaluation from Afternic.com for FabVoila.com. I asked this question even though I already knew the answer and because I was just curious about what...

I had asked Estibot support about why Estibot had Appraised my Domain FabVoila.com and 94 of my other domains at $0 while I had gotten an an $400 evaluation from Afternic.com for FabVoila.com. I asked this question even though I already knew the answer and because I was just curious about what...

I just bought the month subscription for Estibot as I was told and see everyone swearing by it. I was happy with the subscription purchase until I imported all of my DNs into Estibot and they were all appraised. Obviously, as beginner I've made the mistake of relying on Robo Evaluation Tools...

I just bought the month subscription for Estibot as I was told and see everyone swearing by it. I was happy with the subscription purchase until I imported all of my DNs into Estibot and they were all appraised. Obviously, as beginner I've made the mistake of relying on Robo Evaluation Tools...