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Guide for New Appraisers
At NamePros, we're newly committed to building the best member appraisals in the domain industry. I strongly encourage everyone, industry "newbies" and domain veterans alike, to put thought and take pride in your appraisals. You certainly need not be the most experienced domainer to be able to offer helpful appraisals to domain owners.
I've prepared a short guide for newbie appraisers as an introduction to doing quality appraisals.
Advice for newbie appraisers,
Don't:
- Use "cut & paste" appraisals
- Just copy what the poster before you said
- Offer up specific values if you're doing so solely by guessing
- Fill your appraiser profile with false information. There's no need to represent experience.
Do:
- Give your first impressions of the name (what did you think of when you first saw it?)
- Comment on the way the domains sound (verbally)
- Share development ideas and talk about possible uses
- Suggest possible end-user buyers who might have need for the name
- Comment on similar names that have sold or that are currently available for registration
- If appraising with a value, offer a brief explanation why
- Complete the Interview Q&A's for your profile so members can understand your perspective
- Explain your valuation methods in your Appraiser Interview Q&A's
- Learn from your fellow members. If you see appraisers that are consistently on-target with their appraisals, learn from them. Notice how they structure their appraisals and the kind of criteria they look for in a quality name. You will now have access to their appraiser profiles so you can learn what methods and tools he or she uses to appraise names.
- Keep in touch with currents in the domain industry by keeping up with domain-related discussions on NamePros.
- And finally, continue to build your own experiences in buying and selling names.
Helpful Threads:
The Unofficial NP Domain Appraisal Guide by skyraider
Appraisal Definitions by Sabre Hosting
Reseller/Wholesale & Retail/End User definitions
Helpful Tools:
Overture Tool
Google
Whois.Sc to find owners of similar names
A link popularity tool for traffic names (Marketleap.com)
Have a great time at NamePros!
Sincerely,
Ron James
Webmaster
At NamePros, we're newly committed to building the best member appraisals in the domain industry. I strongly encourage everyone, industry "newbies" and domain veterans alike, to put thought and take pride in your appraisals. You certainly need not be the most experienced domainer to be able to offer helpful appraisals to domain owners.
I've prepared a short guide for newbie appraisers as an introduction to doing quality appraisals.
Advice for newbie appraisers,
Don't:
- Use "cut & paste" appraisals
- Just copy what the poster before you said
- Offer up specific values if you're doing so solely by guessing
- Fill your appraiser profile with false information. There's no need to represent experience.
Do:
- Give your first impressions of the name (what did you think of when you first saw it?)
- Comment on the way the domains sound (verbally)
- Share development ideas and talk about possible uses
- Suggest possible end-user buyers who might have need for the name
- Comment on similar names that have sold or that are currently available for registration
- If appraising with a value, offer a brief explanation why
- Complete the Interview Q&A's for your profile so members can understand your perspective
- Explain your valuation methods in your Appraiser Interview Q&A's
- Learn from your fellow members. If you see appraisers that are consistently on-target with their appraisals, learn from them. Notice how they structure their appraisals and the kind of criteria they look for in a quality name. You will now have access to their appraiser profiles so you can learn what methods and tools he or she uses to appraise names.
- Keep in touch with currents in the domain industry by keeping up with domain-related discussions on NamePros.
- And finally, continue to build your own experiences in buying and selling names.
Helpful Threads:
The Unofficial NP Domain Appraisal Guide by skyraider
Appraisal Definitions by Sabre Hosting
Reseller/Wholesale & Retail/End User definitions
Helpful Tools:
Overture Tool
Whois.Sc to find owners of similar names
A link popularity tool for traffic names (Marketleap.com)
Have a great time at NamePros!
Sincerely,
Ron James
Webmaster
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