discuss What do you look for when buying a domain?

[lknights1987]

Apart from the name, of course, what else do you look for when buying a domain to sell?
And do you use any tools/websites for your research before buying the domain?

 

[NickB]

For tools people use, read the below thread.

https://www.namepros.com/threads/i-use-this-tool.1008978/

 

[lknights1987]

Thanks nick for the link. Other then comparing domain sales prices what else do buyers look for ?
Backlinks , age , cost per click or doesn’t this matter ?

 

[lock]

I have loads of tools for webmasters over my sites i generally try to buy a name i would be happy to be stuck with. Can you see vision in your end user wanting it before you purchase. Is it really of commercial value? What research did you do? I still hold rubbish and cull often.

 

[lknights1987]

I am new to this business so still learning. When I first started I thought it was all about the name but now I'm beginning to think that its not just about the name there is more to the domain that people look for when buying it like how many backlinks does it come with and what has it been used for in the past.

 

[lock]

I am new to this business so still learning. When I first started I thought it was all about the name but now I'm beginning to think that its not just about the name there is more to the domain that people look for when buying it like how many backlinks does it come with and what has it been used for in the past.

Dont' get too hung up on backlinks when buying unless you have a use for the traffic before it dries up. Make you you actually check if your going this route as loads of fake rankings in popular expired listings. I have sites that you can surf around and submit for thousands of back links.

 

[lknights1987]

That is true.

 

[BaileyUK]

Is it really of commercial value?

That seems to be the biggest 'Missed-aspect' these days.

The "I liked it" -
'Godaddy said it was worth'
"I think it would be good for"
"somebody else is using"
"All the other Tlds are taken"
"originally registered in 1066" (Battle of Hastings)

Has taken over, So OP It's probably best to start with all the 'What Not to do' then hopefully you can move on from there

 

[dennisok]

Mostly i considers age, lenght, number of potential end users attached to the primary and secondary keywords, availability of other tlds.