If you are in possession of a domain name, it's possible that you're interested in what it's appraisal price is. It's not difficult to find out a domain's price, and after following this guide, you can appraise your domain name in as little as 10 short minutes. If you sell domain names, follow this 300 point list as a guide to what price you should sell your domain for.
1. Length. Is your domain concise or lengthy? If it's under 5 characters, add 30 points. If its 6, 7, or 8 characters, add 20 points. If it's 8 to 20 characters, add 10 points. If your domain is over 20 characters, take off 5 points.
2. Is the domain name grammatically correct? killingsboredom.com sounds bad and incorrect, but killboredom.com sounds great. If it's grammatically sound, add 10 points. If not, subtract 10 points.
3. What kind of ending does your domain have? For .com's add 15 points, .net or org add 10 points, and for any others add 5 points. Bad endings like .tv, .ws, .info, .biz, or .cc are awarded no points.
4. Natural Traffic. How many people type your domain into the navigation bar looking for information? If it's anywhere from 1 to 100 people, add 5 points, from 100 to 500, add 10 points. 500 plus, add 30 points.
5. is the site developed well? A fully developed site gives 25 points to your score. If you have nothing but a simple splash page, give yourself 10 points. If your site has ever received more than 1000 different pageviews per day, give yourself another 35 points. If the domain has no splash page and has not been developed, remove 10 points.
(Almost done, now! Feel free to take a break if you want to. Although, if you need to take a break you're probably not doing this right. If you can't do this easy activity, you probably shouldn't sell domain names, either.)
6. Does the domain you own bring in revenue? If it does, add the total revenue and a half to the final appraisal price when you sell domain names you might own. (For example. If I had a domain that made $100, I would take 100+100+50 for a total of 250.)
7. Compare your domain side by side with a similar one. What other domains have sold recently that are close to the site in your niche? If a similar domain name has sold for $1 to $250, give yourself 5 points. $250 to $500, 10 points. $500 to $1000, 20 points. $1000+, 30 points.
8. Branding. How well is your site branded? If someone is going to visit your site, will they be able to tell what it does before they actually click on a link and open up the site? Basically, is your domain a memorable one? If it does seem easy to remember, add 20 points. If your site is memorable, but sounds or seems a tad 'off', give yourself 10 points.
9. How well does a keyword related to the domain rank in google, yahoo, or ask? First rank, add 30 points, second through fifth, add 20 points, 5th place to last place on first page, add 10 points. Anything after last gets 0 points.
Now that you've calculated your total, it is necessary to know that if you have a sub-par score this does not mean that you're in possession of a bad domain name. If you sell domain names, you know that some domains just can't be appraised with a list. Once you've done all the math and you have your final score, look here for results.
Worst score: from -1 to 0 Points. Sell for $10 at the most.
Low score: from 1 to 75 points. Sell for $10 to $50.
Mid score: from 75 to 150 points. Sell for $50 to $100
High rank: from 150 to 225 points Sell for $100 to $500
Best score: from 225 to 300 points. Sell for $500 to $1000 or more
About the Raphael Clarke: Raphael Clarke has been buying and selling domain names for nearly 8 years. He currently works out of his home office and writes internet guides for people aspiring to become Domainers. If you're looking for a place to sell domain names after you finish this article, check out www.edomaindeals.com
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