Have you ever wondered what your domain might be worth (if you own it, that is)? If you’re on blogger or myspace, or some other hosted website, I’m sorry but you probably don’t own your domain and are out of luck with this.
Well, I came across LeapFish, which will do a free domain name appraisal for you. It’s based of of a number of values, and seems to come back a little inflated. I did a bunch of the domains that I own, some active, some inactive and they all seemed to come back a little more than I thought they were worth.
The truth is that domain value is really grown. Sure, there is inherent value in a short domain name that is a real word, but the exponential value comes from the content and community of people who link to you and grow your domain.
Here’s a fun exercise for you, enter your organization’s domain name and see it’s value. If you have one with a million links in from Google, you’ll find it’s probably appraised at a couple hundred thousand dollars.
May 18, 2006 at 4:56 am
Very cool. Apparently cathy.likeafire.net and whiteafrican.com have the same value (both score and $$)! Neat!
May 18, 2006 at 7:21 am
Wow! I came out at $29,822. How can that be accurate if my site is worth more than yours?
May 18, 2006 at 3:18 pm
Kierke, that’s interesting. Your blog.likeafire.net has a higher value than the base domain: http://www.likeafire.net.
It’s a fun little exercise isn’t it?
May 18, 2006 at 5:07 pm
I am off to do my maths on that! By the way, does Rinnie know that people cannot post on her latest post? Have a look for her! =)
May 18, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Hey Budding, it’s fixed. 🙂
May 18, 2006 at 10:00 pm
A good husband you are! =)
May 20, 2006 at 8:26 pm
Hm… interesting that my own http://www.t3rse.com came out at the $13k mark. Now if only coming up with names and charging for them could be as lucrative.
May 23, 2006 at 9:33 am
Nice find Hash! My domain gets a value of $15,302 so I tell you what, I will make a deal with you and give it to you for the hugely discounted price of $15,299. Sound like a deal 🙂
May 23, 2006 at 5:52 pm
Thakadu, with your new Google/Yahoo News mashup I have a feeling the value of your website will skyrocket. $15k is a steal!