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Ryan Colby of Sedo discusses the 15 factors that he uses to assess the value of premium domain names, and what you need to know before you start working with a domain name broker to maximize the value of your premium domain names.

Why is Ryan such a good source of information? Ryan has sold over 7 million dollars in domain sales in the last 11 months, and has brokered 2 of the top 10 publicly recorded sales on Ron Jackson’s DN Journal sales chart for 2011. He also currently has 64 premium domain names under contract, including 3D.com, Italy.com, Laptops.com, Margarita.com and Optometrist.com.

Michael Cyger June 29, 2011 20

Coupons.com recently received $200 million from investors in a deal that values the 13-year-old coupon company at $1 billion.

In a rare interview, Steven Boal, President and CEO of the hugely successful Coupons.com, sat down with DomainSherpa to talk about that recent investment, and the immeasurable benefit the company has gained from having a single, generic keyword domain name.

Michael Cyger June 21, 2011 22

Any domain name that reaches expired status and is not renewed by the owner will likely be auctioned by an exclusive auction service.

If you really want a domain name, find out which auction service the domain name will be auctioned at and get your bid ready.

Michael Cyger June 19, 2011 301

Buying a domain name may cost more than you are willing or able to spend; instead consider these four alternatives to buying a domain name:
1. Leasing
2. Rent to own
3. Giving a piece of the company
4. Partnership

All come with pros and cons. Make an informed decision.

Astrid William June 12, 2011 9

It’s easy to buy a domain name. What many people don’t realize is that just because you can buy a domain name doesn’t mean you should. In many cases, it can be risky.

Before purchasing (or even negotiating the price) of a domain name, you should check several key indicators to ensure that the risk of buying the domain name of interest is low.

Aishwar Sharma June 5, 2011 13

Hundreds of millions of domain names have been sold in the past, yet the future of the domain name industry is based on our ability to bring additional services into the industry, such as insurance, titles, initial public offerings or stock exchanges. This requires a standard methodology and formula for valuing domain names.

Andrew Rosener has taken a brave step forward to share his domain name valuation methodology. Andrew’s methodology is not the final say; it is the start of the discussion. Watch the interview, test his formula and contribute to the conversation by suggesting methodology improvements in the comments.

Michael Cyger May 17, 2011 95

Domain names are bought and sold every day, often with no legal problems. Just because you have not had a legal snafu, however, does not mean your purchase or sale rights are sufficiently safeguarded.

Currently there is no open-source legal agreement to reference in domain name purchases. Until today, that is. My objective in providing this template is to make the domain name sales process easier for both sides.

Michael Cyger May 15, 2011 54

A domain name I wanted that was not in auction is now in auction, for nearly $3,000 with zero bids and virtually no views (with exception of mine) – all within hours of my showing interest.

I know this is not domain name front running, but it’s shady. About 4 to 5 hours after getting my appraisal, I received another email telling me I had a refund for $79.99. Yes, a refund. And no explanation as to why.

Mike Rowan May 1, 2011 22

Venture Capitalist Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures suggests that start-ups that he invests in allocate $50,000 to buy a good domain name. He used to advise companies to spend $10,000 or less on a domain names, and then he upped it to $25,000. Recently he upped it again to $50,000. As Fred states, “Be […]

Michael Cyger April 28, 2011 0