Killer Domain Names that Sold for Millions

Hi Digispace

Could you elaborate on what makes you think this particular name may have some value, let alone compare it to "sex.com" or "fund.com"?

Sedo.com would be one of the best place to sell your domain.

Can you elaborate on your business plan?

Given that the phrase "mid term ideas" gets no search data, I have no idea what makes you think it is a valuable domain.

Perhaps if it was an aged domain with some PR, then it might be worth a few hundred dollars, but given that it's a new domain then by itself, it's pretty much worth what you paid for it.

I dont mean to disappoint you but the domain you own is not comparable to domains like sex.com.. There is a HUGE difference in terms of value

I would like to know why you consider why that domain has value..

mid term ideas...ugh..who searches for that?

its EXTREMELY hard to find still available "million dollar domains"..i am using a script and run 1000s of keywords....the best i found so far is "java apps" and "java applications" (*.orgs) ...but still no multimillion dollar domains.

If you sell that domain for a million dollars, then I have some domains that you should be able to sell for 1 billion!

It isn't what would qualify as "premium domain", but crazy things can happen. I have seen domains with an estimated value of $5K go for $100k+, all it needs if two people who desperately want it for whatever reasons...

According to "Valuate" the value is: $0.00
Meharis

Let me share my story. I own the domain rewirings.com which is thought was a pretty good one. I put up for auction at Flippa and the highest bid was 11 bucks. That really surprised me.

No offense, but the domain name isn't worth much at all. Sure it is a .com exact match, but I doubt it gets much search traffic. I don't see that traffic being particularly profitable either. For a site to be worth much, it really helps to be in a profitable niche.

Learn before you earn ....

Don't just jump into murky waters thinking you'll find a nice fish. In domaining, the croc is just a bite away from you becoming its next meal.

But midtermideas.com could be used for ... well, mid term ideas. I'm done with school many years now so I wouldn't have the slightest idea of what mid term is unless I search for it but I've got things to do so ... do your best with it and hopefully someday you'll get to sell it for a cool million.

maybe not ...

Selling premium domains is so good if you want to create a short one that is easy to remember and with value search. But you could sell a domain for 6 figures or more especially if you attract some companies to bid for.

I don't totally agree with others said that the value of domains are from the volume of search in the month.

let me explain why, the highest valuable internet domains such as google.com, facebook.com, yahoo.com, bing.com there keywords are not valued before registering these domain.

If your domain interest big companies, they pay you much more than people try to buy your domain for just their personal website.

I hope you understand my opinion and good luck for everybody

This is just like in real estate they say, location, location, location.

Pretty much the same thing but you own virtual real estate.

Hi, I have found some premium domain names available that I thought about flipping. BUT, they are already very expensive. IS there anyone to partner with that on them? Thank you

if i were to come up with something creative and sell it on flippa?? How much would it be worth?

I mean just a domain name.. thats all

Domaining is one of three areas that I have managed to make some money. (Thank you Gene Pimentel.) I just have never been able to figure out how to do it consistently. Two months ago I sold a really stupid name for $900. I was ready to let it expire. On the other hand I have a couple (city)attorneys.com for cities of more than 100,000 with more attorneys than fire hydrants that I can't give away. Likewise I have two (city)chiropractic.com for cities of more than 100,000 that I have done emails, postcards and cold calling for without a nibble. Makes no sense at all. My only piece of advice is to do keyword research FIRST and buy later. When I first started I bought first, researched later and wound up with about 30 that I would never touch now. Most of them have blessedly expired.

Thomas

not sure about the demand for that domain or even the keywords being searched but Flippa is a great place to sell websites and domains.

Hello,
the most AMAZING thing about owning a domain name is that every owner thinks
that it is worth a million bucks.

Would would my domain thewebsitenoonewilleverfindforeternityandforever .com sell for?

I believe it has value as well.

Some of the replies on this thing made my day thanks guys. I have a few domains I am just sitting on think two of them could be gold one day we will see though.

I see everyone forgot one of the biggest domain sales ever?

broadcast.com, which Mark Cuban sold to Yahoo for $5.9 Billion back in 1999.

If you want to sell on Flippa, a rule of thumb is that the website is considered to be worth around 10 times its monthly revenue. So it may be worth your while to set up the website and then install adsense & then sell it when its making afew hundred dollars a month atleast.

Apple bought iCloud.com for $4.5 million a couple weeks ago

You've got too many answers from fellow Warriors. I see that no one has agreed with your idea about your domain. Perhaps, I would like to wish you All The Best with your dealing.

Any thoughts on ilosefats.com? It's hard to find domain brokers who charges low. Anyone care to evaluate the potential?

domain flipping is a great busines.. I earn a few thousand dollars easily outa it..
I remember when there was a recent promotion code from godaddy wherein we can buy domains for $1.
I bought a few domains, made a few websites got them a couple of pr8 and pr3 do follow links and then I sold these websites.. i was really happy.

is estibot.com a reliable site for domain name appraisals? a few unregistered domains were valued around $190-790. And if these were valued as such, where can I sell just these domains?

I have HarisPilton.com is that worth anything??

I remember about 3 months ago..

GoBodyNow sold for around 2 million.

Domain name value =
a) High keyword density for a frequently searched keyword
b) COMMERCIALITY

Someone searching for "midterm ideas" is looking for info... many of those looking would not be planning to spend money.

Something like "toyota prius" is a good type of thing to target - eg. toyotaprius.com

201,000 searches per month

Commercial - people looking to buy products related to keyword.

Something like that has potential income, therefore it is actually worth paying for

Replies had been interesting educative and great fun as well. I really do enjoyed it all that I read each and every post again . LOL.

I see myself making money from it during the school mid term holidays. All it takes is a creativity and strategy.
Of course, build a site on it...and will be happy to share the result that those rare times, its get traffic.
In all, its be very fun filled and educative thread.
Thanks to you all

I'm pretty amazed at some of the prices some domains
sell for. The key it seems is marketing and finding the
right buyer. Check out my newspaper on twitter if you
are interested in seeing a list of the top sales prices each
week from the different marketplaces available to sell
domains. You can also Google them directly.

Well it would be extremely far fetched to expect anywhere near a mil for a long domain name like that

Try Flippa there a lot of hungry bidders there.

Every domainer has stories to tell.

I had an offer of $500 for a domain name and my fellow domainers said "take it, that name's not worth even that." I ended up selling it for $2,500.

I've had offers of $100 on two-keyword EMD dot coms.

My favorite? "You're not doing anything with it."

My next favorite? "I need it for a school project. I don't have a lot of money." As if that's going to motivate me to sell a premium domain name for $70. When I'm in a particularly rotten mood, I'll ask them to send me a letter from the professor heading this "project," and it must be on school letterhead with a phone number I can call. Strangely, I never hear back from these "students." I especially like it when I see this tactic being taught by "gurus" under the heading of "How to get great domain names CHEAP!!"

There maybe some value to it, but not a million dollars

Just think of the guys who tell you, about your business idea, that it won't work. Some told me that about my first idea (drummer gifts). They thought I was crazy and that the idea was too niche... but my "drummer gifts" store has made millions.

Now simply apply that to the domain industry. People will tell you that certain domains have no value but it's not always true. There are people making money off of what might otherwise be considered "average" domains. I just sold one for $3500 last month. It had no SEO value at all. It was just something that would sound good as a brand. I bought it for $8.95 and had it for 3 years. So my investment was $26.85. Total profit - $3473.15 ... for doing nothing.

Now all that said, you still have to be smart about domains and learn what you're doing. I'm not the expert as some in here might be but, just like business, common sense can get you very far. Don't expect to make much money on a domain like letmehelpyoulosesomeweight.com. But do expect it on something like loseweightnow.com. I try to buy like that. I own some like furniturediscounts.com and loanguarantee.com that will pull 5 figures but I also have some "average" ones like guitardvds.com or seochest.com that maybe aren't as strong but they will still do OK.

If I wasn't so wrapped up in other business ventures right now, I would spend a lot more time in domain investing. There's a lot of money to be made there if you do it right. Now's the time to buy. Everyone is selling off because they need the money in this recession.

well, sedo.com would be the best place to sell your domain name. But I don't think it's worth as much as fund.com or the like. But good luck to you any how.