Appraisal discussion - DNForum - Domain Sales, Domain Forum, Domain Appraisals, Domain Registrars

**MD.** · 07-23-2008, 02:55 PM

I would like to see a forum where I could discuss appraisals and appraisal services. Domain Name Appraisal Discussion requires a specific domain in topic..

**pcproffenno** · 07-23-2008, 03:05 PM

The reason this does not exist is because there is nothing to discuss about appraisal services.

If you want a pinpoint of how much your domain is worth, you need to look at things like Google frequency, searches, overture, domain age, traffic, relevancy, previous comparable sales etc. Automated and/or paid appraisal services are extremely inaccurate most of the times.

**MD.** · 07-23-2008, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by pcproffenno

The reason this does not exist is because there is nothing to discuss about appraisal services.

If you want a pinpoint of how much your domain is worth, you need to look at things like Google frequency, searches, overture, domain age, traffic, relevancy, previous comparable sales etc. Automated and/or paid appraisal services are extremely inaccurate most of the times.

Hehe, you have a point there, but still they exist and there are many services like that, and I don't doubt they make good money on it. I recently tested monikers appraisal and wanted to discuss it somewhere..

Edit: BTW, the things you specify to look at above is just what some appraisal company's charge to do for you. But I agree that most of the times the appraisals are extremely inaccurate.

**Carter** · 07-23-2008, 08:10 PM

The only appraisal that work is the price you sold a domain.

cursal · 07-23-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MD.

Hehe, you have a point there, but still they exist and there are many services like that, and I don't doubt they make good money on it. I recently tested monikers appraisal and wanted to discuss it somewhere..

Edit: BTW, the things you specify to look at above is just what some appraisal company's charge to do for you. But I agree that most of the times the appraisals are extremely inaccurate.

Maybe start a thread in the Moniker Subforum with Thread title:
"List your Moniker Appraisals Service Feedback" or something like that...

**MAllie** · 07-24-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by pcproffenno

The reason this does not exist is because there is nothing to discuss about appraisal services.

Actually, speaking as a newbie I disagree with this statement. I think there is quite a lot to discuss: the question of the various tld's versus one another; the questions of hyphens; the difference between the value to a reseller compared with an end-user; the dictionary word with adjective dotcom versus the same dictionary word alone dotnet, dotorg or dotinfo; the importance of the sequence of the words in a two or three-word domain; the value of keywords to parking or SEO; and so on.

When you are experienced the value of all these is probably a given, but when you're a newbie you're still feeling your way and I think a discussion along these lines would be very helpful - particularly when one gets so few responses to domain appraisal requests.

**pcproffenno** · 07-24-2008, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by MAllie

Actually, speaking as a newbie I disagree with this statement. I think there is quite a lot to discuss: the question of the various tld's versus one another; the questions of hyphens; the difference between the value to a reseller compared with an end-user; the dictionary word with adjective dotcom versus the same dictionary word alone dotnet, dotorg or dotinfo; the importance of the sequence of the words in a two or three-word domain; the value of keywords to parking or SEO; and so on.

When you are experienced the value of all these is probably a given, but when you're a newbie you're still feeling your way and I think a discussion along these lines would be very helpful - particularly when one gets so few responses to domain appraisal requests.

Appraising a domain and discussing a domain's value is of course very important (which is why we've got the Appraisal forum section). But the thread starter here wants a forum for discussing different appraisal services, not appraisals in general.

**biggedon** · 07-24-2008, 10:36 AM

a forum to discuss appraisal services, would only end up putting more money in those services.

**rentdn** · 07-24-2008, 01:01 PM

Yeah completely agree there is nothing to discuss about appraisal services