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Why should I get
a professional appraisal?
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isn't easy to determine the true value of a domain name. Everyone
has heard of domain names selling for millions of dollars. However,
many domain names cannot be sold for $20. Just look at eBay
and Yahoo domain name auctions to see for yourself. What makes
one name valuable and another essentially worthless? Just looking
at the name and guessing will not help. Just because a name
sounds good or looks good doesn't mean it is valuable. We have
extensively studied domain name sales to derive an accurate, fair
and dependable model of domain name sales values. |
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What
do I get when I purchase an appraisal?
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you purchase an appraisal, you get an EXPERT evaluation of the domain
name. Our expert appraisers will consider every aspect of the
domain name to derive a value for the domain. This method is
known as the "hedonic" method. This differs from the
typically "ad hoc" methods used by other services.
Our method relies on hard data on domain name sales over the past
several months.
Also, every
appraisal comes with a customized web page for the domain detailing
the ranking criteria and certifying the value. Sellers
find such pages extremely valuable since they can refer potential
buyers to the page to substantiate their asking price.
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How
does ESTIMATE MASTERS assess domain names?
Most
other services consider only 4 or 5 characteristics of a domain name.
We have our own proprietary statistical model that considers 10 characterizes
of a domain name to estimate its value. While we prefer to keep
the specifics of our model a secret, we can tell you that the model
considers the following features:
- length
of domain name
- size of
the market related to the domain name
- probability
that the domain name will be properly spelled by customers
- potential
of the domain name to be associated to site content
- the extension
of the domain name (e.g. .com, .net, .org)
- breadth
of the domain name's applicability
- and several
other factors.
In addition
to using the mathematical model, our expert appraisers apply their
subjective judgment to every appraisal before arriving at a final
value!
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How
much does it cost? How long does it take?
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charges less than most professional appraisal services. We charge
a flat rate of $5.95 for each appraisal. We guarantee
that we will send your appraisal within 24 hours or your order is
free. |
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