hi, I'm new to all this. Just wanted to know if those computer appraisals, like from http://www.dnscoop.com/ really mean anything. I put in www.USA.com and it told me it was only worth 8,000, its got to be worth more than that. Meanwhile, www.star.com was worth 75,000,000 dollars --- but it still said it was not a premium domain, and other domains were worth more? Like what domain is worth more than 75,000,000 dollars?? If that is not a premium domain, then nothing is. Can someone tell me the best non-human program/website for appraisals? It also said my www.angle.ws was worth $200, I think it over priced it. What do you guys think. Anyway, if someone could tell me a non-human based program/website, that would be great. Joe
Online appraisal sites are simply "rough estimates" with the value of a certain domain created from different algorythms. Im not sure of what site may be considered "the best non-human program" but another popular site is estibot.com from what I have read on here.
Computer generated appraisals are often good for an estimate. Sometimes they are pertty accurate and sometimes they are pretty off. If you're interested in buying/selling a valuable domain always get a human appraisal.
There is definitely a high degree of variance in these estimates. The appraisal is analogous (in statistics) to a computed mean with a coefficient of variation of 300%. The true answer could be all over the map.
At this point in the game I would not put much stock in an automated appraisal. I have played with them a bit and gotten some rediculous results. No brainer reg fee domains can appraise in the $xxxx Most of them put too much weight in number of search results, IMO. You can enter NonsensePhraseThatdoesntMakeSense.com and if they come back with big results in the engines they will give you a false appraisal. Try fooling around with them sometime. Keep in mind that human appraisal is not without major room for error either. The market controls what a domain is worth. It all depends on if someone decides they want that Dname and how deep their pockets are. As with any type of sales, marketing is key.
I think the main thing is: does the domain work? Is it usable or is it nonsense? If it is a usable .com then something like estibot might give a useful appraisal. Remember that human appraisals aren't necessarily more accurate. I remember there was a guy here on this forum who got two professional appraisals for removespyware.co.uk or something similar - one said low $xxxx and the other said low $xx,xxx - so even human appraisals can differ widely.
LOL.....exactly why DNScoop is one of the biggest pieces of crap out there! Valueing a multi-million dollar name for $8k. I'm up for buying it for that price. Now, DNScoop, give me that name for $8k & I'll be glad to take it off your hands!
I think that computer appreisals don't mean much. I do however like http://www.yourwebsitevalue.com/. I think it gives quite good appreisals of website value, at list it did for all my sites.
Good Point. All forms of appraisal are relative, human or automated. Either one may be able to tell you hey this makes sense and is usable. A human is going to be more accurate at this obviously. Neither one however can account for the unknown variables. The value of anything in this world is only what you can get someone to pay for it. JohnnyWhoever dOt Com may be worthless to me, but the real Johnny Whoever in palm Springs may have a nice trust fund, deep pockets and a burning desire to own JohnnyWhoever dOt Com. I say stick to what you know when buying domain names. If your in doubt, theres probably a reason.
The best I have used is nameboy. Sometimes their appraisals are close and sometimes they are wayyyy off.