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A little information about domain pricing, determining market value, buying a domain from a reseller, appraising budgeting and making an offer on a domain name.

Often one of the first (or only) questions from a potential buyer goes something like "how much is this domain?". The average sale price for a two word domain is currently around $3,000 - $5,000 and when they are particularly good quality or high value keywords, domain prices increase substantially. You can see what domain names have sold for at the high end of the market on the most expensive domain names page, some domains have sold for millions of dollars.

If you are not experienced in domain name buying or selling, you should be aware of a few important facts; Firstly - Domain names have been available for registration since 1985, that's more than a quarter of a century! and over the years, all of the best names have been registered, many early on. Most of the top domain collectors, web developers and investors will never part with many of their domains, so your chance of finding a good name these days can be very challenging.

When you are buying a domain name for your business, here is a good way to look at it - purchasing a domain name is similar to purchasing a trademark, it's your brand name on the internet and it is also your virtual (non-physical) business address, basically "online real estate". These are important facts to consider when determining a budget for a domain name purchase. Every domain name is unique and is the unique web address on the internet for your website.

Consider how much it has cost to maintain registration of a domain over the years. As we mentioned earlier, people have had the ability to register domain names since the mid 1980's. For most of the first decade, registration was free and administered by various government departments. Back then, most internet users did not use the internet for business and many had little or no interest in owning a domain name or the future value of such property. By 1995, operation had been contracted to Network Solutions and that year they began charging an annual fee of $50 per year per domain name. Network Solutions remained the sole registrar until 1999, when a shared registration system was developed and many new registrars entered the market offering lower prices. The average price in 2011 ranges from $8 - $35, depending on the registrar.

Many investors, website developers and domain name resellers have vast portfolios which are costly to maintain. For example: a portfolio of 1000 domain names costs $8,500 - $10,000+ per year in registration fees alone.