How much is my domain worth?
What actually moves the value of a name: length, words, extension, use and the pool of likely buyers.
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Practical guides for people who buy, hold and sell domain names: how to value a name, what happens between expiry and the drop, how backorders work and how to run a portfolio as a business.
Valuation
How to value a domain name
A repeatable checklist for investors who appraise names every day.
Read: how to value a domain nameExpiry and drops
Domain redemption period explained
Grace period, redemption, pending delete and the drop, and what each stage means for a backorder.
Read: domain redemption period explainedThe domain lifecycle from expiry to drop
What happens at each stage of the domain lifecycle and when a backorder matters.
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Statuses, what you pay and what happens when several people want the same name.
Read: how to backorder a domainBest domain backorder service
DropCatch, SnapNames, NameJet, Dynadot and Domaining compared on price, catch rate and when each one wins.
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What DropCatch costs per catch and in auctions, where it wins, and when a monthly plan with rules costs less.
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SnapNames and NameJet fees, the three day auction, where they win, and when a monthly plan beats $79 per name.
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Which registrars send names to NameJet, what a $79 backorder buys you, and where a plan with rules catches for less.
Read: NameJet backorder alternativeDynadot backorder review
Free to place and billed on a catch, but shared names go to an open auction. The price, the catch odds and when a plan wins.
Read: Dynadot backorder reviewSquarespace domain backorder
Squarespace and former Google Domains names have no backorder option. The 30 day grace, the drop date and how to catch the name.
Read: Squarespace domain backorderSpamZilla alternative
SpamZilla ranks expired names by backlinks. If you buy to resell, compare it with tools that score resale value and backorder the names for you.
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Domain flipping guide
Buying, holding and selling names as a business, with the costs that decide your margin.
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Portfolio budgets, renewal costs and exit channels for investors who treat names as inventory.
Read: domain investing for professionalsAfternic alternative
Afternic keeps 15% to 30% of each sale. Commission fees compared with Sedo, SellerHub and a no-commission marketplace.
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Sedo keeps 10%, 15% or 20% depending on the sale route. Where it still wins and what to use for direct buyers.
Read: Sedo alternativesDomCop alternative
DomCop costs $98 to $246 a month before any catch fee. Pricing compared with SpamZilla and a plan with backorders included.
Read: DomCop alternativeExpiredDomains.net API alternative
ExpiredDomains.net has no API and closes accounts that use scripts. Expired domain data APIs compared, with scores and backorders.
Read: ExpiredDomains.net API alternativeNameBio domain appraisal alternative
NameBio shows what similar names sold for, not what yours is worth. NameBio pricing and API credits compared with appraisal tools that score the drop list.
Read: NameBio alternativeDan.com alternative for domain sellers
Dan.com closed in June 2025 and its listings moved to Afternic at 15% to 30%. Marketplaces compared on fees, landers, lease to own and escrow.
Read: Dan.com alternativeEscrow.com alternatives for domain sellers
Escrow.com charges 2.6% with a $50 minimum on sales up to $5,000. Escrow options compared on fees, who holds the money and when each one fits.
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Which columns matter on a deleted domains list, a worked example of eight names and how a price cap decides what to backorder.
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GoDaddy Auctions, NameJet, SnapNames, DropCatch, Dynadot and Domaining compared on which names each one sells and what a win costs.
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Efty, Watch My Domains, registrar dashboards, Afternic and Domaining compared on price, what a sale costs you and which jobs each one covers.
Read: Domain portfolio management softwareBest domain parking service after the end of parking ads
AdSense for Domains ended in February 2026 and Bodis closed. Parking services compared on what they still pay and what they take when a name sells.
Read: Best domain parking serviceAtom domain marketplace alternative for brandable sellers
Atom takes 7.5% on Standard, 15% on Plus and up to 30% on Premium listings. Where Atom earns its cut, where it does not, and the break-even for a flat plan.
Read: Atom domain marketplace alternativeSpaceship SellerHub alternative for domain sellers
SellerHub doubled its commission to 10% in February 2026. Marketplaces compared on fees, lease to own and escrow, with the break-even math for a flat plan.
Read: Spaceship SellerHub alternativePut the guides to work on today's drop list
Scan the expiring list with a value score on every name and save your first rule.