Evaluate a Domain Name's Traffic Value Before Purchase with New Catch and Release Service

Every day, tens of thousands of Internet domain names expire and become availalbe for re-registration by members of the public.

But when it comes to potentially valuable domain names, individuals who try to catch those released domains don't stand much of a chance against companies that put a lot of computing power behind registering valuable web domains just seconds after they are released.

In addition, domain registrars have one big advantage in determining the value of domains, which is that they get a 5-day grace period after registration before they are required to pay for a domain.

Now for the first time, individuals can have a similar luxury with the introduction of a new service from Pool.com called "Catch and Release." Though the service still requires a domain name to be available for registration, it may prove to be a valuable tool for domain investors to determine the potential value of a domain before purchase.

Dot .Info Domain Names, Expiring and Deleting Domains: Dec. 3, 2006

What are dot-info (.info) domain names selling for in 2006, and what domain names can you register today? Years ago when dot-info domain names were introduced I thought it would probably be a waste to register them. Annual fees were $60 or so, and it never seemed that dot-info domains would catch on for regular use over a dot-com. It's really third best, and the dominant domain would always be a dot-com.

But the landscape has changed, and today, premium dot-info domain names can reach strong valuations.

What Are Domain Names Worth? 2006 Domain Auction Prices

To get an idea of the value of Internet domain names recently, we've organized a list of some of the latest real domain sales (and non-sales). The sales figures are from the TRAFFIC 2006 East/Moniker Live Domain Name Action in October, 2006.

Top Dot-com (.com) Domain Name Sales
Recent sale prices confirm that dot-com domain names remain the gold standard. The top seller — the generic domain cameras.com sold for $1.5 million.

Generic and Branded Domain Names in Corporate Marketing

How Brand Thinking Has Enslaved Corporate America on the Internet
We're currently developing a few of our health-related domain names. A colleague of mine in the pharmaceutical industry said she was speaking to a Pharma Company executive about health and medical-related domain names, and his opinion was that a premium health domain name such as Menopause.com should be worth about $10,000 to his company. He didn't understand why it would sell for well over $1 million. At least at his level, his focus was in finding a unique branded name.

How Much Is a Domain Name Worth? Millions Bid at Recent Domain Name Auction

The Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C 2007 domain name auction closed another successful session in New York today with the sale of several domain names selling for well into the six and seven figures. CreditCheck.com, Seniors.com and Cardiology.com were among the highest priced domains sold. Seven domain names received bids over $3 million.