Domains are necessary to promote sites on the web. The success of your resource will largely depend on how well you choose the name. Each domain has its own history and its own value. Let's talk about how to find out how much it costs to buy a domain and how to evaluate it before or after the purchase.
Is a domain bought forever?
When you register a domain name, you get temporary possession of it. However, you can't buy a domain forever. In most zones, it is leased for a period of 1 year to 10 years. When the term expires, you simply renew the name. If you don't renew the domain, it will be put up for sale.
How much can a domain cost?
The cost of domains is a variable value. It consists of a number of factors and changes over time. Moreover, each registrar offers its own conditions. To find out the current prices, choose where you want to register a domain and check the price on the site. For example, the Regery website displays up-to-date information on the cost of buying and renewing domains in any zone. Compared to other registrars, prices here are an order of magnitude lower.
A domain can cost from 1 to 20,000 dollars. The price largely depends on which zone the name will be registered in. If you want to register in the zones: org, com, info, you will have to pay an average of 10 usd. The national domain .ua will cost about 40 usd, and the international zone .host almost 70 usd.
There is also a separate category of names - premium domains. Here prices are much higher. For example, moments.co costs $42,599, and hotels.com costs $11 million.
How to pay for a domain?
The name comes into possession of the user after paying for the domain. If you have picked up a free and sound name, it is better to buy it right away. As long as the money is not paid, the name remains available for registration by other users. You can pay for the domain in different ways:
- Bank card
- Bitcoin, Ethereum or other cryptocurrency
- Webmoney
- Qiwi Wallet
- Apple Pay
- Bank transfer
What affects the cost of a domain?
- Registration zone. There are expensive and inexpensive zones. You can buy a domain for a small amount of money, for example, in regional zones. More expensive domain names will be in popular thematic zones such as radio, bank, etc.
- Length of the name. The shorter the name, the more it costs. Why so? Short names are easy to read, easy to remember and reproduce. Domains of two, three or four letters are bought mainly by large companies doing business on the international arena. Often a short name can only be obtained by buying it from another user, as they have all been registered before.
- Valuable combination. Favorable names cost more. They are sold and resold; often such domains are initially registered for subsequent resale at an inflated value.
- Additional services. Often, in addition to domain registration, registrars offer a number of services. These are provided for a separate fee. You can additionally buy a security certificate or set up encryption. Sometimes services are more expensive than the domain itself.
- The pricing policy of the registrar. Registrars charge money for their services, because the cost of each domain includes not only the price of the product itself, but also the services of the intermediary. Each registrar sets the cost of services individually, so the prices are different. If the registrar provides hosting services, you can get a domain for free or with a good discount together with the tariff.
- Registration period. Usually domains are registered for a year. But some registrars offer discounts if you rent the name for 5-10 years.
- Personalized offers and discounts from registrars. Sometimes registrars organize promotions and offer domains at lower prices.
How to find out the value of your domain?
The GoDaddy valuation service will help you find out the value of the name. With it you will find out how much the domain is worth and how favorably it can be sold. The valuation uses a machine algorithm that analyzes previous prices for similar domains and compares them with the current market situation. The service uses large amounts of data in its work and analyzes the lexical features of words, because the more valuable the words in the name, the more expensive it is.
Important point: the analysis is free of charge.
The cost of the domain is important to know in the following cases:
- If you want to buy the name. You can evaluate any domain even if it is registered to another user. If you like the name very much, you can evaluate it and offer the owner your price.
- If you need to extend the registration period. You will always have time to sell a domain, but the longer the domain exists in the network, the more valuable it becomes. Search engines trust old proven names more and rank such sites better. Therefore, do not rush to abandon the name, and look at it as a kind of investment, because after some time it can be sold more expensive.
- If you want to sell the domain. If you decide that the moment has come and you need to sell the domain, then assess its value and put it up for auction. They are held in any country, so there will be no problems. You can sell a domain at auction in Ukraine, Russia, or in any other country.
With the service you can check any number of domains and estimate their value. The analysis does not take into account the price of websites associated with the name.