| y, domain registries VeriSign, Afilias, and Public | | | | offers different packages for those looking to resell |
| Interest Registry (PIR) notified all ICANN-accredited | | | | domain names. eNom.comâs setup fees |
| registrars that they will be raising their wholesale | | | | range from $195 to as much as $1,595 depending on |
| prices. As a consequence, consumer domain prices will | | | | the level of reselling. The sites listed above also have |
| increase about 50 cents at most public domain | | | | different prices for buying in bulk, but may not offer |
| registries such as Enom and Who has the lowest | | | | reselling tools and services. |
| domain prices? We checked 10 different ICANN | | | | Claiming and registering domain names can be |
| approved registrars in the US and got the following | | | | inexpensive, and as the availability of domain names |
| results - | | | | becomes more limited, the price of domain names on |
| Registrar, .com Price/yr, .net Price/yr: | | | | the resale market can be huge. |
| BestBulkRegister.com, $7.60, $6.49 | | | | JupiterRealEstate.com, a relatively ordinary domain |
| 1&1, $6.99, $6.99 | | | | name, recently sold for $17,500. Investors have |
| Estdomains, $7.19, $5.89(promo) | | | | taken note of the potential ROI on reselling domain |
| Domain Name Superstore, $7.85, $9.45 | | | | names as some companies now offer financing for |
| Hostway, $7.95, $7.95aPlus, $8.40, $7.95 | | | | domain name purchases. Domain Capital, for example, |
| NameCheap, $9.29, $9.29 | | | | claims to be âthe first and only financial |
| Yahoo! Domains, $9.95, $9.95 | | | | services company to offer financing to businesses |
| Active Domain, $9.95, $9.95 | | | | based on the inherent and recognized value of |
| Go Daddy, $9.99, $10.99 | | | | premium domain names.â Financing is |
| Depending on what services you want, what | | | | extremely helpful for those without the resources to |
| extension you are looking for (.com, .net, .org, | | | | buy high-priced domain names or a large number of |
| country extensions, etc.), and what domain name | | | | domain names in bulk to resell. Scott Fish writes a |
| you wish to register, the prices will vary among | | | | good blog about reselling different types of domain |
| registrars. The prices listed are for registering one | | | | names ( In his article he explains his take on the |
| .com and .net domain name for one year. Some | | | | market for Generic Domain Names, International |
| registrars provide different services which means a | | | | Domain Names, Typo Domain Names, and other |
| variation in prices. For example, buying more than one | | | | factors such as financing and the dissemination of |
| domain name at a certain site can give you a special | | | | knowledge. |
| deal on prices. Some sites, such as Go Daddy, offer | | | | Most .com domain names that have potential for high |
| domain names for as low as $1.99 if you purchase a | | | | value, however, have already been registered. But |
| non-domain product or service from them (i.e. web | | | | there are other potential markets for investment, |
| hosting, SSL Certificate). Certain extensions will cost | | | | such as the new .asia TLD. Experts predict that the |
| more than others, with .tm and .travel on the pricey | | | | Asia-Pacific region will soon be the largest Internet |
| side as you can see in the chart below. Registrars | | | | market in the world, and the .asia TLD gives access |
| also often have sales and promotions on domains. | | | | and exposure to that market. As opposed to |
| Search around and see what services and sites best | | | | country code domains, the .asia is a TLD that gives |
| fit your needs. | | | | exposure to the general region as a whole and |
| The table below shows average prices for various | | | | separates country and political associations, thus |
| TLDs | | | | making the domain generally more appealing for |
| Extension, Average Price: | | | | businesses. Prices are relatively cheap for .asia |
| .WS, $14.11 | | | | domains. ( mentioned earlier, sells the .asia extension |
| .SH/AC/IO, $61.64 | | | | for $18.95 or less depending on volume. As such, .asia |
| .TM, $157.53 | | | | has the promise that .comâs previously had, |
| .US, $16.24 | | | | but more knowledgeable investors and the option of |
| .HK, $24.66 | | | | financing blows the game wide open. |
| .INFO, $7.67 | | | | Report this article |
| .NAME, $8.63 | | | | This article is free for republishing |
| .WS, $14.11 | | | | Source: |
| .TW, $30.14 | | | | Republish this article |
| .TV, $40.55 | | | | Ask a Question About this Article |
| .CC, $35.34 | | | | >> How do I go about purchasing my own |
| .MOBI, $15.48 | | | | web page domain and hosting? |
| .TRAVEL, $177.53 | | | | >> Is there anyway to plan parties on Animal |
| .ASIA, $18.95 | | | | Crossing ... |
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| in bulk, such as and At ( you will find the lowest | | | | >> New domain name still not indexed by |
| non-promotional price for a .net domain at $6.49 each. | | | | google? |