In business, branding is everything. In this digital age, your domain name is the first impression you give to your potential customers. A meaningful & good domain name can significantly attract more website traffic and is good in establishing branding awareness.
Not surprisingly, many companies are willing to pay millions just to buy a domain name.
Check out the table below for Top Domain Name Sales.
| Domain Name Sold | Sale Price (US$) | Sale Date/New Owner |
| Hotels.com | $11,000,000 | September 2011
Hotels.com GP LLC |
| Fund.com | $9,999,950 | March 2008
Gentile, Philip |
| fb.com | $8,500,000 | September 2010
Facebook, Inc. |
| diamond.com | $7,500,000 | May 2006
ATTN DIAMOND.COM |
| beer.com | $7,000,000 | January 2004
Thought Convergence, LLC |
| z.com | $6,784,000 | November 2014 |
| slots.com | $5,500,000 | June 2010
Bodog Media |
| casino.com | $5,500,000 | November 2003
Mansion Limited of Gibraltar |
| toys.com | $5,100,000 | March 2009 DNS MASTER |
Source: http://www.domaining.com/topsales
What are the reasons that make good domain names super expensive?
- The answer is Instant Online Branding!
A good domain name that is easily to remember and easy to type usually costs higher. Such domain names save a lot of time as visitors can genuinely expect results associated with the domain name. A good branding name, in itself, is already a good branding tool, further cutting down time and effort in marketing your business.
- Better performance for SEO ranking
This is one of the most important reasons why giant companies are willing to spend ample of money to own their own domain names. Your domain names do have an impact in search engine rankings; a quality domain name can create an immerse user experience for your visitors.
- The Increasing Demand of Domain Names
As the number of internet users increases by leap and bound each year, the demand for domain names also increases exponentially. According to the ‘law of demand’ in Economics, as the number of available domain names decreases, the prices of domains will increase too. And don’t forget, once your favourite domain name is taken, you will have to choose among other domain names.
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Looking for other domain extension such as .com, .net and .org? Just check your domain name status with a list of TLD available for you. There are still many awesome website names out there, and numerous ways to find another one domain name that will work for you.
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