Domain Buying & Brokerage Guides
Straight answers to the questions buyers and owners ask most, written from more than $300 million in brokered domain transactions since 2006.
How to Buy a Domain Name That Is Already Taken
Confirm the registration, find the owner behind WHOIS privacy, approach anonymously, negotiate on value, and close through escrow.
What Is a Domain Broker?
What brokers do on the buy and sell side, typical commission structures, and when representation is worth the fee.
Domain Name Valuation Guide
The seven factors that set a premium domain's market value, how a professional valuation is performed, and the mistakes to avoid.
How to Find the Owner of a Domain Name
Seven ways to identify who controls a domain when WHOIS is private — historical records, DNS footprints, archived sites, and corporate filings.
How to Buy a Domain Anonymously
Why identity disclosure raises the price, how a buyer's broker approaches an owner confidentially, and how to close privately through escrow.
How Much Should I Offer for a Domain Name?
Set a defensible walk-away ceiling and an opening offer using comparable sales, traffic cost, brand value, and the owner's situation.
How to Negotiate the Purchase of a Domain Name
An eight-stage playbook: anchoring with evidence, handling "not for sale", conceding in shrinking increments, and closing through escrow.
Best Domain Acquisition Service: How to Choose One
Seven criteria for evaluating a domain acquisition service — fees, anonymity, owner research, comparable sales access, and escrow discipline.
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