What is domain investing?

Learn about investing in domain names.

Partner with the world’s largest domain registrar.

What is domain investing?

Learn about investing in domain names.

Partner with the world’s largest domain registrar.

Buying and selling domains — no commitment required.

What is domain investing? It’s whatever you want to make it. You can dip your toes in the water and shuffle around domains, or dive in and start moving products every day. And that’s the amazing thing about domain investing: You can commit as little or as much as you want. But how do you get into it? Well, there are lots of different options — but it all starts with building a portfolio with our domain names search.

Search Domains

How much is a domain name worth?

If you’ve got unused domains just sitting around, they could be worth big money. How much? Well that depends on a ton of factors, but there’s one way to find out: Domain Appraisal. Our free Domain Appraisal service gives you a rock-solid estimate of the value of your domain. What can you do with that information? Lots. And it’s a great place to start the world of domain investing.

Domain Appraisals

What if the domain you want is taken?

What is domain investing if you can’t get the name you want? That’s where Domain Backorders come in. If the domain you want is taken, use a Domain Backorder credit to claim a spot on the waiting list. If the domain becomes available and nobody else is in line, you get the domain. If there are other people who want it, you get the opportunity to get the domain in an auction. And if that doesn’t work out, don’t worry — your Domain Backorder credits don’t expire until you score a domain with them.

Domain Backorders

The best way to work with domains.

The best domainers today know staying on top of their game takes the right approach. From finding available domains to getting a domain appraisal, we provide technology developed to help with each of our 78 million domain names under management.

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Domain Broker Service

Let us negotiate a domain purchase based on your budget. 

Domain Transfer

Officially move a domain name to a new owner. 

Bulk Domain Transfer

Save time by transferring up to 500 domains at once. 

WHOIS

Find key domain data including availability, ownership and expiration.

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Domain Value Appraisal

Get a free expert opinion on your domain’s value. 

Auctions

Buy and sell domains on the open market. 

Discount Domain Club

Get the web’s lowest prices on every domain, every day. 

Domain Backorder

Automatically monitor hundreds of backordered domains you want. 

CashParking

Let unused domains earn cash with relevant pay-per-click display ads. 

Bulk Domain Search

Search for up to 500 domains all at once.

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How do the pros buy and sell domains?

When a pro domain investor is looking for a new opportunity, they look to our Auctions to buy and sell on the aftermarket. One small yearly fee is all it takes for unlimited access to a marketplace where domains routinely fetch thousands of dollars. An Auctions membership also includes the suite of powerful Auctions Tools, which include RSS feeds, a multi-bid tool and Daily Gems — which gives you the scoop on all today’s red-hot action.

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When buying more means saving more.

For some savvy investors, it’s like a fever and the only thing that that will cure it is more domains. Our prescription? Discount Domain Club. For $9.99 per month you become a GoDaddy Auctions member, get Cash Parking Premium and pay the lowest prices on new domains, transfers and renewals. It’s everything you need in one package.

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Find help with domain investing.

If you’re still asking yourself what is domain investing, this is the right place. With more than Nearly 19 million customers and 78 million domains under management, we know how to provide the right help at the right time.

Our community.

Go to our forums to find key information from people who have been there before and are happy to help.

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Our answers.

We constantly update our searchable help system so the answers you need are always right at your fingertips.

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Frequently asked questions.

How can I make money from unused domains?

Try CashParking. We take your empty or unused domains and use them to deliver advertisements. You earn a percentage of the revenue — up to 80% — for a small fee. It’s like putting your domains on autopilot, and along the way they’re collecting money. Who wouldn’t want that?

Is it difficult to buy and sell domains?

No. Buying and selling domains used to be complicated, but not anymore. List your properties at GoDaddy Auctions and let the bidding begin. Buyers and sellers worldwide make deals regularly. It’s an easy way for you to move and acquire new domains, and have fun in the process.

Do I have to be an expert to use your domain investing tools?

No. Having tools is great. But if you don’t know how to use them, then it’s all for naught. That’s why ours are easy to use. Let’s give you an example.

You’ve found a domain that you want to buy. You’re already signed up with Discount Domain Club, so you purchase the domain.
Domain in hand, it’s time to figure out what to do with it. Since you’re not sure yet, you set up the domain on CashParking so you can make money while you figure it out.
Meanwhile, you have other domains that are collecting dust. After checking their value with Domain Appraisal, you take the top five and put them up for auction to see what you can move.
While you’re at the auctions site, you place a bid or two on some properties that you think are either undervalued or have potential to move.
You’ve found a good lead on a name, so you use Bulk Search to find every variation of it that’s available. Then you register all of them.