Decide which domains to renew.

Set three facts side by side for each name: what it could sell for, what names like it sold for, and what it costs to renew. AppraiseAppraiseA value estimate for one name or a whole list, with every name placed on one shared axis.Read the definition gives the first for the whole list in one run; each name’s drawer gives the other two: the count and the median of similar sales, the same word’s on other endings first once it sold three times, and the renewalRenewalThe yearly fee that keeps a domain yours. You pay it for as long as you hold the name, and on some endings it costs far more than the first year did.Read the definition at each registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Read the definition. A renewal that is small next to real sales of the word is easy to pay; a name whose word never sold anywhere costs its renewal every year with nothing behind it. The decision stays yours.

An offer is one sign of demand, and only your marketplaceMarketplaceA site where owners list domains for sale and buyers make offers, such as Sedo or Afternic.Read the definition or your inbox sees it. Unique Domains shows the others: the estimate, the count and the median of similar sales, and whether the name is listed. A name with no offer but recent sales of its word has buyers on other endings; a name with neither is the first to reconsider before its renewalRenewalThe yearly fee that keeps a domain yours. You pay it for as long as you hold the name, and on some endings it costs far more than the first year did.Read the definition.

Use one as an input, not as a price. AppraiseAppraiseA value estimate for one name or a whole list, with every name placed on one shared axis.Read the definition reads each name with one AI valuation model trained on past sales and returns three estimates: an auction price, a marketplaceMarketplaceA site where owners list domains for sale and buyers make offers, such as Sedo or Afternic.Read the definition value and the best price with a broker. An estimate is never an offer. Read it as an order of size, then check it against similar sales: the name’s drawer gives their count and their median, the same word’s on other endings first once it sold three times, and the word’s page lists the word’s latest sales. Across a whole list, the estimates show which names deserve a closer look.

Compare each name’s renewalRenewalThe yearly fee that keeps a domain yours. You pay it for as long as you hold the name, and on some endings it costs far more than the first year did.Read the definition with the evidence for it. RegistriesRegistryThe organisation that runs an ending, like the company behind .com. It sets the rules and the price registrars pay.Read the definition raise their prices from time to time, and some endings renew at several times their first year, which we flag as a renewal trapRenewal trapA cheap first year followed by a renewal at least twice the first year and at least $10 more. The low price wins the sale, and the yearly fee afterwards is where the cost really is.Read the definition when the renewal is at least twice the first year and at least $10 more. The drawer lists each registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Read the definition’s renewal for the name’s ending, the cheapest marked, so you can see what your registrar charges before the bill comes. A name whose renewal now outweighs what its word sells for is the first to reconsider.

Add up a year of renewalsRenewalThe yearly fee that keeps a domain yours. You pay it for as long as you hold the name, and on some endings it costs far more than the first year did.Read the definition for the names you keep, then divide by what you clear on an average sale after fees: that is the number of sales a year that keeps the list even. AppraiseAppraiseA value estimate for one name or a whole list, with every name placed on one shared axis.Read the definition’s export gives the list with its estimates, and each name’s drawer gives its renewal at every registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Read the definition for its ending.

A name sold returns something; a name let go returns nothing, and other investors may still bid on it in your registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Read the definition’s auction or catch it at the drop. AppraiseAppraiseA value estimate for one name or a whole list, with every name placed on one shared axis.Read the definition’s auction price is its estimate of a quick sale between investors; the marketplaceMarketplaceA site where owners list domains for sale and buyers make offers, such as Sedo or Afternic.Read the definition value is for a listed name, given time. Both are estimates, never offers.

If it has value, often. On most generic endings, a grace periodGrace periodThe weeks right after a name expires, when its owner can still renew it at the normal price. Many registrars park or auction the name during this time.Read the definition of up to 45 days follows the expiry, when you can still renew and your registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Read the definition may auction the name; then 30 days of redemptionRedemptionAbout 30 days after the grace period, when the name is deleted but only its last owner can still restore it, for a fee. If nobody does, it moves to pending delete.Read the definition, when only you can restore it, for a fee; then 5 days of pending deletePending deleteThe last stage before an expired name is released. Nobody can renew or restore it any more; once the registry releases it, anyone can register it.Read the definition, when drop catchersDrop catcherA service or an investor that places backorders on expiring names, to register each one the moment it drops.Read the definition place backordersBackorderA paid request to register a name the moment it is released. It is a bid, not a claim: if others ordered the same name, it goes to an auction among you.Read the definition; then the drop, where the first registration takes it.

No. Unique Domains is not a registrarRegistrarThe company you buy and renew a domain through, such as Namecheap or GoDaddy. It does not own the name, it only registers it for you.Read the definition or a marketplaceMarketplaceA site where owners list domains for sale and buyers make offers, such as Sedo or Afternic.Read the definition, and it never connects to your registrar account. You import the list; it values every name and shows what keeping each one costs. You renew, list or let a name go at your registrar or venueVenueA place where names change hands: a marketplace or an auction house.Read the definition.

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