
Domain Tools I Use Daily
There are a number of tools that I frequently use to evaluate domain sales and acquisitions. Some of them are domain-specific, but others are used to evaluate traffic and revenue potential. Here are some of the websites with tools I use just about every day.
- FreshDrop.net - I use Fresh Drop just about every day to evaluate dropping/expiring domain names on Snapnames and Namejet. There are a whole lot of analytics you can track, including incoming links, domain age, pagerank, number of other extensions registered, and a variety of other options. Members can save filters, allowing them to use the site with more consistency and more quickly.
- DomainTools – DomainTools is probably the “grandfather” of all domain-related tools. I use DomainTools for my Whois lookups, Whois history search, and frequently the Reverse IP search when attempting to buy domain names. I think everyone who is involved in the domain space should have a DomainTools account.
- Google Adwords Keyword Tool – Frequently referred to simply as “GAKT,” this tool is helpful in analyzing keyword search volume as well as the cost advertisers are paying per click. There are many search options here, but I prefer to use the local exact match search.
- Domaining.com – I don’t know if I would really call Domaining.com a tool per se, but it’s a resource I use every day to stay on top of the news in our business.
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Comments (9)
Drops
June 16th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Google Keyword Tool is great, just not sure how accurate it is.
domain strips
June 16th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
The expired domain market is definitely crowded. Domain tools remains the most important in my opinion. Great post…
Johan
June 17th, 2010 at 5:19 am
Just about the same tools that I use frequently. I also use Estibot to do some first/quick filtering of larger list of domains.
Logan
June 17th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
It’s DropDay.com and Estibot.com for me. I don’t use Estibot.com for valuations though; I use its parsing tools, domain name generators, drop lists, whois lookup, and its valuation results for sorting on keyword searches and CPC.
I think most people recommend FreshDrop.com because it has an affiliate program and people get paid for recommending it. DropDay.com is better in my view, although FreshDrop.com does claim to include Pool.com and eBay.com domain names. DropDay.com does not. I think Pool and eBay have the lowest quality domain names anyway so it’s no big loss.
Elliot
June 17th, 2010 at 7:30 pm
@ Logan
“I think most people recommend FreshDrop.com because it has an affiliate program and people get paid for recommending it. ”
This is incorrect in my case. As you can see from hovering over the links in this post, I did not use an affiliate link, nor do I have an affiliate account with FreshDrop (or any of the aforementioned companies).
Mike
June 19th, 2010 at 12:32 am
http://www.google.com/insights/search/
Tim
June 20th, 2010 at 8:02 pm
For IDNs idntools.com is a must.
ValueDrops.com
January 3rd, 2011 at 12:37 pm
you can also try ValueDrops.com, for filtered drop list.
question
May 31st, 2011 at 2:41 am
Can you tell me what’s the best way to reveal an old/expired domain authority (besides backlinks) before buying?
Thanks!
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