domain name appraisalIf you have come up with an excellent .com name, register it cheaply, and look for a domain name appraisal to get a reasonable idea of what it is worth. A short, simple domain name may have a great dollar value, so by registering it first, you protect it as your own property. Selling domain names is an activity that can make a fair amount of money, especially for people who know how to search for popular topic on the web. Gambling is a high traffic activity on the net, and domain names associated with gaming can fetch high dollars. Not being a gambler myself, I stumbled across a .com gambling name not long ago, and quickly registered it. The domain name appraisal came back at $30,000, so I was happy I registered that name before I had it appraised.

If you think up a great domain name, you might be able to sell it for big bucks down the road. You need to find topics that are popular Internet activities, figure out short, memorable names for them, get the domain name appraisal, and start marketing that domain name.