Voice.com sold 5-30-2019 through a Private Sale for $30,000,000.00, yes you read that right, $30 Million Dollars.

California.com sold 02-20-2019 through a VIP Brokerage for $3,000,000.00. too bad we couldn’t buy California for $3,000,000.00 and fix it. (HaHa)

Nursing.com sold 6-09-2019 through GetYourDomain for $950,000.00, are we going to see another care.com site for the elderly?

OL.com sold 1-28-2019 through NamesCon for $900,000.00, can’t wait to see what will live on this site.

Links.com sold 6-25-2019 through Sedo for $797,361.00, there was definite negotiations going on here.

Medidata.com sold 2-06-2019 through a Private Sale for $600,000.00.

BettingOdds.com sold 7-08-2019 through Sedo for $487,867.00, if I was a betting man, this domain is going to make them a lot of money.

Leads.com sold 1-28-2019 through NamesCon for $435,000.00, well the price of leads just went up.

Cooking.com sold 4-25-2019 through Sedo for $402,500.00, now that domain name is getting hot.

Casinos.org sold 6-19-2019 through Sedo for $400,000.00, that’s a good sale for a non .com name.

DomainNames.com sold 1-28-2019 through NamesCon for $370,000.00, not knocking the value here, but I would have expected a higher number for this Domain Name.

Chaos.com sold 2-17-2019 through HQBrokerage for $350,000.00, someone is drumming up chaos in the domain business.

Free.games sold 5-26-2019 through WebQuest for $335,000.00, I think that is a great price for the extension games, hope to see more of these.

Ncc.com sold 7-7-2019 through VIP Brokerage for $300,000.00, I am looking forward to seeing what ncc will stand for.

Money.com.au sold 6-27-2019 through Private Sale for $280,000.00, see money still making money.

Pff.com sold 6-09-2019 through Private Sale for $270,000.00, I look forward to TV commercials for this name.

Taxes.com sold 1-03-2019 through Sedo for $250,000.00, who would want more taxes?

CumberLand.com sold 3-25-2019 through Private Sale for $250,000.00, that’s a good name for many different business ideas.

Crystals.com sold 6-27-2019 through Sedo for $188,000.00, I always knew crystals had value.

Viajes.es sold 7-09-2019 through Sedo for $164,746.00, travels in any language always goes for good money.

AccidentAttorney.com sold 4-14-2019 through Godaddy for $150,000.00, I think that’s a fantastic price for that domain name.

I think this is a great list of sales so far this year, but I don’t know about you, but those are all out of my price range, so I thought I would share a few Domain Names for Sale at realistic pricing.

BudWholesalers.com is for sale at Smart Choice Domains for $1,795.00, or you could make an offer, what’s the worst that could happen, they could say no. Great Investment Opportunity!

CandySpree.com is for sale at Smart Choice Domains for $2,795.00, or best offer, who doesn’t like to go on a candy spree?

RageBusters.com is for sale at Smart Choice Domains for $1,795.00 or make offer. Have you heard of those rooms that you pay to go break stuff; this is the perfect business name for that.

JobTips.info is for sale at Smart Choice Domains for the bargain price of $349.00 or best offer, I know the job market is getting better but who couldn’t use a few tips to that better job?

We would love to hear what you think of the Top 21 Domain Name Sales for 2019 so far, leave your comments below. Thank you

In the Internet, however, it is an entirely different story altogether. Your domain name is the only clue to your online business. You do not have visual clues: no location, no look, and no store design. Instead, users have to type in a word or a set of words to reach your site. Your prospective visitor has no way of knowing what your site is all about until he/she finds it and reads its contents. Who can ever tell that Amazon.com sells books? Or that Excite is a search engine?

 Your domain name can spell your success on the Internet. A good domain name is the best asset you can ever have. It can make your business stand out in the crowd, or just float aimlessly in space.

The need to provide immediate clues to an online business led to the prevalence of generic domain names. Generic names instantly provide the user with an idea of what a business is all about, what to expect and look for in a site. For instance, Etoys.com is a toy store.

The temptation of the generic name has been so powerful; that some companies even paid ridiculously high prices to get the name they want. The domains Loans.com and Wines.com were both bought for $3 million each. Telephone.com was acquired for $1.75 million, while Bingo.com sold for $1.1 million.

However, generic names do not necessarily create the "buzz" that you'd like surrounding your website. Branding has always been about proper names: McDonald's did not name their store Hamburger. Hertz is not called Car Rental. FedEx is not Mail Carrier. Kodak is not Photographs. Microsoft is not Computer Software.

For better branding results, your domain name should be memorable and easy to remember. Remember the following tips when creating a domain name.

 * The domain name should be short

* The domain name should be simple

* It should be suggestive of your business category

* It should be unique

* It should be easy to interpret and pronounce

* It should be personalized

* It should not be difficult to spell

* It should not be difficult to remember

Domain names can be registered through many different companies (known as 'registrars') - a listing of these companies is available at ICANN:. You can register for 1 to 10 years - prices can vary anywhere from $10 to $20 per year.

Most web hosting companies, as explained later, will handle the registration process for you, but make sure that you are properly listed as the owner of the domain when it is registered. If you have registered a domain name for a specific period, make sure you renew it in time. You can be surprised at the number of cases, where site owners have let a domain name slip by if they have not renewed in time.

 Using expired domains to skyrocket your traffic

At some point while you're building your website, you're going to have to buy a domain name. This is the address that users type into their browsers to reach your site. That takes about five seconds, and depending on the name you want and whether anyone else owns it, it won't cost you more than a few bucks.

But domain names are also a golden opportunity to make some easy money.

 I'm not talking about Internet real estate, where you buy up good names and sell them on for a profit--if you haven't got into that now, forget it. The bottom's fallen out of the market and the best domains are long gone. I'm talking about expiring domains.

Thousands of webmasters invest time, effort and money to promote their site and build up traffic. Many of them then lose interest and move on, leaving their site active. That means that although they still own the domain, they're not actively promoting it. But they don't need to. All the automatic marketing systems they've put in place are still bringing in traffic. The site runs itself.

Now, at some point the ownership of those domains is going to expire. If you snap up those domains once they come back onto the market, you've got a pre-built stream of customers. You can either rebuild the site or redirect the traffic to your domain. You could set up an affiliate program get paid for users someone else paid for.

It's that easy.

There are tons of options, and lots of easy ways to make lots of money with very little effort. Opportunities like these are everywhere.

Websites such as FreshDrop.com or Majestic.com actually do all the legwork and let you reap all the rewards. Expired Traffic even has an affiliate program and snapnames.com allows you to back-order a specific domain name.

Do be careful when using other sites though. There are some swindlers out there that will sell you subscriptions, provide you with outdated lists, take your money and keep the good domains for themselves. It happens, and there's little point in taking a risk when DomCop.com does such a great job.

This can be quite frustrating as you seek out a domain name for yourself to build a website for. But at the end of the day in a first-come first-served world, we must try and find another way to find that great domain name.

There are several tools that can be very handy when it comes to looking for a domain name. I discuss these tools in another article. Here we will discuss what makes a good domain name.

To brand or not to brand?

Branding is a key element in traditional “offline” marketing. Having a unique, catchy name does wonders for any business. However, when it comes to an online presence, you might just be better off with a domain name that is rich in keywords.

Search engines primarily work on keywords as you may know. You enter a search term or “keywords” and the search engine produces results based on their formulas and the websites they believe to be the best fit for your search.

Now, there are many Search Engine Optimization techniques that can be used by anyone on any site. The same techniques could be applied to a lot of sites, so my question is what could possibly be the one thing that is unique and could separate one site from the other? Of course, domain names!

I prefer keywords in the domain names that I own because this is what could give me the edge over competitors. Of course, it’s not so important if your website is a personal one and you are not looking to make any money from it. But if you are selling something or wanting to make money off your website, I would strongly recommend using keywords in your domain names. Just to prove it, go to Google.com and search for "domain name". You will see in the results that any occurrence of the words “domain” or “name” is actually in bold. So, Google is definitely looking out for your search terms and highlighting them for you.

On the other hand, branding is still a strong concept online as well. If you find that catchy name (such as ....hmmm Google?) and market it well, then you could be well on your way to word-of-mouth fame in no time!

If your business name is available, register it. You can always register keyword rich domain names to draw the traffic and redirect them to your business name domain.

Hyphens or no hyphens?

Another common topic of discussion is whether to use hyphens in your domain names. I own mixtures of both hyphenated and non-hyphenated names. There is nothing wrong with hyphens. In fact, for search engines you are helping them by separating words that could be read differently. Here is one example: mikesmithstables.com

This domain could belong to a horse trainer “Mike Smith”, as a website for his racing stables, or it could also be read as “Mike Smith’s Tables”. So, there is definitely nothing wrong with hyphenation, as it would actually help to distinguish where the words end in the above example. The only small problem you will run into is word of mouth advertising where people will have to call out the hyphens. Try telling your friends about this domain p-e-t-s-h-o-p.com, it might say what your business is, but most people will leave out the hyphens. But believe me, you want all your traffic to come from search engines because it’s free and the volumes are enormous.

What about using abbreviations?

If your preferred name was something like flowerstoyou.com but it was taken, but you see flowers2you.com is available, should you take it? There are several common abbreviations or variations of certain words that are almost commonly accepted, particularly in cyberspace. Thanks also SMS messaging, we are now used to the use of “2″ instead of “to”, “4″ instead of “for” etc. Whether you choose to use such variations in your domain name is totally up 2 u (ok I was trying to be funny..).

Don’t forget however that word of mouth advertising will always require the person making the recommendation to remind people of the substitute.

Domain Resellers

Domain resellers can be a great resource for finding those premium domain names that have been purchased for resale, yes you might pay a little more than you wanted, but you will be getting the exact keyword rich domain you were looking for, and or the brand that you want to represent for your business. Believe me it could make all the difference in the world to be a success online. Smart Choice Domains offers some fantastic branding domains and keyword rich domains at realistic pricing.