Domains For Sale or To Lease

"If the internet is the land, then domain names are the plots that divide it & websites are the buildings that stand on them."

A domain name is essentially an address.

They are a way of providing a unique & memorable version of the digital number it actually represents. Domain names are defined in terms of Top Level Domains (TLD's) which are considered international, eg. .com, .net & .org, but also country code Top Level Domains (ccTLD's) such as .uk, .de & .fr. There are now over 8 million registered domains in the .uk domain space as a whole, with the commercial sector, .co.uk, having by far the largest percentage of registrations.

Country level domains are very important in terms of marketing & promotion.

Country level domains can be identified by country of origin, giving visitors more confidence of what they'll find when they get there. It pays to use the .co.uk domain extension if you are a UK centred business. Owning the .com version as well is preferable, but even in these circumstances run your website on the .co.uk version & redirect any visitors to the .com domain towards the .co.uk, not the other way around.

There are domains which make good brand names or company names..

There are domains that coincide with products & services, known as generic domain names & the keywords they contain make them popular for use in SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) & PPC campaigns. Also there's geographical domains that match town names or regions are another distinctive type of domain. In fact when you look closely you realise that just like real estate, indeed, no two domains are the same. The buying and selling of domain names is often considered to have many parallels to the propety market, other than it's much less mature.

Leasing domains just as high street stores are leased.

In the same way that high street stores are more commonly leased than sold, so too are premium domain names being leased or used in joint ventures, with revenue share or similar agreements in place. There have been a significant number of sales of top quality generic .co.uk domains for many thousands of pounds & a few well in excess of £100,000. We own a tidy portfolio of .co.uk and other generic domain names, all of which relate to products & services. Lease fees vary considerably depending on the domain, but many are available for a nominal monthly fee for a flexible term and an automatic right of renewal. If you're interested in finding out more about leasing a domain then contact us, it's a great way to get access to a prime piece of online "real estate" & still keep the shirt on your back.