CricketScore.com Domain Name Sold For $118,000

Sites include CricketScore.com , domainnamesales.com . Published on August 18th, 2012. Written by Daniel Renfro.

The Domain Name Journal puts out a weekly report of the top 20 domain name sales for a given week from the various domain name selling web sites. This week, ending July 15, 2012 had many good sales. The # 1 spot goes to the domain name CricketScore.com which sold for the huge 6 figure amount of $118,000. This was the only 6 figure domain name for the week.

Domain Name Sales did great this week, taking 7 of the top 20 positions. Sedo also did well this week, taking 6 of the top 20 spots. This is not unusual since these companies usually hold many of the top spots each week. Also, as usual, the .com domain names dominated again this week, taking 15 of the top 20 spots.

Here are the top 20 positions for this week according to the Domain Name Journal’s weekly report:

1.CricketScore.com $118,000

2.Mizu.com $90,000

3.ElectricCompany.com $85,000

4.Finance.co.za $70,000

5.Jolla.com $50,000

6.Circumcision.com $45,000

7.Emar.com $43,000

8.ElectricCompanies.com $30,000

9.SSM.com $25,000

10.TheGold.com $25,000

11.Wardrobes.com $20,600

12.OfficeDeskChairs.com $19,000

13.Quorom.net $19,000

14.Metformina.com $15,000

15.Motorcycles.co.za $15,000

16.VehicleFinance.co.za $15,000

17.Pict.com $14,995

18.Clothing.tv $14,120

19.PipeDream.com $13,600

20.USABusiness.com $12,300

Domain names can be pretty expensive, costing some companies 6 figure amounts, while others are more affordable and cost only a couple hundred dollars. However despite the cost, the domain name would eventually pay for itself if the company has a successful and growing business.

Though it is obvious from the above list that domain names can be quite pricey sometimes, depending on who they are purchased from and the URL itself, it is a wise decision for businesses of all kinds and sizes to consider moving their business online and purchasing a domain name. So many companies are doing business online nowadays and the domain name would more than likely pay for itself in the near future.

Check out the Domain Name Journal web site for more updates on the domain name field. Also check out Sedo.com or DomainNameSales.com if you’d like more info on the companies that did the best in this week’s sales.