Comments on: $400M for a Domain Name!!! http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/06/22/400m-for-a-domain-name/ Insight and Analysis from North of the Border Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:57:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: Aidan Henry http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/06/22/400m-for-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-5911 Aidan Henry Fri, 22 Jun 2007 20:38:58 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/06/22/400m-for-a-domain-name/#comment-5911 Mark, This isn't the same deal. Business.com, as we now know it, is an actual business with a revenue model. The site earned approximately $15 million in profits last year (according to TechCrunch). In other words, you're not paying $300-400 million for just the domain name; whereas, the $7.5 million paid in 1999 was basically only paid for the property. These are two different situations. Cheers, Aidan www.MappingTheWeb.com Mark,

This isn’t the same deal. Business.com, as we now know it, is an actual business with a revenue model. The site earned approximately $15 million in profits last year (according to TechCrunch).

In other words, you’re not paying $300-400 million for just the domain name; whereas, the $7.5 million paid in 1999 was basically only paid for the property. These are two different situations.

Cheers,
Aidan
http://www.MappingTheWeb.com

]]> By: Cameron Olthuis http://www.markevanstech.com/2007/06/22/400m-for-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-5909 Cameron Olthuis Fri, 22 Jun 2007 18:11:27 +0000 http://markevanstech.com/2007/06/22/400m-for-a-domain-name/#comment-5909 Well... they put the business on the auction block, so there's a little more to the 300-400 mil then a domain name. Well… they put the business on the auction block, so there’s a little more to the 300-400 mil then a domain name.

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