Checklist: appraise a name in 5 minutes before you bid

Checklist: appraise a name in 5 minutes before you bid

A tight pre-bid routine stops you overpaying in GoDaddy auctions.

Run these in order
— Length + extension: under 12 chars, .com only for resale unless brandable
— Pronounceable in one read? Say it aloud — if you spell it, end-users won't type it
— Check exact-match search demand, not just the keyword's volume
— Pull comps on NameBio for the last 3 closed sales of similar patterns
— Trademark scan on USPTO TESS — a hit kills resale, walk away

📌 Pick of the day: NameBio comps anchor your max bid in reality, not hope.

Skip GoDaddy's auto-appraisal number — it's noise. Comps beat algorithms.