While many of us have heard about PayPerUnique, some of us have actually rented their domains out to endusers/other sites. Along comes a new (German) site that actually automates the entire domain rental process and sets up the corresponding forwarding: DomainVermietung.com (Which translates into DomainRentals or something similar. Actually it’s not that easy to find a direct translation.) The current site’s limited Beta test was launched on June 1st, 2006.

The site lists more than 2,000 domains available for rental starting at € 9,90 (=$12.45) . If you pick a name (for example from their top 100 list or by category). So let’s pick appartment.com, since even the non-German speaking people amongst us should be able to figure out it’s meaning.

This domain averages 2,650 visits in 30 days. For this site they are asking for a fee of € 0,15 per visitor, which equals about $0.19. The site also lists the estimated cost for a 30 day rental at € 397,50 (=$500.00). The name is available right now. The listing also shows the PageRank and the Overture rank of the domain without extension, probably for the German market. The rental is for a maximum of 30 days.
If you are looking for a breakdown of the domain details, the site offers many additional statistics (monthly/annual) – even more details for registered users.

The site features an easy to use cost calculator tool:

It also has a shopping cart functionality for those who want to rent several domains. They also allow for an auto-renewal of the rental term and you can enter the redirection URL right in the shopping cart.

Now you do need to sign up for an account in order to go on I’d assume that my application for the Beta might not be approved due to it just being a test, but if it is, I will update this article. The note that the site currently is in Beta is really only apparent at the time you try to sign up for an account.

If you currently visit any of the names listed (and they not rented out to anyone) on this site, the only hint that you can rent the domain is in the Title bar of your browser window.

If you have any questions on the details of the program and the question is answered in their FAQ, I will gladly translate it for you – just leave a comment.