Dynadot released their August 2024 Aftermarket report. The sales data comes in a number of categories. Expired auctions, Last Chance auctions, Backorder auctions, User auctions and Marketplace. The top sale took place in the expired category Tech.vc sold for $21,428. Yes this was an expired auction and I usually write closed but Todd Han mentioned […]
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CompaniesOn.xyz launches
For those who invest in .xyz domain names, Abhiram Bangaru has put together a resource called CompaniesOn.xyz. The website highlights businesses that use the .xyz extension for their business. For alt extensions it’s nice for investors in those extensions to have resources where development is highlighted. You might have a prospect on the fence and […]
Continue ReadingFreename Sets Sights on ICANN Top-Level Domains in Upcoming Registration Round
Freename today announced they will also be a player in the upcoming round of new gtld extensions. I interviewed Shane Cultra of D3 a couple weeks ago where he explained they will participate as well. I think it makes sense as we see a merging of ICANN governed domain names and the Web3 domain providers. […]
Continue ReadingAuthentic.ai sells for $50K to lead a handful of fresh .ai sales
Richard Kirkendall posted some fresh .ai domain name sales on X. Authentic.ai was the high sale at $50,000. Strawberry.ai was second at $45,000. AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today AD For a better Escrow experience checkout EscrowDomains.com AD Domain Days Dubai 2024 – MENA’s Must-Attend Domain Conference
Continue ReadingGue.st sold again for a 6x flip in 8 months
DomainHacks.com sold Gue.st for $5,000 this is the second time this domain hack sold in 2024. It sold back in January for just $836 at Sedo. .ST is the country code for São Tomé and Príncipe. It’s a popular for domain hack lovers. Li.st is the highest ever reported .st at $35,000 in May of […]
Continue ReadingSmart Branding Podcast – The Power of Domain Names with Ryan Ewen
Ryan Ewen appeared on the SmartBranding.com podcast by Tatiana Bonneau. Ryan who recently purchased DNWE spend a half hour with Tatiana and went over his origin story and then delved into the world of premium domain names. Worth a listen in my opinion. Key moments AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today […]
Continue ReadingSaw.com celebrates 5 year anniversary
Jeff Gabriel and his team at Saw.com celebrate their 5 year anniversary today. Time moves fast because if someone asked me how old is Saw.com? It felt more like just two or three years to me. Congrats to Jeff and his team. AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today AD For a […]
Continue ReadingNon-Playable Coin is now NPC.com
NPC.com has changed hands. Shout out to @topshelfnames. The domain name was owned by a Swedish company for many years. Trelleborg acquired NPC Inc. in 2013. NPC was in the business of pipe seals that is one area of business for Trelleborg. It’s now going to be used for a meme coin. Non-Playable Coin AD […]
Continue ReadingInterview with Sean Markey on all things SEO domains
Sean Markey is one of the people to listen to when it comes to SEO domains in my opinion. Sean announced yesterday that he is starting a SEO Domains brokerage. So I sent him some questions on all things SEO domains. I hope you enjoy the interview. Q1) I saw on X you are starting […]
Continue ReadingGoodbye DAN you were a good friend
It was June 19, 2019 Undeveloped a new upstart in the domain industry rebranded to DAN. DAN started rolling out new innovations and became a favorite for domain sellers. In 2020 I interviewed founder Reza Sardeha. I asked Reza 7) Where do you see the future of domain name aftermarkets going? Consolidation, registrar accreditations etc… […]
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