S is the undisputed king for domain name sales based off of starting letter. This is just a fun look at domain sales and starting letters in .com. Every reported sale on Namebio, broken down by starting letter. S and C are the top two letters based on both number of sales and dollar volume. […]
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QRapp.com from $501 to $10,000
QRapp.com was sold on NameJet for $501 in 2016, the 4 year hold paid off for the domainer who bought it, selling it on Sedo today for $10,000. QR code abbreviated for Quick Response code are very popular, so it’s easy to see the desire for this name. Huge Domains owns QRCodeApp.com. A few years […]
Continue ReadingDropCatch says thank you to GoDaddy again
Koupons.com closed at $6,100 on 8/17/20 at GoDaddy auctions, they did not collect payment and let the domain name drop. It was caught by DropCatch and went for $13,053. 2XPXP.com closed at GoDaddy for $1,525 back in August and was not paid. DropCatch caught the domain name and it closed at $5,000. Luceri.com closed at […]
Continue ReadingBimber.com and OrganicShampoo.com failure to pay leads to wins for Drop catcher
I started writing in July about GoDaddy failing to collect payment and it becoming DropCatch’s gain. I wrote about everydaycounts.com closing at auction on GoDaddy for $2,601. The domain name was at Tucows not GoDaddy. The winner did not pay and the domain was left to expire. DropCatch got the windfall. It went higher the […]
Continue ReadingThere is a .realty regging frenzy taking place
There is a .realty registration frenzy going on currently. Epik has worked out a promotion with the .realty registry. Now for the first year the domain names are .99 but the renewal is $299. The discussion is lively over at Namepros with those understanding this regging spree for what it is. Register and outbound, get […]
Continue ReadingDetour.com buyer revealed
Detour.com was registered in 1994 and sold for $15,000 on Moniker in 2009. The domain name was then developed into a GPS based walking tours website. The company was self funded by Groupon founder and former CEO Andrew Mason. The company was acquired by Bose. The domain name expired last month and closed at $65,006. […]
Continue ReadingSince Covid it looks like there is a greater demand for “business naming”
Darpan Munjal founder of Squadhelp, tweeted out some info on keywords and Google Trends. Good news for Darpan, business naming search volume is up in the 40 to 60 percent range post Covid. That’s kind of the sentiment Jason Calacanis shared in the podcast with the founder of Ritual. Some businesses are really up during […]
Continue ReadingNamesCon Online needs to become a permanent annual event
My biggest takeaway from NamesCon Online is it needs to be permanent. In April I wrote on TheDomains, is the future of NamesCon virtual? Well it’s certainly part of the future in my opinion. NamesCon Online has been great in my opinion, to be able to just move in and out of meetings, to the […]
Continue ReadingAugust reported domain name sales down $700K vs July – New Gtld sales were higher
Looking back at August 2020 Domain Name Sales. Here we will examine domain name sales and data trends for certain naming categories. August saw Namebio reporting 10,710 vs 10,921 sales in July. Dollar value in August was $8.7 million vs $9.4 million in July. Quick Glance: Total Domain Sales were off $700,000 in August vs […]
Continue ReadingThe year of the noun when it comes to startup naming trends?
Crunchbase published an article yesterday on how startup names are becoming less silly. They tweeted out: Call it the year of the noun. Funded startups are choosing brands made up of recognized words or names that describe what they do. Some see this as a goodbye to BrandBucket type made up or invented names. Others […]
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