Taking a look at sales on Namebio, I took a look at the last three months, August, September and October. I went through each day and tallied monthly totals. Usually we think of August as very slow month for sales, which it usually is. But August actually outperformed September and October this year. Sales for August (31 days) $4,903,658 Sales for September (30 days) $3,971,693 Sales for October … [Read more...]
The Chinese myth in numeric domains
There is a myth held by many domain investors that Chinese love numeric domains. Such thinking was further enhanced during the 2015/2016 boom when lots of numeric domains – even long ones such as 6 or 7 digits --- were actively traded. That really surprised me. Do Chinese companies really have a special interest in numeric domains? Yes, there are Chinese companies using numeric domains to run their … [Read more...]
Domains are addresses – and good addresses will be expensive
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com You may know Hangzhou because of Alibaba, but I know this beautiful city because of the saying "上有天堂,下有苏杭" (Heaven above; Suzhou and Hangzhou below). Recently, Hangzhou was in the news again -- not for its beauty but for an address. The address Wulin Tianshui Unit XC0105A, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou was sold for a whopping 10.7 billion yuan or US$1.7 billion, the most … [Read more...]
BrandBucket sales data for September shows 6 letter sales strength
BrandBucket sent out their October newsletter and released some September sales data. The average sale was $2,865 after removing sales over $10,000. Two word keywords were still the dominant category. A Quick Look Back at September With the school year starting and the holiday season approaching, we saw a slight shift in categories that were sold last month. The education category made … [Read more...]
What TechCrunch has taught me about the future of domains
Image courtesy of Pixabay.com I read TechCrunch almost everyday. It's a real pleasure to enjoy, but it also gives me a glimpse into the future of domains. TechCrunch is an online tech magazine. It features leading internet startups which may one day become household brands globally. Because these startups are also the new leaders in the corporate world, they will also set the trend in domains. … [Read more...]
Asset,Organic and Marijuana make Verisign’s top keywords regged in September
Verisign released top 10 keywords in registered in .com and .net for September. Marijuana topped the .net and asset and organic were at the top for .com. Kratom was on the list probably because of this: Does Kratom Get You High? Similar to Opiates or Stimulants https://americanaddictioncenters.org/kratom/does-it-get-you-high/ Sep 18, 2018 - Kratom produces psychoactive leaves that when consumed … [Read more...]
Three letter .com data and analysis for the past 3 years
There has been a lot of talk about three letter.com domain names and their value over the last month. Rick Schwartz came out and said domain investor's were clueless when it came to valuing three letter .coms. Discussion Rick posted on 9/25 As usual domainers sell way too cheap because they are clueless to the market and what is coming and the true value of a specific domain to a business or to … [Read more...]
Exchanging a .COM for a .IO Digital Presence
From Slither.io to Clothes.io to CodePen.io to a growing list of personal and company brands, .io domains have become the darling domain of tech startups and domain investors. The Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for .io was originally assigned to the British Indian Ocean Territory before tech world dubbed it “input/output” domain for the next great tech idea. There have been and are many … [Read more...]
The 4L.com chip market is getting it’s butt kicked
Taking a look at four letter Chip .coms shows a market continuing into further decline. Using data from Namebio let's dive in. Back in 2017 outside of one outlier $210 sale the lowest 4L chips (no aeiouv) were going for $770 - $840 at the low end. Namebio recorded 2129 sales. zrpb.com 201 USD 2017-11-03 Dynadot zrqr.com 770 USD 2017-07-12 NameJet jrdd.com 780 … [Read more...]
You have to see the business for what it is
You always have to see things for what they are, if you are going to delve into a business or other opportunity, you need to know the rules or lack of rules of the road. There is a lot of anger in the business, it ratcheted up over the summer from some conversations I have had with people and from things written all over the space. I get emails from some I really don't know well or sometimes even at … [Read more...]
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