Are you adding hyphenated .coms to your domain portfolio? Rob Monster started a thread where he expressed his optimism for an uptick in hyphenated .com domain names. Rob’s company just sold Sushi-man.com for $4,200. Just sold sushi-man.com from an Epik SSL lander for $4200. This is one of Epik’s O&O domains. I don’t normally report […]
Continue ReadingTaylor Swift, Jumbo and Repair Verisign’s top trending keywords for August
Verisign released their top 10 keywords in registered in .com and .net for August. Jumbo was tops for .com and Repair for .net. TaylorSwift was popular in .net. .COM .NET jumbo repair diabetes taylorswift dorian loan claims piedmont airbnb dorian hurricane empower halloween small volume outlet bullet finder tahoe hills
Continue ReadingHow to Discover Proxy Bid “Sweet Spot” and Win More GoDaddy Auctions
I share and discuss how to use GoDaddy Aftermarket data to determine a proxy bid amount likely to win more GoDaddy expired domain auctions. Over the last 18 months and counting, I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of bidders participating in GoDaddy expired auctions. Between auction bots and increased bidder count, closing auction prices […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for GoDaddy to start releasing sales data again
It’s time for GoDaddy to start releasing weekly sales data again. We have Sedo, Web.com with their NameJet/Snapnames monthly report and now Uniregistry is releasing weekly top 20 sales. So it would be nice for GoDaddy/Afternic to start releasing a sales report, they stopped when they were going public and yes there are some rules […]
Continue ReadingA constant pain, a Chinese startup, and a category domain
How do you feel if you have to enter a password in order to use the free WiFi service of a store? How much pain is it when you are shopping at various stores? There is a simple solution, and, surprisingly, it comes from China. This story also reveals the ownership of a category domain. […]
Continue ReadingHow much do you care about masked whois and has it affected your sales?
So Rob Monster started a thread about who should control a registrant’s whois? The thread also delves into how GDPR and how masked whois affects domain sales. Rob posted: Do professional domain investors accept these extra steps and tolerate the idea that their WHOIS data is masked or otherwise obscured, effectively forcing people to contact […]
Continue ReadingFrom $10 domain to global player
Techcrunch is my guide to domain investment. As it seeks out and reports on upcoming unicorn startups around the world, I ride on it by studying the corporate domains of these companies to see direction in domain usage. One startup that caught my attention last week is The CareVoice. This Shanghai-based health insurance platform competes […]
Continue ReadingThe second quarter of 2019 closed with 354.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains
Verisign (VRSN NASDAQ) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q2 2019. Verisign’s industry brief for the second quarter of 2019 closed with 354.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 2.9 million domain name registrations, or 0.8 percent, compared to the first quarter of 2019. .COM AND .NET […]
Continue ReadingThe beauty of short domains in sub-branding
Epik’s Rob Monster has become a popular CEO among domain investors lately. On the Namepros domain forum, you can find him even during wee hours answering questions, offering great deals, and also soliciting ideas. He knows the power of crowd sourcing, and one of his latest projects is to find a brand name for a […]
Continue ReadingSedo unveils new sales landers but is it a little too late?
So with so much talk and innovation coming out of the likes of DAN, Epik and Efty when it comes to sales landers, Sedo has finally added something new to their offerings. Today they announced new sales landers, Sedo said the following: Overall, we’ve worked to create a minimalistic design making the sole focus of […]
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