Anyone who has been in this business for just a solid year, knows that artificially generated valuations are crap 99% of the time. I had an interesting conversation about a week ago where someone asked me about the GoDaddy valuations. I said they are mostly for entertainment purposes but I do think they do harm […]
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Namepros/NameJet user creates fake accounts to show how to shill bid
Namepros member Hookbox posted that to test NameJet’s system, he created three accounts and could be set up to shill if need be. I want to make clear before people lose their minds, he did it to point out the problems with monitoring for shill bids. Here is the post: So now I have 3 […]
Continue ReadingWhether something is legal or not, optics matter
I think one thing that needs to be discussed internally at all the auction houses is, “How does this look?” Something can be legal, but the optics don’t look good. I will say point blank, if I ran an auction site, I would have in the TOS that you cannot bid on a family member […]
Continue ReadingIt’s time for GoDaddy to initiate bidder id’s to GoDaddy auctions
A lot of info is coming to light on Namepros and to a lesser degree on TheDomains where people are commenting on NameJet bidding practices. It seems to me that another company should also be working to get their act together, GoDaddy. At least at NameJet we have bidder id’s, and I think it’s very […]
Continue ReadingVerisign Q1’17 DNIB: Internet Grows to 330.6 Million Domain Name Registrations in the First Quarter of 2017
Verisign today released the first quarter DNIB report for 2017. Notable findings in the report include: The Internet grew by approximately 1.3 million domain names in the first quarter of 2017, closing with a base of 330.6 million domain names across all top-level domains – a 3.7 percent increase YOY The .com and .net TLDs […]
Continue ReadingYou have to price right and bring value if you expect a domainer to pay you
When trying to get paid in the domain space you have to offer something that is a must have. Now many tools get a few subscribers but it also motivates others to create a free tool that offers similar features. The latest site out there that is moving to a paid model is ZFBot. A […]
Continue ReadingSo let me get this straight…
So as I wrote about on TheDomains.com, GoDaddy removed an auction listing for RapeKids.com. A despicable name that can’t be spun as some try to do both legitimately and not legitimately with other controversial or crude domains. The domain name is also on sale for $95 at Sedo. To be fair the news that came […]
Continue ReadingBrandBucket rant apparently brings about a change
Namepros member JudgeMind posted what he called a rant with regards to brandable domain marketplace, BrandBucket. The thread that goes on for 4 pages shows some of the difficulties that arise when people who are employees compete against their own customers. For those who don’t know, sellers pay a $10 listing fee if their name […]
Continue ReadingMember from the Netherlands is member 1,000,000 on Namepros
Namepros member SofTEdge looks to be member number 1,000,000. The user from the Netherlands joined at 5:45 am Pacific time. It looks like JBLions was the winner of the contest put together by Cyberian. That’s unofficial but from a quick look it seems right. The contest picks are here
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Currently Namepros stands at 999,975 members, closing in on the magic million member number. One million discussions was hit back in February. A few people are going to win some sweet prizes courtesy of Cyberian. Those who participated in the contest that picked May 16, should be the winners. I personally went with May 19, […]
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