By: Raymond Hackney Go Daddy Auction Picks 9-15-13 There are over 500 LLLL.com domains expiring today, most were not desirable combinations for business or popular acronyms. These below were what I thought were the best. It is worth noting that all 539 have at least one bid. ctxx.comtaop.comhhjs.comovst.combovn.comqchs.com The 5 number.coms have been all over […]

By: Raymond Hackney Go Daddy releases second video with new pitch man Jean-Claude Van Damme. This time Jean-Claude Van Damme shows up at a flower store. BusinessInsider.com covered the ad and says it will be aired on Monday Night Football.   Related articles Ad of the Day: Jean-Claude Van Damme Weirdly Keeps the Beat for […]

By: Raymond Hackney Go Daddy sold exactly 1,000 more domains in August than it did in July. 40,264 vs 39,264. The top sale for August was ops.com at $100,000, HJX.com was second (so much for domainer preferences in LLL.coms) as it sold for $29,000. (click to enlarge)

By: Raymond Hackney I usually get a lot of emails from newer domain investors about Go Daddy Auctions. Lately there has been two common themes. 1) This is some B*llSh*T or How can they renew ? These are emails from people who won an auction and then got the email that the domain was renewed. […]

By: Raymond Hackney I got a couple emails from friends asking me if I had seen the price increments on Go Daddy Auctions had changed ? I said I had and discussed this with Paul Nicks back in April when they changed the amount of time added on to the end of auctions. Paul said […]

By: Raymond Hackney GoDaddy.com Senior Director, Icann Policy & Planning James Bladel discusses Icann's domain expansion and overhaul plans. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television's "Bloomberg West.   Related articles The Domain Name Battle for 35 Percent of the World – Bloomberg

By: Raymond Hackney Go Daddy Auctions July Market Report Month over month sales were virtually unchanged. 38,601 in July  vs 38,861 in June. Top sale was body.com for $380,000 (click to enlarge)

By: Raymond Hackney Eric Borgos was going to be the new owner of OrderFlowers.com, thanks for the tip from Todd Finlay. I contacted Eric and he told me that Go Daddy just told him it was renewed and he would be refunded his $34,500. For years Eric has owned GetFlowers.com and he details how he […]

By: Raymond Hackney OrderFlowers.com looks to be the big story today on Go Daddy Auctions. The 15 year old domain is expired and already over $34,000. The auction ends at 4:20 p.m. Eastern time. The bids have gone up steadily not one jump from $1,000 to $10,000. So far 13 different bidders have made over […]

By: Raymond Hackney Hayley Ringle from Phoenix Business Journal sat down with Irving Blake, CEO of Go Daddy. She actually took a tour of the offices and then asked Mr. Irving some questions about strategy and his plans for growing the company. From the article: 4. Build a global business footprint. GoDaddy has offices in […]