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Short domain names be damned, this one’s all about the long game

August 23, 2019 by Raymond Hackney 4 Comments

Who said short domain names have all the fun? Here is a long one that’s expired over $600 at GoDaddy Auctions. thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com Now you might be thinking to yourself, “What the heck?” Well this was a website started in July of 2005. The website was about all things “long”. The website looks like it was […]

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Filed Under: Auctions, domaining news, Go Daddy

It was Japanese, then it became Chinese, and it lives on

August 22, 2019 by Alvin Brown 3 Comments

One day in 2000, Mr. Ishida was walking through his Styrofoam factory. He saw a pile of beads and wondered what would happen if he put them into a cotton fabric bag. He tried and he was stunned. The touch sensation was absolutely amazing! Mr. Ishida quickly turned this discovery into a pillow product called […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, domaining news, Grandseeds.com

Submit.com sold for $35,000 in 2011 was resold for €150,000 in 2018

August 21, 2019 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Namepros uncovered an unreported sale of Submit.com, the name was sold by Media Options back in 2011 for $35,000. It was apparently sold again for 150,000 Euros back in 2018 after two and a half years of negotiations. The company that is now Submit was running a few properties, Our existing brand’s Platform Avenue, My Audition […]

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Sedo unveils new sales landers but is it a little too late?

August 20, 2019 by Raymond Hackney 7 Comments

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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Filed Under: DAN.com, Domain trends, Domaining 101, Efty, Epik, Sedo

ReviewMe.com actually closed at $34,500 not $61,500

August 19, 2019 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

At the beginning of July the domain auction for ReviewMe.com closed at $61,500 on GoDaddy auctions. This auction did close and the name moved from Enom to GoDaddy. The price paid was $34,500. The new owners have a basic website up currently. It looks like they are going to try to follow in the footsteps […]

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It’s also location, location, location in domain investment

August 18, 2019 by Alvin Brown Leave a Comment

The other day I read in the news that Russell Street in Hong Kong has become the most expensive retail location in the world. This sought-after location reminds me of the golden rule in property investment: location, location, location. Buy at addresses where there is a lot of demand for properties. This happens in the […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends, Domaining 101, Grandseeds.com

Is price the #1 factor when choosing a domain registrar?

August 15, 2019 by Raymond Hackney 3 Comments

In a poll I ran on Namepros on  choosing a domain registrar, it looks like price is the most important factor when choosing a registrar is price. What is the number 1 deciding factor for you when choosing a registrar? * Price 111 vote(s) 57.5% Customer Service 28 vote(s) 14.5% User Interface/Tools that help with […]

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Filed Under: Domain registration deals, Domain trends, Domaining 101, Namepros Tagged With: Domain Registrar

Namepros member scores $90,000 sale on a 4L.com

August 14, 2019 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

Namepros member Richasis posted that they sold a premium name on BrandBucket for $90,000. While waiting to get paid and as congratulations poured in, one member identified the name and Richasis confirmed that Nium.com sold for $90,000. The name was a drop back in 2003 and he just held it and then listed it on […]

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Filed Under: 4 letter domains, Brand Bucket, Domain Sales

Top trending keywords for July – Text,Insurance, Canna

August 13, 2019 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

Verisign released their Top Ten trending keywords for July and Text, Glasses and Remote led the way in .com.   .COM .NET text insurance glasses wedding remote canna index virtual year rage term mass fee falls papers guru jumbo hard braces lawyer

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Filed Under: Domain trends, Verisign

The best is yet to come to the Chinese domain market

August 12, 2019 by Alvin Brown 1 Comment

Steve Jobs used to talk about dots and connecting them to see a bigger picture. I like to collect bits of data to construct my own world of domains. In this article I’ll share with you some of the dots I have accumulated over the years to help me paint a better picture of the […]

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Filed Under: Chinese Domain Names, Domain trends, Grandseeds.com

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