Before we ever get to selling domain names, the first question one has to ask oneself in 2019, is Why? Why do I want to be a domain investor? Possible answers are: I think it’s easy (It’s not) There is a low barrier to entry and startup costs can be minimal. (That can be a […]
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The OFO domain acquisition reminds us of the importance of brand-matching .com
I have always thought that brand-matching .com domain names are very important, and a recent news story confirms my belief once again. Chinese bicycle sharing startup OFO recently acquired its brand-matching OFO.com for a reported price of more than US$ 1 million. Bicycle sharing services have exploded since last year, led by companies such as […]
Continue Reading8 free keyword research tools
Marketing Land published a sponsored content post, that was actually solid for those looking for free keyword SEO tools as opposed to paying for the more expensive options. I was actually looking for some new keyword tools and came across the article and thought it was worth posting for those who do not read Marketing […]
Continue ReadingA sound company with a sound domain strategy
Yes, the pun is intended. This post is about a Chinese audio manufacturer and the domains it owns, hopefully giving us some hints about selling domains to corporate China. FiiO Electronics Technology is a Chinese audio manufacturer founded in 2007. It makes music players, earphones, and various audio accessories which are sold in China and […]
Continue ReadingLiveWell.com – From Marchex to a failed financial company to $53,100
LiveWell.com was one of the 200,000 names GoDaddy purchased from Marchex back in April of 2015. A few months later LiveWell.com was acquired by Live Well Financial. Here was a blurb from RichmondBizSense.com: Richmond, VA – Live Well Financial is excited to report the relaunch of their website on a new website domain, LiveWell.com. The […]
Continue ReadingAvoiding trademark trouble is always the right advice
So there is a member on Namepros that asked for advice on a name that they thought might be a problem intellectual property wise. The name was getvisacard.com, members of the community advised against the name and the member had the registration cancelled. Now they are having second thoughts, wondering if they made a mistake […]
Continue ReadingA tale of two Chinese unicorns and their domain strategies
One night in the cold winter of 2015, several engineers went to the streets of Shanghai to test a crazy idea: Would someone rent a bike left on the street without operator assistance? They placed some 50 bikes on the sidewalks and went home. When they opened their computers the next day, they were excited […]
Continue ReadingGDPR is taking a bite out of European ecommerce
GDPR is taking a hit out of European website traffic and e-commerce. A recent study shows that since GDPR went into effect, page views are down by 9.7% and revenue decreased by 8.3% due to GDPR. European ecommerce is taking a hit at a time when it’s already hard competing with the likes of Amazon. […]
Continue ReadingSales and Trends report for July 2019
Looking back at July here we will examine sales data trends for certain naming categories. July was a strong month for the domain business that especially ended strong. Overall Namebio recorded 10,400 sales up from 9,562 total sales ($100 or more) in June. This was for a total dollar amount of $10.4 million. This is […]
Continue ReadingWill a domain be worth a billion dollar?
A domain investor friend called me the other day. During our conversation, I was reminded that I once said that many domains would one day be priced in millions of dollars. So, what do I think now? Let’s talk about addresses first. In 1989, Japan-based Mitsubishi Estate invested $1.6 billion to acquire a number of […]
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