This comic posted on X today is something domain investors should think about when working with a domain broker. Who does the broker represent? Ultimately, it boils down to whether or not the domain name is already listed for sale via Afternic or not. Something to think about: Domain Brokers pic.twitter.com/SgA8I8nL3p ARIYAS (@domainretail) Septem...

I've been asked to look at numerous domain name sales landing pages lately. I will generally be happy to take a look if I have the time, but I thought I would share what I think are the most important elements to a BIN landing page for domain name sales. 1) Domain name quality 2) […]Catchy.com

Tim Hargis alerted me about a recent corporate rebrand. A company called Stride Funding, which had previously been funded to the tune of $20 million, announced it was rebranding itself as Clasp. In addition, the company announced a $10 million oversubscribed venture funding round. Wisely, the company acquired the brand match Clasp.com domain name p...

In June, with the help of DomainTools, I noticed that the Engine.com domain name was pending transfer and the nameservers had recently changed to Cloudflare. This valuable domain name transferred to Cloudflare, where it is currently registered under Whois privacy. According to my @DomainTools Domain Monitor alert email, https://t.co/skWspkn2bF is p...

The image above is a GoDaddy landing page that is shown when the domain name has Afternic nameservers but is not listed for sale via Afternic. The visitor is encouraged to "Get this domain," and clicking the link opens a new browser window with a GoDaddy search page searching for that domain name. If a […]Catchy.com

The ASAP.com domain name was sold in a bankruptcy auction managed by Heritage Global Partners (HGP). The sale price was $340,000, plus an additional 19% buyer's premium. The total paid for the domain name was $404,600. David Barkoff, Senior Vice President at Heritage Global Partners, confirmed the sale has fully transacted. David also let me [̷...

GoDaddy acquired Dan.com in 2022. The company reportedly spent north of $71 million USD to acquire the domain name sales platform. This morning, GoDaddy announced it is "merging" the Dan.com platform with Afternic. The announcement was made in a blog post, and the company provided answers to numerous questions domain investors and Dan customers wil...

I spend quite a bit of time trying to buy domain names. Some of the best deals I've made have come on domain names I privately acquired that had not been on the market. Sometimes you have to overpay to buy a domain name that will end up looking like a steal. Yesterday on X, […]Catchy.com

Afternic recently began offering Dan.com-lookalike landing pages with GoDaddy branding. I liked them enough to move inventory to them away from Dan.com. Afternic followed this up with the ability to allow prospects to make an offer to buy a domain name in addition to the BIN and LTO options. Unlike how the Make Offer process […]Catchy.com

Jen Sale of Evergreen.com posted an email Google sent to its Google Ads advertisers. It looks like Google Ads will automatically opting-out new advertisers from advertising on parked domain names: Interesting #domains @DInvesting @DomainNameWire @DNJournal @DomainSherpa pic.twitter.com/5FkyjeJfcG — jen (@JenSale) September 4, 2024 Domain name...

The other day, I consolidated some .com domain names at GoDaddy prior to the most recent Verisign price increase. When I tried to approve the transfers at NameBright, I encountered an error message that prevented me from transferring the domain names to GoDaddy. I reached out to NameBright support, and I was directed to try […]Catchy.com

When the domain name marketplace and branding platform now known as Atom.com was rebranded, I was under the impression that the company acquired the domain name from Andy Booth. James Iles reported Andy's acquisition of Atom.com in 2022. Both Andy's acquisition price and subsequent sale price were unreported. Without being privy to any details, I [...

You are likely aware by now, but the price of .com domain names is increasing again on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Verisign is raising the wholesale cost by 7%, as permitted in its registry agreement. Retail domain registrars will likely pass along the price increase to customers, but it could be more than 7%. If […]Catchy.com

Namebio reported that Calor.com was sold for $20,440 at GoDaddy Auctions this past March. According to a lawsuit filed in Arizona, the winning bidder did not pay, giving the opportunity to an underbidder who reportedly completed the purchase for $11,427.17. Two months after completing the purchase and receiving the domain name, GoDaddy reportedly r...

Sedo broker Mark Ghoriafi, who may be more well-known in the industry as "Mr. Premium," has successfully brokered the sale of Solutions.com. The domain name was sold via Sedo for $415,000 USD. Mark announced that he brokered more than $1 million worth of domain names in the past 8 weeks: $1.03M+ domain deals the past8 […]Catchy.com...

About 9 years ago, I sold a very nice .com domain name to a startup that used a ccTLD domain name. The CEO was not a shrewd negotiator, and in the course of our discussion about why he *needed* to buy my .com domain name, he told me about some of the issues he was […]Catchy.com

In the last couple of years, I have been using a lawyer for escrow services more than ever before. Although there tend to be more steps when using a lawyer for escrow, I have found the deal closing process to be more streamlined, often quicker, and the cost is flexibly reasonable. When I use a […]Catchy.com

When someone inquires about purchasing a domain name, they've already indicated the desire to own the asset. I've always felt that a good domain name sells itself, and I can't really convince someone to buy a domain name any more than their desired interest. I've crafted a response to inbound inquiries that vary a bit […]Catchy.com...

Whether you manage your own leads on an inquiry form or you utilize a service like Afternic or Efty, chances are good that youve received a message from someone who is confused. The visitor doesnt understand that theyre visiting a domain name that is for sale, but theyve filled out the inquiry form like a […]Catchy.com

Rob Schutz is a relatively new entrant into the domain brokerage business, but he seems to be finding success acquiring domain names on behalf of clients. For those of you (like me) who don't know Rob personally, Rob co-founded Ro, which has become a $7b direct to consumer healthcare company. You've probably seen their advertising. […]Catchy....

GoDaddy's recent launch of Afternic "Boost" has led to growing frustration over the commission fee charged for a successful domain name sale within the Afternic network. There is a way domain sellers can shift the burden for these commission payments from the seller to the buyer. Tony alluded to this on X: Testing some zero […]Catchy.com...

Jeff Gabriel, Founder of Saw.com, recently announced the launch of the Saw.com domain name brokerage platform. Saw.com has specialized in domain name broker services, and the platform has been expanded to allow third party sellers to use it and its internal sales tools to sell their own domain names. Andrew Allemann gave a good introduction […...

I try to buy domain names at auction every day. I spend a lot of time bidding on auctions. More often than not, I come away with inventory quality domain names I opt to list for sale immediately. The vast majority of my domain auction wins are hardly memorable. I buy them to bulk up […]Catchy.com

Yesterday, Afternic announced its new "Boost" feature. Afternic sellers are automatically opted into this program and must opt-out if they don't wish to participate. The features and potential benefit of Afternic Boost were shared in a thread yesterday: Introducing Boost, our new program that can contribute up to a 10% increase in sales performance...

Yesterday, Swetha Yenugula shared that she sold the Gosh.xyz domain name for $24,888 via Afternic in a buy it now sale. https://t.co/zMwnchABF1 sold for $24888 via @afternic Using NS1 BIN lander. Not sure whether it was sold via @godaddy reg path or Via BIN lander.#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #domains #domainnames #startup #startups #venturecapital ...

Today is the (first) day. John Berryhill and I are riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This is my 11th PMC ride and John's 6th ride. The PMC is making a difference in the lives of patients at Dana-Farber and around the world. The funds we raise support the […]Catchy.com

It has been a little more than three months since Squadhelp rebranded itself as Atom.com. As with any rebrand and domain name changes, there can be some temporary or lasting issues as a business attempts to keep its search engine rankings and informs users and prospects of the new brand name. Atom.com Founder Darpan Munjal […]Catchy.com

If you watch any of the financial news television channels, you have probably seen commercials for Public. In 2023, I wrote about why Public upgraded its domain name from HelloPublic.com to Public.com. At that time, Co-Founder Jannick Malling shared insights behind the company's domain acquisition of Public.com. This afternoon in a thread on X, Pub...

Shahed Khan is the Co-Founder of Loom, a video-based work communication tool. The company operates on its brand matching Loom.com domain name, but that wasn't always the case. This afternoon on X, Shahed shared the creative way his company was able to acquire Loom.com for $150,000 in 2018. Having Loom.com certainly helped the company. In […]C...

I would imagine the average sell through rate (STR) for most domain investors is below 3%. If you have a domain portfolio with 1,000 domain names, that would amount to 30 domain name sales per year. If the rate is much higher, I think it probably means the seller's prices are too low. The trouble […]Catchy.com

ASAP.com and related domain names are coming up for sale in a bankruptcy auction. These domain names are owned by a food prep and delivery service called ASAP, which was previously known as Waitr Holdings. The company filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in April, according to Nation's Restaurant News. The online bankruptcy auction is being […]Catc...

In a sales negotiation for my higher value domain names, I am frequently asked something along the lines of this: "If the domain name is so valuable, why is it still for sale?" The implication is that my domain name hasn't sold because it is overpriced. This is a simplistic way to look at it, […]Catchy.com

There are few things more disconcerting than knowing someone is attempting to do something with one of my domain names without permission. That's how I feel when I receive an unexpected email from GoDaddy with the subject, "Here's your one-time-use support PIN." Someone (privately) on X mentioned this feeling when receiving this email, and I [̷...

In a blog post published this morning, Efty announced its Efty Pay platform was launched today. The domain sales payment platform is launching in gradual steps, and the platform is now available for Efty subscribers to test drive with imported leads closing at a 3.5% introductory commission rate. In its introductory blog post, Efty also […]Ca...

Several years ago, Mode made an important domain name acquisition. The company had been using ModeAnalytics.com, and it acquired the brand matching Mode.com domain name. I had been a bidder in the asset auction that was the precursor to the sale. When I saw it was later being represented by Joe Uddeme, I kept in […]Catchy.com

I've done quite a bit of business with Dan.com. In fact, I probably have more deal revenue on Dan.com than anywhere else other than private sales. The platform has been easy to use as a seller and as a buyer. The only real knock I've ever had with Dan.com is their brand wasn't well-known, and […]Catchy.com

I've been doing a bit of outbound marketing on some of my lower value inventory-quality domain names. I have been using DomainLeads.com as well as Google searches for lead generation and reaching out to prospective buyers to move some of this inventory. One thing I've been trying to do is to remove BIN pricing from […]Catchy.com

When I was a kid and in my teens, I collected baseball and basketball cards. I had binders and boxes full of sports cards. I bought packs of cards and traded cards with friends. I also collected various collectibles – like Starting Lineup figures and Wheaties boxes with athletes images on the front of the […]Catchy.com