NamesCon announced that registration for its 2023 NamesCon Global event is now open with a discounted early bird rate. The "Super Early Bird Special" ticket price is $349 or $549 for a Channel Pass. This is 65% off the regular price, according to the email I received. Tickets can be purchased via EventBrite, and the […]

Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall announced that he is looking for early beta testers for the company's under development "registrar and digital product platform" known as Spaceship. Beta testers should be people who already own domain names and are looking to register more. They should be also willing to provide feedback about their experience usin...

I use Dan.com landing pages for a great deal of my portfolio. Many of these domain names, particularly at price points above a few thousand dollars, use the Buy It Now (BIN) + Make Offer + Lease to Own (LTO). I have been running in to a bit of friction with this setup. The way […]

It's Thanksgiving week in the US this week. On Thursday, Americans will celebrate the holiday, but the travel and related celebrations usually begin before. If you're in the middle of a negotiation or sending emails to buyers or sellers, you'll probably receive out of office email replies. Thanksgiving week is not usually a great week […]...

According to a Seeking Alpha article covering the most recent Gambling.com earnings call, the publicly traded Gambling.com has acquired the Casinos.com domain name from Caesars. Terms of the deal were not shared on the earnings call, but the company seemed elated with the acquisition. Here's what Charles Gillespie, CEO of Gambling.com, stated about...

Nike announced the launch of a new digital web3 community called .SWOOSH. The announcement was made on Nike's corporate blog. Interestingly to those who are in the domain name space, the company is using a domain name from its .Nike branded TLD to host the website: Swoosh.Nike. Unlike .Swoosh, .Nike is an extension that can […]

GoDaddy Registry relaunched the .TV domain extension and created a marketing campaign to promote it. The relaunch was announced yesterday by Nicolai Bezsonoff on the GoDaddy Registry blog. The .TV extension is infamously the ccTLD for the island of Tuvalu, but it has become more synonymous with its generic usage. GoDaddy Registry won the contract [...

KKK.com is registered at Enom, and the domain name expired in mid-October. As a result of its expiration, KKK.com was automatically sent to an expiry auction at GoDaddy Auctions. By mid-day yesterday, the auction had a high bid of nearly $100,000 with a little over a week until the auction would end. In response to […]

LeonardoDicaprio.com is the most valuable expiry domain name on the daily auction lists I receive. Created in 1997, LeonardoDicaprio.com expired in early October of this year. The domain name is currently registered at Network Solutions, and it will be sent to auction at NameJet if it is not renewed immediately. As I am sure you […]

ICANN posted a job opening on LinkedIn that may be of interest to someone with experience in the domain name industry. ICANN is looking to hire a GDD Services Manager. GDD stands for ICANNs Global Domain Division. The job is part of the ICANN group that "is responsible for managing ICANN's relationships and contracts with […]

When it comes to domain investing and domain investors, there are quite a few different business models to make money. Each business model requires a different strategy and different tactics that are often divergent. Choosing a strategy or multiple strategies is an important decision to make, and a domain investor's strategy can change over time. [...

Last week, Ankur Nagpal shared how much he paid to buy the Ocho.com ($45,000) and Teachable.com ($25,000) domain names. I thought he got a great deal on each of these acquisitions. In his tweet, Ankur asked others what they paid for "a dope domain": Whenever I see a startup with a premium .com (which I […]

This afternoon while doing some acquisition research and due diligence, I came across a domain name that is for sale. The "for sale" landing page looks somewhat dated, as if it was created quite a long time ago. Within the messaging was the asking price of the domain name along with some other (unappealing) domain […]

One of the most time consuming things I do is evaluate domain names that are for sale in auction. Every day, tens of thousands of domain names come up for sale via domain auction platforms. I primarily participate in auctions on NameJet, GoDaddy Auctions, and DropCatch.com. I spend quite a bit of my time reviewing […]

In a Domain Name Wire article, James Iles recently wrote about the launch of Ocho Wealth, which uses the valuable Ocho.com domain name. At the time of publication, the acquisition price of Ocho.com was not known. If I would have guessed the acquisition price, I surely would have been in the six figures. Ocho.com is […]

A little over a week ago, Andrew Gazdecki, CEO of MicroAcquire, posted a tweet suggesting his company would "drop the Micro" from its brand name because it "has grown and matured into a marketplace that facilitates multi-million dollar startup acquisitions frequently." Doing so would mean the company secured the high value Acquire.com domain name: ...

A little over ten years ago, I saw that a small business near where I grew up did not have its brand match .com domain name. It had a unique name, so I thought that was strange. A visit to the brand match name showed me why – someone in another country owned the domain […]

While attempting to place some backorders this morning at DropCatch.com, I encountered an error message. Clicking on the login link brought me to an error message preventing me from logging in to my account: "We're sorry. An error seems to have occured. Please try again or visit https://www.dropcatch.com to speak with a customer service representat...

I saw a job posting on LinkedIn that might appeal to someone with domain name industry experience and expertise. Victoria's Secret is looking to hire a Brand Protection Domain Manager. This position is eligible to be remote with periodic travel requirements. Victoria's Secret is based in Ohio. While there are no requirements for domain name […...

This afternoon, I received the NameJet list of its Most Active Pending Delete Backorders. These are expired domain names that are about to be fully deleted and will be fought over by domain name registrars for partner auction platforms. One domain name in particular stood out to me – PureLife.com. Whois records show that PureLife.com […...

One of the neat sales tactics offered by Squadhelp is the price increase notification sellers can add to their landing page. Sellers who utilize this tool will show a message on their landing page that informs visitors the price will be increasing. This is a smart tactic from this innovative domain sales platform. While I […]

In 2018, I received an inquiry to buy a two word .com domain name that came through a form on an Embrace.com inquiry page. The name of the person who inquired sounded familiar to me, and a Google search of the unique spelling of his name showed me why. This man was a legendary entrepreneur […]

I occasionally send outbound emails to sell domain names. I combine a variety of Google search results with the lead generation tool at Dropping.pro to create a small and highly targeted list of prospective buyers for each domain name I want to sell via outbound marketing. One thing that doesn't change much is the content […]

When a prospective buyer makes a serious offer to buy one of my domain names, I like to ask a question like this: When could you close on the deal? When could you pay for the domain name? These similar questions can help me determine if it is a bonafide offer or someone who is […]

I was browsing through some recently filed UDRP cases, when a domain name popped out at me. A UDRP was filed against AmericansJourney.com by Chewy at the World Intellectual Property Organization. It is WIPO case #D2022-3876. On its own and without initially doing any background searching, the AmericansJourney.com domain name sounds somewhat defensi...

Making money is the most important driver in a domain investment business. It is, after all, a business for most people. When I accomplish something special – like closing a big deal – I like to celebrate it. Making money is the goal, but doing something small to reward myself for an achievement is important. […]

Rick Schwartz has long been an outspoken domain investor. From creating the popular TRAFFIC industry conference to writing Rick's Blog to sharing on Twitter, the "Domain King" has never been shy about sharing his opinions and offering advice about domain investing. I would imagine that most serious domain investors who are on Twitter follow Rick's ...

This morning while reading some UDRP decisions from the National Arbitration Forum, I came across a UDRP decision that had something I have never seen before. The decision listed the complainant as "Redacted" and the domain name as <[redacted].com>. The complainant won the UDRP and requested anonymity due to how the domain name had been [&#...

If you visited GoDaddy Auctions over the last few days, you probably noticed a big addition to search results pages. Late last week, GoDaddy added Majestic SEO data to domain names coming up for auction. GoDaddy highlighted the addition in a tweet last night: Last Friday we added more data to our listings! We want […]

A few days ago, news broke that Elon Musk wanted to proceed with his acquisition of Twitter. Shortly after the news broke, Musk alluded to how Twitter would fit into his plan for "X:" Buying Twitter is an accelerant to creating X, the everything app Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 4, 2022 X is in […]

A domain portfolio sell through rate (STR) may be a vanity number that holds little importance to most people. The STR is the percentage of domain names that are sold, and it is usually calculated on an annual basis. Someone who doesn't rely on domain name sales for their income might have a very small […]

Domain investors who want liquidity may opt to try and sell domain names at wholesale pricing. Reducing the price of a good domain name below its retail market value should help induce a sale more quickly. Jen Sale, who is a top industry domain name broker at Evergreen.com, shared some tips for selling domain names […]

When I have been doing outbound outreach to sell domain names, I have been including a link to a Dan.com BIN landing page. My focus has been on less expensive domain names since they tend to sell more easily. With Dan landers, the buyer has two purchase options, including the ability to buy the domain […]

At the end of my son's soccer game on Saturday, one of the parents came up to the Assistant Coach and asked about the company on his sweatshirt. The Assistant Coach works at the company, and the other parent knew a couple of his colleagues. After their conversation ended and we walked off the field, […]

Every day when I wake up, I motivate myself by thinking that today is going to be the day a big sale hits. Domain name sales come in with no rhyme or reason. Sometimes they develop from inbound inquiries and sometimes a bit of outbound marketing yields positive results. Just about every important domain name […]

Earlier today on Twitter, Rick Schwartz posted something I agree with and want to amplify – cash is king right now: When people start buying things other people start buying When people stop buying things other people stop buying When people start selling things other people start selling When nobody is buying & nobody is […]

Back in the day, I collected Kenner Starting Lineup figurines. There was a point, I recall, that some of them has some value. Even with the rising value of sports collectibles over the last couple of years, I don't think Starting Lineup figurines grew much in value. In fact, I gave several of my figurines […]

This morning I received an inbound offer for one of my domain names. The email address used was a person's name @companyname.info. I did a Google search for the person and the company name, and there was a match. The person is a senior executive at the company in the email. The .info extension set […]

This morning, I received an email from Dan.com announcing its new in-house domain brokerage offering. Dan sellers can now utilize brokers when they receive an offer and prefer to have a third party broker the sale on their behalf. The brokerage offering is powered by GoDaddy's broker services. Here are the details that were shared […]

Axle Payments, a company that has raised $165.2 million in funding according to Crunchbase, announced that it has rebranded itself as Denim. The company acquired the Denim.com domain name in advance of the rebranding. The news was announced on LinkedIn by Co-Founder and CEO Bharath Krishnamoorthy. TechCrunch published an article about the company's...

If you visit Push.com, you will be forwarded to a Twitter account seemingly operated by the owner of the domain name. A few years ago, I wrote about all the interest the Push.com domain name receives on Twitter. People visit Push.com, land on its Twitter page, and inquire about whether the domain name is available […]

A company called Kosmos Global Holding, S.L. from Spain filed and lost a UDRP against the Kosmos.com domain name. A three member WIPO panel also found that this was a case of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Attorney John Berryhill successfully defended the domain name. This is the second time John defended Kosmos.com, as another company […]

@NewfoldDigital has agreed to acquire @MarkMonitor, the leading global provider of domain management solutions, from @Clarivate, underscoring our commitment to delivering market-leading web presence solutions to our customers. Learn more: https://t.co/WdSpCXMOq0 Newfold Digital (@NewfoldDigital) September 12, 2022 A major domain industry acquisiti...

The US Dollar has been very strong lately. $1 USD is nearly equal to 1 Euro, and the Euro has been falling for nearly two years, as you can see in the above graphic courtesy of XE.com. Similarly, the GBP and other currencies have also been declining in value against the USD. The stronger dollar […]

I've been sharing some of the testing I have been doing with my inventory domain names. After moving just about all inventory-quality domain names to Embrace.com landing pages, I am tweaking my strategy a bit by moving many back to Dan.com BIN landing pages. Within the last few days, I moved nearly everything priced at […]