Subscriptions are out. Commissions are back in. Domain Name Wholesale Exchange (DNWE, no relationship with DNW) is switching back to a commission business model. The marketplace for investor-to-investor domain sales was initially launched with a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
How can we make domain marketplace inventory more accurate?
· UncategorizedMarketplaces can help sellers keep their inventory fresh. Yesterday, Jamie Zoch posted on twitter about how poor the accuracy of inventory at domain name marketplaces is: The accuracy of inventory at domain name aftermarket platforms is absurdly ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Domain name industry consolidation needs to have its limits
· ServicesDomain name industry consolidation is necessary, but competition is crucial. As I walked around NamesCon yesterday, I saw the signs of consolidation in the domain name industry. There's Hexonet, now part of CentralNic, which has gobbled up many ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Sedo lowers minimum offer to $20, nixes min commissions
· Domain SalesChanges should add liquidity to domain market. Sedo is making two big changes to its domain name marketplace. It's a trial in place until the end of the year for now. First, it is lowering its minimum bid from $90 to $20. If you complained about ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain marketplaces should add two-factor authentication
· ServicesMarketplaces need to offer better security. All reputable domain name registrars have added some sort of two-factor authentication to their security stack. It's time for domain marketplaces to offer this added protection as well. Two-factor ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Report: How to Sell Domain Names on Marketplaces
· Domain SalesFree report provides details for getting the most out of domain name marketplaces. Today I'm delighted to release my first in-depth Domain Name Wire report, "How to Sell Domain Names on Marketplaces". I wrote this report in response to the numerous ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Survey: domain name sales, marketplaces, and brokers
· Domain SalesWill domain values go up? Survey says... This year's Domain Name Wire survey asked a number of questions about how people use domain name marketplaces and brokers. Domain Marketplaces The majority of survey-takers use only one or two domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment