This is part 5 in Domain Name Wire's "Selling Domains 101" series. If former carpet salesman Roy Edward Messer would have sold his domain name Vodka.com to another domain name investor, how much would it have sold for? Surely it wouldn't have been as ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Archives for February 2007
January Domain Name Parking Results
· Services2007 started off strong for domain name parking revenue. I'm a bit perplexed about how to report my domain name parking statistics for January. Compared to December 2006, my revenue was up. Also, my results with DomainSponsor and Skenzo on ... Continue Reading2 Comments
A new GoldKey, Bye Bye ParkingSite, other news
· ServicesLeonard Holmes of ParkQuick updates us on the latest in domain name parking. GoldKey is launching their new, renovated site in February. It was supposed to launch 2/1, but was delayed because of some last minute issues, according to Scott Briggs, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
VeriSign Says Domain Name Price Hikes Coming
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawVeriSign says it will hike prices on .com, .net domains in 2007. The domain name industry knew it was coming, but VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) CEO Stratton Sclavos dropped the bomb during the company's earnings call on Wednesday. During the 33rd minute of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CNET Surveys Registrars about GoDaddy Suspension
· Domain RegistrarsCNET sent surveys to 12 registrars asking them about their policies for suspending domains. Last week GoDaddy changed the DNS on a customer's domain name at the request of MySpace. MySpace complained that the site in question was displaying the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Names: January in Review
· Uncategorized2007 started with a bang in the domain name industry. January symbolizes a fresh start and a new beginning. For the domain name industry, January 2007 was another month of (mostly) positive news. Here are some of the top stories from ... Continue Reading2 Comments