An auction at SnapNames for HotelDeals.com closed for $171,250. The sale was one of the largest domain name sales of the year, according to the latest domain sales report from DNJournal. BuyDomains sold GatherRound.com for $40,000. I purchased a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Selling Domains 101: Part Three, Domain Forums
· Domain SalesThis is part three of Domain Name Wire's "Selling Domains†series. In mymost recent article about selling domains I discussed domain name aftermarkets such as Sedo and Afternic. In this article I will discuss selling domains on domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Remit.com snags $81,000 bid on Sedo
· Domain SalesAn auction for Remit.com will end Monday. Remit.com has received an $81,000 bid on Sedo and an auction for the domain will end on Monday. This will be one of the biggest sales since Sedo added the auction format. The biggest Sedo auction sale to date ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NameMedia (BuyDomains, ActiveAudience) buys Afternic Domain Name Marketplace
· Domain Sales, ServicesNameMedia, owners of BuyDomains, have purchased Afternic. NameMedia announced today that it is buying Afternic. This probably explains the recent Afternic push to eliminate adult domains from their system. NameMedia is a privately-held, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Demand Media aims for 2007 IPO
· Domain SalesDemand Media, founded by former MySpace executive Richard Rosenblatt earlier this year, hopes to go public in 2007. When Business 2.0 published an article in December 2005 called "Masters of Their Domains", many in the domain industry sighed. They ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Selling Domains 101: Part Two, Domain Aftermarkets
· Domain SalesThis is part two of Domain Name Wire's "Selling Domains" series. Domain aftermarkets, also called domain exchanges, are very active sites for buying and selling domain names. In this article I will discuss the largest aftermarkets and strategies for ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Selling Domains 101: Part One, Terminology
· Domain SalesThis is part one of a new series about selling domain names. Every week I receive e-mails from Domain Name Wire readers asking about the best way to sell domains. The truth is there's no "best way"; it depends on your domains and objectives. This ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Sedo auctions are delivering results
· Domain SalesSedo's new auction system is delivering results, including a 6-figure sale. It's been less than a month since domain aftermarket Sedo launched its new auction format and it is already delivering big sales. Tractors.com sold for $153,500 to lead the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NetMovie.com sells for $31,500
· Domain SalesNetMovie.com is the latest high-value domain to sell at domain name aftermarket Afternic. Afternic's hot sales streak continues after its recent sale of Mannequins.com for $103,000. The domain sales company just sold NetMovie.com for $31,500. On ... Continue Reading2 Comments
SnapNames to auction off non-expiring domains
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsSnapNames, the most popular expiring domain marketplace, will begin auctioning off domains that aren't expiring. Expiring domains sell for a premium at SnapNames, thanks to auction frenzy. Domains that receive little attention while they are ... Continue Reading5 Comments