Associated Cities has an interview with Larry Milton, who bought Branson.com for $1.6M. You would think that million dollar sales of city domain names would be for huge cities like Houston, L.A., New York, and Chicago. That's why the domain industry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What’s that domain name worth?
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsForget domain appraisals. You can get domain name sales comps online. Trying to settle on a price for the value of a domain you are buying or selling? You can do a multiple based on traffic, but that's not always the best approach. You can search ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Salient Properties buys Wifi.com for $225,000
· Domain SalesAfter failing to sell at a number of live domain auctions, Wifi.com finally found a buyer in Salient Properties. The past couple domain conferences have featured Wifi.com, but it didn't sell at its high price tag. According to DNJournal, Sedo helped ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Adsense.com is sold
· Domain SalesThe domain Adsense.com has sold to an undisclosed buyer. One of the great mysteries about Google is why it launched a service called Adsense without owning the domain name Adsense.com. A company with unlimited resources fails to purchase a domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
PrimeRate.com sells for $110,000
· Domain SalesAfternic landed a 6 figure sale, just one of many great sales in recent weeks at the venue. Domain aftermarket Afternic.com has sold PrimeRate.com for $110,000. The domain had received offers from five different buyers on Afternic, all for over ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic Update
· Domain Sales, ServicesInside two weeks, my Afternic featured listing have resulted in two sales. It was just a couple weeks ago that I started my experiment with Afternic's "Featured Listing" service, listing 11 of my domains in the Home Featured category. So far two of my ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Not-so-certified offers from Network Solutions
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesNetwork Solutions' Certified Offer Service doesn't guarantee a transaction will go through, despite the company's claims. I have received offers on three of my domain names through Network Solutions' "Certified Offer Service". This service allows ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Afternic Featured Listings update
· Domain Sales, ServicesResults from my featured listings on Afternic have been positive. It's been a week since I upgraded 11 of my domain listings on Afternic to "Home Featured" (see Afternic Featured Listings experiment.) Results have been great so far: -2 offers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cheap domains sell for a lot of cash
· Domain SalesInternet Business Group (IBG) has spent more than £1m to purchase several "cheap" domains. Internet Business Group has purchased several domains for a total of £1.1m. Two of the domains are cheapholidaydeals.co.uk and cheapaccommodation.com. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afternic Featured Listings experiment
· Domain Sales, ServicesOver the next month I'm testing 11 domains on Afternic's home page featured section. Listing domains on exchanges like Afternic and Sedo is typically free, but exposure is limited. Both of these services offer premium listings that offer more exposure ... Continue Reading2 Comments