Here's how to combine multiple accounts created by Web.com's dropcatching services. One of the things I hope Newfold Digital does now that it owns the Web.com properties is to fix its aftermarket. I assume the long-term vision is to combine its NameJet ... Continue Reading2 Comments
This company didn’t want you to dropcatch BoatSecure.com
· Expired DomainsIt was apparently bombarded by auction frontrunners. One of the expired domain auctions on DropCatch.com this afternoon was for the domain BoatSecure.com. I was researching the name and looking at other companies using the extension when I came ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Here come the $50 closeouts
· Expired DomainsGoDaddy Auction closeouts now start at $50. It's February, and that means GoDaddy has changed the pricing for closeout domain name auctions. Expired domain names that don't receive bids move to closeouts, where a Dutch auction begins. ... Continue Reading8 Comments
GoDaddy to change closeout auction pricing
· Expired DomainsDutch auction will start at higher prices to deter closeout sniping. GoDaddy is changing its closeout auction pricing structure in a move that will upset some domain investors and make others happy. When a domain name on GoDaddy's expired ... Continue Reading34 Comments
Web.com has strong month for aftermarket domain sales
· Expired DomainsThe company's auction services had a great end to the year. Here's what sold. Web.com's aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to deliver 128 sales of $2,000 or more last month. That totaled over $700,000, making it a strong month for ... Continue Reading2 Comments
How I decide which domains to renew vs. delete
· Expired DomainsSome helpful tips for making the keep/delete decision. I like to spend the final week of the year preparing for the next. This includes reviewing the domains in my portfolio that expire over the next 6-7 months and renewing the ones I want to keep. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Google discusses using expired domains for backlinks and SEO
· Expired DomainsThe company doesn't want people to game the system but doesn't want to wrongly penalize a domain, either. When you see an expired domain auction for a crappy domain reaching stratospheric levels, you can be that people are bidding on it because it ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Sav’s no-fee domain backorder service comes out of beta
· Expired DomainsDomain name registrar only charges customers the registration cost for dropping domains. Domain name registrar Sav has taken the beta label off of its domain name backordering service. Sav doesn't charge anything to place backorders and doesn't ... Continue Reading5 Comments
You can still pick up Pinyin domains from the drops
· Expired DomainsGood quality Pinyin domains drop every day. I thought most meaningful Pinyin are already owned by Chinese investors because there are over 900 million internet citizens and a large pool of investors in China. These Chinese domain investors even ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Uniregistry expired domains are coming to GoDaddy Auctions
· Expired DomainsAuctions should start popping up later this week. GoDaddy acquired domain name registrar Uniregistry this year, so it was only a matter of time before Uniregistry expired domains would transition to GoDaddy Auctions. That should start happening ... Continue Reading3 Comments