Leonard Holmes of ParkQuick reports on the Affiliate Summit auction. I picked up a bargain domain at the Affiliate Summit domain auction last night. A few others did also, but I imagine that more than a few sellers were disappointed. Affiliate Summit ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Affiliate Summit Domain Auction Fizzles
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedRole of Domain Registrars to Change Over Next 5 Years
· Domain RegistrarsWhat role will domain registrars play in five years? Today, we think of domain name registrars as the place to go to register domain names. But this role will change over the next five years. Why? If you think "all of the good names are already ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Article Labels Domainers as “Spammers”
· Policy & LawArticle in Indianapolis Business Journal tells one side of the story, mislabels domainers An article in the Indianapolis Business Journal labels domainers, who are people who invest in domain names, as the "equivalent of e-mail ... Continue Reading4 Comments
iREIT Changes Management
· ServicesDomain name company shuffles management ranks. Domain name acquisition and development company iREIT (Internet REIT) has made changes at the top. Craig Snyder, whom the company hired from Marchex last year, was promoted to CEO about a month ago, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy to Launch “Signature Auctions”
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesDomain registrar GoDaddy is launching premium domain auctions through its TDNAM platform. GoDaddy, the world's largest registrar, is the latest company to announce a new platform for auctioning high-end domain names. The company will launch ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Majority of Domain Names are Purchased as Investments
· Domain SalesMost big ticket domain purchases are by investors hoping to flip the domain or cash in on pay-per-click revenue. Many high dollar domain sales are reported each week, but who is buying all of these domains? This is an important question to answer in ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Domain Roundtable Sets Ground Rules for Domain Name Auction
· Domain SalesLive auction this August will feature 450 domains. Jay Westerdal, President and CEO of Name Intelligence and promoter of the Domain Roundtable conference, announced plans for a live auction at next month's Domain Roundtable conference. Last year's ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Chinese.com To Sell for Over $275,000
· Domain SalesChinese.com has hit its reserve in a Sedo auction and will sell for over $200,000. The generic domain name Chinese.com has met its reserve at a Sedo auction and will close the morning of July 3. The current high bid is 217,500 EUR, or $293,000 USD at ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Tips for Domain Landing Pages – from NameMedia Research
· Services, UncategorizedLeonard Holmes of ParkQuick provides an update on domain name parking. NameMedia, the parent company of Active Audience and GoldKey, announced the results of some of their extensive landing page split-testing at the June TRAFFIC New York. These tests ... Continue Reading8 Comments
How to Improve Upon Record-Breaking Domain Name Auction
· Domain SalesMoniker's latest domain name auction is over and pulled in over $10M in domains. How can Moniker take it to the next level? The past week has been a record-breaker for domain name company Moniker. Last Thursday it sold nearly $11M in domains in its ... Continue Reading13 Comments