Afternic has published its monthly keywords list, showing the most popular keywords in domain names sold on its marketplace in February. My and AI remain the top two sellers this month. Here's the full list, with the previous month's ranking in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
I care more about consistent payment timelines than fast payments
· Domain SalesPay me at the same interval every time, and I'll be happy. I hear a lot of complaints about payouts from Afternic. Most of these complaints are about payments taking too long. I'm not really concerned with how long it takes to receive payments ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Transfer domains between registrars? Remember to re-add to Fast Transfer
· Expired DomainsAsk your Afternic account manager to help get your domains on Fast Transfer after a domain transfer. When I win expired domains, I immediately list them for sale on Afternic. If they are at a Fast Transfer registrar such as Network Solutions, I'll ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The domain aftermarket has a big problem
· Domain SalesDomain aftermarkets need to clean up their inventory. Let me start this rant with some good news. This month, I sold a domain name for $6,500 that I found through Domain Academy's Afternic advanced search tool. I bought the domain for less than ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Afternic reveals January’s top-selling keywords in the domain aftermarket
· Domain SalesMy, AI and Home top the charts. Afternic has published the top keywords sold on its aftermarket for January. The words on this month's list are much more expected than some of the oddballs on the previous list. Florida? Sky? Blue? Those were ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Video tutorial: How to using GoDaddy List for Sale instead of Afternic
· Domain SalesSee how to add your domains to Afternic through the GoDaddy interface. I list nearly all of my domain names on Afternic, but I don't log into Afternic to list many of them. Instead, I use GoDaddy's List for Sale feature that lets you list domains ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Afternic releases a “new” keyword report
· Domain Sales"New" jumps and there are a lot of surprising keywords on Afternic's latest list. GoDaddy's Afternic has released its latest keyword report that shows what keywords were hot in the aftermarket in December. The word "new" shot from #14 on the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How to change Afternic listings to lease-to-own in bulk
· ServicesHere's how you can add lease-to-own to multiple domain names at one time. Last year Afternic introduced lease-to-own (LTO) payment plans to Afternic listings. After attending the ICA meeting in Las Vegas last week, one of my takeaways was to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
AI is back! (It was never really gone)
· Domain SalesDomain sales with "AI" in them rebounded in Afternic's keyword rankings. Afternic released its latest keywords report today, listing the top 20 keywords found in domain names sold on Afternic in November 2023. One month after dropping to #9 on ... Continue Reading2 Comments
What to do if your Afternic lead list looks like this:
· UncategorizedHow to get rid of confused "buyers" in one simple step. Every once in a while, one of my domain names on Afternic will get a lot of inquiries. Consider the domain in the image above, HackSpin.com. It received a few inquiries in September, but ... Continue Reading3 Comments