My, 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
2023 top stories: GoDaddy’s “commission alignment”
· ServicesGoDaddy's Dan.com acquisition continues to reverberate in the domain aftermarket. You might think it's odd to say that one company changing its sales commissions is a top story of the year. But GoDaddy is the dominant player in the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
“AI” plunges in aftermarket sales rankings
· Domain SalesAI is no longer the top keyword in aftermarket domain sales at Afternic. Afternic has released its latest keyword data for aftermarket domain sales, and AI dropped significantly down the list. The data cover sales in October of this year. After ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Two things to do today for your Afternic domain names
· UncategorizedAdd these tasks to your to-do list. I've completed two housekeeping tasks this morning related to my domains at Afternic, and I'd consider them critical to maximizing your sales volume. First, did you know that domains pointed to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy auctions NameFind domains, adds .io and .xyz to Fast Transfer
· ServicesPossible bargains at GoDaddy, and look forward to more .io and .xyz sales thanks to Fast Transfer. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) and Afternic are starting two initiatives this week that domain investors should pay attention to. First, starting today, the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment