These words showed up more than others in domains that recently sold at Afternic. Last week, Afternic tweeted a graphic showing the top keywords in domains sold on its platform in February. The keywords in order are: the my for home ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New Afternic integrations could lead to more stale listings
· Domain SalesMore sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domain news & Lead Center walkthrough – DNW Podcast #428
· PodcastsToday's podcast covers a lot of recent domain news and Afternic's new Lead Center. On today’s show, I run through a lot of interesting news in the domain business including new features at SnapNames and Dan.com. I also cover the latest list of the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dan adds import-a-lead “lease to own” option
· ServicesIt's a good option for lower-priced long-term payment deals. At the Internet Commerce Association event in Las Vegas this January, someone asked GoDaddy President of Domains Paul Nicks if there could be an option to import a lead with a long-term ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Afternic introduces Lead Center
· Domain SalesNew beta feature gives domain investors transparency into which domains are being negotiated. Afternic has introduced a new feature called Lead Center that is designed to provide more insight into leads that Afternic brokers are working, and to ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Some updates on the Uniregistry to Afternic transition
· ServicesBefore you use the migration tool... Earlier this week, I wrote about the closure of Uniregistry Market and the process for moving your domains to Afternic. Shortly after writing the article, I decided to dig into the migration process. I ... Continue Reading6 Comments
February’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedGoDaddy and Verisign were in the news last month. With February in the books, let's take a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by views: 1. GoDaddy announces layoffs - GoDaddy let go of about 8% of its employees. 2. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This isn’t the first time Afternic has offered a parking rebate
· UncategorizedAfternic offered a "Park & Sell" rebate until GoDaddy acquired the business. I was looking through the Domain Name Wire archives last week when I came across an article I wrote in 2014 about changes GoDaddy made to Afternic after acquiring the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Things domainers should do in light of GoDaddy’s new commission structure
· Domain ParkingA couple of things you should do in light of the commission change. GoDaddy's new aftermarket commission structure went into effect on February 1. There are a few housekeeping things domainers should consider doing in light of the changes. The ... Continue Reading9 Comments
January’s top domain name news
· UncategorizedThese were popular news stories in the domain business last month. 1. Sex/com is for sale again - It last sold for $13 million, and the current owner wants at least $20 million. But they think they've found a business model, so it's not just the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
