SEC filing details plans for spin-off of domain business. Later this year, Marchex hopes to spin off its pay-per-click and domain name business into a new publicly traded business called Archeo. It will trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker ACHX. It ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Marchex sells 50 domains for $1.4 million – here are the top 20
· Domain SalesCompany reports improved domain name sales compared to previous quarter. Marchex's Archeo, Inc. sold 50 domains in the first quarter of this year for a total of $1.4 million. Archeo, Inc. is the domain name division of Marchex, which the company ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Marchex domain sales drop in Q4, $6.3 million for the year
· Domain SalesA look at Archeo's revenue numbers. Marchex just reported earnings for Q4 2012 and the full year. It sold just $863,000 worth of domain names last quarter, which gave it $6.3 million in domain sales for the year. Had it already been spun out, its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex end user sales report, part 3
· Domain SalesA belated look at more of Marchex' end user domain sales. Last month I created a three part series about Marchex' end user domain sales. I was on the road in NYC and scheduled the third part to publish on November 7. But, as WordPress often does, it ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Marchex posts domain jobs: domain sales, inventory analyst
· UncategorizedMarchex is hiring domain people. Marchex is spinning off its domain name business into Archeo and is looking for a few good domain name experts to help it grow the business. Currently I see two domain name-specific positions listed on Marchex' job ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Interview: Marchex CEO Russell Horowitz on Archeo
· UncategorizedMarchex will finally focus on its domain name business. Yesterday Marchex announced it was splitting the company in two, forming a new domain-centric business called Archeo. Archeo will manage a portfolio of over 200,000 domain names, many of which ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Marchex’ top 500 domain sales of all time
· Domain SalesMarchex releases a sales data treasure trove. With Marchex' announcement today that it is spinning off its domain business into Archeo, the company released a treasure trove of data about its domain operations. The biggie: a list of its top 500 ... Continue Reading12 Comments
So like I was saying…Marchex splits in two, forms Archeo
· UncategorizedFinally, Marchex is getting serious about its vast domain name portfolio. On Tuesday I wrote about how Marchex had filed a trademark application for Archeo, and wondered if it was a rebranding. It is...sort of. Marchex announced today that it is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex readies Archeo, but what is it?
· UncategorizedCompany files trademark application with broad description. Last week Marchex filed an intent-to-use trademark application for "Archeo". The field of use is so broad that it's hard to pin down exactly what it's for. The company has shifted its ... Continue Reading4 Comments