A weekend of domain festivities in Washington D.C. Domain Roundtable officially kicked off this evening in Washington, D.C. at the Grand Hyatt. But this weekend was filled with unofficial activities for a few of the early arrivers. Saturday evening ... Continue Reading4 Comments
MyHomePage.com Sells for $50,000
· Domain SalesBuyDomains sells domain name for $50,000. BuyDomains has sold the domain name MyHomepage.com for $50,000. The buyer appears to be in Germany and the page currently resolves to WhyPark's name servers. This will be one to watch, as the buyer clearly ... Continue Reading8 Comments
LAinsurance.com Sells for $100,000
· Domain Sales, UncategorizedDetroit-based insurance agency shells out 6 figures for domain name. L.A. Insurance has purchased the domain name LAInsurance.com from NameMedia for $100,000. Although the number may seem high for a geo insurance domain name, this deal makes perfect ... Continue Reading8 Comments
BachelorsDegree.com Sells for $62,500
· Domain SalesNameMedia cashes in on degrees. NameMedia (Afternic, BuyDomains) sold two big "degree" domain names over the past week: BachelorsDegree.com for $62,500 and PsychologyDegree.com for $25,000. Both domains are protected by Moniker whois privacy and ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Claim.com Domain Name Sells for $80,000
· Domain SalesNameMedia sells Claim.com for $80,000. NameMedia, parent company of BuyDomains and Afternic, has completed the sale of Claim.com for $80,000. The buyer is unknown but appears to have used domain financing service Domain Capital to complete the ... Continue Reading7 Comments
AfternicDLS to Expand Promotion, Improve Integrity
· ServicesNameMedia platform getting two major improvements. NameMedia will notify customers of Afternic later today about two major enhancements to its platform. First, the company will be greatly expanding the reach of domains listed on Afternic with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Median End User Domain Name Sales Price $1200
· Domain SalesNameMedia provides data on the SMB end user market for domain names. Earlier this month I reported that the median sales price for domain names at Sedo last year was $500. I pointed out that this number represents a mix between end user sales and ... Continue Reading3 Comments
3 Companies That Still Want to Buy Your Domain Names
· Domain SalesThese three companies are still buying domain names in the down market. Domain buyers are fewer and further between in this down economy. But that doesn't mean they don't exist. Here are three companies that still want to buy your domain names. ... Continue Reading11 Comments
BuyDomains Turning on End of Year Sales Pressure
· Domain SalesNow might be a good time to strike a deal with BuyDomains. If you've had your eye on a domain at BuyDomains, now might be a good time to negotiate a deal. Over the past two days I've received four messages from BuyDomains with subjects ranging from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reports: NameMedia Lays Off 30
· ServicesUnconfirmed reports suggest domain giant has laid off 30 people. [Updated]Xconomy is citing unconfirmed reports that NameMedia, parent company of Afternic and BuyDomains, has laid off 30 employees. Please note that Xconomy has been unable to confirm ... Continue Reading9 Comments