The aftermarket is back. Aftermarket domain name sales rebounded sharply in Q1 this year, according to Escrow.com. The company reported that overall payment volume at Escrow.com was AU $268.6 million. That's down 5% compared to the first quarter ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Escrow.com reports signs of life in high end of domain aftermarket
· Domain SalesThere are some "green shoots" in the domain aftermarket. Escrow.com released its Q4 Domain Investment Index (pdf) today. Its Q4 2022 was rather dismal, with just $80 million in domain transactions compared to $158 million in Q4 2021. But ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Quantifying the domain aftermarket slowdown
· Domain SalesTake a look at GoDaddy's aftermarket growth rates. The domain aftermarket exploded at the onset of the pandemic. Now, it's coming back to earth. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is one of the biggest players in the aftermarket. Consider this data about ... Continue Reading4 Comments
GoDaddy credits aftermarket for growth (again)
· Domain SalesDomain aftermarket propels Core Platform segment to better-than-expected revenue. Revenue in GoDaddy's (NYSE: GDDY) "Core Platform" segment grew ahead of expectations last quarter, and the company credits the aftermarket for the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
How will shrinking demand for domains impact aftermarket?
· Domain SalesDemand for domains is off to a slower start this year. Earlier today, I published the latest .com rankings, which evaluated top registrars' performances in January of this year for .com domains. The numbers tell us something we already knew: demand ... Continue Reading11 Comments
GoDaddy Corporate Domains adds Afternic integration for sales
· Domain RegistrarsCompany hopes corporations will sell some of their unused domain names. Big companies own many great domains they don't use, and they often spend years dormant. It can be challenging to buy a domain from these companies because you have to navigate ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Takeaways from GoDaddy’s Investor Day
· Domain RegistrarsFewer business segments and high-level aftermarket data. GoDaddy held an investor day last Friday following its earnings announcement on Thursday. The full presentation is here (pdf). Here are some notable things for domain industry ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Feature idea: deletion dates for domain marketplace listings
· Expired DomainsMarketplaces could help themselves by making it easier for domain investors to delete their listings on preset dates. Last week I sold two geo domains on Squadhelp on two consecutive days. Unfortunately, I had let one of the domains expire a few ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Dan.com domain sales kept rocking last month
· Domain SalesSales at Dan.com increased month-to-month in October. The domain name aftermarket remained strong last month, according to data from Dan.com. Leanne McMahon aggregated the sales data and found: 4368 public sales UP 189 4 six figure sales ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afternic launches new upgrades in beta
· UncategorizedSome users get access to improved seller management tools today. GoDaddy's domain name aftermarket Afternic has launched upgrades to its seller systems in beta. This afternoon, the company rolled out the beta to a randomly selected group of 10% ... Continue Reading4 Comments
