A previously-used .org domain leads the way. Web.com has reported its public aftermarket sales of $2,000 or more for August. Between NameJet and SnapNames, the company sold 76 domains for $2,000 or more, totalling just over $400,000. The top ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Sedo CEO Matthias Conrad – DNW Podcast #247
· PodcastsHow Matthias Conrad views the domain aftermarket so far. Matthias Conrad joined Sedo as its new CEO at the beginning of the year. On this show, Matthias talks about his impression of the domain aftermarket—and Sedo—after about half a year on the job. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Great domain investing data from Paul Nicks (GoDaddy) at NamesCon
· Domain SalesThis is a live blog of Paul Nick's keynote at NamesCon this morning. Paul Nicks shared some valuable data about domain investing. YoY sales of aftermarket domains from third party inventory were up 41% on 29% increase in inquiries. 30% growth in ... Continue Reading13 Comments
GoDaddy gets patent related to facilitating expired domain and aftermarket transactions
· Domain RegistrarsConcepts in patent could help domain owners sell more domains. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a patent to GoDaddy for "Notifying registrants of domain name valuations". The title of U.S. patent number 9865011 (pdf) is a ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New Domain Name Aftermarket Launches
· Domain SalesPremierDomains.com launches. Is there room for more domain aftermarkets? It seems like new domain name aftermarkets pop up every month. Most of them are just copycat sites with features similar to Afternic and Sedo. They don't gain traction and ... Continue Reading9 Comments
