How domain brokers, buyers, and sellers should act ethically. How should domain name brokers behave? On today’s show, domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja discusses the role of buyer brokers, seller brokers, and buyers and sellers in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
· UncategorizedPanel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill ... Continue Reading12 Comments
The Fake Domain Broker – DNW Podcast #216
· PodcastsSomeone is pretending to be a well-known domain name broker. This is a story about an imposter. An imposter who pretended to be a well-known domain broker and tried to con another domain name broker into buying a domain name. Name Ninja Bill Sweetman ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sevan Derderian to lead new Above.com domain brokerage
· Domain SalesNew service will be integrated with Above's domain management system. Above.com, a domain monetization and sales platform for domain name investors, announced today that it's getting into the domain brokerage business. The new service will be led by ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How James Booth went from zero to $5 million in 6 months – DNW Podcast #94
· PodcastsJames Booth sold $5 million in domain names within six months of opening his brokerage firm. James Booth had a bit of an "in" when he got into the domain name business. His brother Andy Booth is a very successful domain name investor. Still, James' ... Continue Reading6 Comments
“Ultra Premium” Domain Names with Ryan Colby – DNW Podcast #56
· PodcastsThe value of one word .com domain names. What's happening to the value of great one word .com domain names? Today's guest, Ryan Colby, helps connect buyers and sellers of these valuable domain names for Outcome Brokerage. He discusses how the market is ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Holdings reports $3.4M domain name sales in Q1
· Domain SalesCompany releases sales data for first time ever. Domain name broker Domain Holdings has released statistics about its sales for the first time ever. The company plans to release data every quarter going forward. While not disclosing specific sale ... Continue Reading1 Comment
If a lead comes through a broker, you should pay the broker
· Domain SalesGive credit where credit is due. Yesterday I got an email from someone interested in one of my domains. "I found your domain on BuyDomains," he stated. But he thought the price I listed on BuyDomains (via Afternic) was too high and wanted to ... Continue Reading9 Comments
A shady domain broker practice
· Domain SalesTelling a domain owner you have a buyer for their domain when you don't is unethical. I want to highlight a domain broker practice that gives the industry a bad name. I'll call it the "phantom buyer". Here's how it works. A domain broker ... Continue Reading21 Comments
Escrow.com formally launches broker tool
· Domain SalesBroker tool released to all Escrow.com customers. I'm a bit behind because of a hosting change at the end of last week, but the latest news from Escrow.com is worth writing about even a couple days late. Escrow.com formally launched its broker tool ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
