Auction grosses over $2 million. Here are the takeaways. Last week Thought Convergence liquidated much of its domain portfolio through a three-day auction. On today’s show, I talk with Thought Convergence CEO Ammar Kubba and domain investor Adam ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Expired Domains (part one) – DNW Podcast #364
· PodcastsExpired domain tips and tricks, part 1. Many domain investors acquire much of their inventory from expired domain services. This week kicks off a two-part series about expired domains with Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja. On today’s show, Bill explains ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy domain investor update – DNW Podcast #360
· PodcastsWhat's happening and what's in the works for domain investors. GoDaddy plays an important role in the domain name aftermarket. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks provides updates on what’s going on at GoDaddy for domain ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Actual domain investor results – DNW Podcast #356
· PodcastsLet's look at actual P&Ls of domain investors. Last week at NamesCon Online, I interviewed domain investors Logan Flatt and Mark Levine. They shared their actual revenue, expenses and profits for last year and updated how their sales are going ... Continue Reading1 Comment
My favorite domains – DNW Podcast #350
· PodcastsHere are my favorite domain names. It's the 350th episode! We all have favorite domain names in our portfolios. On today’s show, I run through my favorite domains from my portfolio. They aren’t necessarily the most valuable, but I have my ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Dim Sum, Yum Cha, and Pinyin domains
· UncategorizedUnderstanding what constitutes Pinyin and what doesn't is important for domain investors. I came across the term "Dim Sum" when studying in the USA, and then "Yum Cha" after moving to New Zealand. Whichever name you call it, I enjoy the small ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
China Trademark 50 provides clues for domain investing
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines more data about what domains Chinese companies choose. When running a business, we need to know our customers in order to provide the right products to them. This is also true when selling domains to end users in China. For ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Some companies use number-word domains, but be cautious
· UncategorizedNumber-word domains probably aren't good domain investments. We know corporate China loves numeric domains. For example, 6.cn, 37.com, 360.com, and 2345.com are all owned by Top 100 internet companies in China. But how about a number mixed with an ... Continue Reading18 Comments
A helpful Squadhelp feature for domain investors
· ServicesSquadhelp notifies users about new domain registrations in alternate extensions. Squadhelp is a fast-innovating domain name marketplace with lots of neat features. Here's one example. I received an email from Squadhelp today notifying me that ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Top domain name sales & crypto impact – DNW Podcast #342
· PodcastsLet's review top sales so far and talk a bit more about crypto values. This week's episode is shorter than usual. I recorded this ahead of traveling, so there's no news segment. Instead, I'm going to talk about two overarching themes this year: the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment