Ron Jackson of DNJournal tells us what he's seeing in the aftermarket. Ron Jackson keeps tabs on domain name sales at DNJournal. On today’s show he discusses what he is seeing in the market, comparing .com to non-.com TLDs and country code domains. Ron ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain inquiries heading into annual high season
· Domain SalesJanuary and February tend to have a spike in domain name purchase inquiries. The first two months of the year tend to be good ones for domain sales, or at least domain name inquiries. Ryan McKegney, CEO of domain offer system DomainAgents, says that ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Bipartisan.com among Sedo auctions ending soon
· Domain SalesBipartisan.com and eResearch.com are about to have a new owner. Sedo holds frequent Great Domains auctions as well as themed auctions, but don't overlook the site's regular auctions as well. The regular auctions include domains that registrants have ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Get ready for Black Friday domain deals
· UncategorizedHow domainers can take advantage of Black Friday. We're about a week away from Black Friday and you can expect deals to start rolling out a day or two before that. Domain name registries and registrars have jumped on the Black Friday bandwagon in ... Continue Reading5 Comments
TajMahal.com sells for $30k on NameJet, down 40% from 2009
· Domain SalesSomeone took a bath on this domain name. The domain name TajMahal.com sold on NameJet yesterday for $29,999. That's down 40% from 2009 when the domain name sold for $50,000 on NameJet. TajMahal.com has been passed around many times. According ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Ice.com, a domain with a rich history, sells again. This time for $3.5 million.
· Domain SalesOnce a dot-com darling, the Ice.com domain name finds a new owner. Today's announced sale of the Ice.com domain name for $3.5 million brings me back down memory lane. I remember shopping on the site in the early 2000s. That was in a much ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Some domain name thoughts for your weekend
· UncategorizedHere are a few domain-related notes as you head into your weekend... I sold my second new top level domain this week. I didn't get rich. Just $1,150. I stayed away from domains with heavy premiums and focused a lot on the generic top level domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times – DNW Podcast #131
· PodcastsOne market for domain names is very strong but the other is lackluster This week we chat with domain name broker Andrew Rosener of Media Options about the domain name market. He says it's a very bifurcated market, with different results in the end user ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Sell more domain names! – DNW Podcast #124
· PodcastsJeff Gabriel gives specific tips and strategies for selling more domain names. Jeff Gabriel knows how to sell domain names. He broke into the industry as a domain broker and now runs sales as VP at Uniregistry. Jeff gives tips for how to price your ... Continue Reading21 Comments
How big is China? Big.
· Domain Sales57% of Domain Name Sales' revenue coming from China. This morning at NamesCon, Domain Name Sales VP of Sales Jeffrey Gabriel showed a slide with sales data from the past year: Wow. 2% of leads generating 57% of the dollar volume of sales. ... Continue Reading6 Comments