Feature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar feature to all Investor app users. Radar is essentially a last-minute board for GoDaddy Auctions. The feature shows all ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Expired Domains (part two) – DNW Podcast #365
· PodcastsExpired domain tips and tricks, part 2. This is the second podcast in a series about expired domains. Last week, Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja explained how to monitor domains and place backorders. This week, we dig into auction bidding strategy and ... Continue Reading1 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
Buying an expiring domain? Might want to check this
· Expired DomainsThe domain could already be subject to a UDRP. Domain investors review a lot of data before buying expiring domain names. The more expensive the domain, the more data they check. Sometimes I'll Google the domain name to see how it's used. I ... Continue Reading3 Comments
An in-depth look at aftermarket sales at Web.com last month
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson takes a deep dive into sales at NameJet and SnapNames last month. Domain auctions at NameJet and SnapNames during July were neither record-shattering nor sluggish. And that alone is significant during a pandemic that has hobbled the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Reviewing NameJet and SnapNames sales from last month
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson does a deep dive on domains that sold on NameJet and SnapNames last year. Oh, and turn up your volume. A couple of features leap out at me while looking at the top June auction results from NameJet / SnapNames. First of all, 4 out ... Continue Reading3 Comments
What sold (and why) on NameJet and Snapnames last month
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson takes an in-depth look at Web.com's aftermarket sales in May. Once upon a time, people learning how to build websites and perform SEO went to a Lycos-owned tutorial site called WebMonkey.com. It had its ups and downs, shuttered in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Decoding last month’s Web.com aftermarket sales
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson shares what sold on NameJet and SnapNames last month, and what the domains could be used for. "Oh but they're weird and they're wonderful" – these domain sales. B-B-B-"Bennie and the Jets" by Elton John is how I first ... Continue Reading10 Comments
What GoDaddy’s acquisition of Uniregistry means for domain investors
· Domain RegistrarsLess competition for expired domains, but less competition for registrars, too. Earlier today, GoDaddy announced that it is acquiring Uniregistry and Frank Schilling's domain name portfolio. Here are some ways this will impact the domain name ... Continue Reading13 Comments
An in-depth look at NameJet’s sales
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson dives into last month's sales on Web.com's aftermarket platforms. Yesterday, I published a quantitative comparison of NameJet sales in December 2019 compared to 2015. Now let's look at what sold last month, including both NameJet ... Continue Reading4 Comments
