Joseph 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
How NameJet has changed over the past four years
· Domain SalesJoseph Peterson returns to write about NameJet. The Chinese market implosion and new expired domain deals have changed the face of NameJet since he last wrote. I stopped writing articles about domains at NameJet for DNW about 4 years ago. "My how ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Tucows exits its domain name portfolio
· Domain RegistrarsCompany no longer holds a portfolio of domains for the secondary market. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) released its Q3 earnings yesterday. You can see the numbers here (pdf), but they aren't the headline for the domain segment. Instead, it's this: after many ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Tucows releases earnings, quantifies lift from GoDaddy Auctions
· Domain RegistrarsMargin contribution from domains up due to price increases and Ascio; Tucows also explains lift from moving Enom expiry stream. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) released second quarter earnings (pdf) yesterday after the close of the market. The company has ... Continue Reading2 Comments
5 Domain Name Thoughts
· UncategorizedHere are some things I've been thinking about lately. It must be difficult for expired domain name research tools to compete with ExpiredDomains.net. It's hard to beat free with such a solid feature set. There's a new domain name generator out ... Continue Reading25 Comments
April’s Top Stories
· UncategorizedHere's what happened in domain names last month. These are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by pageviews. 1. Clothing company tries to reverse hijack domain name - A European clothing brand filed a "factually misleading" ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Should GoDaddy allow investors to list domains in the expired auction stream?
· Domain SalesIt would be great for domain sellers but has some downsides. There was an interesting discussion on Twitter over the weekend about auctioning domain names on GoDaddy. Hey - @godaddyauctions @jjstyler - I want to liquidate DomainDiscounts dot ... Continue Reading11 Comments
