Patent describes a separate "cache" pool for expired domains. The current method of drop catching domain names — throwing as many registrar add commands at the registry as possible — hasn't changed. But that doesn't mean the world's largest domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
How I decide which domains to renew vs. delete
· Expired DomainsSome helpful tips for making the keep/delete decision. I like to spend the final week of the year preparing for the next. This includes reviewing the domains in my portfolio that expire over the next 6-7 months and renewing the ones I want to keep. ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Lessons from three recent domain sales
· Domain SalesHere are three lessons to sell more domains. I've made three small (one very small!) domain sales over the past 10 days, and each of them comes with a lesson. Here they are: The follow-up Some sales discussions go stale. It makes sense to ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Sedo improves expired domain auction search
· Expired DomainsBuyers can now search by SEO and Google metrics. Domain name marketplace Sedo has improved the searchability of expiring domain inventory and given it its own home: expiringdomains.sedo.com. Users can now search and sort by four Majestic SEO ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Comparing the GoDaddy Auctions model vs. NameJet model
· Expired DomainsThe two dominant expiring domain services have different models, each with their own pros and cons. There are two big players in the market for back ordering expiring domain names that haven't entered the deletion phase yet. These are names at ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Pheenix increases expired domain backorder prices
· Expired DomainsPrice will go up another $10 this month. As the arms race for catching dropping domain names escalates, expired domain catcher Pheenix is raising its prices. The company announced that the price of "gold" .com backorders will increase to $38.99 on ... Continue Reading2 Comments
15 domain names to backorder this week
· Expired DomainsHere are 15 domains at NameJet, SnapNames and GoDaddy to consider backordering. It's been a while since I've done a "what to buy this week" post. I've selected 15 domains available for backordering at the major expired domain services. None of these ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Comparing expired domain drop catching prices
· Expired DomainsAs NameJet hikes prices, here are your options. NameJet announced today that it's increasing the price of pending delete drop catching, suggesting that the price hike is so it can invest more to improve its success rate. By "pending delete" drops, ... Continue Reading3 Comments