Afternic offered a "Park & Sell" rebate until GoDaddy acquired the business. I was looking through the Domain Name Wire archives last week when I came across an article I wrote in 2014 about changes GoDaddy made to Afternic after acquiring the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Quantifying the domain aftermarket slowdown
· Domain SalesTake a look at GoDaddy's aftermarket growth rates. The domain aftermarket exploded at the onset of the pandemic. Now, it's coming back to earth. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) is one of the biggest players in the aftermarket. Consider this data about ... Continue Reading4 Comments
3 things GoDaddy should do before shutting down Uniregistry Market
· Domain ParkingUniregistry has some great features. It would be a shame if they went away. Uniregistry might shut down this year as it is consolidated into GoDaddy. There are several things about Uni's domain marketplace that I hope GoDaddy integrates into its ... Continue Reading7 Comments
.Com leaderboard: Gname and GMO make moves
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers October 2022. Gname ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy reports earnings and tempered outlook
· Domain RegistrarsCompany anticipates slower growth in 2023. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported Q4 and full year 2022 earnings after the market closed today. The results provide context to last week's layoffs. For Q4, bookings were flat year over year, and revenue eked up ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Things domainers should do in light of GoDaddy’s new commission structure
· Domain ParkingA couple of things you should do in light of the commission change. GoDaddy's new aftermarket commission structure went into effect on February 1. There are a few housekeeping things domainers should consider doing in light of the changes. The ... Continue Reading9 Comments
GoDaddy announces layoffs
· Domain Registrars8% of employees being let go in second round of layoffs since 2020. GoDaddy announced yesterday that it's letting go of about 8% of its employees. CEO Aman Bhutani announced the layoffs in a notice to employees and impacted employees have ... Continue Reading6 Comments
January’s top domain name news
· UncategorizedThese were popular news stories in the domain business last month. 1. Sex/com is for sale again - It last sold for $13 million, and the current owner wants at least $20 million. But they think they've found a business model, so it's not just the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic rankles domainers with “pricing discrepancies” comments
· Domain SalesGoDaddy's aftermarket platform Afternic caused concerns for domain sellers today with a discussion about pricing discrepancies. In response to a tweet from competitor Efty about charging more for Afternic listings than for direct sales through landing ... Continue Reading21 Comments
My domain industry predictions for 2023
· UncategorizedHere are some things I think will happen in the domain business this year. Earlier this month I published the annual predictions episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Now that you've heard from other people, here's my forecast for the ... Continue Reading13 Comments
