This is the second in a series covering the top stories on DNW in 2017, as ranked by pageviews. In April 2015 GoDaddy made waves when it acquired Marchex's domain name portfolio for $28 million. The registrar, which helps domain investors buy and sell ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Why Marchex and WWM domain name acquisitions make sense for GoDaddy
· Domain SalesUnique characteristics make these portfolios valuable to GoDaddy. GoDaddy made the surprising announcement on Monday that it had purchased Michael Berkens' domain name portfolio. It was surprising because I had no idea Michael Berkens' Worldwide ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GoDaddy sold $1.4 million of domain names from Marchex portfolio last quarter
· Domain RegistrarsCompany getting early results from domain name portfolio. GoDaddy released its Q3 earnings yesterday, and its 10-Q filing with the SEC gives some insight into how it is doing with the Marchex domain name portfolio. The company paid $28.1 million to ... Continue Reading5 Comments
GoDaddy loses first UDRP from Marchex portfolio acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsNo one responded to the dispute. GoDaddy has lost its first UDRP from the portfolio it acquired from Marchex in April. The company didn't respond to a UDRP filed by Dairyland Midwest, Inc. d/b/a AgVision for the domain name AgVision.com. When the ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Had your eyes on a domain at Marchex? Might want to give GoDaddy a call
· Domain SalesGoDaddy pricing the domain names at a more reasonable level. One of the reasons GoDaddy acquired Marchex's domain name portfolio (which was recently being sold under the Archeo brand) was that Marchex had steep prices on the domain names. A friend ... Continue Reading6 Comments
GoDaddy acquires Marchex’s domain name portfolio for $28 million
· Domain SalesAn in-depth look at GoDaddy's purchase of over 200,000 domain names and what it means for domain name investors. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has acquired about 200,000 domain names from Marchex (NASDAQ: MCHX) for $28.1 million, plus a potential ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Marchex CEO steps down
· ServicesA new boss at Marchex and Q4 earnings released. Marchex reported earnings today, and also announced that long time CEO Russell Horowitz has stepped down. Company co-founder Pete Christothoulou has taken over the top post. The company, which derives ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex sells $1.6 million in domain names in Q4
· Domain SalesMarchex's Archeo division continues to sell domains at fairly high prices. Marchex reported its fourth quarter earnings after the bell today. It included sales results from Archeo, its domain name division. Archeo sold 262 domain names for a total ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex and Web.com release earnings
· Domain RegistrarsDomain portfolio owner and large registrar group report earnings. Two domain name companies released third quarter earnings results after the bell yesterday. Marchex reported GAAP revenue of $40.6 million, compared to $33.7 million in the same ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Marchex shelves plans to spin off domains division Archeo
· ServicesArcheo will remain a division of Marchex instead of becoming its own publicly traded company. Marchex has canceled its plan to spin off its domain name business into a separate public company, at least for now. The company announced plans last ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment