Public offer comes after Rightside declined earlier offers. Donuts announced today that it's making a $70 million offer to acquire Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) new top level domain name business. The company is making the offer public after "Rightside ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Update with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu – DNW Podcast #85 (NASDAQ:NAME)
· PodcastsRightside CEO Taryn Naidu talks about the domain business. It's been almost a year since I sat down with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu for a podcast. I got the chance to reconnect with Naidu when I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago for DNSeattle. On this ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rightside’s premium promotion has begun
· Domain RegistrarsPromotion cuts the holding cost of premium domain names. Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) promotion on premium domain names has begun and will run through the end of June. As I explained last month, the promotion enables you to pay just one year of premium ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside targets $50-$75 million annual registry revenue in 3-5 years
· Domain RegistrarsCompany predicts strong upswing in registry revenue. Rightside's revenue from new TLDs might be trivial to its business right now, but the company expects big things in the future. Last year, Rightside generated registry revenue of $8.4 ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside: Q-over-Q revenue drops, new TLD revenue builds
· Domain RegistrarsRightside's revenue was down sequentially, but up compared to the same time last year. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) released earnings after the bell today. The company reported $55.1 million revenue for the first quarter of 2016, a 9% increase over the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Interesting data comparing .coms to premium new TLDs
· Domain SalesWhich premium domain names are price competitively? Prices that registries set for premium domains in new TLDs sometimes border on the absurd. I've come across domains in the form of Word1Word2.com that are available for hand registration and the ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Rightside to run domain investor-friendly promo on Premium domains
· ServicesRenewal prices will be low for premium domains registered May 16-June 30. Investing in new top level domain names for which the registry charges an annual premium is a tough proposition for domain name investors. I might be willing to pay $1,000 for a ... Continue Reading9 Comments
XYZ’s win-win $5 million proposition for 4 Rightside TLDs
· UncategorizedNegari wins even if Rightside doesn't take the deal. New TLD company XYZ offered $5 million for four of Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) new top level domain names today. Whether Rightside accepts the offer or not, its CEO Daniel Negari will walk away a ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Rightside’s net cost of 39 TLDs: $16 million
· ServicesCompany has spent $52 million acquiring new names, but its net cost is much lower. We've all seen some shockingly high auction results for new top level domain name auctions. How can companies make a profit on these domains? One thing to keep in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rightside has sold $675k of premium domains this year
· UncategorizedCompany releases stats about its premium domain name sales in new TLDs. Domain name company Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) revealed stats about its sales of premium domains in new top level domain names so far this year. The headline number: approximately ... Continue Reading4 Comments