Buying and selling online businesses – DNW Podcast #337
Learn about selling your developed domain or buying an online business. Two episodes ago on the podcast, Michael Cyger t… Read more
China wants to patent a decentralized blockchain DNS
Chinese government entity files U.S. patent application for blockchain-based DNS. The Chinese government wants a U.S. pa… Read more
Is there a plot to kill .com?
“You come at the king you best not miss” David Pierce over at Protocol wrote an interesting article with a provocative t… Read more
Tucows reports earnings and domain business growth
Revenue nudges upward as focus on profit pays off. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported first-quarter results (pdf) after the m… Read more
Spase, Inc. loses cybersquatting dispute for a THIRD time
Company tries a third UDRP venue to no avail. If at first you are found to try reverse domain name hijacking, try, try a… Read more
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani on Fox Business
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani appeared on Fox Business. Aman starts out talking about small businesses and the effects of the… Read more
GoDaddy Q1 revenue up 13.8% – $775m share repurchase authorized
GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported first quarter earnings today. After hours 82.75 +0.51 (0.62%) GoDaddy raised its full year… Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CopyMarkets.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and CopyMarkets.com led the way at 150,000 Euro, ($180,271). SuperWorld.com… Read more
SpaceCoin.com sells for 7x the 2015 sale price on Sedo
Back in 2015 Keith Trost of Nas.com fame, sold SpaceCoin.com for $5,000 on Sedo. Monday it was flipped for 7x to $35,000… Read more
NamesCon Will Be Online Again in September As Pandemic Continues to Delay In Person Events
NamesCon is coming back next fall but it looks like it will be 2022 before the in person version returns. Read more
With a $2 Million Angel Leading the Way Things Remain Heavenly in the Domain Aftermarket
A new domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com and again we found big sales busting out all over! Read more
SAV.com Gives Domains for Sale More Exposure by Pairing New Afternic DLS Access With Its SedoMLS Connection
SAV.com beefs up exposure for their domain sellers with access to both major domain listing networks. Read more
A Quartet of 6-Figure Sales Led by a ccTLD Took Center Stage on This Week's Sales Chart
The domain aftermarket continues to run at full throttle with impressive sales being posted in all categories. Read more
New Reports from Guta and GGRG Show Domain Aftermarket Boom Still Going Strong
Two of the industry's top brokerages have released their latest quarterly reports on sales activity in the premium domai… Read more
GoDaddy Registry Goes BIG in New gTLD Biz Acquiring .CLUB, .Design and 28 MMX TLDs
GoDaddy Registry, an 800-pound gorilla in TLD management, put on a couple of hundred more pounds in one stunning $120 mi… Read more
Surge in 6-Figure Domain Sales Continues With a Record 17 Names Hitting That Mark on New DNJ Chart
A record that took 18 years to set lasted just 2 weeks! The 17 six-figure sales on this week's chart easily surpassed a… Read more
Next ICA Members Event Explores Domains & Branding + Brent Oxley Adds His Support to the Association
The Internet Commerce Association continues to provide value and attract new support for their efforts to defend domain… Read more
Radix Reports 31% Surge in Revenue for 2020, Profit Up 36% From the Previous Year
Radix, one of the world's largest operators of new TLD domain registries, saw their business surge in 2020 with big gain… Read more
In a Record Breaking .NET Sale Poker.Net Changes Hands for $750,000 to Smash Mark Set 7 Years Ago
Back in 2014, a .net domain was sold for $500,000 to set a record that stood for 7 years before a new King was crowned t… Read more
Domain Sales Defy Gravity - 13 Reach Six Figures in Supernova That Lit Up the DNJournal Sales Chart
The new bi-weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com and this is one for the ages. A tsunami of big sales washe… Read more
Actress, Singer, Songwriter Jessica Castello Carries Family Name to Entertainment Industry Fame
Thanks to Michael & David, Castello is one of the most familiar names in the domain business. Now Michael's daughter is… Read more
A Tale of Two Markets - Total Domain Registrations Slipped But Aftermarket Sales Surged in 4Q-2020:
Two new reports provide a lot of insight into what has been happening in both the new domain registration market and the… Read more
Shane Kinsch Sells FTA.com for $400,000 in One of Year's 5 Biggest Domain Sales to Date + ROTD Extends Online Domain Auction to March 11
In 1999 Shane Kinsch hand registered FTA.com for $70. He just sold it for $400,000 giving him two of the 20 biggest sale… Read more
Mules.com Buyer Not Stubborn - Pays 6 Figures in Sale That Tops New DNJournal Chart
This week's sales should make everybody happy with two 6-figure .coms, the biggest non .com gTLD sale of the year and mo… Read more
Efty.com Brings Brokerage to the Domain Sales Platform With New Saw.com Partnership
Efty continues to expand their service offerings through strategic partnerships. A new one with SAW.com follows their 20… Read more
Bird.com, Fish.com & Tattoo.com Sell for a Total of Nearly $5 Million in RightofTheDot's Live Online Domain Auction
ROTD's online live domain auction today was a roaring success with three home runs giving Monte Cahn's team and the enti… Read more
2021 Global Domain Report from InterNetX & Sedo Offers Outstanding Analysis of Latest Industry Trends:
Here's a great (and free!) 76-page report on today's domain industry that would be a perfect addition to your weekend re… Read more
RightOfTheDot Ready to Rock the Domain Sales House with Live Online Auction Thursday
The hammer will be coming down on some great domains when Monte Cahn & Wayne Wheat go live from the Lone Star State Thur… Read more
ICA Experts Demolish 9 Persistent Myths About Domain Investors & the Aftermarket in Must Read Article
A lot of buyers think the only reasonable price for a domain is what THEY want to pay for it! An important new article b… Read more
Year's First Reported 7-Figure Sale + 2 More in 6 Figures Headline New DNJ Sales Chart
We are still in the dead of winter but things are really heating up on the domain sales charts. 3 of the new year's 5 bi… Read more
VIPBrokerage Closes Multi-Million $ Sale of Christmas.com - One of 20 Biggest Domain Sales Ever Reported
VIPBrokerage has rung the blockbuster bell again. After selling California.com for $3 million in 2019 they have moved Ch… Read more
Arizona.com Changes Hands For 6 Figures in a Rare Sale of a U.S. State .Com Domain
You don't seen .com State or Major City pure geodomains change hands very often but VIPBrokerage has followed their Cali… Read more
Major Commitments From ParkingCrew and MediaOptions Fuel Continued Growth of the ICA
There is strength in numbers and the numbers continue to increase for the Internet Commerce Association - both in new me… Read more
Sedo's Dave Evanson Tops The Domain Sales Chart Again + Huge NDA Sale Brings Home the Bacon
It has been a crazy busy couple of weeks in the domain business but it has produced a ton of good news on the sales fron… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the South Asia Track at the 2021 NamesCon Online Conference
NamesCon's South Asia Track ran in what were the overnight hours in the US but we've now watched the replays and posted… Read more
Closing Day Photos & Highlights from the 2021 NamesCon Online Conference Friday, January 29
That's a wrap! NamesCon Online completed its 3-day run today, preparing an already thriving industry for an even better… Read more
Day 2 Photos & Highlights from the 2021 NamesCon Online Conference Thursday, January 28
Special events including presentation of the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award and naming of the world's #1 broker on the Escr… Read more
Day 1 Photos & Highlights from the 2021 NamesCon Online Conference Wednesday
The Opening Day of NamesCon Online 2021 is in the books! Attendees from over 40 countries around the world logged in and… Read more
New Sedo CEO Michael Robrock Recounts His 20-Year Rise from College Kid to Leader of a Domain Industry Giant
Ever since Michael Robrock was named the new CEO at Sedo in September we have been looking forward to an in-depth interv… Read more
Monte Cahn Announces New Live Online Domain Auction To Be Held February 25, 2021
RIghtOfTheDot Founder Monte Cahn and World Champion Auctioneer Wayne Wheat are getting back in the saddle for a big auct… Read more
A Trio of $75,000 Sales Fill the Top Spots on This Week's Domain Sales Chart
A new domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The .Coms, ccTLDs and Non .com gTLDs all had solid outings. Read more
The State of the Industry 2021: Two Dozen Domain Experts Detail How Covid Changed the Business in 2020 and What to Expect Next
DNJournal's 17th annual State of the Industry Cover Story up. Find out how the experts view what happened in 2020 and wh… Read more
Mike Mann Recaps His 30-Year Career as a Domain Industry Pioneer in New Video Interview
Here's the story of how a 15-year-old runaway became an internet entrepreneur who has made millions of dollars and raise… Read more
Rick Schwartz Gets 2021 Domain Sales Season Off to a Great Start with an $850,000 Sale!
Rick Schwartz has sold a domain he hand registered in 1998 for $850,000 to lead our first Sales Chart of the new year. Read more
It's January and You Know What That Means - Time to Get Ready for Another NamesCon!
With 2020 finally behind us we now have a new year with unlimited new possibilities ahead of us! NamesCon Online will ge… Read more
List 001: Handpicked Expired Domains Are Back! (101 Available Domains)
Today we’re bringing back a DotSauce classic, our handpicked expired domain lists. It was a favorite among all our reade… Read more
Using December .Com and .Net Registration Trends to Discover Keyword-Rich Domain Names
Verisign publishes a monthly blog post series that identifies the top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net i… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
.Net: A Timeless Classic
Some things stand the test of time, like .net, one of the original domains on the internet. In fact, the first domain na… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in November
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report: UDP Flood Attacks Make Up 49 Percent of Attacks
Verisign just released its Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in October
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Google publishes their TLD registry software: Nomulus
Google announced this morning that they are releasing their TLD registry platform, Nomulus, which is written in Java, un… Read more
A Great Collaborative Effort: Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone
A few weeks ago, on Oct. 1, 2016, Verisign successfully doubled the size of the cryptographic key that generates Domain… Read more
8 Tips to Find Your Perfect .Com Domain Name
So you’ve decided that you want a domain name, congrats! Your first instinct is probably to register your domain name wi… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in September
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player
Article from Cara Hayes, Verisign director of digital marketing, previously published in WIRED. The Venture Capital (VC)… Read more
Defending Against Layer 7 DDoS Attacks
Layer 7 attacks are some of the most difficult attacks to mitigate because they mimic normal user behavior and are harde… Read more
Verisign Q2 2016 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to Approximately 334.6 Million Domain Names in the Second Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in August
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone, Part II
A few months ago I published a blog post about Verisign’s plans to increase the strength of the Zone Signing Key (ZSK) f… Read more
Verisign Announces .닷컴 and .닷넷 Domain Names Are Now Available for General Registration
Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea Today, Verisign is excited to announce that .닷컴 and… Read more
Verisign Q2 2016 DDoS Trends: Layer 7 DDoS Attacks a Growing Trend
Verisign just released its Q2 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in July
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Many .Com Domain Names with the Same Keywords as Premium New gTLDs Are Available for Registration
Earlier this month, Andrew Allemann wrote a post on notable NameJet sales in which he discusses the sale of PropertyReha… Read more
Internet Grows to 326.4 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in June
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Verisign Named to the Online Trust Alliance’s 2016 Honor Roll
Verisign is pleased to announce that we qualified for the Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) 2016 Honor Roll for showing a co… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in May
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
7 Key Questions to Ask When Choosing a Domain Name Extension
In the last three years, almost 1,000 new generic top-level domains (new gTLDs) have entered the market, increasing the… Read more
Verisign Announces .コム Domain Names Are Now Available for Anyone to Register
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific Today, Verisign is excited to annou… Read more
How Keyword-Rich Domain Names Positively Affect Search Click-Through Results
Every day, billions of searches (also called search queries) take place online. These searches often include a variety o… Read more
Verisign Q1 2016 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 111 Percent Year Over Year
Verisign just released its Q1 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
We Need You: Industry Collaboration to Improve Registration Data Services
For more than 30 years, the industry has used a service and protocol named WHOIS to access the data associated with doma… Read more
Your Personal Brand Starts Online
They say first impressions are the most lasting. Today, that first encounter – whether you’re looking for your dream job… Read more
Verisign Launches New gTLDs for the Korean Market, .닷컴 and .닷넷
Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea Verisign is pleased to announce the launch of our pha… Read more
Verisign Opens Landrush Program Period for .コム Domain Names
Guest Post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific Today, the Landrush Program Period… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in April
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of April 2016 are below. Any surprises? Click… Read more
Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone
One of the most interesting and important changes to the internet’s domain name system (DNS) has been the introduction o… Read more
Internet Grows to 314 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in March
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of March 2016 are below. Any surprises? Click… Read more
Verisign Q4 2015 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 85 Percent Year Over Year
Verisign just released its Q4 2015 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in February
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of February 2016 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
The Cyberthreats and Trends Enterprises Should Watch in 2016
Every year, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services produces its Cyberthreats and Trends Report, which provides… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in January
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of January 2016 are below. Any surprises? Clic… Read more
How to Choose a Cyberthreat Intelligence Provider
Throughout the course of my career I’ve been blessed to work with some of the most talented folks in the security and cy… Read more
Priority Access Program for Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia Verisign launched its first IDN new gTLD, .… Read more
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for visiting Domain Name News. As you might have noticed we’re currently not updating the site with news, but… Read more
Five Reasons Every Small Business Needs a Website
The 2015 holiday shopping season was a good one for businesses online. Thanks to strong sales from Black Friday and Cybe… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of December 2015 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
The Internet Grew to 299 Million Domain Names in the Third Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximat… Read more
Verisign’s Perspective on Recent Root Server Attacks
On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2015, some of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) root name servers received large amounts of… Read more
Launch of Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia The composition of the Internet’s population… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in November
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of November 2015 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
Security Intelligence Best Practices for the Financial Industry
Securing a financial organization’s applications, networks and data is more challenging today than ever before. Almost d… Read more
In Network Security Design, It’s About the Users
One of the longstanding goals of network security design is to be able to prove that a system – any system – is secure.… Read more
As WHOIS Transitions to RDAP, How Do We Avoid the Same Mistakes?
In 1905, philosopher George Santayana famously noted, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” W… Read more
How DANE Strengthens Security for TLS, S/MIME and Other Applications
The Domain Name System (DNS) offers ways to significantly strengthen the security of Internet applications via a new pro… Read more
Domain Inquiry Analysis: Researching Offers to Maximize Domain Sales
Combining domain parking with domain inquiries is the ultimate combination for domain names that are not developed. The… Read more
How To Write Great Domain Sales Copy
You’ve registered and acquired domain names for years, and now you decided it’s time to achieve some sales. Perhaps beca… Read more
Live Results : NamesCon 2015 Right of the Dot Auction
DNN will be live blogging from NamesCon in Las Vegas. We do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Check here for… Read more
TrafficZ Shutting down operations on Dec 31st, 2014
According to an email sent out by TrafficZ, it will cease it operations after Dec 31st, 2014, which is a relatively shor… Read more
Ron Jackson Finally Owns DomainNameJournal.com
For more than a decade, Ron Jackson has been producing his domain industry publication DNJournal. It’s been regarded as… Read more
ICANN systems compromised through phishing attack
A number of ICANN’s staff email accounts have been compromised by a phishing attack, which lead to administrative passwo… Read more
DomainFest will be part of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas
A change on the Namescon Agenda lead The Domains to ask if NamesCon had bought out domainFEST – well, here’s the officia… Read more
Europol seizes 292 domains for counterfeit goods on Cyber Monday
The European law agency Europol has seized 292 domain names in cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce… Read more
The week in Domains (Week 49/2014)
The week in domains summarizes the domain name industry news on a weekly basis. Today with a daily sales recap, upcoming… Read more
What domains can teach about brand engagement in foreign markets
Since the early 2000s, domain names can be registered and written in any language – for example Chinese characters are a… Read more
Domaining Cheat Sheet – Domain Name Industry Terms from A to Z
When it comes to the domain name industry there is a big list of technical terms and jargon that have been constantly ev… Read more
Chrome Developer Tools: The Web Developer’s Best Friend
If you’re the curious developer type like me, you may have found your way to Chrome DevTools, the advanced new way to vi… Read more
Will 2014 Be a Breakout Year for the Domain Name Industry?
Generic Top-Level Domains: Will they spark a revolution in online real estate? Michael Berkens at The Domains reported a… Read more
Nearby Now Plugin Brings Dynamic Content to WordPress Using Mobile Checkins
I’m excited to have recently joined the team at Leads Nearby to lend a hand with website development and marketing. Part… Read more
The 5 P’s of Domain Name Valuation Patented by GoDaddy
Website Magazine recently shared that GoDaddy, the world’s most popular domain name registar, has been granted two paten… Read more
Matt Cutts: What to Expect for SEO in Coming Months
Google’s head of web spam Matt Cutts has just released a new series of webmaster resource videos. Featured below is the… Read more
Livestream CEO: Good Domain is the Best Marketing Investment Ever Made
A few months ago Inc. published a short yet inspiring video interview with Livestream CEO Max Haot on the subject of bus… Read more
FreshDrop Launches Free Domain Backordering With Pheenix
Our favorite domain name data and aftermarket research service, FreshDrop has just launched their own unique domain name… Read more
Today’s Most Marketable Domains
Domains are the foundation not just for online business, but for online marketing. At least, that was what DotSauce’s Ma… Read more
Google Spreadsheet Trick Automatically Generates Popular Keyword Lists
One of the original Google Labs projects, Google Sets, was discontinued and later integrated as a feature in Google Spre… Read more
FreshDrop Pro’s New Domain Finding Features and Lifetime Discount
The industry veterans at FreshDrop have recently introduced new features for aftermarket and expired domain name researc… Read more
The Pitfalls of Domain Development
I can’t tell you how many domains I’ve developed for myself, but I can tell you that the number has slowed significantly… Read more
Outsourcing End User Domain Sales Leads with Fancy Hands
Outsourcing time consuming tasks related to Domaining is something that I’ve thought about over the years, but never rea… Read more
Another Free High Profile Backlink: Instagram Launches Web Profiles
Does social media activity contribute to SEO performance? Some say it doesn’t. I’m standing by my theory that social act… Read more
Domaining Radar: A Domain Name Registrar for Geeks
New domain name industry businesses and services are cropping up at an increasing pace. The industry is growing steadily… Read more
Google Introduces Disavow Backlinks Tool for SEO
A much-anticipated new tool aimed at combating negative links has just been released by Google. Within your Google Webma… Read more
Free Escrow Service for Domain Name Sales Under $500
A revolution in buyer and seller protection for an industry that is no stranger to scams and theft is underway. Francois… Read more
Programmer Helps Narrow List of Decent Five and Six Letter Available Domains
Web developer and programmer Corey Ballou has developed a new and simple, yet refined application for discovering short… Read more
Google Launches Consumer Surveys, Offers New Revenue Stream for Publishers
Google has just launched an innovative new service that aims to monetize web content by providing crowdsourced consumer… Read more
Using Domain Names as the Cornerstone of SEO
Savvy domain investors have been aware of the concept and benefits of using keywords in their domain names for SEO purpo… Read more
Web Development Special: Start With A Great Business Website
A new year is almost here! I would like to extend a special offer to DotSauce readers seeking professional website devel… Read more
5 Tips on Using Social for SEO
Social media is often overlooked in its roll as an element of SEO. In this article I share 5 areas of interest along wit… Read more
GoDaddy Begins Marketing Premium Listings to VIP Accounts
Late yesterday, I received an email from my GoDaddy Account Manager informing me of a very interesting new service. VIP… Read more
Domain Flipping: Advanced Tips and Techniques
When you think of domain flipping what kind of time-span do you associate with it? Are you flipping domains like Bruce L… Read more
Investing In Quality Brandable Domain Names
I’m usually touting the benefits of keyword domain names in many articles. In this post I’d like to analyze another comm… Read more
How Steve Jobs Got The AppStore.com Domain and Trademark For Free
I’m sure you’ve all heard about Steve Jobs resigning as CEO of Apple. Today, I read a post that stood out among the sea… Read more
10 More Time-Saving Domain and SEO Bookmarklets
Last year, my original list of 12 domain name and SEO bookmarklets turned out to be quite a popular resource. Having ins… Read more