MontyPython.net expires closes at $43,500
British comedy troupe Monty Python are legends in the world of comic entertainment. It looks like someone let MontyPytho… Read more
Climate.vc just broke the record for highest reported .VC domain sale
Well today is historic in many ways and on the domain-front we have a new record as Climate.vc takes the cake for the to… Read more
What is the best way to make GoDaddy auctions better?
Last week GoDaddy announced they would be changing how they handle closeouts on GoDaddy auctions. No surprise many are n… Read more
#Domain sightings: Email only #Korean domain Seoulpet.co.kr
Domain sightings are encounters with domains in the real world, as opposed to on the internet. These random encounters o… Read more
The Data Trade Off
There are a lot of great tools that can benefit domain investors. Some of these tools are made for domain investors and… Read more
#Domain crime: Federal authorities have seized #Modernatx domain name
Federal authorities cutting down on crime facilitated through domain names, have seized the domain name Modernatx.shop.… Read more
Climate.vc highest reported .vc sale
The .vc country code got a lot more attention in 2020 than in previous years. I had a solid sale on IP.vc over at Epik.… Read more
It can be all too easy to focus on one expired domain marketplace
Like many if not all domain investors, I buy a fair share of my domain names through expired domain marketplaces. My go-… Read more
#Sedo : Domain sales report for January 18, 2021 — HolyGround.com at $60000
Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is that of HolyGround.com at $60,000 dollars! Welcome to the latest domain sales repo… Read more
Embrace the typo: #Coachella files to register #Couchella trademark
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is held annually at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coach… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 18, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 18, 2021. If there… Read more
Sale History of Parler Domain Name
The Parler social platform has been in the news quite a bit lately because many of President Donald Trump’s biggest su… Read more
Marketplace unplug: DAN ends its relationship with SAV
Domain marketplace DAN.com, has announced the immediate termination of its relationship with SAV.com, a domain marketpla… Read more
ISS.mobi: Dot .mobi #UDRP loss seen as a favor to the Respondent
If you lose a UDRP filed against your dot .mobi domain name, consider that a favor. Fifteen years after its introduction… Read more
Explaining the ClowPenis.Fart Forward
I received a bunch of emails over the weekend asking me about my last post forwarding to a non-working domain name – C… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, January 19th
Main List NameJet Flippa/Sedo LLLL.com’s LLL, CCC, 5L Other LLLL… Read more
Yes you can go from hand registration to five figure sale in less than 90 days
Lately I’ve been really enjoying what I think we can call “Domaining Twitter” – with people spending more time i… Read more
Understand Your Own Magic Words
Future of New Domain Names in Voice Recognition and AI. Since 2014, hundreds of new domain extensions (new domain names,… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 17, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 17, 2021. If there… Read more
ICRM.com : Attorney Howard Neu delivered results for Respondent in #UDRP decision
The aged domain ICRM.com was contested via the UDRP process at the European arbitration center for domain disputes (ADDR… Read more
#Domain sightings: OnlineLabels.com
Domain sightings are random encounters with domains in the real, tangible world we live in. Domain names appear on produ… Read more
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, January 18th, 2021
When I moved into my current house 16 years ago I didn’t have a phone line put it. I was building the house and I told… Read more
Parler.com moved to Russian host and Epik DNS
Controversy continues for Parler, the right-wing app social medium ostracized by Google, Apple, and Amazon. After almost… Read more
When it comes to selling brandable two-word .COMs, here’s some keywords that sell
As I’ve said many times before, my core focus when it comes to domain name investing is two-word .COMs. While I’m a… Read more
McDonalds.com : Original registrant never got a dime for the #domain
McDonalds has always been popular with hungry people and that includes most domain investors. Despite its established fo… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 16, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 16, 2021. If there… Read more
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, January 17th, 2021
Remember when everyone was writing scripts to recode the DirecTv cards so people could get free DirecTV and movies. And… Read more
Seller of Masks.com drops asking price
Last month I wrote about the website Masks.com going up for sale on Flippa. The starting price was $975,000 and the othe… Read more
Epik : No current plans to provide hosting infrastructure to #Parler
Parler, a controversial right-wing app mimicking Twitter was ostracized by Google, Apple, and Amazon, effectively shutti… Read more
Ninja.com rolls out CheapShit.com with pending trademark application
The people of Ninja.com own some spectacular domains, including the one for their brand. They also own some “cheap shi… Read more
YouTube Founder Setting Up “Domain First Strategy” Startup Fund
Chad Hurley is the co-founder and former CEO of YouTube, which was acquired by Google for $1.65 billion. I understand th… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 15, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 15, 2021. If there… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, January 16th
Main List NameJet Flippa/Sedo LLLL.com’s LLL, CCC, 5L Other LLLL… Read more
Details on the #GoDaddy closeout auctions with an official diagram
News of a new price structure at the GoDaddy expiring auctions was *cough* leaked *cough* earlier today. The bottom line… Read more
Andrew Muller on Testing Google Ads Using Facebook Ads
In this episode of the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer podcast, I spoke with Andrew Muller of Andrew Muller Creative… Read more
Dynadot wins the Namepros end of the year favorite registrar poll
So Dynadot won the Namepros end of the year poll. The poll was held to get the voting on schedule for future years. Epik… Read more
Operation Warp Speed #domains worthless after January 20th
If you own “Operation Warp Speed” domains, take them off the automatic renewal. Better still, hit the delete button!… Read more
#Domain lander heatmaps: Squadhelp features move to sci-fi mode
Brand naming platform Squadhelp offers white label marketplaces for your domain names. The company is now offering two n… Read more
Here’s how not to sell domains on Twitter, but also, how to sell domains
Okay, I know the title of this post might not make any sense, but stick with me and it will once I’m done here. First… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 14, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 14, 2021. If there… Read more
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, January 15th, 2021
Josh Reason was kind enough to have me on his podcast Digital Fortune. We cover pretty much everything . Have a listen w… Read more
Is Bitcoin about to take off like a rocket ship? And if it does, will the Bitcoin dream die?
It has been hard to not pay attention to Bitcoin lately, its made some major price moves and looked poised to move into… Read more
Wales.com worth £3,000,000?
North.Wales published an article about Wales.com. The purchase price and what one domain broker estimated today’s valu… Read more
First RonnieWood.com now MacyGray.com expiry auction goes for a big number
So last week I wrote about RonnieWood.com closing at $60,000 at GoDaddy auctions. Now another musician .com closes for 5… Read more
Three ways you can increase your chances of getting inbound offers on your domains
If there’s one thing I’ve learned about domain investing over the last thirteen years it’s that you can easily spe… Read more
.IO a look back at 2020 from sales to complaints
.IO domain name sales were up in 2020 vs 2019 by over $500,000. They were slightly higher than 2018 figures. In addition… Read more
DotDB.com releases Top Domain Name Keywords Report
DotDB.com is a very popular website for domain investors. It provides a lot of useful tools. One of the most popular too… Read more
Slim.ai raises $6.6M Seed Round, pre-revenue
Over the last few years we’ve seen more and more startups raising Seed rounds in the $5M+ range pre-revenue. Gone are… Read more
Six months after raising $260M, Thras.io raises another $500M
It’s safe to say Thras.io has carved out one heck of a niche for themselves, and after generating more than $500M in s… Read more
Three concerns I have about moving from WordPress to Ghost
Last year I wrote about a cool new blogging platform called Ghost that I am thinking of moving this blog to. The more I… Read more
Mike Rhodes from Web Savvy On Google Ads
On this episode of the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer podcast, I spoke with Mike Rhodes from Web Savvy about Google… Read more
Acquired ultra premium .CO domains including Business.CO
Hello everyone, Before I come to the actual post, I wanted to give heads up to everyone that recently I’ve started off… Read more
UDRP on FreedomChurch.org – Another Victory!
Hello everyone! This was the 6th UDRP filed on one of our domains FreedomChurch.org at NAF and was represented by John B… Read more
How to Opt Out of Google Analytics
There is a browser add-on that, once installed in your web browser, allows you to opt out of Google Analytics. That esse… Read more
Majestic Just Changed SEO and Linking Forever
Majestic, one of the original link crawling and reporting tools, just changed how SEOs looks at links. If you do anythin… Read more
From $500 purchase to a $19,888 sale in 5 days!
Hello everyone, There have been several instances where the loyal readers of this blog have expressed dissatisfaction an… Read more
Yext Consumer Search Trend Predictions for 2020
Yext has released their Consumer Search Trend Predictions for 2020. Yext has released its predictions for consumer searc… Read more
SearchBox Launches SearchAI SmartSuggest, SearchAI Answers and SearchAI Personalization
SearchBlox, a company that provides enterprise search server tools, has launched SearchAI SmartSuggest, SearchAI Answers… Read more
Google Poly is Shutting Down
Example of a 3d Snowman on Google Poly. Google Poly is being shut down. Google Poly, the website created by Google for u… Read more
Domain Name Brokers Put FFF.com and HHH.com Domains Up for Sale
Two different repeating three-letter, .COM domain names, FFF.com and HHH.com, have been put up for sale by the domain na… Read more
Beware of this new scam trick
Hi everyone, I wanted to make you all aware of this new scam trick. I believe some have received similar emails as well… Read more
GoDaddy broke one great Uniregistry feature I liked
One of the many great features I liked at Uniregistry was its support system. The acquisition of Uniregistry by GoDaddy… Read more
Google Webmaster Tools Moves Twitter Account
Google Webmaster Tools, now called Google Search Console (for several years), has moved their Twitter account from @goog… Read more
Email Deliverability, Setting Up DMARC, DKIM, and SPF on Your Domain
In episode 46 of the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer podcast, I talked about Email Deliverability. If you send or re… Read more
Sedo : Dealing with well-known domainers on neutral platforms
Today’s most established domain investors span about 25 years of trading domain names for profit, if we account for a… Read more
GoDaddy is on the right path
It took a lot of effort for GoDaddy to provide a token report of sales, earlier today. Personally, I lost track of time;… Read more
Some top acquisitions of 2020
Hi everyone, I’m very excited to share some of my top domain acquisitions of recent time. My last post on acquisition… Read more
Domain inquiries: Is being nice a sign of weakness?
It’s been 20 years since my first domain sale took place in the summer of 2000, and boy, do I feel like it was yesterd… Read more
The Story of BuildFreeSites.com
It started with an idea I had to promote BoredHumans.com. Maybe I could build free websites for people in exchange for t… Read more
SedoPRO World Tour : A great experience 10 years ago
It’s been exactly 10 years since SedoPRO World Tour took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Attending the two day event w… Read more
Zero force point: Don’t bend your own arm into buying that domain name
Every domain inquiry begins with the best intentions, as buyer and seller negotiate. It’s not just the price that affe… Read more
Stolen domain names : The ethics of brokering stolen assets
Domain names have been stolen since the early days of the commercial Internet. The most known case involves the hijackin… Read more
Uniregistry “affiliate plus” payouts update
As shared by Uniregistry, all affiliate earnings balances are to be paid by the end of this month, as the Affiliate Plus… Read more
Recycling Mike Mann’s domains: Thanks Konstantinos!
Querying Mike Mann’s domain droplist was a herculean task, but Konstantinos of Online Domain delivered! Fifty thousand… Read more
Domain sob stories: Should I feel sorry for your political mess?
An increasing number of businesses produce “sob stories” in order to usurp domain names on the aftermarket. The usua… Read more
Domains and The “Great Repression”
I know I am stating the obvious here, but the COVID-19 crisis will forever change consumer behavior, shifting billions o… Read more
How To Promote Your Site
As I wrote in my last blog posting, what used to work to get visitors to websites no longer does. Any SEO (search engine… Read more
Change Is Hard
I haven’t made a blog posting in over 2 years because I haven’t really had anything interesting to write about. Or a… Read more
DomainAnimal Removed from Domaining.com
FYI – DomainAnimal.com has been removed from the Domaining.com feed due to being sold. The owner of Domaining.com dema… Read more
Partnership between .xyz Domains and Ethereum announced for secure coin management and trading
At Ethereum’s DevCon3 last week, the popular blockchain cryptocurrency announced a partnership with XYZ to allow users… Read more
Radix Claims 77% Renewal Rates After Two Years
New gTLD registry Radix says that three of its larger TLDs have seen a 77% renewal rate two years after launch. The comp… Read more
Amazon and Google to Fight Over .kids at Auction
Amazon, Google and a third applicant are scheduled to fight for control of the new gTLDs .kid or .kids at auction. It’… Read more
Why I Bought A .ai Domain Name
As a domain investor, I have never been a big fan of new domain extensions (domains that are not .com, .net, or .org). T… Read more
Hammock Swings From Rightside to Markmonitor
Statton Hammock has joined brand protection registrar MarkMonitor as its new vice president of global policy and industr… Read more
Coya Buys Coya.com Before $10 Million Funding Round
CrunchBase reported that an insurance startup called Coya received $10 million in seed funding at the end of August. A q… Read more
Registry Bosses to Talk ICANN "Tax Cuts" at Private Meeting
The CEOs of 20 or more gTLD registries are due to meet privately this month to discuss, among other things, the possibil… Read more
Donuts Files Opening Brief in .web Appeal
Company believes covenant not to sue is invalid. New top level domain name company Donuts, through its company Ruby Glen… Read more
GoDaddy Adds Appraisal to Domain Settings Pages
In May of this year, GoDaddy reintroduced its free domain appraisal tool, and the company began showing domain name valu… Read more
Another Auda Director Quit in Secret
Australian ccTLD registry auDA, in the midst of a transparency controversy, reportedly lost another of its directors las… Read more
.club Nears Profitability, Talks Renewals and "Trial" Domains
.CLUB Domains is nearing profitability and poised to become a “growth engine”, despite the view that most of its cur… Read more
Manage Your Own Domain Leads with HelpScout and WordPress
I would like to share one of the main things I’ve been working on lately in case anyone here could possibly benefit: … Read more
My Cloud Gaming Site – 247Gamers.com
I am happiest when I am working on new projects, especially ones that have the potential to make millions of dollars. Th… Read more
4 Options for Free Killer Domain Logos
Whether selling a domain or launching a website, a nice logo can give a boost. If on a steak and taters budget with time… Read more
Sharing
Ever try a neti pot? They are supposed to be great for preventing sinus infections. My mother gave me one many years ago… Read more
The Seven Deadly Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Domain Name from Someone Else
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Working In Teams
“After all is said and done, more is usually said than done.” The New York Times published a very interesting articl… Read more
NameSilo Marketplace Launches Domain Payment Plans
NameSilo, a domain name registrar, has just launched the ability to offer Payment Plans for premium domain names to cust… Read more
.KIWI Gains 170,000 Domain Registrations In Two Weeks (Yeah, Right!)
.KIWI, a new domain extension aimed at the New Zealand market, has experienced tremendous registration growth the past t… Read more
Why I Paid $1,500 to Rescue Oliver Stone's Domain Name
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Condo.Vegas Soft Launches
Two months ago we acquired Condo.Vegas, along with its plural, Condos.Vegas, we did this as a continued addition to our… Read more
A Reboot for my Blog
For quite sometime I have had it in my mind to do a “reboot” of my blog at BruceMarler.com. I did my first initial p… Read more
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
When my parents were teenagers, they hung out at drive-ins. My generation hung out in malls (I am 47). And at arcades an… Read more
New gTLDs – Aren’t We Forgetting Something? (My DOMAINfest Asia 2016 keynote)
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
BoatDeals.com – Will It Float?
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” – T.S. Eliot You may have heard of Beepi.co… Read more
New-Tech Domains and When To Cut Losses
Occasionally I become interested in a new technology that is just beginning to bud, and if it sounds promising, like oth… Read more
A Domain Buyer Broker’s POV on which Domains are Most Wanted
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Are Capital Controls Behind China’s Move Into the Domain Market?
It is an undisputed fact to anyone involved in the domain name aftermarket that a significant upswing in overall pricing… Read more
Why Choosing the Wrong Domain Name is Like Burning Money
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Throwback Thursday – One Commenter’s Cogent Corrective To A Blogger’s ‘Cybersquatter’ Rant
While cleaning out an inbox the other day I somehow came across a link to a blog post from four years ago, titled, Domai… Read more
The Yin to the Yang of Domain Sales
Although it isn’t a regular column to this blog, consider this my weekend musings, if you will. The following are so… Read more
Moniker Exiting the Drop Game?
One of the company’s drop-catching proxy registrars SantiamDomains recently (and quietly) changed hands and is now und… Read more