IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, September 21st
Yesterday, around noon, was the last day that the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear power plant produced electricity. T… Read more
A debate about Hyphenated domain names
Are you adding hyphenated .coms to your domain portfolio? Rob Monster started a thread where he expressed his optimism f… Read more
CSC to Host Domain Name Strategy Webinar
CSC is one of the largest domain name portfolio management companies, catering to some of the largest companies in the w… Read more
#KingdomCompassion .com : Two #British businesses joust over royal #domain name at the #WIPO
The registrant of KingdomCompassion.com registered the domain in 2015, about two years before the dot .ORG holders did.… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 19, 2019. If the… Read more
Apple Arcade: Apple Chooses Apple.co/applearcade
The forthcoming launch of Apple Arcade was announced several months ago. Apple Arcade is a game subscription service lau… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, September 20th, 2019
Not all .com’s are valuable. Not all GTLD’s suck. Not all hyphenated domains are horrible. Not all opinions are cor… Read more
#welcome2018 .com at #DropCatch : LOLOLOLOL
The domain welcome2018.com has dropped and DropCatch caught it. One might think, who in their right mind would bid on th… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 18, 2019. If the… Read more
Taylor Swift, Jumbo and Repair Verisign’s top trending keywords for August
Verisign released their top 10 keywords in registered in .com and .net for August. Jumbo was tops for .com and Repair… Read more
#Lavor .com : A 19 year old #domain lost via the #UDRP process
Lavor.com, a domain name registered in 2000, has been in the registrant’s possession for 19 years. Lavorwash S.p.A., a… Read more
“I Went by GoDaddy’s Valuation Services”
GoDaddy’s automated appraisal tool is a double edged sword, and my affection for it varies depending on whether I am b… Read more
China’s 2022 Winter #Olympics lead to #domain squatting of mascot names
In 2022, the Winter Olympiad takes place in Beijing, China. The Chinese love sports and also cute mascots. The official… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 19th, 2019
Can you imagine how many people tried to frontrun Detour.com? I’m too lazy to try and get in touch with people that ar… Read more
Go Daddy’s NameFind just sold NH.com
Today on Twitter James Iles seems to have broken the news that Go Daddy’s NameFind looks to have sold a very premium 2… Read more
Namesilo building a sales/brokerage stand alone platform
Namesilo posted that they are going to be building out their own sales and brokerage platform. They are looking for feed… Read more
Aman Bhutani : #GoDaddy CEO’s .com #domain passed through #HugeDomains
GoDaddy has a fresh CEO, Aman Bhutani, and yesterday he clocked 3 weeks at his job. Bhutani’s eloquence was evident du… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 17, 2019. If the… Read more
How to Discover Proxy Bid “Sweet Spot” and Win More GoDaddy Auctions
I share and discuss how to use GoDaddy Aftermarket data to determine a proxy bid amount likely to win more GoDaddy expir… Read more
#Amazon Music HD : New audio service launched without the matching #domain name
Amazon made a big announcement yesterday, unveiling Amazon Music HD to complement its current product range. The high de… Read more
Guest Post: New gTLD Use: Boon or Bane to Cybersecurity?
This is a sponsored guest post. WhoisXML API is making a very generous contribution to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as a… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, September 18th, 2019
I know that I am not the most organized person. I have a lot of different plates and they’re all full. I proved just h… Read more
#Sedo sales report : #Domain names sold between 9/9/2019 – 9/15/2019 topped by Red.TV at 35000 EUR
Sedo weekly: Top sale is that of Red.TV at 35000 Euro. Welcome to the latest edition of reporting on the Sedo domain sal… Read more
It’s time for GoDaddy to start releasing sales data again
It’s time for GoDaddy to start releasing weekly sales data again. We have Sedo, Web.com with their NameJet/Snapnames m… Read more
#Empresa .com : This week’s top reported sale at #Uniregistry
The domain Empresa.com was listed as the top sale among the 20 domains released by Uniregistry this week. Empresa.com so… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 16, 2019. If the… Read more
Uniregistry weekly sales led by Empresa.com
Uniregistry released their top 20 sales for the week and Empresa.com led the way at $57,500. CoSpaces.com was second at… Read more
#Uni Brokerage report: Top 20 #domains sold in the week ending Sept 16, 2019
Uniregistry, a DomainGang sponsor, announced its Top 20 sales for the week ending September 16, 2019. Top sale: Empresa.… Read more
Some registrar deals you might be interested in
Some registrar deals you might not have seen and maybe you don’t care, but for those who do: Name.com $0.99 .club .spa… Read more
Unstoppable domains is giving away $250,000 as they push for an easier way to share cryptocurrency addresses
Have you heard of Unstoppable Domains? If not, here’s a quick primer. The San Francisco-based startup operates the .ZI… Read more
#Communist Capitalism : Your dot .TV #domains are safe for now
Tuvalu is a Commonwealth member, and an ally to Taiwan, China’s breakaway republic since 1949. The little Pacific isla… Read more
Five Figure Domain Sales right after relocating to Malaysia!
Hello and Assalamo Alaikum, It’s been just couple of weeks coming to Malaysia and right after relocating, I sold coupl… Read more
#Domain UDRP: #IBM believes IBMN.com infringed on its famous trademark
IBM is a famous corporation with a long history, and a well-known acronym as a trademark. In the world of domains, howev… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, September 17th
I saw some great advice in an email newsletter from DN Academy a few weeks ago. “Buy domain names that businesses want… Read more
Sales Calls Selling Amazon Alexa Voice Search Listings
Local businesses are getting unsolicited sales calls from a company saying they’re from Amazon Alexa. The local busine… Read more
A constant pain, a Chinese startup, and a category domain
How do you feel if you have to enter a password in order to use the free WiFi service of a store? How much pain is it wh… Read more
Dot .com #domain sightings : Fresh #herbs .com by #Shenandoah Growers
Domain sightings are encounters with domains “in the wild,” outside of the digital realm. Whether they are car wraps… Read more
Share one two-word .COM you would sell for $250 – $500
Last week I wrote a post that analyzed the top ten domain sales from the previous day. I asked readers if they thought t… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 15, 2019. If the… Read more
#RDNH finding in #RocknCrystals .com #UDRP
HugeDomains prevailed in a UDRP filed against its domain, RocknCrystals.com. Despite a recent registration off the dropl… Read more
Do you want to buy Frank Schilling’s first #domain name?
We all remember our first domain name registration, and some of us still own that “precious” domain name. Maybe that… Read more
BQDN : New #domain name acquisitions by domainer James Booth
James Booth, founder of BQDN.com, a brokerage company for buying quality domain names, often shares his new acquisitions… Read more
Domain Investing News Recap for the week of September 9th 2019
Well we’re getting a bit of a heat wave here in SF and somehow it’s 92 degrees today. I told a friend in NY and he d… Read more
Fake Conference Attendee Contact Lists Being Sold
Fake email conference attendee contact lists are being sold and the latest targeted conference appears to be Pubcon Las… Read more
Should you ever criticize the portfolio of another?
A bit of conversation today about critiquing another domain owners portfolio. MapleDots started a post on Namepros givin… Read more
Moved to Malaysia on permanent basis. Anyone out there?
Hello and Assalamo Alaikum, It’s been really busy last few months but very exciting at the same time as well. Due to h… Read more
3 insights on the top ten domain sales from yesterday
One thing I realize that I don’t do often enough is analyze recent domain sales and share some of the trends in the ma… Read more
How much do you care about masked whois and has it affected your sales?
So Rob Monster started a thread about who should control a registrant’s whois? The thread also delves into how GDPR an… Read more
Did I go too far in my blog post yesterday? I think I might have…
Yesterday I wrote a blog post about a new domain investor who has been tweeting about his investments in .CX domain name… Read more
This guy is hand-registering a bunch of .CX domains…
Every once and awhile (okay more than that) someone jumps into the domain name world, ignore all the advice experienced… Read more
What’s the one thing you wish you knew about domain investing before you started?
Ah regrets, I mean “lessons learned” – an important step in anyone’s journey to doing anything that actually wor… Read more
The liquid value of your portfolio is probably a lot lower than you think
I had an interesting conversation last week with another domain investor about what your portfolio would be worth if you… Read more
Google Says Goodbye to Old Google Search Console
Google is saying goodbye to the old Google Search Console. In a post on the official Google Webmaster blog and a tweet,… Read more
Domain Investing News Recap for the week of September 2nd 2019
Hello, happy Friday and welcome to my weekly domain investing news roundup. I decided that rather than bore you with som… Read more
Another ridiculous attempt to justify a lowball domain offer
During the past 20 years, I’ve seen a lot of attempts to justify making lowball offers for a domain name in my portfol… Read more
US Govt. Social Media Keyword Watch List: Don’t Use These Words on Social Media Posts
A list of keywords that the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) uses to watch all social media accounts… Read more
How Expired Domain Names Are Used for PBNs, Rebuilds, and Redirects
When someone (or a company, organization) doesn’t renew a domain name, the domain name goes through a drop process. Fi… Read more
Domain negotiations with the Arab world
Arabic speakers account for more than 4% of the world, and almost 320 million people. The Arab culture is a mosaic of lo… Read more
Rub.com : Finally, a domain investor takes the right development approach
When you own a quality generic domain name, such as Rub.com, it’s important not to erase its potential. Generic domain… Read more
Do You Have the Legal Right to be Listed in Google?
Is Google required to list your business or your website in their search engine results? When I mention the word “list… Read more
Flexibility in domain name negotiations : Sign of graciousness, or weakness?
When negotiating on a domain, the field is open wide. It’s like a chessboard with two armies, the White and the Black.… Read more
Third Consecutive UDRP win but this time with RDNH finding!
Hello and Assalamo Alaikum, Not sure if this is the longest break I’ve taken in publishing posts but there were severa… Read more
What Happened When I Removed My Google My Business Listing
Recently, I made the decision to completely remove my company’s Google My Business listing. There are several reasons… Read more
Should Google Link Out and Endorse SEOs?
Should Google link out to SEO websites from the official Google Webmaster blog? That’s the question that is a hot topi… Read more
“Domain names aren’t nearly important nowadays”
The commercial registration and use of domain names goes back to the early 1990’s. Since 1995, domain registrations ar… Read more
Thank you, Jeff Gabriel
Jeff Gabriel announced his departure from Uniregistry, earlier today. Those of us that were made aware of this personal… Read more
Travoom: US-Based SEOs Need Not Apply
There’s a job opening for a CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) at Travoom, a site that bills itself as a “social network… Read more
Do Google Ads Influence Their Organic Search Engine Results?
If you advertise with Google Ads (formerly Google AdWords), does it impact your website’s search engine rankings in Go… Read more
Shift the paradigm : Clueless realtors and domain names
A lot of domain investors facilitate domain sales basing their approach on how the real estate market operates. While th… Read more
GoDaddy : Openly ignoring the BIN price and using the client as an excuse
In May I wrote about how GoDaddy continues to send unsolicited offers for domains that are listed for sale on other mark… Read more
GoDaddy continues to pester domain owners with “offers” that ignore the BIN
I wrote about this issue before, and it’s obvious that GoDaddy and its team of brokers don’t really care. At the ver… Read more
This negotiation turned into successful sale
Hello and Assalamo Alaikum, There have been many times fellow domainers ask about how I negotiate and what messages were… Read more
Scammers using Bitcoin in an effort to steal domain names
During the past two weeks I experienced two attempts by scammers to steal domain names, by offering payments in cryptocu… Read more
From $16888 quote to $16888 domain sale
Hello and Assalamo Alaikum, It was a fantastic last week of March where I closed two good sales. I had a great February… 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
YouTube Red
I signed up for YouTube Red this week, and I recommend you give it a try (they offer a free 1 month trial). But, that is… 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
Free Books
Did you know there are hundreds of eBooks you can read for free each week? I only stumbled across this industry because… 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
The Student and The Barometer
“Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.” – Thomas Dewar Here’s a story I heard many years a… 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
Beware of Black Hat SEO
I come to you today with a warning: Beware of SEO companies. Not all SEO companies are bad, but many employ tactics that… Read more
My Top 10 Mistakes and Failures
Some people have told me that my book How To Make Money Online: Work From Home and Get Rich On The Internet has a mislea… 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
2016 – The Year of Virtual Reality
My prediction is that 2016 will be the year that virtual reality (VR) finally becomes a major industry. There are many f… Read more
Are You In A Bubble?
We live in a magical time. With one click, I can listen to almost any song or album ever made just by paying $9.95/month… Read more
Klarna.com – Buy Now, Pay Later
Do you own a website where people pay by credit card? If so, you may be interested in a new service that could increase… Read more
Thinking Big
Damn that Elon Musk! I create a site solving the mystery of why some women’s shirts get tiny holes in them (ShirtHoles… 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
Are All The Good Domains Taken?
Surprisingly, this is a very controversial question. It plays a central part right now in a big lawsuit, where Verisign… Read more
I Wrote A Book – How To Make Money Online
I finally decided to write a book. It is called How To Make Money Online: Work From Home and Get Rich On The Internet, a… Read more
I Have Seen The Future
I don’t usually make product recommendations on my blog, but for $10 you really should try the Google Cardboard virtua… Read more
The Online Music Business Sucks
A year ago I wrote about how I started outsourcing my song performances, because I had written over 100 songs but don’… Read more
My First Kiss
Fear. That is what it came down to. In a previous blog posting, I talked about my First Date in middle school. We fell i… 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
Google’s Mobilegeddon
Google made their much anticipated mobile-friendly update (nicknamed “Mobilegeddon”) last week, where a site’s sea… Read more
Domain Name Prices
I find the current state of the domain name market confusing. Every week I read about a bunch of domain sales, all at wh… Read more
Google Adsense Warning
My Google Adsense stats have been going crazy for the past 24 hours. I am making 2-10 times as much money as usual for s… Read more
My First Date
Sometimes business is a little like dating. Let me explain. I went on my first date when I was in 7th grade. It was typi… Read more
There Is Nothing New Anymore
I bought a new computer this week. It was a top of the line PC for $1100. But, it really is no better than the last high… 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