AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 6, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 6, 2020. If there is… Read more
Yesterday was a strong day for .Ai including 4th biggest reported sale ever
Monday was a strong day sales wise for the .Ai extension. Taking 4 of the top 9 results recorded by Namebio including th… Read more
GoDaddy Registry: GoDaddyRegistry.com was Registered in March
One of the tools I use on a regular basis is the Brand Monitor tool at DomainTools. This tool allows people to track dom… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, April 7th
Godaddy continues it’s quest for domain world domination. Hopefully I can work a deal with them to get another 10,000… Read more
If you could ask one question about Go Daddy’s acquisition of Neustar’s registry business, what would it be?
Today was a big day in the domain name world as Go Daddy announced their acquisition of Neustar’s registry business. T… Read more
Your #domain names are safe and secure at #Uniregistry
A lot of ignorant commentary in blog posts today suggests that your domains at Uniregistry are in some type of “danger… Read more
GoDaddy Acquires Neustar – Gets Into Registry Business
GoDaddy is the largest domain name registrar in the world. The company sells domain name registrations on behalf of doma… Read more
Changes for Uniregistry Customers This Week
In February of this year, GoDaddy announced that it reached a deal to acquire Uniregistry. As a result of this acquisiti… Read more
#Domain sightings : Jan Can LLC using the plural version thanks to New Ventures
What are domain name sightings? Simply put, they are random encounters with domain names in real life. When we come acro… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 5, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 5, 2020. If there is… Read more
UTA .ro : Cradle or acronym domain? #UDRP decision favored Respondent
The beauty of acronym domains, such as the LLL type, is that there is a very large number of matching word combinations.… Read more
1128.com expires already at $99,000
An aged 4N.com hit the expired auction stream on GoDaddy auctions. 1128.com registered in 1998. The bidding is off to a… Read more
Gen.com Subject of UDRP
A UDRP was filed against the high value Gen.com domain name. The UDRP was filed at the World Intellectual Property Organ… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday April 6th, 2020
Why do I list how many extensions a domain is taken in? Because in general the more extensions its registered in, the be… Read more
Doing outbound on domain names now is a slippery slope
Over the weekend I’ve talked to a few different domain investors who have been doing outbound on their names. As I’v… Read more
Father Domanicus : A holy message to all #domainers on Palm Sunday
Greetings and salutations, my beloved brothers and sisters in domaining – this is Father Domainicus on a rainy day her… Read more
eName March results led by c365.com
Here is a recap of the top sales at eName for the month of March. For those unfamiliar, Launched in 2005, the #1 domain… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 4, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 4, 2020. If there is… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday April 5th, 2020
I’m going to have to agree with a lot of people in that I’m seeing double the number of offers I usually see on my d… Read more
Dynadot tops Namepros registrar safety poll
In a poll that was not as celebrated as best registrar, Dynadot won the title for something many registrars find importa… Read more
#Domain sightings : Silver Totem Winery .com
You know the rules: stay at home! The Coronavirus is no joke! Spending more time at home has its perks, however: cook fo… Read more
GoogleCoronavirus.com : No, “Google” is not a generic term, it’s a #trademark
Google is not a generic term. If anything, it’s a very famous trademark and Google is very protective of its brand. Th… Read more
What’s one thing you’re doing differently with your domain portfolio?
It’s been fascinating to see how different people adapt to change. As a startup founder I’m used to things changing,… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 3, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 3, 2020. If there is… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, April 4th
For some reason there’s about half the amount of domains at Godaddy expired auction today. I’m not sure the reason,… Read more
It looks like Media Options owns the premium #domain name Pandemic.com
A month ago, we noted how the domain Pandemic.com would soon be making headlines. As a matter of fact, we raised our con… Read more
If I started a newsletter about domain name investing on Substack, would you subscribe?
I’ve seen more and more content creators starting premium/paid newsletters on Substack. My current favorite is A Ticke… Read more
Quick chat with Rob Monster
Today I am interviewing Rob Monster, founder and CEO of Epik 1) How are you Rob, thanks for taking the time for this int… Read more
CasinoDaddy.com : #Domain got hit with a #UDRP a decade after Complainant’s trademark
A Swedish company took a bet with CasinoDaddy.com, and filed a UDRP at the WIPO. The domain was registered in 2009. The… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF APRIL 2, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on April 2, 2020. If there is… Read more
#CoinMarketCap .com : A three word #domain is a seed to a $400 million dollar sale
Brandon Chez founded one of the cryptocurrency industry’s most popular websites, CoinMarketCap. Since registering the… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday April 3rd, 2020
It will be interesting to see how the stimulus checks effect the economy. As a guy that sells stuff I think its only goi… Read more
As a domain investor, it’s probably a better time to buy than sell
First things first, as you all know, I am not a full time domain investor, never have been, maybe some day I will be, bu… Read more
Used #Twitter with #Firefox on a public computer? Be very afraid!
Twitter announced that they are changing how data is being cached in the Firefox web browser. It seems that despite Fire… Read more
Results of the LLLL .com #domain auction at #Sedo
Sedo has announced the sales results of its LLLL .com auction. A total of 150 four letter .com domains were sold. Note:… Read more
Disposable face shields : Dropped matching .com existed for 16 years!
Disposable face shields are the new weapon in the war against the Coronavirus pandemic. These lightweight masks act as a… Read more
#Verisign : Dot .COM #domain contractor to release its quarterly report in 3 weeks
Verisign, managers of the .com and .net domain names, received a “sweet deal” when the ICANN president, Göran Marby… Read more
Afternic experiment of March 2020
Hello everyone, This is the third post of the Afternic experiment series after I published January and February results… Read more
Phishing #domain used in #GoDaddy account infiltration was a #ServiceNow variant
Escrow.com was briefly defaced, after its DNS was pointed to an IP address in Malaysia, and the incident was made possib… Read more
People are registering domains with the word “Zoom” in it like it’s going out of style
Well it’s no secret that Zoom has been one of the most popular solutions for people around the world who suddenly find… Read more
#Sedo 4 letter .com auction ends tomorrow; here’s the Top 10 bids
Sedo‘s week-long auction of 4L .com (LLLL .com) domain names is coming to a close tomorrow. Several domain names have… Read more
March 2020 Domain Sales Report all things considered not that bad
Looking back at March 2020 Domain Sales. Here we will examine domain sales and data trends for certain naming categories… Read more
BuyDomains sells PandemicHealth.com
BuyDomains.com continues to sell names that are centered around the current pandemic. After selling HomeQuarantine.com a… Read more
April Fool’s Day 2020 Cancelled
For at least the past 15 years, just about every single year that I have been posting on this blog, I make an April Fool… Read more
Namepros goes back to it’s roots
With everything going on today Namepros is providing a bit of nostalgia, transporting users back to a simpler time. Hop… Read more
Meapp.info upgrades to Me.app
Me.app sold for $24,000 on Sedo. The domain name now forwards to MeApp.info. I would imagine they will soon make Me.app… Read more
GoDaddy sells former Mike Berkens name Dirty.com
Dirty.com was one of the one word generics that GoDaddy acquired in the Michael Berkens/Most Wanted Domains portfolio pu… Read more
The domain industry was estimated to be north of $6B in 2019
People are often surprised when I tell them that rather than investing in the stock market or real estate, my investment… Read more
Domain Investors see steady sales volume in lower price ranges
Over the last couple of weeks I’ve heard from numerous full time domain name investors that they’re still seeing ste… Read more
First experience, best experience using Epik.com escrow
Hello everyone, I’m very excited to share my new escrow experience which happened with Epik Escrow and it was outstand… Read more
Colors.lol is officially the only .LOL domain I’ve ever heard of
I had absolutely no idea there was a .LOL domain name extension until tonight when I was looking through articles on one… Read more
NameCheap is taking a stand against scammers registering Coronavirus-related domain names
While the Coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, scammers are also flocking to domain names that they can put… Read more
How Sedo, SnapNames, and Afternic helped me sell a domain name twice
This article is about how Sedo, SnapNames, and Afternic, helped me sell a domain name twice over the course of a decade,… 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
Google Ads Phone Support Not Accepting Phone Calls
Google Ads Support is not currently accepting any phone calls. When you call the phone number for Google Ads phone suppo… Read more
Recent past domain acquisitions
Hello everyone, My last acquisition post was published in May 2018 and it was surprising to see how quickly time flies.… Read more
Results of Removing My Google My Business Listing
Every month, there are over 5 billion searches on Google for restaurants. 3 billion searches for hotels. 1 billion searc… Read more
Five important things to follow up on after you score a domain name sale
Congratulations. You just sold a domain name, and now it’s time to rest on your laurels and forget about it all—righ… Read more
Domain Name Influencers to Follow on Twitter
Updated March 9, 2020 A recent discussion about the best Domain Name industry Twitter accounts got me thinking–there a… Read more
Google’s Tips for Hiring an SEO Specialist
By Bill Hartzer, March 5, 2020 at 9:33am CST. Google Webmasters produced a video about hiring an SEO specialist. In the… Read more
Afternic experiment of February 2020
Hello everyone, This is the second post after I published January results and this one is even better! So far I’m very… Read more
Hitwise is Shutting Down
by Bill Hartzer, February 18, 2020 at 2:38pm CST Hitwise, the internet data company that has helped global brands and ag… Read more
NoFollow Links in Press Releases? How To Revise Your Press Release Strategy
Years ago (way back in 2013), Google took the position that press releases were simply link schemes, advertorials for a… Read more
Google AdSense Extortion: Pay or Google Will Disable AdSense
By Bill Hartzer, February 17, 2020 at 11:33am CST A disturbing new extortion is being sent via email to website publishe… Read more
A “thank you” note goes a long way
There are many ways to show gratitude to others, and share your appreciation with them. In the case of strangers that ne… Read more
Afternic experiment of January 2020
Hello everyone, With the last post where I discussed of doing an experiment with my entire portfolio by moving from Unir… Read more
Domain price increases : Gave ICANN a piece of my mind, and so should you
Domain prices increase, and that’s a fact of the industry’s regulatory direction. A contract renewal by ICANN has gi… Read more
Scammers Using Craigslist to Gain Access to Google Accounts
By Bill Hartzer, February 7, 2020 at 9:22am CST. Scammers are using Craigslist ads to try to gain access to your Google… Read more
33 Speakers to Meet and See at Pubcon Austin 2020
By Bill Hartzer, February 5, 2020 at 11:39am CST Before many industry conferences and before a lot of the conferences I… Read more
Domain registrar journey across two decades
Having registered my first domain in early 1997, I took a minute to recall what has changed in the domain registrar indu… Read more
Domain security : Password protect your USB drive
When traveling, whether it’s to attend domain name conferences or for leisure, make sure all your digital devices are… Read more
‘Tis the season to reprice your domain names
Happy holidays. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and while you allow the spirit of Christmas empower you, it’s your own… Read more
The PIR ORGy should not drive domain investors away from this premium TLD
The sale of PIR to a newly formed entity that’s not covered by the non-profit umbrella might have been widely accepted… Read more
Sedo pays really, really fast for domain auctions
As a domain investor, when I sell a domain name through a third party platform, I’m eager to get paid for the digital… Read more
Relentlessness : A chief characteristic of the Uniregistry brokers
Closing on a five figure domain deal via Uniregistry’s domain marketplace isn’t new to me; I’ve been using the pla… 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. I felt a… 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
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