More domain name sales you probably missed like Mick.com
Here is another look at some domain name sales that are not recorded on Namebio. The reason being these were generated f… Read more
Do you prefer to read blogs in the morning or the evening?
Here’s something I’ve been going back-and-forth on for years – should I be writing my blog posts in the morning be… Read more
Generic? Jerky.com and Fetch.com are new #trademark applications
Following the decision by SCOTUS on the Booking.com case, two new trademark applications for domain names were spotted a… Read more
MasterBedroom.com : #Domain value changed thanks to new real estate norms
The domain MasterBedroom.com is in the NameFind portfolio, a GoDaddy-owned group of approximately 1 million domains. Its… Read more
An interview with DataCube.com’s Brad Mugford
Brad Mugford is a domain investor who runs DataCube.com. DataCube.com is the 68th oldest domain name ever registered. I… Read more
Google Loses Blogspot.In Domain Name
Google has lost ownership to one of their Blogspot domain names. Blogspot is the former name of the blogging service tha… Read more
If You Renew an Expired Domain Name, Check the Name Servers
A friend of mine reached out this afternoon to ask if I know who is managing the portfolio of Mrs Jello, the domain inve… Read more
#SedoMLS Brokerage Service : Get the #domain you want on a syndicated network
Sedo, our premium partner, has announced the SedoMLS Brokerage Service. In a nutshell, it syndicates domain brokering se… Read more
What’s Your Inquiry Ring?
I have more than one email address connected to my smartphone. One of the email addresses is the one that receives my in… Read more
Abdul Basit’s June numbers are incredible – here’s the domains he sold for $76,540
I have to say that I think we’re at a peak time in the domain industry when it comes to people sharing data about what… Read more
eName weekly sales include ioe.net and 12224.com
Weekly sales from eName ending 7/6/20 For those unfamiliar, Launched in 2005, the #1 domain name marketplace in China an… Read more
#Sedo #domain sales for the week of July 6, 2020 topped by Circa.CO at $28000
Sedo weekly: Top sale is that of Circa.CO at $28,000 dollars. Welcome to the latest edition of reporting on the Sedo dom… Read more
Mmhmm.App…. Hmmmmmmm
The Verge published an article about a teleconferencing startup that recently raised 7 figures in funding and its name m… Read more
All of Mike Mann’s 50,000 dropped #domains are now re-registered!
Mike Mann “cleaned house” in late June, dropping 50,000 domain names from his 300k strong portfolio. The serial entr… Read more
#Beckman .se : #Swedish domain name is a family name, the #WIPO concludes
When your last name is Beckman and you’re Swedish, you’re probably entitled to using the domain Beckman.se. That’s… Read more
Dot .com sightings : AIT Site Development #domain encountered
Domain sightings are encounters with random domain names in the real world. These are domains, mostly dot .com, and othe… Read more
A boring patient approach pays off on Olema.com
Many times someone will ask how long do you hold on to a domain name? When do you just look to move it wholesale by auct… Read more
.CO Registration Deals for 10th Birthday
10 years ago in June, the late and great Lonnie Borck kicked off the launch of the .CO extension by purchasing e.CO at a… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 6, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 6, 2020. If there is… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, July 7th
I stopped paying any real attention to news or current events a few months ago, so I was surprised when I went to a loca… Read more
July .ai auctions led by Writer.ai
This month’s .Ai auctions closed on Whois.ai and Writer.ai was the top close at $7,249. Last week expert.ai set the re… Read more
Here’s a creative way to sell domains that are industry-specific
Today I found an interesting article when searching around for domain news – someone listing a bunch of scuba-related… Read more
Auction for 6000.cc closed at five figures USD
The auction for the domain 6000.cc ended at DropCatch, and a battle between Chinese bidders has been settled. The four d… Read more
You’re a dumbass #domainer : KelloggsNYC.com
Welcome to another edition of our series “You’re a dumbass domainer,” dedicated to bidders of domain auctions that… Read more
National Garden : Trump’s vision of a garden of statues already registered
US President, Donald Trump, announced his vision of “The National Garden of American Heroes” that would host statues… Read more
DAN.com Payment Processor Adyen Running Television Ads
I’ve never really been a super early morning person, but the coronavirus pandemic has changed my morning habits. The e… Read more
#WIPO decision pulls 25 AGFA #domains off the .ICU
AGFA is a famous brand and trademark, and the company provides goods and services involving photography, medical imaging… 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
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 5, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 5, 2020. If there is… Read more
GoDaddy.om : Domainer from #Oman eating up all major trademarks
The ccTLD for Oman is dot .OM, and domains in that extension make them very prone to .COM typos. Indeed, a domain invest… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday July 6th, 2020
I’ve always been a big fan of survival shows but I’m addicted to the show Alone. Naked and Afraid was entertaining b… Read more
BuyDomains hits a 10 bagger and The Frog throws $6,000 down the pond
A couple days ago I wrote about someone basically wasting $20,000 on TripleCherry.com that name was purchased 3 years ag… Read more
5 Virtual events you can attend for free – Learn something new
If you are someone interested in virtual conferences but don’t want to spend a dime, there are a host of them coming u… Read more
Media Options : Latest #domain sales and acquisitions including BestPapa.com
Media Options is ultra busy engaging active bidders on a variety of domain bidding platforms, right in the heart of summ… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 4, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 4, 2020. If there is… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday July 5th, 2020
July marked 11 years of DSAD. For better or worse, we’ve proven that getting up and getting it done is good enough. Th… Read more
Dropping domains from your portfolio can be a good thing
I saw this tweet today and it made me think a lot about my first few years as a domain name investor. While we all buy d… Read more
Telepathy, Inc. sold three letter #domain name FGH.com
Happy 4th of July! Telepathy, Inc. has sold FGH.com – yet another premium domain name from its domain portfolio. This… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 3, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 3, 2020. If there is… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, July 4th
Happy Independence Day. I’m still listening to the American Revolution podcast, if you’re interested in history I th… Read more
Former Mike Mann sale TripleCherry.com – buyer flushes away $20,000
What a waste of money TripleCherry.com had dropped 3 times before 2003. It was used for a casino website in the early da… Read more
How much are .IO domains worth in a portfolio sale?
I was talking to a friend today who is looking at buying a portfolio of .IO domain names. We’ve all seen .IO domains c… Read more
Trueworths.com #UDRP got denied despite Complainant’s gallant effort
The UDRP that was filed against the domain name Trueworths.com referred to domainers as “high-volume registrants” … Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 2, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on July 2, 2020. If there is… Read more
Afternic experiment of June 2020
Hi everyone, As the first half of this year is completed, there were some major things happening all around the world. W… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday July 3rd, 2020
I used make and sell websites and over the years I created some pretty good ones and a fe bad ones. One of the websites… Read more
5555.net closes at $38,286 third highest reported 4N.net ever
Over the last few months I had been noticing the increasing number of 4N.nets transacting at Namebio. We are only at the… Read more
Interview with Yogi Solanki, a new investor who is quickly mastering the art of outbound domain sales
I talked about Yogi Solanki a couple of weeks ago on my blog, as a quick refresher – he’s the guy who is pretty much… Read more
What a difference a year makes
There were a few names on Wednesday that closed at GoDaddy auctions that saw a big difference in price from this time la… Read more
Want to make your side hustle your main hustle?
As the ability to make money online accelerated over the last decade, so has the number of people with a “side hustle.… Read more
Thanks to Booking.com, you can now Trademark generic domain names
Today was a big day for domain names. As you might know, Trademark law prevents you from getting a Trademark a generic t… Read more
Mark Traphagen on Schema, Schema Tools, and On Page SEO Tools
In this episode of the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer podcast, I spoke with Mark Traphagen from SEO Clarity. We dis… Read more
API.video raises $5.5M Seed round, and that’s not abnormal these days
The size of funding rounds has grown over the last five years. When we were raising our Seed round for Bold Metrics, the… Read more
Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer Podcast
In the last Quarter of 2019, I’ve launched the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer Podcast. It can be found on most of… 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
Great new feature at Afternic
Hello everyone, As I was going through a post of Elliot Silver which was actually talking about DAN on payout preference… Read more
Affiliate program no more at Uniregistry
As a beta tester at Uniregistry, I opened one of the first accounts for its Affiliate Plus Program, six years ago. The p… Read more
Google Loses Appeal in Google, LLC vs Netlist, Inc.
Google has lost an appeal to a patent infringement lawsuit that has been ongoing for several years now. The case, Google… Read more
Adobe to Remove Flash Player
Adobe will remove the Adobe Flash Player from its website after December 2020. This means that we are essentially seeing… Read more
Google Continues Its Attack on the URL
Google continues it’s attack on the URL so to speak, showing URLs less than they have been in the past. In this latest… Read more
Grant Simmons on SEO for Large Websites, Partnerships, Indexing, and Ranking New Websites
On the latest episode of the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer podcast, I spoke with Grant Simmons from Homes.com. We… Read more
Domain inquiries : Coming back to buy the domain
Engaging with a potential buyer doesn’t always result in a sale, but domain names that get renewed continue to work th… Read more
My experience of selling domains on payment plan
Hello everyone, Today I would like to share my little experience of selling domains on payment plan. Although I’ve had… Read more
Afternic experiment of May 2020
Hi everyone, This is the fifth post of the Afternic experiment series after I published January, February, March and Ap… Read more
Jumpshot Keyword Data Update: Ahrefs
As you might be aware, Avast shut down Jumpshot, and its shutdown affected several keyword research tools that relied on… Read more
GoDaddy Sent Erroneous Credit Notices via Email
The domain name registrar GoDaddy sent emails to some current customers. The email, which was a legitimate email and not… Read more
Schema.org is Down
The website Schema.org is down, currently showing a “500 Server Error”. A 500 Server Error could be the result of se… Read more
Domain registrants are not landlords
Every time I hear how domains are exactly like real estate, I shake my head at the dissimilarities. Comparing domains an… Read more
Afternic experiment of April 2020
Hello everyone, This is the fourth post of the Afternic experiment series after I published January, February and Marc… 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
Getting the right offer : A waiting game worth playing
Earlier this week I closed on yet another domain sale on the Uniregistry market platform. The agreement was reached last… Read more
The Uniregistry registrar is alive and kicking
One of the reasons I moved my domain names to Uniregistry several years ago, is their knowledgeable support department.… 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
Maximize your domain capital thanks to the new federal tax filing deadline
Domain investors, like millions of other professionals in the US and around the globe, are adjusting to the Coronavirus… 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
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
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
Free Books
Did you know there are hundreds of eBooks you can read and download for free each week? I only stumbled across this indu… 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