The fascinating afterlife of expired domains

Sean Markey goes down many rabbit holes looking at what happened to expired domain names. Hello, back with you from a little COVID-19 hiatus with the most interesting SEO-related domain sales from NameJet and SnapNames in September. I usually try to cover five domains in a piece, but the combination of COVID-19 destroying my mitochondria [...]

By |November 2nd, 2026|Uncategorized|

Aftermarket propels GoDaddy in Q3

Large number of big aftermarket transactions helps GoDaddy increase aftermarket revenue. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) domain aftermarket business had a roaring Q3, helping the company post results in its Core Platform segment. Overall, GoDaddy’s revenue was up 6% year over year to $1.3 billion. The Applications & Commerce segment rose 9%, and the Core Platform segment, [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|

Afternic enables down payments on LTOs

Company suggests using down payments judiciously, as they could impact sales. Afternic introduced a new feature today that allows domain sellers to request a down payment when selling domains on a lease-to-own basis. The buyer pays the down payment first, then makes the remaining payments as normal monthly LTO payments. The down payment will show [...]

By |November 1st, 2026|Uncategorized|