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The Domains
Another NFT handreg rings the register – WhatisaNFT.com
It looks like WhatisAnft.com sold for $5,000 as BestNames.org reported it to Namebio. The domain name was registered roughly six months ago. Good price for a recent handreg. August saw 11 NFT related keyword sales, with NFTBay.com at $30,000 being th...
Discussion
Another NFT handreg rings the register – WhatisaNFT.com
It looks like WhatisAnft.com sold for $5,000 as BestNames.org reported it to Namebio. The domain name was registered roughly six months ago. Good price for a recent handreg. August saw 11 NFT related keyword sales, with NFTBay.com at $30,000 being th...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 8:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
Swetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She’s found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, Yenu...
Discussion
This .xyz investor is having a heck of a week
Swetha Yenugula sold four .xyz domains for $20k+ this week. In April, I wrote about domain name investor Swetha Yenugula. She’s found a profitable niche in .xyz, an extension that many domain name investors wrote off long ago. At the time, Yenu...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 4:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
This new Unicorn company started with a $12,500 domain purchase
Marshmallow got a great deal on its domain name. Throughout the world, insurance is one of the most lucrative industries for providers. The motor insurance industry in the US, for example, is estimated to have a market size of $311 billion. In the UK...
Discussion
This new Unicorn company started with a $12,500 domain purchase
Marshmallow got a great deal on its domain name. Throughout the world, insurance is one of the most lucrative industries for providers. The motor insurance industry in the US, for example, is estimated to have a market size of $311 billion. In the UK...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 3:47 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 8, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expi...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 8, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 8, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expi...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 2:56 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 9th, 2021
So I started yet another “business”. Working on Porsches. So once a Porsche is out of warranty the cost of keeping it maintained is crazy high. An oil change can be $250. Brakes can be $4K on steel and $20K if they are carbon rotors...
Discussion
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 9th, 2021
So I started yet another “business”. Working on Porsches. So once a Porsche is out of warranty the cost of keeping it maintained is crazy high. An oil change can be $250. Brakes can be $4K on steel and $20K if they are carbon rotors...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 2:49 pm
The Domains
Donuts Domain Trend Report: August 2021
Donuts published their August domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 24% shorter and were hyphenated 9.4% le...
Discussion
Donuts Domain Trend Report: August 2021
Donuts published their August domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. SLDs registered on Donuts TLDs were 24% shorter and were hyphenated 9.4% le...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 1:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
What the 4 AI dragons’ domain choices tells us
These companies typify modern Chinese companies and the domains they choose. There are the four companies in China referred to as “AI dragons”. These artificial intelligence companies provide critical components to build a smart economy i...
Discussion
What the 4 AI dragons’ domain choices tells us
These companies typify modern Chinese companies and the domains they choose. There are the four companies in China referred to as “AI dragons”. These artificial intelligence companies provide critical components to build a smart economy i...
Discussion
September 9, 2021, 12:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who’s on top? .Com Leaderboard update
These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2021. CentralNic surg...
Discussion
Who’s on top? .Com Leaderboard update
These are the fastest growing and largest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2021. CentralNic surg...
Discussion
September 8, 2021, 8:46 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – September 7, 2021: Domaining from A to Z: Metabrand.com, Ferry.org, ZeroFeeProcessing.com, FirstArt.com, Z.org
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently and keep score to see which Sherpas do the best at guessing the values: Metabrand.com, Ferry.org, ZeroFe...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – September 7, 2021: Domaining from A to Z: Metabrand.com, Ferry.org, ZeroFeeProcessing.com, FirstArt.com, Z.org
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently and keep score to see which Sherpas do the best at guessing the values: Metabrand.com, Ferry.org, ZeroFe...
Discussion
September 8, 2021, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain(s) will the new Beijing-based stock exchange acquire?
These are some domains the exchange might acquire. We’ll see what happens. China will have a new stock exchange in Beijing, but its formal name and commencement date are not decided yet. This gives us plenty of time to speculate on the domain(s...
Discussion
What domain(s) will the new Beijing-based stock exchange acquire?
These are some domains the exchange might acquire. We’ll see what happens. China will have a new stock exchange in Beijing, but its formal name and commencement date are not decided yet. This gives us plenty of time to speculate on the domain(s...
Discussion
September 8, 2021, 5:03 pm
