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The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by Whx.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WHX.com was the top sale at $30,999. Lex.co sold for $9,999 to top the cctld sales. Incite.org sold for $20,250 to lean non com gtlds. CryptoGold.com sold for $19,000, purchased for $600 on Uniregistry in 2015. Gr...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Whx.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and WHX.com was the top sale at $30,999. Lex.co sold for $9,999 to top the cctld sales. Incite.org sold for $20,250 to lean non com gtlds. CryptoGold.com sold for $19,000, purchased for $600 on Uniregistry in 2015. Gr...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 3:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain name. The next day you get inundated with texts for logo services and annoying calls about website development services. You can thank services that sell Whois data for cheap...
Discussion
Use Google Voice to stop those annoying robocalls and texts
Cut down on spam calls and texts with a free service. You register a domain name. The next day you get inundated with texts for logo services and annoying calls about website development services. You can thank services that sell Whois data for cheap...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 3:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN published its tax return and here’s what we learned
Tax return for year ending June 2016 shows growing compensation. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just published its tax return (pdf) for the financial year ending June 2016. Here are some takeaways. Revenues exceed expense...
Discussion
ICANN published its tax return and here’s what we learned
Tax return for year ending June 2016 shows growing compensation. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) just published its tax return (pdf) for the financial year ending June 2016. Here are some takeaways. Revenues exceed expense...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 1:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
Name Ninja turns four, celebrates 200th project
Domain buyer broker completes 200th brokering project. Domain name consulting firm Name Ninja turns four this week and is marking a deal milestone. The company, founded by Bill Sweetman, just completed its 200th brokering project. Name Ninja focuses ...
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Name Ninja turns four, celebrates 200th project
Domain buyer broker completes 200th brokering project. Domain name consulting firm Name Ninja turns four this week and is marking a deal milestone. The company, founded by Bill Sweetman, just completed its 200th brokering project. Name Ninja focuses ...
Discussion
May 16, 2017, 12:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end this week. On Thursday, .NYC’s tech-themed auction ends on SnapNames. None of the 26 domains in the auction have bids yet, but I expect lots of activit...
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.NYC and GreatDomains auctions end this week
Auctions on SnapNames and Sedo conclude later this week. Two online domain name auctions end this week. On Thursday, .NYC’s tech-themed auction ends on SnapNames. None of the 26 domains in the auction have bids yet, but I expect lots of activit...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 4:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Making money with ccTLDs – DNW Podcast #136
Meet a guy who has sold a half million worth of ccTLDs last year. Is it too late to get into domain investing? Nope. This week’s guest is another example of someone who got in late and found a successful niche. Mike Carson sold about a half mil...
Discussion
Making money with ccTLDs – DNW Podcast #136
Meet a guy who has sold a half million worth of ccTLDs last year. Is it too late to get into domain investing? Nope. This week’s guest is another example of someone who got in late and found a successful niche. Mike Carson sold about a half mil...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 3:30 pm
The Domains
$609,000 for Exchange.eth?
I have been reading a few articles on this Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and trying to get a handle on exactly what is being offered. An article on CoinDesk a couple days ago shows that some serious money is being invested for names that will end in .e...
Discussion
$609,000 for Exchange.eth?
I have been reading a few articles on this Ethereum Name Service (ENS) and trying to get a handle on exactly what is being offered. An article on CoinDesk a couple days ago shows that some serious money is being invested for names that will end in .e...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 2:05 pm
DomainSherpa
Blockbuster $2 Million Freedom.com Sale, All the Details – With Ali Zandi
Ali Zandi closed the second highest domain name sale of 2017 to date.If you want to know what goes into a $2 million blockbuster sale and hear all the details directly from the domain name broker that made it happen – this is the show you need ...
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Blockbuster $2 Million Freedom.com Sale, All the Details – With Ali Zandi
Ali Zandi closed the second highest domain name sale of 2017 to date.If you want to know what goes into a $2 million blockbuster sale and hear all the details directly from the domain name broker that made it happen – this is the show you need ...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 12:30 pm
Sully's Blog
.Legal vs .Law
Paul Saputo is an accomplished Texas criminal defense lawyer, currently representing clients in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and many other Texas locations. As the Saputo Law Firm’s principal criminal lawyer, he leads the Sa...
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.Legal vs .Law
Paul Saputo is an accomplished Texas criminal defense lawyer, currently representing clients in Dallas, Houston, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Austin and many other Texas locations. As the Saputo Law Firm’s principal criminal lawyer, he leads the Sa...
Discussion
May 15, 2017, 12:01 pm
The Domains
Odd GoDaddy auction activity, might be tied to new appraisal valuations
So GoDaddy revamped their appraisal tool and now when someone is bidding at GoDaddy auctions they see where GoDaddy is valuing the name. Elliot Silver wrote a couple articles on the topic. On Twitter and as a sidenote in the Daily Sales Recap on TLDi...
Discussion
Odd GoDaddy auction activity, might be tied to new appraisal valuations
So GoDaddy revamped their appraisal tool and now when someone is bidding at GoDaddy auctions they see where GoDaddy is valuing the name. Elliot Silver wrote a couple articles on the topic. On Twitter and as a sidenote in the Daily Sales Recap on TLDi...
Discussion
May 14, 2017, 2:10 am