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The Domains
What is a fair sales commission rate?
I am sure just about everyone is familiar with the sales commission changes coming across all GoDaddy properties, (GoDaddy.com, Afternic, DAN.com and Uniregistry). For those not familiar, To simplify commissions, effective Feb. 1, 2023, each marketpl...
Discussion
What is a fair sales commission rate?
I am sure just about everyone is familiar with the sales commission changes coming across all GoDaddy properties, (GoDaddy.com, Afternic, DAN.com and Uniregistry). For those not familiar, To simplify commissions, effective Feb. 1, 2023, each marketpl...
Discussion
January 27, 2023, 6:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Autralian homebuilder tries reverse domain name hijacking
Second level .au domain battle probably led to this dispute over a third level domain. Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd tried to reverse domain name hijack homebuilder.net.au, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined (pdf). This a...
Discussion
Autralian homebuilder tries reverse domain name hijacking
Second level .au domain battle probably led to this dispute over a third level domain. Homebuilder.com.au IP Pty Ltd tried to reverse domain name hijack homebuilder.net.au, a World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined (pdf). This a...
Discussion
January 27, 2023, 4:43 pm
The Domains
TXT.com sells for $300K
Namebio tweeted out that TXT.com sold for $300,000. The domain name was brokered by Bassir.io. The domain name was registered way back in 1990. Interestingly it sold for the same price as Text.com back in 2007 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Congrats to the seller...
Discussion
TXT.com sells for $300K
Namebio tweeted out that TXT.com sold for $300,000. The domain name was brokered by Bassir.io. The domain name was registered way back in 1990. Interestingly it sold for the same price as Text.com back in 2007 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Congrats to the seller...
Discussion
January 27, 2023, 2:07 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Down The Rabbit Hole – January 26, 2023: The Relaunch: AI & Tea Parties
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly pod...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Down The Rabbit Hole – January 26, 2023: The Relaunch: AI & Tea Parties
As we say on DomainSherpa - all roads lead to domains. And in the reverse, domains has us venturing "down the rabbit hole" into different topics all the time. This is a tech-adjacent, digital asset, pop-culture, tangent-positive monthly pod...
Discussion
January 26, 2023, 9:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain Capital defends ColombianCoffee.com in UDRP
Panel notes the descriptive nature of the domain names and legitimacy of owning descriptive terms as an investment. Domain Capital has successfully defended (pdf) the domain name colombiancoffee.com in a UDRP. Federación Nacional de Cafeteros ...
Discussion
Domain Capital defends ColombianCoffee.com in UDRP
Panel notes the descriptive nature of the domain names and legitimacy of owning descriptive terms as an investment. Domain Capital has successfully defended (pdf) the domain name colombiancoffee.com in a UDRP. Federación Nacional de Cafeteros ...
Discussion
January 26, 2023, 4:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Recent SEO Domain Sales Explained
Want to know why these domains sold for so much? To help fill in some of the gaps you may find yourself facing when looking at the “domains that sold at auction” recently, where you see some absolutely garbage-looking domain names selling...
Discussion
Recent SEO Domain Sales Explained
Want to know why these domains sold for so much? To help fill in some of the gaps you may find yourself facing when looking at the “domains that sold at auction” recently, where you see some absolutely garbage-looking domain names selling...
Discussion
January 26, 2023, 2:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
12 recent end user domain name sales
A deck installer, a screenshot software app, and a generator company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was normal.es for $65,000. A SafeNames client bought this domain, but I’m not sure who the end buyer is. Someo...
Discussion
12 recent end user domain name sales
A deck installer, a screenshot software app, and a generator company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this past week was normal.es for $65,000. A SafeNames client bought this domain, but I’m not sure who the end buyer is. Someo...
Discussion
January 25, 2023, 6:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Reflections from ICA’s meeting
The Internet Commerce Association membership just met in Las Vegas. Here are my thoughts. I spent the last few days in Las Vegas for the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) meeting. If you’re not familiar with the ICA, it’s the only assoc...
Discussion
Reflections from ICA’s meeting
The Internet Commerce Association membership just met in Las Vegas. Here are my thoughts. I spent the last few days in Las Vegas for the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) meeting. If you’re not familiar with the ICA, it’s the only assoc...
Discussion
January 25, 2023, 5:15 pm
Sully's Blog
WTF is Domain Hijacking and Reverse Domain Hijacking?
When I first started domaining, there were many acronyms and terms thrown around on…
Discussion
WTF is Domain Hijacking and Reverse Domain Hijacking?
When I first started domaining, there were many acronyms and terms thrown around on…
Discussion
January 25, 2023, 12:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
My domain industry predictions for 2023
Here are some things I think will happen in the domain business this year. Earlier this month I published the annual predictions episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Now that you’ve heard from other people, here’s my forecast for the ...
Discussion
My domain industry predictions for 2023
Here are some things I think will happen in the domain business this year. Earlier this month I published the annual predictions episode of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Now that you’ve heard from other people, here’s my forecast for the ...
Discussion
January 24, 2023, 6:19 pm
