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The Domains
Digital advertising to grow 19% to $129.34 billion
If you invest in domain names one of the things you want to see remain vibrant is the online ad market. More money and more campaigns spent online creates more opportunities for domain sales. MediaPost published a look at 2019 for digital and traditi...
Discussion
Digital advertising to grow 19% to $129.34 billion
If you invest in domain names one of the things you want to see remain vibrant is the online ad market. More money and more campaigns spent online creates more opportunities for domain sales. MediaPost published a look at 2019 for digital and traditi...
Discussion
February 22, 2019, 9:40 pm
The Domains
Who is the best registrar in 2019 and why?
I am asked every week who is the best domain registrar? My answer is always it depends on your specific needs and interests. For me it’s Epik, GoDaddy, Name.com. Epik.com for the pricing, all the tools provided such as escrow, free privacy, mar...
Discussion
Who is the best registrar in 2019 and why?
I am asked every week who is the best domain registrar? My answer is always it depends on your specific needs and interests. For me it’s Epik, GoDaddy, Name.com. Epik.com for the pricing, all the tools provided such as escrow, free privacy, mar...
Discussion
February 20, 2019, 7:13 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by DuoBank.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and DuoBank.com was the top sale at 30,000 GBP, ($39,197). Sail.me sold for $21,500 a great sale for an extension that has not been doing much in the way of big sales for a few years. LangKawi.com also sold for $21,50...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by DuoBank.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and DuoBank.com was the top sale at 30,000 GBP, ($39,197). Sail.me sold for $21,500 a great sale for an extension that has not been doing much in the way of big sales for a few years. LangKawi.com also sold for $21,50...
Discussion
February 19, 2019, 8:01 pm
Sully's Blog
Where are they now: Domain Blogger Tia Wood
When I first joined the domain blogging scene, Tia Wood was already a seasoned domain name blogger, domainer, and web developer. Tia designed several of the blogger’s site that were in use at the time and contributed heavily in the domain forum...
Discussion
Where are they now: Domain Blogger Tia Wood
When I first joined the domain blogging scene, Tia Wood was already a seasoned domain name blogger, domainer, and web developer. Tia designed several of the blogger’s site that were in use at the time and contributed heavily in the domain forum...
Discussion
February 18, 2019, 3:45 pm
The Domains
Translate.com new owner revealed
Last November I wrote about Translate.com closing at $853,000 on Flippa. This was a developed website. I kept checking the whois and said to a friend maybe it did not sell because there was no update. Well now it’s updated, the buyer was reveal...
Discussion
Translate.com new owner revealed
Last November I wrote about Translate.com closing at $853,000 on Flippa. This was a developed website. I kept checking the whois and said to a friend maybe it did not sell because there was no update. Well now it’s updated, the buyer was reveal...
Discussion
February 18, 2019, 1:24 pm
The Domains
An updated look at LL.com data
Ename produced an excellent piece on LL.com domains, the article is chock full of data and graphs. Some of the findings include: There are 676 LL.com domains in the world, among which 378 domains, that is, 55.9% have been set up to websites, and 298 ...
Discussion
An updated look at LL.com data
Ename produced an excellent piece on LL.com domains, the article is chock full of data and graphs. Some of the findings include: There are 676 LL.com domains in the world, among which 378 domains, that is, 55.9% have been set up to websites, and 298 ...
Discussion
February 18, 2019, 11:33 am
DomainSherpa
Listening to End Users Pays Big – and is Expanding – with Jeff Sass of Names.Club
On today's show we examine what I believe is a historic development for the future of the domain industry. Jeff Sass joins us from Names.Club to discuss how their new financing model is impacting both domainers who want to invest and end users w...
Discussion
Listening to End Users Pays Big – and is Expanding – with Jeff Sass of Names.Club
On today's show we examine what I believe is a historic development for the future of the domain industry. Jeff Sass joins us from Names.Club to discuss how their new financing model is impacting both domainers who want to invest and end users w...
Discussion
February 18, 2019, 5:33 am
Sully's Blog
Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia
Gumroad is a pretty cool e-commerce platform that also helps build an audience. As the website itself states, “Gumroad is for independent writers, designers, software developers, musicians, artists, teachers, filmmakers, and anyone in-between. ...
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Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia
Gumroad is a pretty cool e-commerce platform that also helps build an audience. As the website itself states, “Gumroad is for independent writers, designers, software developers, musicians, artists, teachers, filmmakers, and anyone in-between. ...
Discussion
February 15, 2019, 12:45 pm
Sully's Blog
A Domain For Any Event
Dana Khomyak is living in Sweden and creating the biggest event streams aggregator in the world. She is co-founder of Events Terminal and is passionate about making information and education accessible globally. Mike: What is the goal of Event...
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A Domain For Any Event
Dana Khomyak is living in Sweden and creating the biggest event streams aggregator in the world. She is co-founder of Events Terminal and is passionate about making information and education accessible globally. Mike: What is the goal of Event...
Discussion
February 13, 2019, 2:24 pm
The Domains
Web.com Aftermarket Platform Sales for January
Usually we report the NameJet monthly sales but now that NameJet is 100% owned by Web.com they will also include SnapNames sales. 7525.com $59,999.00 NameJet q4.com $53,001.00 NameJet iqd.com $20,044.00 NameJet bxf.com $15,200.00 NameJet amtec...
Discussion
Web.com Aftermarket Platform Sales for January
Usually we report the NameJet monthly sales but now that NameJet is 100% owned by Web.com they will also include SnapNames sales. 7525.com $59,999.00 NameJet q4.com $53,001.00 NameJet iqd.com $20,044.00 NameJet bxf.com $15,200.00 NameJet amtec...
Discussion
February 13, 2019, 2:05 am
