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Domain Name Wire
Changing domains is hard. Just ask WordPress
WooCommerce is moving its domain back to WooCommerce.com after SEO challenges. For all of those that say changing domains is easy, so domain renewal prices shouldn’t be capped… WooCommerce, a company owned by WordPress creator Automattic...
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Changing domains is hard. Just ask WordPress
WooCommerce is moving its domain back to WooCommerce.com after SEO challenges. For all of those that say changing domains is easy, so domain renewal prices shouldn’t be capped… WooCommerce, a company owned by WordPress creator Automattic...
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April 9, 2024, 3:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales: cool lights, antimicrobials and more
A title insurance company, a rummy game app, and a cool lighting maker bought domain names. Sedo had a nice rebound in domain sales after a slowdown last week. Many of the top domains don’t have obvious buyers at the time of publication, includ...
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End user domain sales: cool lights, antimicrobials and more
A title insurance company, a rummy game app, and a cool lighting maker bought domain names. Sedo had a nice rebound in domain sales after a slowdown last week. Many of the top domains don’t have obvious buyers at the time of publication, includ...
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April 9, 2024, 3:32 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by LightBet.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and LightBet.com led the way at $74,999. Pafikotobogor.org was second at $35,000. Specter.com was third at $33,000. 27 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency &nb...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by LightBet.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and LightBet.com led the way at $74,999. Pafikotobogor.org was second at $35,000. Specter.com was third at $33,000. 27 .com sales 18 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency &nb...
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April 9, 2024, 2:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sales rebound at SnapNames/NameJet, top sale $75k
Expired domain market roars back thanks to a few big sales. Sales rebounded at Snapnames and NameJet last month. The two platforms combined for 63 sales of $2,000 or more, totaling $522k. This compares to 51 domains and $262k in February. Here are so...
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Sales rebound at SnapNames/NameJet, top sale $75k
Expired domain market roars back thanks to a few big sales. Sales rebounded at Snapnames and NameJet last month. The two platforms combined for 63 sales of $2,000 or more, totaling $522k. This compares to 51 domains and $262k in February. Here are so...
Discussion
April 8, 2024, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
A golden domain sale – DNW Podcast #479
Richard Lau discusses a seven-figure domain sale and what companies using .ai domains should know. Domain investor Richard Lau joins me on today’s show. We discuss his $1 million sale of gld.com and how a domain buyer broker helped seal the dea...
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A golden domain sale – DNW Podcast #479
Richard Lau discusses a seven-figure domain sale and what companies using .ai domains should know. Domain investor Richard Lau joins me on today’s show. We discuss his $1 million sale of gld.com and how a domain buyer broker helped seal the dea...
Discussion
April 8, 2024, 3:30 pm
The Domains
This is how you make sure you never get the domain name you want
In 28 years of domaining you see a lot, I have been on forums where people believed domain investors should be thrown off a mountain because they were sitting on a domain name they wanted. Others resorting to the traditional reverse domain name hijac...
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This is how you make sure you never get the domain name you want
In 28 years of domaining you see a lot, I have been on forums where people believed domain investors should be thrown off a mountain because they were sitting on a domain name they wanted. Others resorting to the traditional reverse domain name hijac...
Discussion
April 8, 2024, 1:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pyramid.com launches with pyramid solitaire game
Entrepreneur Michael Cyger uses great domain to launch game site. I found a new time suck this weekend: pyramid solitaire. And I know exactly who to blame. Last week, Michael Cyger and his 13-year-old son held a mini spring break hackathon and develo...
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Pyramid.com launches with pyramid solitaire game
Entrepreneur Michael Cyger uses great domain to launch game site. I found a new time suck this weekend: pyramid solitaire. And I know exactly who to blame. Last week, Michael Cyger and his 13-year-old son held a mini spring break hackathon and develo...
Discussion
April 7, 2024, 10:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
March’s top domain name stories
A big cybersquatting case, .ai domains, and the domain aftermarket made news last month. 1. Canva triumphs in cybersquatting case, secures 174 domain names – That’s a whole lotta domains in one UDRP! 2. Aston Martin wins .ai domain from m...
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March’s top domain name stories
A big cybersquatting case, .ai domains, and the domain aftermarket made news last month. 1. Canva triumphs in cybersquatting case, secures 174 domain names – That’s a whole lotta domains in one UDRP! 2. Aston Martin wins .ai domain from m...
Discussion
April 5, 2024, 4:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Trix.com dispute is ruled reverse domain name hijacking
Complainants didn’t exist until 25 years after the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that two Brazilian real estate investment firms tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain trix.co...
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Trix.com dispute is ruled reverse domain name hijacking
Complainants didn’t exist until 25 years after the domain was registered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that two Brazilian real estate investment firms tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain trix.co...
Discussion
April 5, 2024, 2:46 pm
The Domains
NameJet/SnapNames March 2024 sales report led by Akira.com at $75K
NameJet/SnapNames released their March 2024 sales report. NameJet sales increased 39% MoM with a sales amount increase of 120%. SnapNames sales increased 4% but sales amount increased 78%. ASP increased 58% and 71% respectively for NameJet and ...
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NameJet/SnapNames March 2024 sales report led by Akira.com at $75K
NameJet/SnapNames released their March 2024 sales report. NameJet sales increased 39% MoM with a sales amount increase of 120%. SnapNames sales increased 4% but sales amount increased 78%. ASP increased 58% and 71% respectively for NameJet and ...
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April 4, 2024, 9:43 pm
