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DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – August 3, 2023: All Your Brand Are Belong to Us
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• the Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 16:08 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behi...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – August 3, 2023: All Your Brand Are Belong to Us
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• the Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 16:08 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for and discuss the reasons behi...
Discussion
August 3, 2023, 8:01 am
Domain Name Wire
End user sales up to $100,000
A “smart pole” company, a daycare finder, and a green energy company bought domain names. This week, Sedo released sales lists for the last three weeks. In this post, I uncover some of the end user sales from the July 16 report. Sedo has ...
Discussion
End user sales up to $100,000
A “smart pole” company, a daycare finder, and a green energy company bought domain names. This week, Sedo released sales lists for the last three weeks. In this post, I uncover some of the end user sales from the July 16 report. Sedo has ...
Discussion
August 2, 2023, 5:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN hopes to accept TLD applications in early 2026
A preliminary date is set for “new new” TLDs. ICANN hopes to begin accepting applications for the next round of top level domain names in 2026, 14 years after the last application window. The ICANN Board has accepted an implementation pla...
Discussion
ICANN hopes to accept TLD applications in early 2026
A preliminary date is set for “new new” TLDs. ICANN hopes to begin accepting applications for the next round of top level domain names in 2026, 14 years after the last application window. The ICANN Board has accepted an implementation pla...
Discussion
August 2, 2023, 3:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
WordPress offers 1 million free transfers for domains at Google Domains
Company hopes to siphon off domains headed to Squarespace. WordPress.com is offering to foot the bill for up to 1 million domain transfers. In June, Google announced it was selling its domains business to Squarespace for $180 million. WordPress.com w...
Discussion
WordPress offers 1 million free transfers for domains at Google Domains
Company hopes to siphon off domains headed to Squarespace. WordPress.com is offering to foot the bill for up to 1 million domain transfers. In June, Google announced it was selling its domains business to Squarespace for $180 million. WordPress.com w...
Discussion
August 1, 2023, 4:09 pm
The Domains
Sedo releases 3 weeks of sales data
Sedo is releasing three weeks of sales data today. A lot of data here, a lot of names that sold for prices that will make some pause. ZVXA.com for $4,900 well done to the seller, not a lot of acronyms with that one. A lot of .ai sales in the reports,...
Discussion
Sedo releases 3 weeks of sales data
Sedo is releasing three weeks of sales data today. A lot of data here, a lot of names that sold for prices that will make some pause. ZVXA.com for $4,900 well done to the seller, not a lot of acronyms with that one. A lot of .ai sales in the reports,...
Discussion
August 1, 2023, 1:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Last month to renew .com domains before prices go up
The clock is ticking to renew domains at today’s prices. It’s August, which means the clock is ticking to save money on .com registrations and renewals. On September 1, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price of .com reg...
Discussion
Last month to renew .com domains before prices go up
The clock is ticking to renew domains at today’s prices. It’s August, which means the clock is ticking to save money on .com registrations and renewals. On September 1, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) will increase the wholesale price of .com reg...
Discussion
August 1, 2023, 12:56 pm
The Domains
Google just started treating .ai as a gTLD in June of this year
SearchEngineJournal.com published a piece on how Google treats.ai. As most know .ai domains have been doing very well this year as far as sales. .Ai sales in 2023 have already surpassed the full year of 2022. This is the question that was asked: &ldq...
Discussion
Google just started treating .ai as a gTLD in June of this year
SearchEngineJournal.com published a piece on how Google treats.ai. As most know .ai domains have been doing very well this year as far as sales. .Ai sales in 2023 have already surpassed the full year of 2022. This is the question that was asked: &ldq...
Discussion
July 31, 2023, 9:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investing updates – DNW Podcast #446
How my domain investing year is going. Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I’m doing with lease-to-own at Afternic, w...
Discussion
Domain investing updates – DNW Podcast #446
How my domain investing year is going. Two months ago I did a solo episode where I covered my domain sales through May of the year. Today, I give an update on my results since then. I also explain what I’m doing with lease-to-own at Afternic, w...
Discussion
July 31, 2023, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Namecheap Domain Insights and Trends Report 2023
Namecheap released their Domain Insights & Trends Report for 2023. The report takes a look at which extensions are performing well and which are not doing so great. All the data based on domains registered with Namecheap between January 1, 2021 a...
Discussion
Namecheap Domain Insights and Trends Report 2023
Namecheap released their Domain Insights & Trends Report for 2023. The report takes a look at which extensions are performing well and which are not doing so great. All the data based on domains registered with Namecheap between January 1, 2021 a...
Discussion
July 28, 2023, 9:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap publishes interesting 2023 domain data
Company discloses hot top level domains, renewal rates and more. Namecheap today published its Domain Insights & Trends report covering the first half of 2023. 40% of domains registered at Namecheap during the half were .com. .Xyz, .shop, .click,...
Discussion
Namecheap publishes interesting 2023 domain data
Company discloses hot top level domains, renewal rates and more. Namecheap today published its Domain Insights & Trends report covering the first half of 2023. 40% of domains registered at Namecheap during the half were .com. .Xyz, .shop, .click,...
Discussion
July 28, 2023, 1:01 pm
