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The Domains
8 years since Mike sold to GoDaddy, how has the sale aged in your opinion?
It has now been 8 years since Mike sold his portfolio of approximately 70,000 domain names. The sale price came in at $35.5M. 4 years ago we asked what readers thought of the sale? Another 4 years have passed, we have had a pandemic, NFTs, extensions...
Discussion
8 years since Mike sold to GoDaddy, how has the sale aged in your opinion?
It has now been 8 years since Mike sold his portfolio of approximately 70,000 domain names. The sale price came in at $35.5M. 4 years ago we asked what readers thought of the sale? Another 4 years have passed, we have had a pandemic, NFTs, extensions...
Discussion
December 14, 2023, 6:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
New DNS abuse mitigation requirements coming for domain name registrars and registries
Rules will make it easier for people to submit reports and (loosely) define what registrars and registries must do in response. ICANN’s contracted parties have approved changes to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and base R...
Discussion
New DNS abuse mitigation requirements coming for domain name registrars and registries
Rules will make it easier for people to submit reports and (loosely) define what registrars and registries must do in response. ICANN’s contracted parties have approved changes to the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) and base R...
Discussion
December 14, 2023, 5:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two things to do today for your Afternic domain names
Add these tasks to your to-do list. I’ve completed two housekeeping tasks this morning related to my domains at Afternic, and I’d consider them critical to maximizing your sales volume. First, did you know that domains pointed to ns1.unir...
Discussion
Two things to do today for your Afternic domain names
Add these tasks to your to-do list. I’ve completed two housekeeping tasks this morning related to my domains at Afternic, and I’d consider them critical to maximizing your sales volume. First, did you know that domains pointed to ns1.unir...
Discussion
December 13, 2023, 4:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
10 latest end user domain name sales
A web3 company, an auto glass shop and a precious metals company bought domain names. This week, Sedo’s top four public sales were non-coms: gms.net, goat.fi, elektroroller.de, and bump.co.uk. Two of these were definitely end users, and we&rsqu...
Discussion
10 latest end user domain name sales
A web3 company, an auto glass shop and a precious metals company bought domain names. This week, Sedo’s top four public sales were non-coms: gms.net, goat.fi, elektroroller.de, and bump.co.uk. Two of these were definitely end users, and we&rsqu...
Discussion
December 13, 2023, 2:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
German company tries to reverse hijack obo.com
The company either didn’t undertake basic research or ignored what it discovered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name obo.c...
Discussion
German company tries to reverse hijack obo.com
The company either didn’t undertake basic research or ignored what it discovered. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that OBO Bettermann Holding GmbH & Co. KG tried to reverse domain name hijack the domain name obo.c...
Discussion
December 12, 2023, 4:43 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GMS.net
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GMS.net led the way at $14,999. Goat.fi was second at 12,229 Euro,($13,270) and Bump.co.uk third at 10,000 GBP = ($12,550). 21 .com sales 23 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currenc...
Discussion
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by GMS.net
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and GMS.net led the way at $14,999. Goat.fi was second at 12,229 Euro,($13,270) and Bump.co.uk third at 10,000 GBP = ($12,550). 21 .com sales 23 cctld sales 3 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currenc...
Discussion
December 12, 2023, 2:31 pm
The Domains
Google gives some insights on domain age and search rankings
Roger Montti at Search Engine Journal published a back and forth on X between an SEO consultant and John Mueller of Google. “Does the age of a domain name impact Google search rankings?” Mueller first replied, “Primarily those who w...
Discussion
Google gives some insights on domain age and search rankings
Roger Montti at Search Engine Journal published a back and forth on X between an SEO consultant and John Mueller of Google. “Does the age of a domain name impact Google search rankings?” Mueller first replied, “Primarily those who w...
Discussion
December 12, 2023, 10:06 am
Domain Name Wire
Refreshing your Sedo portfolio with the least amount of work
Refreshing your portfolio and can lead new inquiries and remove stale listings. Once or twice a year, I refresh my Sedo portfolio. And by refresh, I mean delete everything in it and reupload all of my domains. I do this for two reasons: I don’t...
Discussion
Refreshing your Sedo portfolio with the least amount of work
Refreshing your portfolio and can lead new inquiries and remove stale listings. Once or twice a year, I refresh my Sedo portfolio. And by refresh, I mean delete everything in it and reupload all of my domains. I do this for two reasons: I don’t...
Discussion
December 11, 2023, 7:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
2023’s top stories – DNW Podcast #465
Reviewing the year in the domain name business. 2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions, changes in hot technologies, and much, much more. On today’s show, I discuss what I think were the five bi...
Discussion
2023’s top stories – DNW Podcast #465
Reviewing the year in the domain name business. 2023 has been full of activity in the domain name business. There have been acquisitions, changes in hot technologies, and much, much more. On today’s show, I discuss what I think were the five bi...
Discussion
December 11, 2023, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Indian matrimony site attempts reverse domain name hijacking
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds case was brought in bad faith. An Indian matrimony website has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain jodii.com, which is owned by competitor Matrimony.com. Jodi...
Discussion
Indian matrimony site attempts reverse domain name hijacking
World Intellectual Property Organization panelist finds case was brought in bad faith. An Indian matrimony website has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain jodii.com, which is owned by competitor Matrimony.com. Jodi...
Discussion
December 8, 2023, 5:09 pm
