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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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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
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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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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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April 8, 2024, 3:30 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...
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April 7, 2024, 10:26 pm
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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...
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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...
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April 5, 2024, 4:52 pm
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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...
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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...
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April 5, 2024, 2:46 pm
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I care more about consistent payment timelines than fast payments
Pay me at the same interval every time, and I’ll be happy. I hear a lot of complaints about payouts from Afternic. Most of these complaints are about payments taking too long. I’m not really concerned with how long it takes to receive pay...
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I care more about consistent payment timelines than fast payments
Pay me at the same interval every time, and I’ll be happy. I hear a lot of complaints about payouts from Afternic. Most of these complaints are about payments taking too long. I’m not really concerned with how long it takes to receive pay...
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April 4, 2024, 5:43 pm
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Radix reports $4.8 million of premium domain sales in H2 2023
One time $400k sale buoys premium revenue. Top level domain name registry Radix has released its Premiums Report (pdf) for the second half of 2023. The company reported $4.8 million in premium domain sales at retail prices, a 28% increase over the se...
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Radix reports $4.8 million of premium domain sales in H2 2023
One time $400k sale buoys premium revenue. Top level domain name registry Radix has released its Premiums Report (pdf) for the second half of 2023. The company reported $4.8 million in premium domain sales at retail prices, a 28% increase over the se...
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April 4, 2024, 12:45 pm
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End user domain sales up to $50,000
A very cool bird feeder company bought the top (publicly revealed) domain at Sedo this week. Sedo had a very slow week for public domain sales, probably owing to the Easter holiday. The company reported just 32 sales of $2,000 or more, which is about...
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End user domain sales up to $50,000
A very cool bird feeder company bought the top (publicly revealed) domain at Sedo this week. Sedo had a very slow week for public domain sales, probably owing to the Easter holiday. The company reported just 32 sales of $2,000 or more, which is about...
Discussion
April 3, 2024, 5:10 pm
