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Weddings, onions, and dude ranches – DNW Podcast #469
Peter Askew talks about a tough onion season and his foray into the wedding business. It’s been nearly two years since I last caught up with Peter Askew on the podcast. The entrepreneur who sells onions on the internet provides an update on thi...
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Weddings, onions, and dude ranches – DNW Podcast #469
Peter Askew talks about a tough onion season and his foray into the wedding business. It’s been nearly two years since I last caught up with Peter Askew on the podcast. The entrepreneur who sells onions on the internet provides an update on thi...
Discussion
January 15, 2024, 2:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
AI is back! (It was never really gone)
Domain sales with “AI” in them rebounded in Afternic’s keyword rankings. Afternic released its latest keywords report today, listing the top 20 keywords found in domain names sold on Afternic in November 2023. One month after droppi...
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AI is back! (It was never really gone)
Domain sales with “AI” in them rebounded in Afternic’s keyword rankings. Afternic released its latest keywords report today, listing the top 20 keywords found in domain names sold on Afternic in November 2023. One month after droppi...
Discussion
January 12, 2024, 6:29 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales up to €40,100
A digital business card platform, a chess site, and a battery company bought domain names. It’s time for more end user sales! Earlier this week, I wrote about sales that happened in the week heading into Christmas. Now, let’s look at end ...
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End user domain name sales up to €40,100
A digital business card platform, a chess site, and a battery company bought domain names. It’s time for more end user sales! Earlier this week, I wrote about sales that happened in the week heading into Christmas. Now, let’s look at end ...
Discussion
January 11, 2024, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
What to do if your Afternic lead list looks like this:
How to get rid of confused “buyers” in one simple step. Every once in a while, one of my domain names on Afternic will get a lot of inquiries. Consider the domain in the image above, HackSpin.com. It received a few inquiries in September,...
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What to do if your Afternic lead list looks like this:
How to get rid of confused “buyers” in one simple step. Every once in a while, one of my domain names on Afternic will get a lot of inquiries. Consider the domain in the image above, HackSpin.com. It received a few inquiries in September,...
Discussion
January 10, 2024, 6:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain name sales led by a .xyz domain
A web3 technology company, two restaurant chains and an industrial vacuum cleaner business bought domain names. Sedo dropped three weeks of domain name sales this week. For my first end user report, I reviewed the list of domains that sold just befor...
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End user domain name sales led by a .xyz domain
A web3 technology company, two restaurant chains and an industrial vacuum cleaner business bought domain names. Sedo dropped three weeks of domain name sales this week. For my first end user report, I reviewed the list of domains that sold just befor...
Discussion
January 10, 2024, 4:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Identity Digital gets patent for “Assisted setup of domain name registry”
Patent describes method for setting up a domain name registry. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,870,750 (pdf) to Identity Digital for Assisted setup of domain name registry. The patent describes a process for setting ...
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Identity Digital gets patent for “Assisted setup of domain name registry”
Patent describes method for setting up a domain name registry. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,870,750 (pdf) to Identity Digital for Assisted setup of domain name registry. The patent describes a process for setting ...
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January 9, 2024, 4:36 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames combine for $500k+ sales in November and December
Check out what sold over the past two months. NameJet and SnapNames had a couple of slow months to finish the year, at least as far as sales of $2,000 or more are concerned. Namefold’s two expired domain services combined for $239k of sales in ...
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NameJet and SnapNames combine for $500k+ sales in November and December
Check out what sold over the past two months. NameJet and SnapNames had a couple of slow months to finish the year, at least as far as sales of $2,000 or more are concerned. Namefold’s two expired domain services combined for $239k of sales in ...
Discussion
January 9, 2024, 2:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Efty to launch Efty Pay along with new branding
The company says Efty Pay will make domain name transactions easier for both buyers and sellers. Big changes are in store for domain name sales platform Efty. The company is launching Efty Pay, along with a complete overhaul of its marketplace and br...
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Efty to launch Efty Pay along with new branding
The company says Efty Pay will make domain name transactions easier for both buyers and sellers. Big changes are in store for domain name sales platform Efty. The company is launching Efty Pay, along with a complete overhaul of its marketplace and br...
Discussion
January 8, 2024, 7:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
The world’s sweetest domain names – DNW Podcast #468
Learn how GOAT Foods is building brands on great domain names like chocolate.com. Chocolate.com. Licorice.com. Caramels.com. These are some really sweet domain names, and they’re all owned by one company: GOAT Foods. The company is leveraging t...
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The world’s sweetest domain names – DNW Podcast #468
Learn how GOAT Foods is building brands on great domain names like chocolate.com. Chocolate.com. Licorice.com. Caramels.com. These are some really sweet domain names, and they’re all owned by one company: GOAT Foods. The company is leveraging t...
Discussion
January 8, 2024, 4:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Dynadot’s monthly .ai auction grosses over $300k with six figure sale
Here’s everything that closed at $500 or more. Dynadot’s monthly .ai expired domain name auction ended last Monday. It was New Year’s Day and I wasn’t able to keep tabs on the auction. However, I now have the final bid prices....
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Dynadot’s monthly .ai auction grosses over $300k with six figure sale
Here’s everything that closed at $500 or more. Dynadot’s monthly .ai expired domain name auction ended last Monday. It was New Year’s Day and I wasn’t able to keep tabs on the auction. However, I now have the final bid prices....
Discussion
January 8, 2024, 1:32 pm
