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The Domains
No! .com investors are not threatened by new gtld’s
So I read an article on the Flippa blog by Max Guerin that seems to want take shots at .com investors, Rick Schwartz and the “traditional domain press.” In an article titled “The Rise of Alternative Domains” Guerin starts out ...
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No! .com investors are not threatened by new gtld’s
So I read an article on the Flippa blog by Max Guerin that seems to want take shots at .com investors, Rick Schwartz and the “traditional domain press.” In an article titled “The Rise of Alternative Domains” Guerin starts out ...
Discussion
August 1, 2019, 5:18 pm
The Domains
The good, the bad and the ugly – Escrow.com 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
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The good, the bad and the ugly – Escrow.com 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with ...
Discussion
August 1, 2019, 2:44 pm
The Domains
A look at the top 10 new gtld sales of 2019
Here is a look at the top ten new gtld sales so far in 2019. No extension placed more than one entry in the top ten. Free.Games The top sale was the highly publicized sale of Free.Games. Chad Wright and his WebQuest Inc sold the name for $335,000. Th...
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A look at the top 10 new gtld sales of 2019
Here is a look at the top ten new gtld sales so far in 2019. No extension placed more than one entry in the top ten. Free.Games The top sale was the highly publicized sale of Free.Games. Chad Wright and his WebQuest Inc sold the name for $335,000. Th...
Discussion
July 31, 2019, 7:11 pm
The Domains
Radix releases their premium sales for the first half of 2019
Radix and advertiser here on TheDomains, released their first half report on premium sales for 2019. You can view the whole report here Here are some highlights of the report: $1.36M in revenue; at par with H2 2018 .online, .tech and .site ...
Discussion
Radix releases their premium sales for the first half of 2019
Radix and advertiser here on TheDomains, released their first half report on premium sales for 2019. You can view the whole report here Here are some highlights of the report: $1.36M in revenue; at par with H2 2018 .online, .tech and .site ...
Discussion
July 31, 2019, 3:11 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by LGV.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and LGV.com led the way at $35,000. Definitely.com was in second place at $19,500. Online Casino is always a powerful keyword combo and this week there were two related sales. OnlineCasino.cl sold for 10,000 Euros, ($...
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Sedo weekly sales led by LGV.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and LGV.com led the way at $35,000. Definitely.com was in second place at $19,500. Online Casino is always a powerful keyword combo and this week there were two related sales. OnlineCasino.cl sold for 10,000 Euros, ($...
Discussion
July 30, 2019, 7:47 pm
The Domains
ExerciseBalls.com drops – the name has been around the block
ExerciseBalls.com closed at DropCatch yesterday for $5,212. This was the third time the name sold, each time for a lower price. However there is one other step along the way, it sold as a website a little over 2 years ago on Flippa for $10,650. Ali Z...
Discussion
ExerciseBalls.com drops – the name has been around the block
ExerciseBalls.com closed at DropCatch yesterday for $5,212. This was the third time the name sold, each time for a lower price. However there is one other step along the way, it sold as a website a little over 2 years ago on Flippa for $10,650. Ali Z...
Discussion
July 28, 2019, 5:23 pm
The Domains
Escrow.com vs Epik the battle continues
There is an epic (pardon the pun) battle that sparked up last night on Namepros between Jackson Elsegood and Rob Monster. This thread is not a new thread, it started back in January. The dispute has been about whether the escrow services provided by ...
Discussion
Escrow.com vs Epik the battle continues
There is an epic (pardon the pun) battle that sparked up last night on Namepros between Jackson Elsegood and Rob Monster. This thread is not a new thread, it started back in January. The dispute has been about whether the escrow services provided by ...
Discussion
July 27, 2019, 3:51 pm
The Domains
Verisign reports Q2 earnings – ended the second quarter of 2019 with 156.1 million .com and .net registrations
Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings today, they reported net income of $148 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.24 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to net income of $128 million and diluted EPS of $1.04 for ...
Discussion
Verisign reports Q2 earnings – ended the second quarter of 2019 with 156.1 million .com and .net registrations
Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings today, they reported net income of $148 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.24 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to net income of $128 million and diluted EPS of $1.04 for ...
Discussion
July 25, 2019, 9:30 pm
The Domains
Google parent company Alphabet reports strong second quarter
The most famous company in the world that’s using a .xyz reported earnings today. Alphabet reports Q2 revenue of $38.9B, up 19% YoY, net income of $9.9B, up from $3.2B YoY, and a stock buyback of $25B; stock up 7%+ after hours https://abc.xyz/i...
Discussion
Google parent company Alphabet reports strong second quarter
The most famous company in the world that’s using a .xyz reported earnings today. Alphabet reports Q2 revenue of $38.9B, up 19% YoY, net income of $9.9B, up from $3.2B YoY, and a stock buyback of $25B; stock up 7%+ after hours https://abc.xyz/i...
Discussion
July 25, 2019, 8:29 pm
The Domains
Over 50% polled would not pay more than $999 for a domain name
So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What’s the most you’d pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only h...
Discussion
Over 50% polled would not pay more than $999 for a domain name
So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What’s the most you’d pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only h...
Discussion
July 25, 2019, 7:56 pm
