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Translate.com auction closes at $853,000 on Flippa
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Translate.com at auction on Flippa, it was at $201,000. The auction closed at $853,000. There were 172 bids Now this was a full business not just a domain sale. Translate.com: almost 2M monthly visitors, Translation w...
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Translate.com auction closes at $853,000 on Flippa
A couple weeks ago I wrote about Translate.com at auction on Flippa, it was at $201,000. The auction closed at $853,000. There were 172 bids Now this was a full business not just a domain sale. Translate.com: almost 2M monthly visitors, Translation w...
Discussion
November 29, 2018, 4:59 am
The Domains
Tough Domains – Free Domain Development and Domain Sales Page for All
The holidays are upon us and what better gift to a domainer than free domain development and free make an offer pages. This week ToughDomains has increased its free plan from 20 domain development and domain for sale pages to support for upto 2,500 d...
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Tough Domains – Free Domain Development and Domain Sales Page for All
The holidays are upon us and what better gift to a domainer than free domain development and free make an offer pages. This week ToughDomains has increased its free plan from 20 domain development and domain for sale pages to support for upto 2,500 d...
Discussion
November 28, 2018, 5:27 pm
The Domains
Undeveloped.com decides to step up and help domainer
I wrote a post a couple days ago about a complicated situation that took place across multiple platforms. Two 5N.coms were purchased on GoDaddy auctions in early September, that person actually used a credit card that was no good. That person sold th...
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Undeveloped.com decides to step up and help domainer
I wrote a post a couple days ago about a complicated situation that took place across multiple platforms. Two 5N.coms were purchased on GoDaddy auctions in early September, that person actually used a credit card that was no good. That person sold th...
Discussion
November 28, 2018, 1:39 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by NFC.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and NFC.com led the way at 68,200 Euros, ($77,036). eKing.com sold for $28,000 while STO.org sold for $25,000. Have.Fun sold for $11,500. Kinship.co sold for $11,000 to lead cctld sales. 38 .com sales 15 cctld sales 7...
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Sedo weekly sales led by NFC.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and NFC.com led the way at 68,200 Euros, ($77,036). eKing.com sold for $28,000 while STO.org sold for $25,000. Have.Fun sold for $11,500. Kinship.co sold for $11,000 to lead cctld sales. 38 .com sales 15 cctld sales 7...
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November 27, 2018, 9:59 pm
The Domains
Over 1 million websites seized by ICE in an operation spanning the globe
On the ICE.gov website the organization reported the seizing of more than 1 million domain names that were infringing on intellectual property and selling counterfeit items. From the release: WASHINGTON – More than 1 million copyright-infringin...
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Over 1 million websites seized by ICE in an operation spanning the globe
On the ICE.gov website the organization reported the seizing of more than 1 million domain names that were infringing on intellectual property and selling counterfeit items. From the release: WASHINGTON – More than 1 million copyright-infringin...
Discussion
November 27, 2018, 3:15 pm
The Domains
Efty powers up domain payments potential with new tech from Escrow.com
Efty and Escrow.com announced a new payment integration system. Doron Vermaat who most domainers know both as co-founder of Efty and the published of DNGeek.com wrote, “With Escrow Pay, we remove a lot of friction from the escrow process becaus...
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Efty powers up domain payments potential with new tech from Escrow.com
Efty and Escrow.com announced a new payment integration system. Doron Vermaat who most domainers know both as co-founder of Efty and the published of DNGeek.com wrote, “With Escrow Pay, we remove a lot of friction from the escrow process becaus...
Discussion
November 27, 2018, 1:44 pm
The Domains
Blast from the past – Mike Mann on CNNfc circa 2000
Here is a blast from the past of Mike Mann at the time representing his RareNames.com on CNNfn. The segment was Entrepreneurs only. It’s interesting to hear the commentator’s questions about domain names and see how new this all was...
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Blast from the past – Mike Mann on CNNfc circa 2000
Here is a blast from the past of Mike Mann at the time representing his RareNames.com on CNNfn. The segment was Entrepreneurs only. It’s interesting to hear the commentator’s questions about domain names and see how new this all was...
Discussion
November 26, 2018, 6:10 pm
The Domains
One clusterf*ck of a transaction
So there is one helluva back and forth about a deal gone awry on Namepros. But it didn’t just go awry in one place and tears at the constructs of many beliefs people have about different parts of the domain industry. I remember during th...
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One clusterf*ck of a transaction
So there is one helluva back and forth about a deal gone awry on Namepros. But it didn’t just go awry in one place and tears at the constructs of many beliefs people have about different parts of the domain industry. I remember during th...
Discussion
November 25, 2018, 9:28 am
The Domains
You have to pay attention to what time you close your auction
When running an auction you need to be meticulous about a lot of things. From marketing the auction, to look at competing inventory closing around the same time, to the time when the auction will close. The time an auction closes is very important, I...
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You have to pay attention to what time you close your auction
When running an auction you need to be meticulous about a lot of things. From marketing the auction, to look at competing inventory closing around the same time, to the time when the auction will close. The time an auction closes is very important, I...
Discussion
November 24, 2018, 10:22 am
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Sedo weekly sales led by Kush.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Kush.com led the way at $500,000. Sales volume picked up for .com this week with 59 sales, we had been coming in at 39 to 42 lately. 59 .com sales 16 cctld sales 7 other gtld sales .App took 2 of the 7 other tld s...
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Sedo weekly sales led by Kush.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Kush.com led the way at $500,000. Sales volume picked up for .com this week with 59 sales, we had been coming in at 39 to 42 lately. 59 .com sales 16 cctld sales 7 other gtld sales .App took 2 of the 7 other tld s...
Discussion
November 20, 2018, 9:39 pm
