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“there’s no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.”
The headline here is the title of a thread on Namepros getting a lot of attention. There seems to be a bunch of these posts in 2018. A lot of them seem to center around the frustrations of those who have invested in new gtlds. Another thread asks why...
Discussion
“there’s no money in domain names.. this industry full of bullsh*t.”
The headline here is the title of a thread on Namepros getting a lot of attention. There seems to be a bunch of these posts in 2018. A lot of them seem to center around the frustrations of those who have invested in new gtlds. Another thread asks why...
Discussion
February 11, 2018, 3:41 am
The Domains
Post the best name you have for sale for $5,000 or less
This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. So this post is for the best name you are willing to sell right now with a $5,000 max price. 1 name listed only. There ...
Discussion
Post the best name you have for sale for $5,000 or less
This post should be used to sell a name where you are making some money with no commission, and leave a little for the next buyer. So this post is for the best name you are willing to sell right now with a $5,000 max price. 1 name listed only. There ...
Discussion
February 11, 2018, 1:54 am
The Domains
RRPproxy’s New UI Comes up With Re-invented Reselling Features
Sponsored by Key-Systems Minimizing effort, time and costs for the technical development of your system is always a good idea. However, selling domains and related products is not an easy-to-handle business sometimes. To provide your clients the best...
Discussion
RRPproxy’s New UI Comes up With Re-invented Reselling Features
Sponsored by Key-Systems Minimizing effort, time and costs for the technical development of your system is always a good idea. However, selling domains and related products is not an easy-to-handle business sometimes. To provide your clients the best...
Discussion
February 9, 2018, 10:20 am
The Domains
Verisign processed 9.0 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, as compared to 8.8 million for the same quarter in 2016.
Verisign reported Q4 earnings today after the close. Revenue was up 3.2% year over year. Net income was $103 million vs $106 million the previous Q4. Financial Highlights Verisign ended 2017 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2...
Discussion
Verisign processed 9.0 million new domain name registrations for .com and .net, as compared to 8.8 million for the same quarter in 2016.
Verisign reported Q4 earnings today after the close. Revenue was up 3.2% year over year. Net income was $103 million vs $106 million the previous Q4. Financial Highlights Verisign ended 2017 with cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities of $2...
Discussion
February 8, 2018, 9:45 pm
The Domains
How to Track Traffic Associated With Domain Lease Agreements
If new to domaining, then there’s likely a time coming in the near future (if not already present) that you’ll want to know whether or not domains you’re hand registering, or purchasing in auction or private party have traffic. Alth...
Discussion
How to Track Traffic Associated With Domain Lease Agreements
If new to domaining, then there’s likely a time coming in the near future (if not already present) that you’ll want to know whether or not domains you’re hand registering, or purchasing in auction or private party have traffic. Alth...
Discussion
February 8, 2018, 2:11 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly sales led by HPX.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and HPX.com was the top sale at $130,000. 49 .com sales 21 cctld sales 10 other gtld sales There were 8 five figure sales in .com after HPX.com. UserAcquisition.com was the number two sale at $23,000. Beat.org sold fo...
Discussion
Sedo weekly sales led by HPX.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and HPX.com was the top sale at $130,000. 49 .com sales 21 cctld sales 10 other gtld sales There were 8 five figure sales in .com after HPX.com. UserAcquisition.com was the number two sale at $23,000. Beat.org sold fo...
Discussion
February 6, 2018, 10:15 pm
The Domains
The ADO.com decision brings up another potential problem
With all the news yesterday about the ridiculous UDRP decision on ADO.com, I read a comment on DNW.com that I thought was very interesting. The point made by commenter RP may require people to rethink whether all these logos are needed to sell very s...
Discussion
The ADO.com decision brings up another potential problem
With all the news yesterday about the ridiculous UDRP decision on ADO.com, I read a comment on DNW.com that I thought was very interesting. The point made by commenter RP may require people to rethink whether all these logos are needed to sell very s...
Discussion
February 6, 2018, 10:59 am
The Domains
The buyer of supernatural.com is the sh*t
Elliot Silver posted a couple weeks ago about Supernatural.com selling for $215,888. The domain was previously sold back in 2011 for $125,000. Some speculated that Warner Brothers, the producer of the tv show by the same name would be the buyer. The ...
Discussion
The buyer of supernatural.com is the sh*t
Elliot Silver posted a couple weeks ago about Supernatural.com selling for $215,888. The domain was previously sold back in 2011 for $125,000. Some speculated that Warner Brothers, the producer of the tv show by the same name would be the buyer. The ...
Discussion
February 4, 2018, 11:48 am
The Domains
NamesCon Day Three Explores Crypto and Domaining Intersection
Day’s One and Two are down in the books, and NamesCon Day Three is up to bat. Full steam ahead did the third day lead off with a Domain Name Industry Drivers keynote given by Verisign’s Scott Schnell. Scott discussed and expressed thought...
Discussion
NamesCon Day Three Explores Crypto and Domaining Intersection
Day’s One and Two are down in the books, and NamesCon Day Three is up to bat. Full steam ahead did the third day lead off with a Domain Name Industry Drivers keynote given by Verisign’s Scott Schnell. Scott discussed and expressed thought...
Discussion
February 1, 2018, 2:21 am
The Domains
Monte Cahn “Great.com is a done deal”
Great.com was the big sale at NamesCon’s live auction last night. Some expressed doubts if the domain sale would close. We did a poll on Twitter with not many votes but the majority voted no it would not go through. Will the sale of https://t.c...
Discussion
Monte Cahn “Great.com is a done deal”
Great.com was the big sale at NamesCon’s live auction last night. Some expressed doubts if the domain sale would close. We did a poll on Twitter with not many votes but the majority voted no it would not go through. Will the sale of https://t.c...
Discussion
January 31, 2018, 8:38 pm