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Domain Name Wire
14 end user domain sales up to £55,000
A musical instrument seller, a ladder manufacturer, and an organic garden supplies retailer bought domain names. I admit that I had to look it up. But face yoga is an actual thing. Face yoga consists of exercises designed to make your facial skin loo...
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14 end user domain sales up to £55,000
A musical instrument seller, a ladder manufacturer, and an organic garden supplies retailer bought domain names. I admit that I had to look it up. But face yoga is an actual thing. Face yoga consists of exercises designed to make your facial skin loo...
Discussion
January 13, 2021, 4:24 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 12, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 12, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 12, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 12, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
January 13, 2021, 2:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Guide to domain investing for the Chinese market
Kassey Lee provides this great overview of how to invest for the Chinese market. I often receive the same kind of questions from readers, such as how to sell to China and where to list domains. So, I have decided to write this guide with links to spe...
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Guide to domain investing for the Chinese market
Kassey Lee provides this great overview of how to invest for the Chinese market. I often receive the same kind of questions from readers, such as how to sell to China and where to list domains. So, I have decided to write this guide with links to spe...
Discussion
January 13, 2021, 2:04 pm
Domain Shane
Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
Today is my Mom’s 71st birthday. Everyone has a Mother but not everyone has a Mom. I have two people that have been there for me literally every step of my life. My Mom and my wife. Without them I am not half the person I am. And that&rsqu...
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Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
Today is my Mom’s 71st birthday. Everyone has a Mother but not everyone has a Mom. I have two people that have been there for me literally every step of my life. My Mom and my wife. Without them I am not half the person I am. And that&rsqu...
Discussion
January 13, 2021, 10:55 am
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by FaceYoga.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and FaceYoga.com led the way at 55,000 GBP, ($74,855). You can read more about FaceYoga. HostGrid.com was second at 23,550 GBP, ($32,187). Third is a Japanese name, 白ごはん.com it looks like it means ...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by FaceYoga.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and FaceYoga.com led the way at 55,000 GBP, ($74,855). You can read more about FaceYoga. HostGrid.com was second at 23,550 GBP, ($32,187). Third is a Japanese name, 白ごはん.com it looks like it means ...
Discussion
January 12, 2021, 9:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Latest .com ranking has some surprises
Two registrars posted big gains in September. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2020. There were a couple of surprises in the monthl...
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Latest .com ranking has some surprises
Two registrars posted big gains in September. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers September 2020. There were a couple of surprises in the monthl...
Discussion
January 12, 2021, 8:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic acquires SafeBrands for up to €3.6m
CentralNic gobbles up brand-focused registrar with plans to extend its reach beyond French-speaking countries. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has acquired SafeBrands, a brand/corporate-focused domain registrar based in France. The com...
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CentralNic acquires SafeBrands for up to €3.6m
CentralNic gobbles up brand-focused registrar with plans to extend its reach beyond French-speaking countries. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has acquired SafeBrands, a brand/corporate-focused domain registrar based in France. The com...
Discussion
January 12, 2021, 3:26 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 11, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 11, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 11, 2021
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 11, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiri...
Discussion
January 12, 2021, 2:35 pm
The Domains
Q4 2020 Liquid Market Report shows a decline in sales to end the year
Giuseppe Graziano released the Q4 2020 Liquid Market Report. Public Disclosed Sales Q4 2020 were down ▼ 10.92% according to the report. $2,730,378 Escrow.com Sales Q4 2020 were down ▼ 17.49% at $11,023,223. Check out the full report here The post...
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Q4 2020 Liquid Market Report shows a decline in sales to end the year
Giuseppe Graziano released the Q4 2020 Liquid Market Report. Public Disclosed Sales Q4 2020 were down ▼ 10.92% according to the report. $2,730,378 Escrow.com Sales Q4 2020 were down ▼ 17.49% at $11,023,223. Check out the full report here The post...
Discussion
January 12, 2021, 2:15 pm
Domain Name Wire
Join us today: The Next Generation
Internet Commerce Association hosts a meetup today featuring some of the newer faces in the industry. Internet Commerce Association is hosting a virtual member meetup today at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST. I will host a session and interview three people who...
Discussion
Join us today: The Next Generation
Internet Commerce Association hosts a meetup today featuring some of the newer faces in the industry. Internet Commerce Association is hosting a virtual member meetup today at 10 am PST / 1 pm EST. I will host a session and interview three people who...
Discussion
January 12, 2021, 1:23 pm