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Domain Name Wire
Tucows Domains continues steady performance in Q2
Domain name business grows slightly with another consistent quarter. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q2 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company has three main business segments: Tucows Domains, Ting fiber, and telecom software business ...
Discussion
Tucows Domains continues steady performance in Q2
Domain name business grows slightly with another consistent quarter. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q2 earnings after the market closed yesterday. The company has three main business segments: Tucows Domains, Ting fiber, and telecom software business ...
Discussion
August 9, 2024, 2:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
16 end user domain sales up to $42k
A web3 project, an attorney, and a grocery chain bought domain names. Sedo delivered three weeks of domain sales data this week. In this report, I review end user purchases that took place in mid-July. You can view previous lists like this here. Land...
Discussion
16 end user domain sales up to $42k
A web3 project, an attorney, and a grocery chain bought domain names. Sedo delivered three weeks of domain sales data this week. In this report, I review end user purchases that took place in mid-July. You can view previous lists like this here. Land...
Discussion
August 9, 2024, 1:11 pm
Sully's Blog
What Makes a Domain Name Valuable
The most popular question I get, by far, is "How can I choose better domain names to buy that will resell at a profit?" Alright, it is not worded exactly like that and usually comes in a variety of flavors. Here are some specific eamples: ...
Discussion
What Makes a Domain Name Valuable
The most popular question I get, by far, is "How can I choose better domain names to buy that will resell at a profit?" Alright, it is not worded exactly like that and usually comes in a variety of flavors. Here are some specific eamples: ...
Discussion
August 9, 2024, 11:02 am
The Domains
Advising someone to basically go the RDNH route probably not a good idea
In what can only be described as a clown show of an X thread, one participant stood out as a shining example of why you do not take unsolicited legal advice. You can read the whole thing on X. TL;DR Startup named Camel (not a great brand imo because ...
Discussion
Advising someone to basically go the RDNH route probably not a good idea
In what can only be described as a clown show of an X thread, one participant stood out as a shining example of why you do not take unsolicited legal advice. You can read the whole thing on X. TL;DR Startup named Camel (not a great brand imo because ...
Discussion
August 9, 2024, 2:24 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – August 8, 2024 – The Hunt Is On
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• the Sherpas are joined for the first time by Ryan Ewen to introduce DNWE.com as the new lead sponsor for DomainSherpa;• The Sherpas play The Domain G...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – August 8, 2024 – The Hunt Is On
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• the Sherpas are joined for the first time by Ryan Ewen to introduce DNWE.com as the new lead sponsor for DomainSherpa;• The Sherpas play The Domain G...
Discussion
August 8, 2024, 11:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy sunsets backorders
GoDaddy ends its backorder product, which lost its purpose many years ago. In a long overdue move, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is killing its backorder service. GoDaddy never competed well with dropcatching services like SnapNames and DropCatch, which use l...
Discussion
GoDaddy sunsets backorders
GoDaddy ends its backorder product, which lost its purpose many years ago. In a long overdue move, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) is killing its backorder service. GoDaddy never competed well with dropcatching services like SnapNames and DropCatch, which use l...
Discussion
August 8, 2024, 4:23 pm
Sully's Blog
How and Why to Use A/B Testing when Domaining
As a domain investor, you must always look for ways to maximize your returns. One of the most effective ways to do this is through A/B testing, which allows you to determine which elements of your landing pages and outbound sales emails work best. Th...
Discussion
How and Why to Use A/B Testing when Domaining
As a domain investor, you must always look for ways to maximize your returns. One of the most effective ways to do this is through A/B testing, which allows you to determine which elements of your landing pages and outbound sales emails work best. Th...
Discussion
August 8, 2024, 1:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Afternic adds more promotion — for a fee
All sellers will be opted into a program that increases marketing but charges an additional 5% commission. Afternic announced a new program today called Afternic Boost, which it says can increase domain sales by up to 10%. Afternic Boost includes fea...
Discussion
Afternic adds more promotion — for a fee
All sellers will be opted into a program that increases marketing but charges an additional 5% commission. Afternic announced a new program today called Afternic Boost, which it says can increase domain sales by up to 10%. Afternic Boost includes fea...
Discussion
August 7, 2024, 4:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ranking the top domain name registrars for .com: GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers April 2024. A few things stand out in this month’s report: Godaddy once again g...
Discussion
Ranking the top domain name registrars for .com: GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers April 2024. A few things stand out in this month’s report: Godaddy once again g...
Discussion
August 7, 2024, 2:40 pm
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Server Test
THIS IS A TEST - What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 13:10 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sher...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Server Test
THIS IS A TEST - What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 13:10 mark), where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sher...
Discussion
August 6, 2024, 3:53 pm
