It seems more and more domain owners are rebelling against the GoDaddy monopoly. Huge Domains also appears to be in the crosshairs of more angry domainers. Over the last week three threads on Namepros have popped up that deal with different levels of disdain, and in one thread it has been suggested to give your names away to another Namepros domainer, rather than let GoDaddy and Huge Domains … [Read more...]
How ad dollars are spent
Project-Disco put together a good picture of how ad dollars are spent all around the spectrum. Digital edged out television 41% to 35%. From the article: By using data from the Internet Advertising Bureau [1], [2], the Association of National Advertisers, and market research and intelligence provider MAGNA Global, the graphic below illustrates where digital advertising fits into the broader … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Stelline.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Stelline.com led the way at $20,000. PayClub.com sold for $15,000, the seller was Keith from Namepros. 53 .com sales 16 cctld sales 6 other tld sales I kind of think Vave.com went cheap at 3,000 Euros. Domain … [Read more...]
Earn.com acquired
Coinbase is acquiring Earn.com, the company was formerly known as 21 Inc, they once were a maker of bitcoin mining hardware, they shifted gears to focus on using cryptocurrency to power a social network. On top of everything they get a valuable one word generic .com that could be sold down the road if things don't pan out as expected. Axios reported: Coinbase is acquiring Earn.com, a paid … [Read more...]
Too early to try to flip?
Vape.net was sold in 2016 for $9,000 on Sedo, the seller was from Austria. The domain immediately went under privacy. The domain name was developed as a review site. The domain expired apparently and went for $30,000 at GoDaddy auctions on 2-25-18. The buyer put the name back up for auction which closes today and it's sitting at only $4,000. Of course there is a reserve but I think it … [Read more...]
10% the top choice on the profitability of domainers
At the end of March we asked, What percentage of domain investors do you think are profitable? This post followed a poll on Namepros that seemed to show a greater percentage of profitable domain investors than most probably thought. The results of our poll showed that 39% of voters went with only 10% in the black. Another 20 voters were at the 20% level. 10% 39% 59 … [Read more...]
Slack.com was purchased for $60,000
Communications app Slack paid $60,000 for the domain slack. The price was revealed by the founder himself on Quora a few years back. Slack which is an acronym for "Searchable Log of All Conversation and Knowledge". Tip of the cap to Namepros member Crysis Slack.co was purchased for $680 on GoDaddy in 2015. Not owned by the company. Slacked.com sold twice on … [Read more...]
