John Berryhill does not start many threads at Namepros. He is a valuable contributor and answers a lot of questions in existing threads. So when he started one I wanted to read what he had to say. The post was published in Warnings and Alerts. The title was eye catching, "Why You Can't Trust GoDaddy Brokers" John goes on to explain some of the problems he sees when dealing with brokers who do … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Q1 2023 earnings miss, stock down in after hours trading
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported their Q1 2023 earnings. Stock was down 7% in after hours trading to $67. It closed at $72.29 during normal trading hours. They came out with quarterly earnings of $0.30 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.41 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This … [Read more...]
Escrow.com Domain Investment Index Q4 2022
Escrow.com published their Domain Investment Index for Q4 2022. You can view the full report here. Year-on-year, Escrow has seen a 49.26% decrease in the total value of domain name transactions from $158M in 4Q21 to $80M in 4Q22. Over 75% of the fall in 4Q22 is attributable to the decrease in the volume of domain name transactions, which decreased by 20% from US$514M in FY21, to $411M … [Read more...]
InternetX/Sedo Global Domain Report 2023
InternetX and Sedo (advertisers here) released their Global Domain Report for 2023. This really is the most thorough deep dive into the industry that any company publishes all year, that is not said because they are an advertiser but because it is a fact. The report has many sections that take a look at the industry as a whole, then taking specific deep dives into the registrar, registry and … [Read more...]
A look back at 2022 from Crypto to Web3 to .xyz and more
First and foremost a Happy and Healthy New Year to all our readers, advertisers and partners. Looking back at 2022 it was quite the interesting year. From NFTs, Crypto, .xyz and DAN being acquired, there was a lot going on. One theme that has been developing for awhile really took hold in 2022. The decentralization of domain investor engagement and commentary. If you go back a decade … [Read more...]
Who is the G.A.T.T.
Over the years both here and other place have debated the Greatest domain investor of all time. Some people keep a low profile and are hardly known to even those in the industry for years. The debate also delves into areas like Do you mean greatest in terms of? Michael Gilmour contributed those questions last time we did a post here. So with many coming into the business every year and … [Read more...]
Escrow.com Domain Investment Index Q3 2022
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index for Q3 2022. Data from the report shows: Domain name sales saw a 28% decrease in total transactions in 3Q22, dropping from $105M in 3Q21 to $75M, domain name sales have increased by 8%, from $449M in 2021 to $489M in 2022, trailing twelve months up to September this year. That being said, domain name sales through Escrow.com have also seen … [Read more...]