Longtime domain investors Brian and Meghan Berke of DomainAgency.com launched BrandAftermarket.com, a brandable domain marketplace with a unique twist; all brandable .com domains are priced at one very affordable price, $495. “We are excited to try something new in the brandable domain space,” said co-founder Brian Berke. “We think there is a large group of people looking for a lean branding … [Read more...]
Contrib.com looks pretty interesting
I recently signed up for Contrib.com which is self described as a contribution marketplace. The concept seems interesting, there are many different ways to contribute and figure out what you want to earn. It also looks like they are doing an ICO to establish their model. Industry veteran Chad Folkening is the lead mentor for Contrib. From his Linked In page: Lead … [Read more...]
“The new gTLD industry has not “killed” it.”
Pinky Brand wrote an article on his blog that is a good read for anyone interested in the domain industry. Whether registry, registrar or investor, Brand gives some decent insight into the new gtld program and doing business in China. Brand noted that the new gtld's would have to "kill it" to meet his projections for global market share. Currently they have not killed it. From the … [Read more...]
Is it Harder today to be a domainer vs 10 years ago?
One of the more popular debates in domaining is who had the easier time? Was it easier in 2007 to make money than it is today? That's the latest thread I came across on Namepros. I know Rick Schwartz has tweeted out in the past that it was harder back in the day, he said, "Wasn't so easy. I invested in the net that was a FAD at the time. There was no playbook/aftermarket. It was a GREAT UNKNOWN … [Read more...]
Poll results on NameJet and whether domaining is gambling
So last week we asked if you thought domaining was investing or gambling or a hybrid of both? 57% of the 162 respondents see domaining as a hybrid. 12% saw it as flat out gambling and 30% as straight investing. Domaining – Investing or gambling? Investing 49 30% Gambling 20 12% Hybrid of both 93 57% 162 votes in 8 days Two weeks ago we … [Read more...]
ICYMI: The top posts of July on TheDomains
In July the focus was on Crypto and shady doings in the auction world. Hopefully the discussion here and on other places like Namepros will bring about some changes to cut back on the shady activity. The top 5 posts by views for July: A lot of shady things coming to light this week Namepros member questions if people are bidding on own auctions at NameJet? GoDaddy has integrated … [Read more...]
Namebio giving away cash and prizes just for playing a game
Namebio is giving everyone a chance to win cash and prizes just by playing their Domain Game. Michael Sumner has done a really good job with the app in my opinion. Now players can win the following prizes: Launched in the Spring of 2016, The Domain Game is closing in on a major milestone... ONE MILLION questions played! To celebrate, we want to give back to the players who made the game … [Read more...]