2020 got off to a good start at Escrow.com with strong pricing in the 4 character space especially. Escrow.com reported they saw a dip in domain name median price from the previous quarter. - Domains prices grew from last quarter, with rocket growth for 4 character domain names. - Transacted domain names started off 2020 strongly, with a total amount of $85.85M. - The USA led Q1 2020 … [Read more...]
Sedo – “It’s a clown show bro!”
Sedo used to have a policy that if you wanted to set a buy it now over $50,000 you needed approval via appraisal. Sedo said last year, Here’s a neat update for those who want to sell their high-value premium domains at Sedo: We’ve lifted the price cap, meaning there is no need to order an appraisal for domains above $50,000 anymore.Source: … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports Q1 2020 Earnings – Revenue up 12%
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) reported their first quarter earnings, Revenues up 12%; Operating Cash Flow up 17% and uFCF up 18%. The stock is up in after hours trading -After hours 72.21 +2.21 (3.16%) during the day it was up 2%. 70.00 USD +1.38 (2.01%) Here is a look at the full release: SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), the company that empowers … [Read more...]
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Afternic
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try to change it up a bit and, What they do right and what they do wrong. Focusing in a little deeper to give better feedback to industry … [Read more...]
LXME.com rebranding to Liquid Market Exchange LMX.com
Giuseppe Graziano is rebranding LXME, his liquid domain platform, to LMX.com, which stands for Liquid Market Exchange. The purpose of LMX is to create a safe environment in which investors are able to trade liquid domains quickly, efficiently and at low fees. Giuseppe shared the following changes from LXME: You can now list One Word .com domains if they match certain quality criteria, the … [Read more...]
ICANN says no sale on .org
Miracles do happen ICANN get's it right on Dot Org The ICANN board announced that Ethos Capital will not acquire the PIR Registry. Today, the ICANN Board made the decision to reject the proposed change of control and entity conversion request that Public Interest Registry (PIR) submitted to ICANN. Full announcement Today, the ICANN Board made the decision to reject the proposed change … [Read more...]
What they do right – what do they do wrong – Namepros
Over the last few years we have published a series The good, the bad and the ugly. Readers have been able to leave their feedback and some companies have reached out over the years and let me know they took the posts to heart. This year I want to try to change it up a bit and, What they do right and what they do wrong. Focusing in a little deeper to give better feedback to industry … [Read more...]