This post is about two word .coms, and no there isn't any expectation of anyone listing a premium well known two word phrase. Two word .coms are certainly one of the most requested domains wanted categories on Namepros so here is another outlet to promote and make a quick sale. Post the best two word .com you are willing to sell right now with a $500 max price. Max 3 names listed only. There … [Read more...]
No! .com investors are not threatened by new gtld’s
So I read an article on the Flippa blog by Max Guerin that seems to want take shots at .com investors, Rick Schwartz and the "traditional domain press." In an article titled "The Rise of Alternative Domains" Guerin starts out the gate with cheap shots, Some domain investors have been complaining about new gTLDs (new general top-level domains) seeing in them a threat to their almighty … [Read more...]
Verisign reports Q2 earnings – ended the second quarter of 2019 with 156.1 million .com and .net registrations
Verisign (VRSN) reported earnings today, they reported net income of $148 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.24 for the second quarter of 2019, compared to net income of $128 million and diluted EPS of $1.04 for the same quarter in 2018. The operating margin was 65.9 percent for the second quarter of 2019 compared to 63.8 percent for the same quarter in 2018. … [Read more...]
Over 50% polled would not pay more than $999 for a domain name
So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What's the most you'd pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only hand reg. Nothing; I only hand reg 104 vote(s) 16.7% $100 73 vote(s) 11.8% $101 to $499 78 vote(s) 12.6% $500 to $999 75 vote(s) 12.1% $1,000 39 … [Read more...]
TopChef.com is it a UDRP waiting to happen?
TopChef.com dropped and was caught by DropCatch, the auction is already at $4,150. Now most people know the Top Chef brand as a tv show on Bravo. Bravo and others have many live trademarks on the term "Top Chef" These range from entertainment services, caps, aprons and hats, video discs and many more categories. The domain name was registered in 2003 and looks to have had one … [Read more...]
A look at domain sales for the first half of 2019
Bob Hawkes published a look at the first half of domain sales in 2019. Using data from Namebio Bob gives a detailed look at the first half of reported sales. I thought there were some interesting takes like the spike up in .me and the numbers for new gtld domains. From the report: Sales Numbers I used the NameBio database to look at how the rate of domain sales in the first half of … [Read more...]
GoSimplist.com upgrades to Simplist.com for $30,000
A mortgage company named Simplist just upgraded from GoSimplist.com to Simplist.com. The name was purchased on Sedo for $30,000. The name was previous owned in 2018 by a company called Simp-List Software. The domain was registered in 1998 and is now registered out til 2027 after moving from Tucows to GoDaddy. The domain is currently forwarding to GoSimplist.com. What is Simplist? … [Read more...]