A topic that I had sitting in drafts for a bit came to light in a thread on Namepros. The topic being luck. How much does luck matter in domaining? How lucky do you feel you have been. I would also argue that companies in the business have been lucky that this business that came together were very lucky. The question on Namepros was a little more cut and dry as the poster asked if it was … [Read more...]
Verisign saw a net increase of 1.29 million registrations during the fourth quarter of 2018
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today after the close for Q4 2018 and full year results. They reported revenue of $307 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, up 4.0 percent from the same quarter in 2017. Verisign reported net income of $182 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.50 for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to net income of $103 million and … [Read more...]
SelfieSticks.com sells for 71% less than it did January 2015
Back in 2015 SelfieSticks.com sold on NameJet for $29,100 and today it closed at $8,200. The seller took a 71% loss on the domain name. The domain was held for just over 4 years. But now let's look at the timing of the purchase and the trend or fad that is the selfie stick. The domain name was won at auction on NameJet in January of 2015. The term selfie sticks started to gather steam in … [Read more...]
Escrow.com releases initial Domain Investment Index report
Escrow.com released their first ever Domain Investment Index. The report looks to highlight and make the case for domains as an asset class. Escrow.com wrote: We believe that domain names as an asset class are undervalued. If you buy a shopfront it would cost millions. For example, Tiffany’s spends USD$20M a year renting its fifth avenue shopfront. Yet you can still buy an Internet shopfront … [Read more...]
When your brand is a misspell of a misspell things can get confusing
So I was watching tv the other day and saw a commercial for a company called Blooom. I was like wait three o's? Now of course the add an extra letter, misspell has been en vogue over the last 8 years. Fiverr.com probably the most famous example, then BrandBucket started accepting a lot of misspelled names. In their December newsletter BrandBucket listed misspells as 6% of all keyword related … [Read more...]
Off the market since 1995? CustomerService.com is up for sale
The owner of CustomerService.com joined Namepros and posted that the name is for sale for the first time since being registered in 1995. That seems to be in question. There is also a finder's fee for anyone who can help sell the domain name. Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I believe connecting with like-minded individuals builds on the belief of Cooperation and … [Read more...]
.Club Domain Registration/Renewal Prices To Rise In 2019; 2020 and 2021
We just received this notice from Hexonet that The .CLUB Registry is going to be increasing their price of a wholesale registration each year over the next three (3) years. The first of such price increases will be July 1, 2019, when the price for .CLUB will be increased to: Reseller Price Class: $20.83 (net price: $17.50) USD/Domain/Year Premium Price Class: $18.45 (net price: $15.50) … [Read more...]