TechCrunch reported that Flippa has raised a chunk of money in their first ever venture backed round. From the article: Flippa announced its first venture-backed round, an $11 million Series A, as it sees over 600,000 monthly searches from investors looking to connect with business owners. OneVentures led the round and was joined by existing investors Andrew Walsh (former Hitwise CEO), … [Read more...]
Jobless.com sells for $2,500 after selling for $19,025 nine years ago
Jobless is unfortunately a keyword that is on the minds of many in 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a spike in jobless claims in the U.S. and many other parts of the world. Below is a look at Google trends which saw a spike from 4 to 100 for the keyword jobless in March. The number has been drifting down over the past few months. When it comes to domain names Jobless.com seems … [Read more...]
James Altucher at Flippa conference and some of his older domain name thoughts
Flippa ran a one day virtual show back at the beginning of July. The show was named "Own Your Future" James Altucher was one of the featured speakers. Flippa has now uploaded his talk to YouTube. Altucher is a guy that provides a lot of interesting thoughts and ideas, can also be very controversial. James has strong opinions on not buying a home or sending children to college. His podcast … [Read more...]
Flippa partners with Squadhelp
Flippa has partnered with Squadhelp. On their blog Flippa announced the partnership as Branded Domains. From the post: Complementary logo Included with each domain is a free, professionally designed logo and color scheme. Want to try a different logo? No problem, the team at SquadHelp is providing a redesign under your direction free of charge. This is exclusive to Flippa … [Read more...]
Flippa now integrated with Escrow.com
In a blog post on Flippa.com it looks like they have improved integration with Escrow.com. The big difference now is that, instead of making payment via Flippa’s platform, both parties are directed to complete the transaction safely and securely on Escrow.com. Redesigned Sale Completion Area We’ve also taken the opportunity to redesign our Sale Completion Area. Buyers and sellers … [Read more...]
Niche Pursuits review on Flippa – not great
Brady Cargle over at NichePursuits.com published a review on Flippa. The review is focused on buying websites at Flippa. From the article: Flippa is a lower end marketplace for online business owners. It’s a pretty good place to sell your site if you don’t mind dealing with a lot of tire kickers. I can’t recommend that anyone buy a site on Flippa though. There are just too many scams out … [Read more...]
Flippa changing pricing again
In May I wrote about Flippa changing their pricing and it looks like they have done it again. It looks like a better deal to list a domain which was $15 and now 10. Last time all listings, regardless of type, size or location, are charged at a $15 per month listing fee. So starter sites and apps are unchanged and established websites are now $49 to list. The changes make sense they raised the … [Read more...]
