GoDaddy has partnered with ENS Domains, I believe these partnerships between registrars and ensdomains will become more commonplace as time goes by. EnsDomains published a blog post that goes into greater detail. Once it is configured, the domain name can be used in place of an Ethereum address in a range of web3 applications including wallets, block explorers, NFT marketplaces, etc If you … [Read more...]
8 years since Mike sold to GoDaddy, how has the sale aged in your opinion?
It has now been 8 years since Mike sold his portfolio of approximately 70,000 domain names. The sale price came in at $35.5M. 4 years ago we asked what readers thought of the sale? Another 4 years have passed, we have had a pandemic, NFTs, extensions like .IO and .xyz make some moves and now many are gaga over .Ai. Back in 2019 Andrew Rosener commented, The bulk of the value in that … [Read more...]
GoDaddy to auction off some names from their NameFind portfolio (no reserve)
GoDaddy is auctioning off some domain names from the NameFind portfolio, names like Cliche.com, VisitVegas.com and Sitcom.com to name a few. In a press release they said it was to mark the end of the Beta phase of the new GoDaddy Auctions. The fact that these are no reserve auctions should attract a fair amount of interest. From the release: To mark the end of the Beta phase, we're … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports Q3 2023 earnings
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q3 earnings. Stock up in after hours. On a per-share basis, company said it had net income of 89 cents. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of nine analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 71 cents per share. Business Highlights Share Repurchases Year-to-date through October 31, 2023, … [Read more...]
GoDaddy reports second quarter earnings
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), reported financial results for the second quarter that ended June 30, 2023. After hours 72.00 −3.72 (4.91%) Business Highlights … [Read more...]
John Berryhill posts a warning about dealing with GoDaddy brokers
John Berryhill does not start many threads at Namepros. He is a valuable contributor and answers a lot of questions in existing threads. So when he started one I wanted to read what he had to say. The post was published in Warnings and Alerts. The title was eye catching, "Why You Can't Trust GoDaddy Brokers" John goes on to explain some of the problems he sees when dealing with brokers who do … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Q1 2023 earnings miss, stock down in after hours trading
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported their Q1 2023 earnings. Stock was down 7% in after hours trading to $67. It closed at $72.29 during normal trading hours. They came out with quarterly earnings of $0.30 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.52 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.41 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This … [Read more...]