Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – GoDaddy 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by Centric.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and Centric.com led the way at $46,000. itJobs.kr came in second at $37,500. 35 .com sales 17 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Ada.shop sold for $2,800 Domain … [Read more...]
Celebrating a $2,000 a year domain registration?
So there is an article out today on Forbes written by Dan Pontefract Mr. Pontefract is the CEO of The Pontefract Group, a company that helps people become better at leadership. A best-selling author of OPEN TO THINK, THE PURPOSE EFFECT & FLAT ARMY. So he starts off talking about how he went out on his own in late 2018 to start his own firm. He was happy to find he could get his name in … [Read more...]
U.S. digital advertising surpasses $100 billion for the first time ever
Digital advertising in the U.S. surpassed the $100 billion mark for the first time ever. This report comes from IAB, the Internet Advertising Revenue Report was Conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC). Mobile took the lion's share of ad revenue for the third year in a row. Anthony Ha over at TechCrunch wrote: One of the recurring concerns about the digital ad industry is its dominance by … [Read more...]
Toni.com actually sold for $22,472
A commenter here stated that Toni.com did not sell for $42,500, the first bidder reneged and Deepak Ramani acquired the name for a lower price. I posted about this on Namepros and Michael Sumner from Namebio posted he has a way to see the updated price and it was $22,472. Thanks to everyone who helped get to the actual real price for Toni.com. … [Read more...]
No more $90 minimum bid at Sedo, starting tomorrow
Starting tomorrow and running through the end of 2019, Sedo will be doing away with the Minimum Fee for all Category I domains* sold through Sedo! Additionally, the minimum bid of $90 previously required by the buyer when bidding at Sedo, will be lowered to $20. Sedo gave an example below: Benefits for both Domain sellers and buyers: Sellers: Earn more net profits from domain sales … [Read more...]