Industry News
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A praise for Afternic
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As a domain investor, I’ve never used Afternic intentionally before to sell domains. It was always due to GoDaddy acquiring Uniregistry and Dan that I got to experience a…
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eNom: End of an era & the fastest domain transfer ever
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Twenty-two years ago I opened an eNom account as a subseller, allowing me to register domains at a lower price. It also gave me other benefits, such as registering…
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Dan.com: The final exodus
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Migration is not a great word to use when forcing the end of life of a service that was useful to many. In the literal sense, migration reeks of…
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Concepts of a plan: How Afternic’s ever-beta platform became the norm
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Afternic is a ghost platform, operated by GoDaddy. It was a dedicated web site where both sellers and buyers could interact, buying and selling domains respectively. A few months…
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Dan.com: It’s still a great platform to sell domains on
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Today, GoDaddy announced the availability of native LTO landing pages on Afternic, replacing the “Dan style” landers that it offered there. The timing is odd, considering that I’ve been…
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GoDaddy expired domain acquisitions: A long leap of faith
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After 25 years of using GoDaddy as a domain registrar on an as-needed basis, I’m not surprised by the lack of effective process logic. Perhaps the best thing that…
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Domain industry evolution: Global Domain Report | 2024 edition
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Fresh from Sedo and InterNetX arrives the Global Domain Report for 2024. It’s not just a pretty bundle of information and charts; it’s the quintessential representation of the domain…
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Negotiate with BuyDomains via Sedo if you can
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The art of negotiation is a learning process and domain investors benefit from such knowledge, both for financial reasons and for the purpose of overall engagement. In a recent…
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Top 10 Mistakes New Domain Investors Make
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Sully’s Blog: I have always been an advocate of making mistakes that lead to learning and… The post Top 10 Mistakes New Domain Investors Make…
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: September 2023
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TheDomains: Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their September 2023 domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords…