BELLEVUE, WA. - Domain name registrar and registry services provider Identity Digital officially took over the management and marketing last week of the internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) .AI for the Government of Anguilla, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean whose ccTLD has gained considerable popularity in recent years with members of the artificial intelligence community. For years the small island country has been reaping a profit from the rising … [Read more...]
Expired Domains: New Tool to Search for Recently Expired Names You Can Register
PALM BEACH, FL - A new free-to-use website features an interesting tool that allows domain investors to search for expired, inexpensive domains that can be registered. https://justexpired.net allows users to search through a plethora of domains that have recently expired in order to discover ones that may be worth picking up for their possible intrinsic value. Typically, the most desirable expired domains are not picked up in searches such as these because they are … [Read more...]
Top 100 Public Domain Name Sales for 2021 (YTD) According to NameBio.com
PALM BEACH, FL – I haven't done one of these in a good while, since 2019. Lets see what the market looks like this year. Here is how 2021, year to date (YTD) is looking as we get very close to the end of the year. The domains sales are those listed at NameBio.com, a site which keeps track of, and records publicly reported sales. Keep in mind that some sales are private or under non-disclosure agreements or otherwise go unreported for one reason or another. This list … [Read more...]
End User 4 Letter Double X .COM Beats Out 3 Letter .COMs in Sedo Weekly Sales List
PALM BEACH, FL – When Sedo released its weekly sales list yesterday, a list of public transactions above $2,000., the weeks highlights included saxx.com (purchased by www.saxxunderwear.com) sold for $65,000 USD as well as three, three letter .com domains: OLI.com at $50,000 USD, ZEQ.com at $44,030 USD and DYO.com at $35,000 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 11/04/2019 – 11/10/2019. Domain … [Read more...]
.NET Year in Review (2018): Top 100 Highest Reported .NET Domain Sales (NameBio)
PALM BEACH, FL – This is another follow-up from last years list; .NET Year in Review (2017): (It's been a busy year and it looks as though I got to it late this year) According to NameBio, as of now there are 2,430 total domain sales are on the books for the .net domain name in 2018. (Compared to the 4,325 .ORGs) The value of these top 100 totals just $946,689 - much worse than the .org domains did ($1,698,630.00) last year - looks bad for .net. We can add this … [Read more...]
.ORG Year in Review (2018): Top 100 Highest Reported .ORG Domain Sales (NameBio)
PALM BEACH, FL – This is a follow-up from last years list; .ORG Year in Review (2017): Top 100 Highest Reported .ORG Domain Sales (NameBio) According to NameBio, as of now 4,325 total domain sales are on the books for the .org domain name. The value of these top 100 totals $1,698,630.00, about 500k higher than the year prior, however, it is later in the year and some straggling sales could appear when they are finally reported. These lists seem to change slightly if and … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Weekly Domain Sales List Includes .App at $14k, .Me at $8,500
NEW YORK, NY – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Ivypay.com at $22,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Hola.me at $8,500 and the top other as Host.app at 12,000 EUR ($14,020.20 USD). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 07/16/2018 – 07/22/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 07/09/2018 – 07/15/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as BTCExchange.com at $55,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Park.co.us at 22,500 GBP ($29,508.19 US) and the top other as KYG.org at $8,800 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 07/09/2018 – 07/15/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 05/08/2018 – 05/14/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as IXA.com at 25,000 EUR ($29,609.62 US), the top ccTLD as NX.de at 33,320 EUR ($39,465.81 US) and the top other as BroadwayTickets.nyc at $25,000 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 05/08/2018 – 05/14/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 05/01/2018 – 05/07/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Much like the previous list, this one is also a little late due to the holiday weekend. Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as EasternUnion.com at $18,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Weltkirche.de at 7,999 EUR ($9,575.11 US) and the top other as Jiami.org at 4,999 EUR ($5,984.00 US). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 05/01/2018 - … [Read more...]
A Look at the Top 100 “.IO” Domain Names Sold in During Past 12 Months (2017-2018)
NEW YORK - Today I purchased two domain names in the '.io' extension - which continues to do well (and I only have a few; less than 10). I registered Heaters.io and Injured.io and I will see what happens with those. They seem like great domains and for Reg fee, there is little to loose. I'm not too sure why the IO tld has done so well recently (it's been around since 1997), but I don't fully understand cryptocurrency either, and that continues to dominate much of the … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 04/23/2018 – 04/29/2018
NEW YORK, NY – This list is a little late, but as these Sedo lists are a big hit with readers, it's not worth missing it. Recently released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as MicroMobility.com at $50,000 USD, the top ccTLD as App.co at 20,000 USD and the top other as My.bio at 49,900 EUR ($59,767.63 US). Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 04/23/2018 – … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 04/09/2018 – 04/15/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Stelline.com at $20,000 USD, the top ccTLD as Ilmiotappeto.it at 5,450 EUR and the top other as Penta.org at 5,000 USD. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 04/09/2018 - 04/15/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Sedo.com Releases Weekly Domain Name Sales List 04/02/2018 – 04/08/2018
NEW YORK, NY – Just released is Sedo’s weekly sales list, a weekly list of public transactions above $2,000. This weeks highlights included the top .com sold as Closers.com at $50,000 US, the top ccTLD as Network.co.uk at 9,800 GBP and the top other as Live.casino at 24,500 GBP. Here is the entire list for Sedo.com sales from 04/02/2018 – 04/08/2018. Domain … [Read more...]
Winners and Losers; A Look at “Digital” Domains; Prices Over Last 10 Years
NEW YORK – With each passing day we are living and working in more of a 'digital' world. One of my latest companies is called "Cars Digital Inc." It is a digital advertising agency which focuses on lead generation specifically for car dealers. That's why today we are looking at domain name price changes over time for all URLs that changed hands at least twice over the past 10 years (22,065 publicly, those on record at NameBio) that also included the word "Digital". Thanks … [Read more...]