WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The latest DNJournal Year-to-Date Top 100 Domain Sales Chart, reflecting publicly reported transactions through July 5, 2026, shows a domain aftermarket being shaped by two
For years, conventional wisdom has suggested that the best domains are those with an obvious meaning - names that instantly tell people what a business does or clearly identify a product, service, or industry. It's advice I've shared myself. Then I looked at the latest DN Journal domain sales report. Among the week's top reported sales were Kiven.com ($94,888) and Balaena.com ($89,000). Neither is a name that most people would instantly recognize or associate with a particular business. Neither immediately tells you what the business is about. Yet buyers were willing to spend nearly six figures to acquire them.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Every time a major domain sales report is released, investors naturally look to the top of the chart for clues about where the market is
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – While conducting valuation research for a client, I compiled a dataset of comparable three-letter .com domain sales that revealed some interesting patterns worth sharing. Three-letter
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Apparently, if we still believe premium domain names begin and end with .com, we’re watching the market through a rear-view mirror. The recently reported $1.2
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – For more than two decades, DNJournal’s weekly Top 20 domain sales chart has served as a conservative barometer of the aftermarket’s highest end. The list
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name industry is experiencing a surge in high-value sales this year, likely driven by renewed corporate spending confidence and increased demand for premium digital
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the South Florida Domainers meetup which took place in Fort Lauderdale, at the Sistrunk Marketplace & Brewery, an
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – In 2019, I put a spotlight on mega domain and website NewYork.com, virtually disappearing into thin air after its owners fell into a complex legal
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – According to a weekly sales release issued by SEDO domain marketplace and parking provider, the domain name “Movies.net” (parked at Godaddy) has changed hands for
PALM BEACH, FL – How do I go about selling domain names? That was the question highlighted in a Seattle Times news story on Nov. 16, 2019 by author Patrick
PALM BEACH, FL – I enjoy seeing great use-cases for domain name acquisitions where an end user recognizes the power of a great domain name and how they can help
PALM BEACH – According to industry news website DNJournal.com, the results for the live domain name auction which took place at NamesCon Europe have been released with a total net
NEW YORK – There is an old saying “Follow the Money”, popularized by the 1976 drama-documentary motion picture “All the President’s Men” which was about the Watergate scandal (I’ve yet
NEW YORK, NY – According to industry news website DNJournal.com, the registry behind .org domain names, Public Interest Registry, or otherwise known as PIR, has got itself a new CEO.
NEW YORK, NY – If you have an idea that you believe would bring your existing business to the next level, but lack funds or you are in need of
NEW YORK, NY – In an endless sea of opinions (I admit, including my own) it is great to look at meaningful data when it comes to where our industry
NEW YORK, NY – According to domain name industry news publication DNJournal.com, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., owned subsidiary ShoeBuy, has acquired the Internet domain name Shoes.com in a $9,000,000.00 transaction which
NEW YORK, NY – While at NamesCon, I noticed a television commercial for the .net domain extension pushing it as a leading “trusted extension” and touting its long standing history
NEW YORK, NY – Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of GoDaddy.com and have been doing business with them since I began working on the Internet.