PALM BEACH, FL – While I periodically entertain alternatives and still hold and use a few, I remain a big believer in the “.com” domain name extension over any other available alternative in nearly any scenario. There are only a few cases where an alternative makes sense and looks good, but remains vulnerable. I have always based this very simple and what should be obvious logic to what has taken place for general marketing in the past with the “1-800” business which … [Read more...]
Like A Dollar And A Dream, 4-Letter Domain “NFTS.com” Sells for Cool $15 Million Dollars
PALM BEACH, FL - A four-letter “.com” domain name has been purchased for the staggering price of $15 million dollars. NFTS.com was first registered approximately 18 years ago, likely for $10.00 or $20.00. Who knew that the letters “NFTS” would become a four-letter acronym for “non-fungible tokens,” - unique cryptographic tokens? Four letter domains, often referred to as "LLLL" domains, are relatively scarce. There are roughly 457,000 possible four-letter combinations and … [Read more...]
GoDaddy Makes Two Recent Acquisitions of Leading Domainer Tools and Services
TEMPE, AZ - GoDaddy, the well-known domain registrar and hosting company, announced last week they will be acquiring competing domain sales company Dan.com, a move that GoDaddy stated would enable them to “reach more potential buyers.” Previously launching under the name Undeveloped, Dan.com made a name for themselves by attempting to undercut the competition by reducing their initial industry-standard commission fee of 15 percent to just 9 percent, which led to several … [Read more...]
.ORG Year in Review (2021): Top 100 LLL.org LLL.org 3 Letter Reported Sales (NameBio)
PALM BEACH, FL – According to NameBio, there were a total of 156 'reported' 3-letter LLL.org domain sales last year in 2021. The highest reported sales were the domains “UWW.org” for $47,000.00 which took place at Uniregistry, now owned by GoDaddy. The second place name was “NMF.org” for $25,000. 3 Letter .org domain names are hard to come by and large sales are pretty rare. Below are the top 100 LLL.org domain sales of 2021 which reflect $397,736.00 in sales. Platform … [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...]
Somebody Bought The Entire Country of Portugal And It Only Cost $350,000
PALM BEACH, FL – According to a recent report that popped up in my LinkedIn feed, the domain name Portugal.com recently sold through SEDO brokerage and domain sales platform. For those wondering, Portugal is a European country on the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain. It’s population, according to the World Bank, is over 10 million. Many geographic domain names sell based on their overall popularity as travel destinations and largely on population size which helps in … [Read more...]
The Domain Name “Carbon.Network” Sold At $18,000 Last Week According To Sedo
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “Carbon.Network” sold at $18,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The long and unusual looking web address is currently leading to a parked page and in my opinion, I find it as unusual as its appearance that someone would believe the domain was worth that price. I wonder how much more traffic their project will receive now that they own this category killer domain name? Anyway, also notable on … [Read more...]
Domain Name Investing, Alt Extensions Gets Highlight on Southeast News Stations
TENNESSEE - Jamey Tucker is a local television news technology journalist who created a segment called “What the Tech?” over 20 years ago. Tuckers’ segments include tech tips, tricks, gadgets, and news with one this month focused on digital real estate on the internet with websites. The recent segment included a spotlight on the $3.1 Million Sale of Whisky.com by the Castello Brothers as an example of how much money changes hands for those who snap up catchy names in the … [Read more...]
Hyphenated Domain Name Fetches Over $61k In Latest SEDO Weekly Sales Report
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The hyphenated domain name “TN-I.com” sold at $61,990 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The web address is currently parked. I've always avoided hyphenated domains unless the words being used are ordinarily hyphenated or it separates two extremely popular words mostly used together. There are some instances where this works well, but with TN-I, let's just say I'm not a fan of this one. Also … [Read more...]
Generic Domain, Angel.com, Hits SEDO Weekly Sales List at $2,000,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The generic domain name “Angel.com” sold at $2,000,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The five letter generic web address is currently leading to a crowdfunded movie studio website said to allows angel-investor users to choose which titles get funded. Also notable is a .de domain “credit.de” that sold for a 40,000 EUR ($48,138.00) and a .net … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Three Letter .Com Domain for $105,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “GWI.com” sold at $105,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The three letter web address is currently leading to an HTTP Error 404 page. Also notable is the .se domain “mitt.se” that sold for 17,000 EUR ($19,909) and a .chat domain “m.chat” which fetched $25,000. The .se is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Sweden, a country in … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes .io Indian Ocean Domain Sold At Whopping $50,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “509.com” sold at $106,500 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The numeric web address is currently hosting what appears to be a site in the middle of development or using a GoDaddy website builder program. Also notable is the .io domain “swap.io” that sold for a whopping $50,000 and a .club domain “ox.club” which fetched 10,000. The .io is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) … [Read more...]
Big Domain Auction Coming In Less Than Ten Days And Pre-Bidding Is Now Open
PALM BEACH, FL – A big domain auction is coming up in less than ten days and pre-bidding is now open for the event which will be held from a live video production studio in College Station, Texas, beginning at Noon (12:00 PM CST) February 25, 2021. Like most of Monte Cahn’s RightoftheDot major auction events, World Champion Auctioneer Wayne Wheat will be rattling off the names of virtual property to change hands for what will likely be, some big sales. Wheat is an … [Read more...]
SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes Three Letter .Com Domain Sold at $450,000
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “Zag.com” sold at $450,000 this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The purchase seems to be a perfect upgrade for Santa Monica based ZAG Entertainment, which has been using the hyphenated Zag-Inc.com. Also notable is a .co domain “Kitchen.co” which sold for a whopping $84,792 (weird). Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable … [Read more...]
Another Five Figure Legacy “.Net” Sale on SEDO Weekly Sales List – Sold at $15k
PALM BEACH, FL – While the four letter domain name Fook.com sold at $15,000 this week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report, also notable is the one word legacy .net domain name Limitless.net which also sold at $15,000. Last week Sin.net change hands at $20,000. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. It is always … [Read more...]