Squarespace stops the bleeding, GoDaddy down year over year. Squarespace has been registering fewer .com domains each month since taking over Google Domains, but Verisign's latest data show the trend reversed itself to start this year. Here's the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Squarespace reverses trend, and a year-over-year look at .com by registrar
· Domain RegistrarsThe hidden domain market – DNW Podcast #483
· PodcastsYou don't hear about many domain sales, including this $2 million sale earlier this year. We often hear about domain name sales, but the public sales just scratch the surface. Many more sales are never made public. Some of these sales happen on ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
April’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedGoDaddy auctions, WooCommerce and Uzi Nissan made news last month. These were the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by number of views. 1. West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name - Air travel can ... Continue Reading1 Comment
How to audit your Afternic account for mispriced floor prices
· Domain SalesAudit your account to prevent accidental sales at low prices. The other day I saw a lead in my Afternic account for a domain I recently acquired. The asking price was correct, but the floor price at which it could be sold was below what I paid for it; I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Aftermarket jumps 12% at GoDaddy, company reports 180 layoffs
· Domain RegistrarsAverage sale price in aftermarket increased during the quarter. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q1 earnings this afternoon, including a surprise jump in domain name aftermarket revenue. Overall, GoDaddy's revenue increased 7% year over year to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Internet gateway company faces name collision with .box
· Policy & LawCompany uses .box as an internal address on its internet gateways. The maker of FRITZ!Box internet gateways made a disturbing discovery this year: .box is a real top level domain name. The company discovered this after someone registered fritz ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How GoDaddy handles currencies in long term payment plans
· UncategorizedSellers get the same amount, while buyers pay the USD equivalent in their preferred currency each month. This week, GoDaddy enabled long term payment options on Afternic domains to customers outside of the United States in their own ... Continue Reading2 Comments
dotDB’s new Domain Management tool is helpful for watching for new registrations
· ServicesSee which of your domains are growing in popularity. I use dotDB several times per week for domain research. At its core, dotDB helps you see the number of extensions a domain name is registered in, as well as other variations of names that include ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Escrow.com reports uptick in domain sales
· Domain SalesEscrow.com shows sequential growth in domain sales but down year over year. Escrow.com released its Q1 Escrow Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, which reported a slight uptick in domain sales compared to the Q4 of last year. Overall, the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
End user domain name sales up to $100k
· Domain SalesA .ar domain name leads the pack. Sedo's top reported domain name sale this week was x.ar, which was bought by a blockchain augmented reality company for close to $100,000. I had difficulty finding many end user sales in Sedo's latest batch of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment