DAN 3.0 is coming so here’s a handy tip for your domain selling settings

January 17, 2022 by Leave a Comment

In recent months I've been using DAN.com, formerly known as Undeveloped, as a domain marketplace alongside the Uni Market. As a long haul beta tester and user of the Uniregistry platform, I am always looking for ways to "fail" the DAN platform, mostly by accident and sometimes intentionally. DAN has a great range of settings that allow for the pricing models of one's portfolio: Buy Now Lease to own Make an offer Price request The latter is useful if you want to engage in a communication with a potential buyer without mentioning a price or eliciting an offer. Personally, I decided to add "Make an offer" as an option alongside the "Buy Now" model. This is the standard landing page for my portfolio, but I've also added the "Lease to own" option. These are … [Continue reading]

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No idea who bought another “meta” domain from me

November 30, 2021 by 2 Comments

This is the 3rd post in a row about "meta" domains and that's a good indication about the increased interest in the keyword, and Metaverse domains in general. A couple of weeks after my last story about "meta" domains that I registered or acquired years ago, I completed one more domain sale. The deal closed for thousands of dollars above my acquisition cost; the almost 20 year old domain was sold via the Uniregistry Market and its extended exposure on the GoDaddy network. I have no idea who bought the domain as the WHOIS info is under privacy and DNS remains unchanged, and I'm ok with that. When the ROI is so substantial I can sit back and appreciate the insight I had almost two decades ago, registering or acquiring meaningful two word .com domains. Once the new owner enables their … [Continue reading]

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My “meta” domains were registered years ago

November 1, 2021 by 2 Comments

Facebook rebranded its umbrella company as Meta, moving away from strictly social media and marketing and onto a more complex company. Brands in the US but also globally tend to be short vs. long words, and Meta is a simplified form of Metaverse - the online universe that arrives next. As I explained recently, the meaning and use of "meta" in domain name registrations follows some rules originating from its function as primarily a Greek prefix that indicates placement in space or time, past another place or event. In that sense, Mark Zuckerberg's mention of "meta" as a meaning of "beyond" is not exactly precise: that word is "peran." Sorry Mark, your classical studies must have been a bit tardy while you were busy developing Facebook. I've registered, acquired and sold domain … [Continue reading]

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Meta meaning: How to use “meta” correctly with domains and words

October 20, 2021 by Leave a Comment

Domains that begin with "meta" are extremely popular currently; the Greek prefix is very easy to pronounce and write, for a change. Using letters that are common between the Greek and Latin … [Continue reading]

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HL2.com: LLN and LNN domain availability lists

July 15, 2021 by 1 Comment

Two decades ago I was busy hand-registering domains from droplists provided by DomainsBot, an excellent daily email service. The rush for daily drops was competitive among those targeting … [Continue reading]

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