In the summer of 2007 I spent $40 to buy the domain HitPig.com on a domain forum. It had a fun alliteration quality about it and loosely reminded me of the game Whac-A-Mole. The domain remained parked for years, barely earning its renewal fees every year but I was too fond of the name to drop … [Read more...]
Afternic marketplace: Two month update disappoints
December 13, 2024 by 1 Comment
A good 60 days into using the Afternic marketplace as a "forced" transition from the now defunct Dan.com, I'm about to present my personal experience and the results aren't great. The first 30 days looked promising, to be honest. After clocking two months I have one positive thing to say: The … [Read more...]
Domain industry evolution: Global Domain Report | 2024 edition
March 22, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Fresh from Sedo and InterNetX arrives the Global Domain Report for 2024. It's not just a pretty bundle of information and charts; it's the quintessential representation of the domain industry's evolutionary path. The report does not just present data but it's backed by raw data that both … [Read more...]
An interesting glitch at Dan.com locks down the BIN price
October 24, 2023 by 1 Comment
Dan.com provides several options to domain investors, including selling with a BIN price, making an offer, and lease to own options. In the past few months I've completed 3 LTO deals successfully, which means that three entrepreneurs are now using these domains under full ownership. Dan has been … [Read more...]
Dan.com delivers excellent back-end support for domain transactions
October 16, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Last week I completed my first domain sale in October, for a domain I acquired for a few hundred dollars almost 15 years ago. It's not the first time this long hold of a domain leads to a substantial ROI. The art of determining which assets are worthy of holding long term is part of the learning … [Read more...]
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