Liner is a AI-driven search engine for students and researchers. The company operates on the off-brand GetLiner.com domain name. Last week on X, the company announced a $29 million Series B funding round: We're thrilled to share ‘s $29M Series B funding round, led by InterVest and Atinum Investment, with support from Samsung Ventures, [̷...

Slice is a company that helps independent pizzerias with technology, marketing, and operations solutions. In fact, I have used Slice when ordering from our local pizza shop. Since 2016, the company has operated on the (less than ideal) SliceLife.Partners domain name. Slice.com was the ideal domain name that the company has coveted, but it was [R...

I hand registered 29 domain names at GoDaddy two days ago. I registered them in two swaths – 20 names and 9 names. Afternic is now the default nameservers I have set for my newly registered domain namesat GoDaddy, figuring my infrequent hand registered domain names will be priced under $2k from the get go. […]Catchy.com

In 2021, the Candy.com domain name was sold for an undisclosed sum in a deal brokered by Andrew Miller of Hilco Digital and Amanda Waltz, then of Saw.com. At that time, the domain name was acquired by a company that specializes in the sale of digital collectibles. It had previously been sold to a candy […]Catchy.com

I have always appreciated how Atom.com CEO Darpan Munjal has been willing to share data freely. It's helpful to see what types of domain names are selling across his platform and to understand how people are finding domain names to buy. Darpan has also been willing to engage with domain investors on X. Yesterday morning, […]Catchy.com

I heard the Anime.com domain name had been recently acquired, but I knew nothing about it. Anime is a a style of Japanese animation, and it is popular throughout the world. Obviously, Anime.com would be a fantastic brand for creators and people who enjoy watching this genre of animation. I came across a video interview […]Catchy.com

When I was 18, I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise with my family. It was the first time I was able to gamble in a casino. One night during dinner, I left the table to play video poker in the casino. I returned about 30 minutes later hunched over from carrying buckets full of […]Catchy.com

Spaceship Founder Richard Kirkendall announced that Sedo MLS Fast Transfer capabilities are now available for domain names registered at Spaceship: Sedo MLS fast transfer for domains at Spaceship is now live and in production. Richard Kirkendall (@NamecheapCEO) September 30, 2024 What this means is that domain names registered at Spaceship and lis...

This morning on LinkedIn, Sedo's Chief Marketing Officer Christian Voss announced he is leaving the company. Christian began his tenure at the company as Head of Sales and CMO back in 2013. He has been a mainstay at domain industry conferences and events. Along with some of the company's standout brokers, Christian has been the […]Catchy.com...

Falcons.com is an exceptional one word .com domain name that has long been owned by Future Media Architects (FMA). Like other domain names owned by FMA, Falcons.com has been for sale via Saw.com. In a post on X this afternoon, the brokerage announced that Falcons.com was sold for $400,000: Were proud to have helped Falcons […]Catchy.com

In July of last year, Meta (formerly known as Facebook) launched a social networking service to compete with Twitter, now known as X. The service was branded Threads, and the company used the Threads.net domain name for its platform. Threads.com was owned by another business, which was highlighted in Fast Company following Meta's Threads launch. [&...

This comic posted on X today is something domain investors should think about when working with a domain broker. Who does the broker represent? Ultimately, it boils down to whether or not the domain name is already listed for sale via Afternic or not. Something to think about: Domain Brokers pic.twitter.com/SgA8I8nL3p ARIYAS (@domainretail) Septem...

I've been asked to look at numerous domain name sales landing pages lately. I will generally be happy to take a look if I have the time, but I thought I would share what I think are the most important elements to a BIN landing page for domain name sales. 1) Domain name quality 2) […]Catchy.com

Tim Hargis alerted me about a recent corporate rebrand. A company called Stride Funding, which had previously been funded to the tune of $20 million, announced it was rebranding itself as Clasp. In addition, the company announced a $10 million oversubscribed venture funding round. Wisely, the company acquired the brand match Clasp.com domain name p...

In June, with the help of DomainTools, I noticed that the Engine.com domain name was pending transfer and the nameservers had recently changed to Cloudflare. This valuable domain name transferred to Cloudflare, where it is currently registered under Whois privacy. According to my @DomainTools Domain Monitor alert email, https://t.co/skWspkn2bF is p...

The image above is a GoDaddy landing page that is shown when the domain name has Afternic nameservers but is not listed for sale via Afternic. The visitor is encouraged to "Get this domain," and clicking the link opens a new browser window with a GoDaddy search page searching for that domain name. If a […]Catchy.com

The ASAP.com domain name was sold in a bankruptcy auction managed by Heritage Global Partners (HGP). The sale price was $340,000, plus an additional 19% buyer's premium. The total paid for the domain name was $404,600. David Barkoff, Senior Vice President at Heritage Global Partners, confirmed the sale has fully transacted. David also let me [̷...

GoDaddy acquired Dan.com in 2022. The company reportedly spent north of $71 million USD to acquire the domain name sales platform. This morning, GoDaddy announced it is "merging" the Dan.com platform with Afternic. The announcement was made in a blog post, and the company provided answers to numerous questions domain investors and Dan customers wil...

I spend quite a bit of time trying to buy domain names. Some of the best deals I've made have come on domain names I privately acquired that had not been on the market. Sometimes you have to overpay to buy a domain name that will end up looking like a steal. Yesterday on X, […]Catchy.com

Afternic recently began offering Dan.com-lookalike landing pages with GoDaddy branding. I liked them enough to move inventory to them away from Dan.com. Afternic followed this up with the ability to allow prospects to make an offer to buy a domain name in addition to the BIN and LTO options. Unlike how the Make Offer process […]Catchy.com

Jen Sale of Evergreen.com posted an email Google sent to its Google Ads advertisers. It looks like Google Ads will automatically opting-out new advertisers from advertising on parked domain names: Interesting #domains @DInvesting @DomainNameWire @DNJournal @DomainSherpa pic.twitter.com/5FkyjeJfcG — jen (@JenSale) September 4, 2024 Domain name...

The other day, I consolidated some .com domain names at GoDaddy prior to the most recent Verisign price increase. When I tried to approve the transfers at NameBright, I encountered an error message that prevented me from transferring the domain names to GoDaddy. I reached out to NameBright support, and I was directed to try […]Catchy.com

When the domain name marketplace and branding platform now known as Atom.com was rebranded, I was under the impression that the company acquired the domain name from Andy Booth. James Iles reported Andy's acquisition of Atom.com in 2022. Both Andy's acquisition price and subsequent sale price were unreported. Without being privy to any details, I [...

You are likely aware by now, but the price of .com domain names is increasing again on Sunday, September 1, 2024. Verisign is raising the wholesale cost by 7%, as permitted in its registry agreement. Retail domain registrars will likely pass along the price increase to customers, but it could be more than 7%. If […]Catchy.com

Namebio reported that Calor.com was sold for $20,440 at GoDaddy Auctions this past March. According to a lawsuit filed in Arizona, the winning bidder did not pay, giving the opportunity to an underbidder who reportedly completed the purchase for $11,427.17. Two months after completing the purchase and receiving the domain name, GoDaddy reportedly r...

Sedo broker Mark Ghoriafi, who may be more well-known in the industry as "Mr. Premium," has successfully brokered the sale of Solutions.com. The domain name was sold via Sedo for $415,000 USD. Mark announced that he brokered more than $1 million worth of domain names in the past 8 weeks: $1.03M+ domain deals the past8 […]Catchy.com...

About 9 years ago, I sold a very nice .com domain name to a startup that used a ccTLD domain name. The CEO was not a shrewd negotiator, and in the course of our discussion about why he *needed* to buy my .com domain name, he told me about some of the issues he was […]Catchy.com

In the last couple of years, I have been using a lawyer for escrow services more than ever before. Although there tend to be more steps when using a lawyer for escrow, I have found the deal closing process to be more streamlined, often quicker, and the cost is flexibly reasonable. When I use a […]Catchy.com

When someone inquires about purchasing a domain name, they've already indicated the desire to own the asset. I've always felt that a good domain name sells itself, and I can't really convince someone to buy a domain name any more than their desired interest. I've crafted a response to inbound inquiries that vary a bit […]Catchy.com...

Whether you manage your own leads on an inquiry form or you utilize a service like Afternic or Efty, chances are good that youve received a message from someone who is confused. The visitor doesnt understand that theyre visiting a domain name that is for sale, but theyve filled out the inquiry form like a […]Catchy.com

Rob Schutz is a relatively new entrant into the domain brokerage business, but he seems to be finding success acquiring domain names on behalf of clients. For those of you (like me) who don't know Rob personally, Rob co-founded Ro, which has become a $7b direct to consumer healthcare company. You've probably seen their advertising. […]Catchy....

GoDaddy's recent launch of Afternic "Boost" has led to growing frustration over the commission fee charged for a successful domain name sale within the Afternic network. There is a way domain sellers can shift the burden for these commission payments from the seller to the buyer. Tony alluded to this on X: Testing some zero […]Catchy.com...

Jeff Gabriel, Founder of Saw.com, recently announced the launch of the Saw.com domain name brokerage platform. Saw.com has specialized in domain name broker services, and the platform has been expanded to allow third party sellers to use it and its internal sales tools to sell their own domain names. Andrew Allemann gave a good introduction […...

I try to buy domain names at auction every day. I spend a lot of time bidding on auctions. More often than not, I come away with inventory quality domain names I opt to list for sale immediately. The vast majority of my domain auction wins are hardly memorable. I buy them to bulk up […]Catchy.com

Yesterday, Afternic announced its new "Boost" feature. Afternic sellers are automatically opted into this program and must opt-out if they don't wish to participate. The features and potential benefit of Afternic Boost were shared in a thread yesterday: Introducing Boost, our new program that can contribute up to a 10% increase in sales performance...

Yesterday, Swetha Yenugula shared that she sold the Gosh.xyz domain name for $24,888 via Afternic in a buy it now sale. https://t.co/zMwnchABF1 sold for $24888 via @afternic Using NS1 BIN lander. Not sure whether it was sold via @godaddy reg path or Via BIN lander.#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #domains #domainnames #startup #startups #venturecapital ...

Today is the (first) day. John Berryhill and I are riding in the Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. This is my 11th PMC ride and John's 6th ride. The PMC is making a difference in the lives of patients at Dana-Farber and around the world. The funds we raise support the […]Catchy.com

It has been a little more than three months since Squadhelp rebranded itself as Atom.com. As with any rebrand and domain name changes, there can be some temporary or lasting issues as a business attempts to keep its search engine rankings and informs users and prospects of the new brand name. Atom.com Founder Darpan Munjal […]Catchy.com

If you watch any of the financial news television channels, you have probably seen commercials for Public. In 2023, I wrote about why Public upgraded its domain name from HelloPublic.com to Public.com. At that time, Co-Founder Jannick Malling shared insights behind the company's domain acquisition of Public.com. This afternoon in a thread on X, Pub...