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 [...] Continue reading →

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 [...] Continue reading →

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 alphabets helps, no doubt, along with the consonant/vowel/consonant/vowel (CVCV) structure. Today I’ll share the meanings of “meta” and its uses in the Greek [...] Continue reading →

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 focused on dictionary words but the market was wide open for seemingly “random” combinations of letter/letter/number and letter/number/number domains. I focused on these two ranges as they were the easiest to [...] Continue reading →

Would you walk into a car dealership with a cocky attitude? Probably not. In most cases, when someone wants to buy a car they take a look at the sticker price and state their intentions to the dealer. Negotiations are good to have, especially if you want to get low APR financing, or to take [...] Continue reading →

It’s been a fun May as far as domain sales go; today I’ll be comparing three popular domain aftermarket platforms, based on my experience. The Uni Market needs no introduction, I’ve used it since 2012 when it was called Domain Name Sales. Now a part of the GoDaddy brand, it’s still where the majority of [...] Continue reading →

The American Rescue Plan is a huge financial stimulus package aimed at transitioning the US through and after the pandemic. Valued at just under $2 trillion dollars, the plan’s name was first announced by government officials on social media on the evening of January 14, 2021. Moments after that tweet, I registered the matching .com. [...] Continue reading →