A little over a week ago, Andrew Gazdecki, CEO of MicroAcquire, posted a tweet suggesting his company would “drop the Micro” from its brand name because it “has grown and matured into a marketplace that facilitates multi-million dollar startup acquisitions frequently.” Doing so would mean the company secured the high value Acquire.com domain name: Given [...] Continue reading →

A little over ten years ago, I saw that a small business near where I grew up did not have its brand match .com domain name. It had a unique name, so I thought that was strange. A visit to the brand match name showed me why – someone in another country owned the domain [...] Continue reading →

While attempting to place some backorders this morning at DropCatch.com, I encountered an error message. Clicking on the login link brought me to an error message preventing me from logging in to my account: “We’re sorry. An error seems to have occured. Please try again or visit https://www.dropcatch.com to speak with a customer service representative.” [...] Continue reading →

I saw a job posting on LinkedIn that might appeal to someone with domain name industry experience and expertise. Victoria’s Secret is looking to hire a Brand Protection Domain Manager. This position is eligible to be remote with periodic travel requirements. Victoria’s Secret is based in Ohio. While there are no requirements for domain name [...] Continue reading →

This afternoon, I received the NameJet list of its Most Active Pending Delete Backorders. These are expired domain names that are about to be fully deleted and will be fought over by domain name registrars for partner auction platforms. One domain name in particular stood out to me – PureLife.com. Whois records show that PureLife.com [...] Continue reading →

One of the neat sales tactics offered by Squadhelp is the price increase notification sellers can add to their landing page. Sellers who utilize this tool will show a message on their landing page that informs visitors the price will be increasing. This is a smart tactic from this innovative domain sales platform. While I [...] Continue reading →

In 2018, I received an inquiry to buy a two word .com domain name that came through a form on an Embrace.com inquiry page. The name of the person who inquired sounded familiar to me, and a Google search of the unique spelling of his name showed me why. This man was a legendary entrepreneur [...] Continue reading →