A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 23, 2020. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only showing where [...] Continue reading →

I talked to Ron Wells this past weekend. If you remember Ron was in the hospital for over 3 months with COVID. I was so happy to hear his voice. There was a time I thought Ron wasn’t going to survive. Any time you are in an induced coma for [...] Continue reading →

With all ICANN meetings, our goal is to provide a secure and inclusive space for all participants. The COVID-19 pandemic has made this objective all the more important. The virtual meeting format, which we launched with ICANN67 in March and improved with ICANN68 in June, is constantly evolving. Through feedback from meeting participants and lessons [...] Continue reading →

For years now Google has been sending a clear message when it comes to the role that domain names play in their ranking algorithm, in short, it doesn’t. Recently Google’s John Muller continued to emphasize this message and expanded it to cover new gTLDs: [...] Continue reading →

Not every bid is a bid to win MapleDots came back to Namepros and detailed an auction battle that he had with Huge Domains. The domain name was CanadianRed.com and he won the auction at $1,280. Huge Domain bid $1255 USD for CanadianRed.comI had to go to $1,280 to get the domain. I posted this [...] Continue reading →

This article lists a selection of free tools to help evaluate a domain name. It covers how you can quickly determine how many similar names are registered or for sale, prices of sales of similar names, the popularity of the name for business use, and the history of the domain name. In about ten minutes [...] Continue reading →

Today: How to establish value with traffic, Da, Pa, etc.. / Domain investing beginner questions and answers / 4L, 5L, 6L, 7L, 8L => (Aged .com Pronounceable) / and more… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: [...] Continue reading →