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Drew Wash posted a question on Twitter that I think is worth discussing further. Drew asked what domain name in your portfolio you would love to develop, your current asking price, and how much it would need to earn monthly that you wouldn’t opt to sell the domain name for 10x the asking price. Drew [...] Continue reading
There is an interesting article recently published in the English version of a South Korean newspaper, the ChosunILBO, that talks about 5G in China. According to the article, the Chinese 5G rollout is an expensive bust. There are a number of interesting facts disclosed about the Chinese 5G rollout. First, [...] Continue reading
The term "attack surface" is often heard in cybersecurity conversations. It refers to the sum of all possible attack vectors or the vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit to penetrate a target network or damage an organization somehow. An unused and forgotten subdomain, for instance, can become an attack vector when taken over. [...] Continue reading
For years I’ve been focused exclusively buying domains and following the standard investor model of reselling at a profit, typically looking for an ROI of 10x or higher. I missed the boat on parking so the idea of buying a domain name to generate passive income hasn’t been a thing [...] Continue reading
The app screenshot for Starlink public beta is made available for iOS and Android devices. According to an email, Starlink has moved into the second phase of its beta program, nicknamed the "better than nothing beta," which feels a bit like monopoly hubris to me. It may be better than nothing, but [...] Continue reading
October is winding down and there are two full months left in 2020. When we look at reported country code domain name sales, they have already surpassed 2019 and 2018 full year sales. 2020 sales are 6,344 sales for $10.5 million vs 2019 full year sales of 6,249 sales for $10.5 million. The country codes [...] Continue reading
GoDaddy generates more revenue from parked pages by showing fewer ads. Ads on a Uniregistry parked page. How do you optimize revenue for a parked domain name lander? Less is more, according to GoDaddy. After acquiring Uniregistry, the company tested Uniregistry landers to optimize revenue performance. It was able to increase revenue by showing fewer [...] Continue reading