DAN gave an example of a domain name sale and how DAN’s ‘Lease to Own’ model can help sellers make more money over time. DAN’s Lease to Own model introduced a new markup model last …
Read More »Escrow.com report: 2020 Q4 domain sales up $16.3 million from Q3
Escrow.com issued its latest Domain Name Report: Domain Investment Index: Q4, 2020. It contains data from all the domain name sales at Escrow.com gor the quarter ending December 31st 2020. The Escrow.com Domain Investment Index …
Read More »MMX trying to sell 725k of mostly worthless domains using Estibot appraisals
MMX (Minds + Machines) announced ‘The Great Release’ which moves 725k “premium names” to their standard pricing. These are the New gTLD domains that nobody bought and MMX is now using Estibot appraisals to convince …
Read More »2020 ended with 366.3 million domains on all TLDs
According to Verisign’s Domain Name Industry Brief, the .com and .net registry, the fourth quarter of 2020 closed with 366.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of 4.4 million domain …
Read More »Misdirected emails containing sensitive information
Over the years I have received many misdirected emails on websites I am operating or contact form messages from domain names I own. I get these on all extensions but mainly .com, .org and .gr. …
Read More »Network Solutions is introducing new security features
Network Solutions, the domain name registrar of choice for all domain thieves, is introducing new security features. Here is what their announcement said today: “With so many people working remotely, it’s more important than ever …
Read More »Peter Sunde says ICANN is not a democratic institution
Peter Sunde provided an update about his domain name registrar application that was denied by ICANN. It turns out that he is actually banned from doing business with ICANN. ICANN will not say when (if …
Read More ».IS domain fee increases for the first time
ISNIC’s Board of Directors approved the CEO’s proposal to increase the annual domain fee of an .is domain name by 2 Euro. .IS is the ccTLD of Iceland. After the increase, the annual fee for …
Read More »ICANN denied Peter Sunde’s registrar application
Peter Sunde, co-creator of Njalla, says that ICANN denied his application to become a domain name registrar. (You can read more about the Njalla privacy domain registration service here.) Peter Sunde was also the co-founder …
Read More »Uniregistry to use Tipalti to process payouts
Uniregistry is changing its payment processor. Starting on the 1st of March 2021 Uniregistry will be using Tipalti to process payouts. Tipalti is an accounting software financial technology business that provides comprehensive accounts payable and …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales