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Last week, DNJournal’s Ron Jackson shared the news that broker Kate Buckley had successfully closed an $803,025 sale for the domain Engage.com. Buckley acted on behalf of the seller, Spark Networks USA... Read the full report on my blog

Last week, DNJournal’s Ron Jackson shared the news that broker Kate Buckley had successfully closed an $803,025 sale for the domain Engage.com. Buckley acted on behalf of the seller, Spark Networks USA... Read the full report on my blog

In June 2020, I interviewed domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani, a prominent member of the domain investment community who had gained notability in 2020 for his popular Afternic experiment results, in which he candidly documented his journey after switching the vast majority of his extensive...

In June 2020, I interviewed domain investor AbdulBasit Makrani, a prominent member of the domain investment community who had gained notability in 2020 for his popular Afternic experiment results, in which he candidly documented his journey after switching the vast majority of his extensive...

Domain name trends among startups are something that I like to track for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they’re a broad representation of end-users across different industries. Analyzing that data can help both domain investors and potential startup founders to see what’s popular in the wide...

Domain name trends among startups are something that I like to track for a couple of reasons. Firstly, they’re a broad representation of end-users across different industries. Analyzing that data can help both domain investors and potential startup founders to see what’s popular in the wide...

Wrap Technologies, founded in 2016, is described as an innovator of modern policing solutions. It certainly gained traction, as, after around two years of operating, the company started trading on the NASDAQ. Recently, Wrap upgraded from WrapTechnologies.com to the shorter... Read the rest on...

Wrap Technologies, founded in 2016, is described as an innovator of modern policing solutions. It certainly gained traction, as, after around two years of operating, the company started trading on the NASDAQ. Recently, Wrap upgraded from WrapTechnologies.com to the shorter... Read the rest on...

A few weeks ago, I wrote about MarkMonitor’s brokered sale of the domain Peach.com. Now, it seems that the corporate domain management company has helped one of its clients acquire another phenomenal domain: Pink.com. Read more on my blog

A few weeks ago, I wrote about MarkMonitor’s brokered sale of the domain Peach.com. Now, it seems that the corporate domain management company has helped one of its clients acquire another phenomenal domain: Pink.com. Read more on my blog

Last week, I wrote about Mike Mann’s $94,888 sale of LightRock.com, a sale that Mann announced on social media, as he does with many other five-figure deals. At the time of publishing, the identity of the two-word .COM domain’s buyer was unknown, with LightRock.com in the process of...

Last week, I wrote about Mike Mann’s $94,888 sale of LightRock.com, a sale that Mann announced on social media, as he does with many other five-figure deals. At the time of publishing, the identity of the two-word .COM domain’s buyer was unknown, with LightRock.com in the process of...

How do domain names fit into the overall digital strategy of the main candidates in the US Presidential election? Here, I take a look at the domains in use by the Democrats, as well as how they have created viral moments by using domains to make headlines. Also, did you know that domains...

How do domain names fit into the overall digital strategy of the main candidates in the US Presidential election? Here, I take a look at the domains in use by the Democrats, as well as how they have created viral moments by using domains to make headlines. Also, did you know that domains...

On Monday, the premium domain Peach.com underwent a registrar transfer, moving away from corporate provider MarkMonitor to Dynadot. Those of you who have visited the Peach.com domain over the past couple of years will no doubt be aware that the name has been up for sale for quite a while. A...

On Monday, the premium domain Peach.com underwent a registrar transfer, moving away from corporate provider MarkMonitor to Dynadot. Those of you who have visited the Peach.com domain over the past couple of years will no doubt be aware that the name has been up for sale for quite a while. A...

Hostgator founder turned domain investor Brent Oxley has amassed a portfolio filled with some of the most desirable domains on the Internet. From the likes of Broker.com and Create.com to Athlete.com and VT.com, Brent has spent a significant amount of money to create a portfolio anyone would be...

Hostgator founder turned domain investor Brent Oxley has amassed a portfolio filled with some of the most desirable domains on the Internet. From the likes of Broker.com and Create.com to Athlete.com and VT.com, Brent has spent a significant amount of money to create a portfolio anyone would be...

Looking through data on startups, I routinely come across companies using the appendage “Get” before their brand name, such as GetExample•com, if a company’s name is “Example”. For most companies, this isn’t the most desirable domain. Their best domain, in this case, Example•com, is either too...

Looking through data on startups, I routinely come across companies using the appendage “Get” before their brand name, such as GetExample•com, if a company’s name is “Example”. For most companies, this isn’t the most desirable domain. Their best domain, in this case, Example•com, is either too...