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  1. Bob Hawkes

    analysis An Outsider Look at 4-Letter .COM Domain Names

    Among the most liquid domain names are 4L .com. Most of the time they can be readily resold to another domain investor for $100 or more. The best 4L .com domain names, those that are words, or at least speakable, or have a clear pattern of letters making them easily remembered, sell for high...
  2. Bob Hawkes

    analysis An Outsider Look at 4-Letter .COM Domain Names

    Among the most liquid domain names are 4L .com. Most of the time they can be readily resold to another domain investor for $100 or more. The best 4L .com domain names, those that are words, or at least speakable, or have a clear pattern of letters making them easily remembered, sell for high...
  3. Bob Hawkes

    sales Another UK Domain Name Pair May Have Sold For Six Figures

    It appears likely that the pair of domain names public.uk and public.co.uk have recently sold in a package transaction for £110,000 or about $156,000 USD. Although the sale is not shown on NameBio at time of writing, it was recently added to the list of highest value .uk sales maintained at...
  4. Bob Hawkes

    sales Another UK Domain Name Pair May Have Sold For Six Figures

    It appears likely that the pair of domain names public.uk and public.co.uk have recently sold in a package transaction for £110,000 or about $156,000 USD. Although the sale is not shown on NameBio at time of writing, it was recently added to the list of highest value .uk sales maintained at...
  5. Bob Hawkes

    analysis After .COM, What Comes Next?

    Almost everyone agrees that .com is the extension of choice for a global business. But if the .com is not available, what is the order of other extensions that are not specialized to a specific sector or country? In this article I look at registrations, aftermarket sales volume, number of major...
  6. Bob Hawkes

    analysis After .COM, What Comes Next?

    Almost everyone agrees that .com is the extension of choice for a global business. But if the .com is not available, what is the order of other extensions that are not specialized to a specific sector or country? In this article I look at registrations, aftermarket sales volume, number of major...
  7. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Nine Things About NET Domain Names

    Last week @Soofi shared an article by @Ron Jackson announcing the brokered sale of Poker.net for $750,000. The sale was not listed on NameBio when I checked, but it would become the highest-value sale in the extension. The previous high was the $500,000 sale of mobile.net. There have been a...
  8. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Nine Things About NET Domain Names

    Last week @Soofi shared an article by @Ron Jackson announcing the brokered sale of Poker.net for $750,000. The sale was not listed on NameBio when I checked, but it would become the highest-value sale in the extension. The previous high was the $500,000 sale of mobile.net. There have been a...
  9. Bob Hawkes

    analysis How Are Domain Name Prices Changing?

    While NameBio data indicates that average sales prices for .com domain names have been going steadily down year by year, that may not mean that retail prices have been decreasing. I think it is mainly an artifact due to changes in which venues have sales reported in NameBio, and the rise in...
  10. Bob Hawkes

    analysis How Are Domain Name Prices Changing?

    While NameBio data indicates that average sales prices for .com domain names have been going steadily down year by year, that may not mean that retail prices have been decreasing. I think it is mainly an artifact due to changes in which venues have sales reported in NameBio, and the rise in...
  11. Bob Hawkes

    strategy What Is Your Highest Ratio of Final Price To First Offer?

    It is inspiring to hear cases where a low first offer, perhaps at the minimum possible, after negotiation, resulted in a very nice final price paid. What is the highest ratio you have personally achieved? For example, did you once have a minimum offer of $50 that resulted in a $5000 sale, for a...
  12. Bob Hawkes

    strategy What Is Your Highest Ratio of Final Price To First Offer?

    It is inspiring to hear cases where a low first offer, perhaps at the minimum possible, after negotiation, resulted in a very nice final price paid. What is the highest ratio you have personally achieved? For example, did you once have a minimum offer of $50 that resulted in a $5000 sale, for a...
  13. Bob Hawkes

    analysis A Strong 2020 So Far In The .CO Extension

    Anecdotally, it seems that 2020 has been stronger than normal in .co sales. There are regular sales over $1000 reported on NameBio, sometimes multiple in the same day. I take a look at how .co has done compared to the past ten years, to see if this really is a stronger than normal year. I also...
  14. Bob Hawkes

    analysis A Strong 2020 So Far In The .CO Extension

    Anecdotally, it seems that 2020 has been stronger than normal in .co sales. There are regular sales over $1000 reported on NameBio, sometimes multiple in the same day. I take a look at how .co has done compared to the past ten years, to see if this really is a stronger than normal year. I also...
  15. Bob Hawkes

    sales World.Travel Domain Name Sells for $41,000

    This week a source confirmed that the domain name world.travel has been sold in the aftermarket by Top.Domains for $41,000. This is significantly more than any sale in the extension listed in NameBio. The domain name shares an interesting current redirection use with another major sale from...
  16. Bob Hawkes

    sales World.Travel Domain Name Sells for $41,000

    This week a source confirmed that the domain name world.travel has been sold in the aftermarket by Top.Domains for $41,000. This is significantly more than any sale in the extension listed in NameBio. The domain name shares an interesting current redirection use with another major sale from...
  17. Bob Hawkes

    interviews Domainer Interview: Joseph Ciprut, the Cognitive Master

    In August 2016 many in the domain industry were bidding in expired auctions, searching the closeout lists, creating brandable names, speculating in new or repurposed extensions, and chasing elusive single word or very short .com names. Joseph Ciprut was taking a somewhat different approach...
  18. Bob Hawkes

    interviews Domainer Interview: Joseph Ciprut, the Cognitive Master

    In August 2016 many in the domain industry were bidding in expired auctions, searching the closeout lists, creating brandable names, speculating in new or repurposed extensions, and chasing elusive single word or very short .com names. Joseph Ciprut was taking a somewhat different approach...
  19. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Major NET Sales: Price, Type, Length, Venue and Current Use

    While .com certainly dominates the domain name aftermarket, significant .net sales continue to take place. For this article, I took a look at NameBio recorded .net sales of $10,000 or more during the period Jan 1, 2015 to Aug 10, 2020. There were 206 .net sales of $10,000 or more during this...
  20. Bob Hawkes

    analysis Major NET Sales: Price, Type, Length, Venue and Current Use

    While .com certainly dominates the domain name aftermarket, significant .net sales continue to take place. For this article, I took a look at NameBio recorded .net sales of $10,000 or more during the period Jan 1, 2015 to Aug 10, 2020. There were 206 .net sales of $10,000 or more during this...
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