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  1. trelgor

    advice Brokerage gig - Now what?

    👋 I just landed what could be described as one of the first attempts at corporate domain brokerage (sales and acquisitions) in my part of the world. Help a brother out with some professional advice! I need to show results in a couple of weeks, if I can it might be a long term relationship.
  2. trelgor

    advice Brokerage gig - Now what?

    👋 I just landed what could be described as one of the first attempts at corporate domain brokerage (sales and acquisitions) in my part of the world. Help a brother out with some professional advice! I need to show results in a couple of weeks, if I can it might be a long term relationship.
  3. Bob Hawkes

    information Time For A Break From Domain Names

    In many things in life, taking a break can be healthy, and domain investing is no different. If you are getting frustrated from lack of sales, or losing your passion for domain investing, one option might be to give yourself a break. Even if you don’t briefly take a complete break from domain...
  4. Bob Hawkes

    information Time For A Break From Domain Names

    In many things in life, taking a break can be healthy, and domain investing is no different. If you are getting frustrated from lack of sales, or losing your passion for domain investing, one option might be to give yourself a break. Even if you don’t briefly take a complete break from domain...
  5. News

    .com Zoom.com Acquired Again!

    In lieu of launching the domain industry service, Media Options sold Zoom.com to Zoom Video Communications, a video conferencing company. Zoom.com now forwards to Zoom’s website, which can be found on the Zoom.us ccTLD domain name. I would not be surprised to see the company shift its website...
  6. News

    .com Zoom.com Acquired Again!

    In lieu of launching the domain industry service, Media Options sold Zoom.com to Zoom Video Communications, a video conferencing company. Zoom.com now forwards to Zoom’s website, which can be found on the Zoom.us ccTLD domain name. I would not be surprised to see the company shift its website...
  7. News

    .com The Irish duo who paid half a million for a domain name and never looked back

    Cork duo Mackey and Coppinger took home the biggest prize in Irish business last Thursday as the country’s leading business leaders gathered for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ awards in Dublin’s Citywest hotel.Peter admits everything really took off when he paid a staggering amount of money to...
  8. News

    .com The Irish duo who paid half a million for a domain name and never looked back

    Cork duo Mackey and Coppinger took home the biggest prize in Irish business last Thursday as the country’s leading business leaders gathered for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year™ awards in Dublin’s Citywest hotel.Peter admits everything really took off when he paid a staggering amount of money to...
  9. News

    .com Wing.com Acquired by X, Google’s “Moonshot Factory”

    A couple of days ago, I checked in on Wing.com, and I noticed that it is being used by X’s Wing. The domain name is now registered to DNStination, Inc., the privacy proxy service operated by MarkMonitor. It would appear that X did, in fact, acquire the Wing.com domain name. I reached out to...
  10. News

    .com Wing.com Acquired by X, Google’s “Moonshot Factory”

    A couple of days ago, I checked in on Wing.com, and I noticed that it is being used by X’s Wing. The domain name is now registered to DNStination, Inc., the privacy proxy service operated by MarkMonitor. It would appear that X did, in fact, acquire the Wing.com domain name. I reached out to...
  11. News

    .com More about the $150k purchase of User.com

    The beauty of the Internet is that twenty seconds later I had confirmed that yes, Elliot from DomainInvesting.com had broken the news of the $150k sale of User.com back on October 28th. I personally think that UserEngage got a great deal on this domain, and I wrote a post about how it probably...
  12. News

    .com More about the $150k purchase of User.com

    The beauty of the Internet is that twenty seconds later I had confirmed that yes, Elliot from DomainInvesting.com had broken the news of the $150k sale of User.com back on October 28th. I personally think that UserEngage got a great deal on this domain, and I wrote a post about how it probably...
  13. News

    .com How Dropbox got Dropbox.com

    Dropbox founder Drew Houston was on The Tim Ferriss Show recently and discussed how his business was able to get the Dropbox.com domain name. It’s a long interview, but tune in around 1:12:25 to hear the story.They started with GetDropbox.com but obviously wanted to drop the ‘get’. After getting...
  14. News

    .com How Dropbox got Dropbox.com

    Dropbox founder Drew Houston was on The Tim Ferriss Show recently and discussed how his business was able to get the Dropbox.com domain name. It’s a long interview, but tune in around 1:12:25 to hear the story.They started with GetDropbox.com but obviously wanted to drop the ‘get’. After getting...
  15. James Iles

    analysis 5 Big Brands Who Don’t Own Their Exact Match .COM Name

    The majority of big brands around the world, who have funding available for domain purchases, have already acquired their exact-match .COM names. Established companies such as Freedom Mortgage (freedom.com) and ICE (ice.com) have spent seven-figure fees to upgrade their domain names. However...
  16. James Iles

    analysis 5 Big Brands Who Don’t Own Their Exact Match .COM Name

    The majority of big brands around the world, who have funding available for domain purchases, have already acquired their exact-match .COM names. Established companies such as Freedom Mortgage (freedom.com) and ICE (ice.com) have spent seven-figure fees to upgrade their domain names. However...
  17. James Iles

    information Detected: Animal Names All the Rage as Vole.com, Walrus.com and Hyena.com Move

    Welcome to another edition of Detected Domains, in which we take a look at some of the acquisitions and sales from successful and prominent domain investors within the industry. Thanks to DomainIQ's portfolio monitoring toolkit, we are able to find some interesting deals that may give you...
  18. James Iles

    information Detected: Animal Names All the Rage as Vole.com, Walrus.com and Hyena.com Move

    Welcome to another edition of Detected Domains, in which we take a look at some of the acquisitions and sales from successful and prominent domain investors within the industry. Thanks to DomainIQ's portfolio monitoring toolkit, we are able to find some interesting deals that may give you...
  19. James Iles

    information Detected: Phase.com, Bot.net and Q.org are on the move

    In this latest edition of Detected Domains, we take a look at domain acquisitions and sales from notable investors and portfolio owners that we've discovered over the past few weeks. These detected domain purchases and sales, discovered by using DomainIQ's monitoring tools, give a helpful...
  20. James Iles

    information Detected: Phase.com, Bot.net and Q.org are on the move

    In this latest edition of Detected Domains, we take a look at domain acquisitions and sales from notable investors and portfolio owners that we've discovered over the past few weeks. These detected domain purchases and sales, discovered by using DomainIQ's monitoring tools, give a helpful...
  21. James Iles

    information Top Topics: $13,000 Domain Sale Reported; Domainer Reveals $20,000 Purchase...

    Following Friday’s revelation of the multi-million dollar sale of Yes.com, we have an additional sale to report. Another three-letter .COM domain, DBA.com, sold recently in a deal thought to be worth around $150,000. We were unable to independently verify the actual sales price. According to...
  22. James Iles

    information Top Topics: $13,000 Domain Sale Reported; Domainer Reveals $20,000 Purchase...

    Following Friday’s revelation of the multi-million dollar sale of Yes.com, we have an additional sale to report. Another three-letter .COM domain, DBA.com, sold recently in a deal thought to be worth around $150,000. We were unable to independently verify the actual sales price. According to...
  23. James Iles

    information Detected: FO.com, Decent.com and BPI.com Are on the Move

    Around a year ago, domain investor Josh Shapiro acquired the two-letter .COM domain FO.com. Based on DomainIQ’s WHOIS listings, it looks as though Josh has now sold this domain to a Chinese financial organization. The domain was acquired by ICO.com Limited of Hangzhou, a blockchain company who...
  24. James Iles

    information Detected: FO.com, Decent.com and BPI.com Are on the Move

    Around a year ago, domain investor Josh Shapiro acquired the two-letter .COM domain FO.com. Based on DomainIQ’s WHOIS listings, it looks as though Josh has now sold this domain to a Chinese financial organization. The domain was acquired by ICO.com Limited of Hangzhou, a blockchain company who...
  25. James Iles

    information Detected: Media Options Sells Impala.com; Aron Meystedt buys a 1987 Domain Name…

    In the first edition of Detected Domains for 2018, we use DomainIQ's portfolio monitoring tools to bring you the latest sales and acquisitions from some of the most well-known names in the domain industry. These include Media Options' sale of the one-word domain Impala.com, a possible two-letter...
  26. James Iles

    information Detected: Media Options Sells Impala.com; Aron Meystedt buys a 1987 Domain Name…

    In the first edition of Detected Domains for 2018, we use DomainIQ's portfolio monitoring tools to bring you the latest sales and acquisitions from some of the most well-known names in the domain industry. These include Media Options' sale of the one-word domain Impala.com, a possible two-letter...
  27. James Iles

    information Our Top 10 Stories of 2017

    Last year, the digital investment space has been dominated by the continual rise of cryptocurrency. While the phenomenal potential returns from cryptocurrency investment have grabbed headlines around the world, the domain industry has continued to produce fascinating stories of its own. Here...
  28. James Iles

    information Our Top 10 Stories of 2017

    Last year, the digital investment space has been dominated by the continual rise of cryptocurrency. While the phenomenal potential returns from cryptocurrency investment have grabbed headlines around the world, the domain industry has continued to produce fascinating stories of its own. Here...
  29. James Iles

    information Detected: Mike Mann Sells Bitop.com for $39,000; Brent Oxley Buys Toll.com...

    In this the last edition of Detected Domains for this year, we have discovered some incredible purchases from some of the domain industry’s top investors as well as sales from companies such as DomainMarket.com, Media Options and Anything.com. Thanks to DomainIQ’s portfolio monitoring tool, we...
  30. James Iles

    information Detected: Mike Mann Sells Bitop.com for $39,000; Brent Oxley Buys Toll.com...

    In this the last edition of Detected Domains for this year, we have discovered some incredible purchases from some of the domain industry’s top investors as well as sales from companies such as DomainMarket.com, Media Options and Anything.com. Thanks to DomainIQ’s portfolio monitoring tool, we...
  31. James Iles

    information Detected: Andrew Rosener Buys Bungalow.com; Mike Mann Sells CraftFloor.com for $15,000

    In this edition of Detected Domains, we are looking at the domain names that famous investors and portfolio owners have bought and sold since our last instalment a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to DomainIQ, this issue of Detected Domains includes domain purchases from Andrew Rosener, Ali Zandi...
  32. James Iles

    information Detected: Andrew Rosener Buys Bungalow.com; Mike Mann Sells CraftFloor.com for $15,000

    In this edition of Detected Domains, we are looking at the domain names that famous investors and portfolio owners have bought and sold since our last instalment a couple of weeks ago. Thanks to DomainIQ, this issue of Detected Domains includes domain purchases from Andrew Rosener, Ali Zandi...
  33. James Iles

    information Detected: Anything.com Sells Reign.com; Did Media Options Sell Santa.com?...

    Did Media Options sell Santa.com recently? According to the WHOIS history records available on DomainIQ, Santa.com moved from Media Options to Santa Holdings II LLC earlier this month. The domain's website has also been updated from a parked page to show a coming soon page. Here are the rest of...
  34. James Iles

    information Detected: Anything.com Sells Reign.com; Did Media Options Sell Santa.com?...

    Did Media Options sell Santa.com recently? According to the WHOIS history records available on DomainIQ, Santa.com moved from Media Options to Santa Holdings II LLC earlier this month. The domain's website has also been updated from a parked page to show a coming soon page. Here are the rest of...
  35. James Iles

    information Detected: A 62.com Client Buys 001.com; Has AT.com Been Sold?…

    Did Ring.com sell for $1 million? Recently, we published an article pointing to evidence that the domain sold for $1 million to a security company previously known as DoorBot. After publishing this article, we received further details from an anonymous source regarding the Ring.com sale...
  36. James Iles

    information Detected: A 62.com Client Buys 001.com; Has AT.com Been Sold?…

    Did Ring.com sell for $1 million? Recently, we published an article pointing to evidence that the domain sold for $1 million to a security company previously known as DoorBot. After publishing this article, we received further details from an anonymous source regarding the Ring.com sale...
  37. James Iles

    information Media Options Reaches an Impressive Portfolio Milestone

    Domain brokerage company Media Options often makes the headlines thanks to their brokered domain sales. Just last week, it was revealed that Media Options’ CEO Andrew Rosener brokered a deal that enabled billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to reacquire the X.com domain name from PayPal. Aside...
  38. James Iles

    information Media Options Reaches an Impressive Portfolio Milestone

    Domain brokerage company Media Options often makes the headlines thanks to their brokered domain sales. Just last week, it was revealed that Media Options’ CEO Andrew Rosener brokered a deal that enabled billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk to reacquire the X.com domain name from PayPal. Aside...
  39. James Iles

    information Detected: Anything.com Sells VOC.com to Viking Cruises; Edward Smeu Brokers Three Names for $71,000…

    Recently, we brought you the news that LR.com had been sold to a client of Chinese domain marketplace 4.CN. After publishing that article, we received an email from Igloo.com’s Tessa Holcomb, who confirmed that the sale was brokered by Igloo.com, but was unable to provide details of the...
  40. James Iles

    information Detected: Anything.com Sells VOC.com to Viking Cruises; Edward Smeu Brokers Three Names for $71,000…

    Recently, we brought you the news that LR.com had been sold to a client of Chinese domain marketplace 4.CN. After publishing that article, we received an email from Igloo.com’s Tessa Holcomb, who confirmed that the sale was brokered by Igloo.com, but was unable to provide details of the...
  41. James Iles

    information Detected: GoDaddy Confirms the Sale of QC.com; Mike Mann Sells OurTree.com for $17,000

    In April, we brought you news that the two-letter domain HH.com had been sold to a client of Chinese domain brokerage company 62.com. Over the weekend, George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) confirmed the sale as the WHOIS details changed to finally reflect the domain’s new owners. Whilst a sales price...
  42. James Iles

    information Detected: GoDaddy Confirms the Sale of QC.com; Mike Mann Sells OurTree.com for $17,000

    In April, we brought you news that the two-letter domain HH.com had been sold to a client of Chinese domain brokerage company 62.com. Over the weekend, George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) confirmed the sale as the WHOIS details changed to finally reflect the domain’s new owners. Whilst a sales price...
  43. James Iles

    information Detected: Escort.com Enters Escrow; Nat Cohen Buys HUC.com...

    In case you missed it, we broke the news of the $1.75 million sale of 20.com over the weekend. The domain was sold by entrepreneur and angel investor @Jason Calacanis with the help of broker @Joe Uddeme. A broker from Chinese domain brokerage company @190.com told me over the weekend that they...
  44. James Iles

    information Detected: Escort.com Enters Escrow; Nat Cohen Buys HUC.com...

    In case you missed it, we broke the news of the $1.75 million sale of 20.com over the weekend. The domain was sold by entrepreneur and angel investor @Jason Calacanis with the help of broker @Joe Uddeme. A broker from Chinese domain brokerage company @190.com told me over the weekend that they...
  45. James Iles

    information New Names: What I've Acquired Recently (CM88.com, DN88.com and More)

    This year, I've spent more on domain names than I ever have before. By following what I read on the blogs, forums, and looking at the great data available on websites such as NameBio and Chaomi, I've decided to buy up quite a few domain names in a number of categories that I thought could be of...
  46. James Iles

    information New Names: What I've Acquired Recently (CM88.com, DN88.com and More)

    This year, I've spent more on domain names than I ever have before. By following what I read on the blogs, forums, and looking at the great data available on websites such as NameBio and Chaomi, I've decided to buy up quite a few domain names in a number of categories that I thought could be of...
  47. James Iles

    domains 8 Things to Check Before You Buy a Domain Name

    In the past few months, I've bought more domain names than I have in the past two years. These have been through marketplaces, via private deals and of course on NamePros. Throughout all of these deals, there are a few rules that I try to follow to minimize the risks involved with acquiring new...
  48. James Iles

    domains 8 Things to Check Before You Buy a Domain Name

    In the past few months, I've bought more domain names than I have in the past two years. These have been through marketplaces, via private deals and of course on NamePros. Throughout all of these deals, there are a few rules that I try to follow to minimize the risks involved with acquiring new...
  49. Nappy Bunch

    GoDaddy Acquires Afternic?

    What impact would this have on both Godaddy and Afternic and the competition? Would be interested to hear peoples views. Thanks
  50. Nappy Bunch

    GoDaddy Acquires Afternic?

    What impact would this have on both Godaddy and Afternic and the competition? Would be interested to hear peoples views. Thanks
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