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  1. James Iles

    information $148,134 eShop.com Buyer Revealed

    At the end of March 2021, the eShop.com domain name expired. Why was this significant news? The name was previously owned by Microsoft, who used the name as part of the MSN Shopping brand. eShop.com did enter the pendingdelete phase and subsequently dropped. The name was caught by Web.com and...
  2. James Iles

    information $148,134 eShop.com Buyer Revealed

    At the end of March 2021, the eShop.com domain name expired. Why was this significant news? The name was previously owned by Microsoft, who used the name as part of the MSN Shopping brand. eShop.com did enter the pendingdelete phase and subsequently dropped. The name was caught by Web.com and...
  3. James Iles

    information Bridge.com Sells in a Deal Brokered by MarkMonitor

    MarkMonitor brokered the sale of Bridge•com in what’s likely to be a 7 figure deal. Interestingly, the buyer of Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet for $2.9 million is the CEO of Bridge Oracle. They didn’t buy Bridge.com, they use Bridge.link instead. Read the report on my blog
  4. James Iles

    information Bridge.com Sells in a Deal Brokered by MarkMonitor

    MarkMonitor brokered the sale of Bridge•com in what’s likely to be a 7 figure deal. Interestingly, the buyer of Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet for $2.9 million is the CEO of Bridge Oracle. They didn’t buy Bridge.com, they use Bridge.link instead. Read the report on my blog
  5. James Iles

    information Ali Zandi Makes a Return to the Tech World

    After entering the industry in mid-2014, Ali Zandi (@Ali) quickly made a name for himself in the domain name industry thanks to several high-profile sales. One of Zandi’s most notable deals was his $2 million brokered sale of Freedom.com, which was profiled in a DomainSherpa show. Zandi also...
  6. James Iles

    information Ali Zandi Makes a Return to the Tech World

    After entering the industry in mid-2014, Ali Zandi (@Ali) quickly made a name for himself in the domain name industry thanks to several high-profile sales. One of Zandi’s most notable deals was his $2 million brokered sale of Freedom.com, which was profiled in a DomainSherpa show. Zandi also...
  7. James Iles

    information Blade Reports Acquisition of Blade.com for $503,000

    The Uber of the air, Blade, has had a sharp rise to the top. Founded just seven years ago, Blade has attracted $50 million in funding and recently filed to go public in a deal that values the company at $825 million. The announcement of Blade’s forthcoming NASDAQ listing coincided with the...
  8. James Iles

    information Blade Reports Acquisition of Blade.com for $503,000

    The Uber of the air, Blade, has had a sharp rise to the top. Founded just seven years ago, Blade has attracted $50 million in funding and recently filed to go public in a deal that values the company at $825 million. The announcement of Blade’s forthcoming NASDAQ listing coincided with the...
  9. James Iles

    information Brent Oxley Loses Access to Create.com, Plus Millions of Dollars Worth of His Domains

    Brent Oxley, the founder of HostGator, has been accruing a portfolio of ultra-premium domain names since he sold his hosting company for close to $300 million in 2013. With purchases such as Give.com for $500,000, Broker.com for $375,000, and Texas.com for $1,007,500, Oxley has spent millions...
  10. James Iles

    information Brent Oxley Loses Access to Create.com, Plus Millions of Dollars Worth of His Domains

    Brent Oxley, the founder of HostGator, has been accruing a portfolio of ultra-premium domain names since he sold his hosting company for close to $300 million in 2013. With purchases such as Give.com for $500,000, Broker.com for $375,000, and Texas.com for $1,007,500, Oxley has spent millions...
  11. James Iles

    information TransferWise Rebrands as Wise, Acquires Wise.com Domain Name

    TransferWise, the money transfer service founded in 2011, has announced that it is rebranding to Wise. Wisely, the company has acquired the Wise.com domain, too. Founded in London by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus, Wise quickly built a reputation as one of the easiest means of transferring...
  12. James Iles

    information TransferWise Rebrands as Wise, Acquires Wise.com Domain Name

    TransferWise, the money transfer service founded in 2011, has announced that it is rebranding to Wise. Wisely, the company has acquired the Wise.com domain, too. Founded in London by Kristo Kaarmann and Taavet Hinrikus, Wise quickly built a reputation as one of the easiest means of transferring...
  13. James Iles

    information How Do You Become a Better Domain Name Investor?

    There are thousands of part-time, full-time, or hobbyist domain name investors across the world from all walks of life. Some are new to the domain industry and some are veterans dating back to the early days of the Internet. Success, however you want to define it, is not something reserved for...
  14. James Iles

    information How Do You Become a Better Domain Name Investor?

    There are thousands of part-time, full-time, or hobbyist domain name investors across the world from all walks of life. Some are new to the domain industry and some are veterans dating back to the early days of the Internet. Success, however you want to define it, is not something reserved for...
  15. James Iles

    information Media Options Brokers the Sale of Crypto.org. Was This Company the Buyer?

    Once again, cryptocurrency is a hot topic. The Bitcoin bull run has catapulted the value of one Bitcoin to close to $50,000, on the back of heavy investment from the likes of MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor, and Tesla’s Elon Musk. With a bullish cryptocurrency market, crypto-related domain names...
  16. James Iles

    information Media Options Brokers the Sale of Crypto.org. Was This Company the Buyer?

    Once again, cryptocurrency is a hot topic. The Bitcoin bull run has catapulted the value of one Bitcoin to close to $50,000, on the back of heavy investment from the likes of MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor, and Tesla’s Elon Musk. With a bullish cryptocurrency market, crypto-related domain names...
  17. James Iles

    information $84,100 Buyer of Kitchen.co Revealed

    Last week, Sedo recorded the sixth-largest publicly disclosed .CO sale of all time, according to data from NameBio. That name is Kitchen.co, a common one-word .CO name registered in 2010, which achieved a sales price of $84,100. As of writing, the domain has changed hands and the new owner has...
  18. James Iles

    information $84,100 Buyer of Kitchen.co Revealed

    Last week, Sedo recorded the sixth-largest publicly disclosed .CO sale of all time, according to data from NameBio. That name is Kitchen.co, a common one-word .CO name registered in 2010, which achieved a sales price of $84,100. As of writing, the domain has changed hands and the new owner has...
  19. James Iles

    information Experience.com Sold for “Close to a Million Bucks,” According to CEO Scott Harris

    On Sunday, I reported that a customer experience company called SocialSurvey was in the process of rebranding to one of the most powerful domain names for its industry, Experience.com. The switchover from SocialSurvey.com to Experience.com officially happened on Monday, and Experience.com’s CEO...
  20. James Iles

    information Experience.com Sold for “Close to a Million Bucks,” According to CEO Scott Harris

    On Sunday, I reported that a customer experience company called SocialSurvey was in the process of rebranding to one of the most powerful domain names for its industry, Experience.com. The switchover from SocialSurvey.com to Experience.com officially happened on Monday, and Experience.com’s CEO...
  21. James Iles

    information Peach.com Buyer Revealed — Potentially NSFW

    Fruits are some of the most desirable brand names and their corresponding exact match .COM domains are even more so. In October 2020, MarkMonitor confirmed to me that the corporate domain management company had brokered the sale of Peach.com on behalf of Sage Software Inc. Sage acquired...
  22. James Iles

    information Peach.com Buyer Revealed — Potentially NSFW

    Fruits are some of the most desirable brand names and their corresponding exact match .COM domains are even more so. In October 2020, MarkMonitor confirmed to me that the corporate domain management company had brokered the sale of Peach.com on behalf of Sage Software Inc. Sage acquired...
  23. James Iles

    news GoDaddy's NameFind Acquires Another Portfolio

    Domain consultant and researcher Jamie Zoch recently noticed that GoDaddy’s NameFind brand became the registrant of a sizable number of domain names, prompting speculation that GoDaddy had acquired another portfolio of domains. The domain names that NameFind took possession of, according to...
  24. James Iles

    news GoDaddy's NameFind Acquires Another Portfolio

    Domain consultant and researcher Jamie Zoch recently noticed that GoDaddy’s NameFind brand became the registrant of a sizable number of domain names, prompting speculation that GoDaddy had acquired another portfolio of domains. The domain names that NameFind took possession of, according to...
  25. James Iles

    information Booth Brothers Announce Acquisition of James.com

    First-name .COM domains can be valuable brand names. The likes of Alan.com, Dave.com, and even Stuart.com have been transformed into valuable brands that have received significant backing. For domain investors, common first-name .COM domains can be the most difficult to acquire... Read the...
  26. James Iles

    information Booth Brothers Announce Acquisition of James.com

    First-name .COM domains can be valuable brand names. The likes of Alan.com, Dave.com, and even Stuart.com have been transformed into valuable brands that have received significant backing. For domain investors, common first-name .COM domains can be the most difficult to acquire... Read the...
  27. James Iles

    information Possible 7 Figure Sales in 2020: IQ.com, Bit.com and More

    As we draw to the end of 2020, you’ll notice that the DNJournal chart currently shows just one seven-figure sale for the year. In 2019, DNJournal charted six sales at $1 million or more. The last time that DNJournal charted just one sale at $1 million or more was in 2005 when Fish.com sold for...
  28. James Iles

    information Possible 7 Figure Sales in 2020: IQ.com, Bit.com and More

    As we draw to the end of 2020, you’ll notice that the DNJournal chart currently shows just one seven-figure sale for the year. In 2019, DNJournal charted six sales at $1 million or more. The last time that DNJournal charted just one sale at $1 million or more was in 2005 when Fish.com sold for...
  29. James Iles

    information Bulk Powders Acquired Bulk.com and Rebranded to Bulk

    Since 2006, Bulk Powders has been one of the most successful nutrition brands in the UK. As a major participant in the potentially lucrative sports supplements market, its two founders Adam Rossiter and Elliot Dawes have managed to grow the business into a team of over 240 people... Read the...
  30. James Iles

    information Bulk Powders Acquired Bulk.com and Rebranded to Bulk

    Since 2006, Bulk Powders has been one of the most successful nutrition brands in the UK. As a major participant in the potentially lucrative sports supplements market, its two founders Adam Rossiter and Elliot Dawes have managed to grow the business into a team of over 240 people... Read the...
  31. James Iles

    information The $803,025 Buyer of Engage.com Also Acquired Invest.com

    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
  32. James Iles

    information The $803,025 Buyer of Engage.com Also Acquired Invest.com

    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
  33. James Iles

    information Interview: AbdulBasit Makrani on the Last 6 Months, and Breaking $500,000 in 2020

    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...
  34. James Iles

    information Interview: AbdulBasit Makrani on the Last 6 Months, and Breaking $500,000 in 2020

    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...
  35. James Iles

    analysis Data Driven: What 3,728 Startups from 2020 Can Teach Us About Domains

    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...
  36. James Iles

    analysis Data Driven: What 3,728 Startups from 2020 Can Teach Us About Domains

    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...
  37. James Iles

    news Wrap Technologies Upgrades to Wrap.com to Coincide with NASDAQ Name Change

    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...
  38. James Iles

    news Wrap Technologies Upgrades to Wrap.com to Coincide with NASDAQ Name Change

    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...
  39. James Iles

    sales Pink.com Acquired by MarkMonitor on Behalf of L Brands

    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
  40. James Iles

    sales Pink.com Acquired by MarkMonitor on Behalf of L Brands

    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
  41. James Iles

    information $94,888 Buyer of LightRock.com Revealed

    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...
  42. James Iles

    information $94,888 Buyer of LightRock.com Revealed

    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...
  43. James Iles

    information Domain Names and the US Election, Part 1 - The Democrats

    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...
  44. James Iles

    information Domain Names and the US Election, Part 1 - The Democrats

    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...
  45. James Iles

    sales Peach.com Domain Sells - Brokered by MarkMonitor

    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...
  46. James Iles

    sales Peach.com Domain Sells - Brokered by MarkMonitor

    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...
  47. James Iles

    sales Brent Oxley Sells Uno.com in a 7 Figure Financed Deal

    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...
  48. James Iles

    sales Brent Oxley Sells Uno.com in a 7 Figure Financed Deal

    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...
  49. James Iles

    information Prefix Analysis: Are “Get+Keyword” Domains Worth Investing In?

    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...
  50. James Iles

    information Prefix Analysis: Are “Get+Keyword” Domains Worth Investing In?

    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...
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