Top 10 Secrets to Smart Domain Investing Investing in domains is like investing in anything else in that it requires strategy and knowledge of best practices to be successful. Use these tips from our domain experts to build your portfolio in the smartest way.
1) Familiarize yourself with the domain industry, including various blogs and conferences. What categories of n...
ICANN Urged to “Phase In” New TLDs Assistant Secretary of Commerce Strickling wrote a letter suggesting that ICANN take steps before the application window for new TLDs closes to make sure the program is operating as intended.
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Afternic DLS - Wednesday, January 4, 2012 - 13:30
December 2011 Newsletter Domain Selling Resolution #1: Price Your Domains! Did you know that priced domains are 10X more likely to sell than un-priced names?!? Domain buyers expect a simple transaction when they find a domain name that they want. Many potential buyers may shy away from inquiring about a domain’s price since price requests are not a com...
Afternic DLS - Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 17:45
YTD Domain Sales by Category As a regular newsletter feature we are sharing 2011 category-based sales information from Afternic. The graph reflects data from 1/1/11 – 12/1/11. The computer category accounted for 11% of domains sold. Recreation fell to 9%, along with the health to 6%. Shopping and Business are still on top; each of the two have accounted for 12% ...
Afternic DLS - Wednesday, December 21, 2011 - 10:8
Top 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Domain Sellers Domain Selling Resolution #1: Price Your Domains!
Did you know that priced domains are 10X more likely to sell than un-priced names?!?
Domain buyers expect a simple transaction when they find a domain name that they want. Many potential buyers may shy away from inquiring about a domain’s price since price requests are not a common e...
Afternic DLS - Thursday, November 17, 2011 - 10:35
November 2011 Newsletter #content table {border:none;margin:0;width:auto;} #content tr td {border-top:none;padding:0;} ul, ol {margin-left:20px;margin-top:10px;} iREIT Selects Afternic as Exclusive Broker On November 9, Afternic announced that it has been selected as the exclusive broker for over 1,000 premium names owned by Internet REIT, Inc., a media comp...
Afternic DLS - Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 15:4
Afternic Mobile App Growing in Popularity Have you tried the free Afternic mobile app yet? Join the many that have already downloaded it by going here or accessing the app store from your iPhone or iPad and searching for “Afternic”. Now you can search the Afternic inventory quickly – from anywhere. Afternic is the only domain marketplace offering a mobile application ...
Afternic DLS - Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:34
Afternic Sales by Category YTD As a regular newsletter feature we are sharing 2011 category-based sales information from Afternic. The graph reflects data from 1/1/11 – 11/14/11.
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Afternic DLS - Tuesday, November 15, 2011 - 11:9
Including ‘Google+ for Business’ in Your Naming Strategy Securing custom domain names, facebook urls and twitter handles is standard practice for companies hoping to boost online marketing efforts. Google+ is a new, powerful tool to protect and promote your business.
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