A New Era of Growth, Liquidity and Recognition?
I'm continually amazed to see how many new domainers are joining the industry every month. Let's face it: Domaining is the perfect business, and word is spreading quickly around the world. There are no barriers to entry, there's a thriving wholesale and growing retail market, and you don't have to be a superstar to make [...]
LLLL Domains: Domainers Gone Wild or Genuine Profit Opportunity?
Domain forums are filled with heated discussions about LLLL domains.
Some domainers say that LLLL domains are a wonderful opportunity to make money, while others claim they are merely a fad that won't last.
What are LLLL domains?
LLLL stands for any four-letter combination, such as LOVE, HWII or XQZV.
There are 456,976 possible four letter combinations (26*26*26*26) and [...]
Premium Domain Values Increase By 59%, But Only 31% Actually Developed
Premium domain names continue to be an outstanding investment. This is nothing new to domain investors, and now the numbers confirm what many of us have known for several years.
Looking at DNJournal's List of Top 100 Reported Sales this year (2007) and last year (2006), the top 100 median sales price has increased from $124,000 [...]
Microsoft Buys MSN.RU
Microsoft Russia recently purchased the domain MSN.ru at an undisclosed price, but experts say it could have amounted to a million dollars. Microsoft confirmed the acquisition so if you visit MSN.ru now its homepage sports the ubiquitous Microsoft icons with Windows Live in the spotlight.
Microsoft intends to boost its share in Russia and acquiring the [...]
Greeting.com Leads Domain Sales Charts
DNJournal's latest Top 30 chart of domain sales prices is shown below.
Greeting.com leads the list with an amazing $350,000 sale; the domain was sold at Moniker's domain auction at last month's T.R.A.F.F.I.C. conference in Las Vegas. Many other sales from that auction are included in this list because the domain transfers concluded during the past [...]
Buckhead.com Leads Domain Sales Charts
DNJournal's latest Top 20 chart of domain sales prices is shown below.
Buckhead.com leads the list with an amazing $250,000 sale; the domain was sold in a private transaction to DigiPawn, whose owner Rick Latona lives in Buckhead, an upscale neighborhood in Atlanta.
Also noteworthy are several five figure .pro sales, including Video.pro which sold for $35,000 [...]
Penticton.com Leads Domain Sales Charts
DNJournal's latest report of domain sales prices is shown below.
Penticton.com leads the list with a respectable $75,823 sale; the domain was sold in a private transaction. Penticton is a city in British Columbia, Canada.
Also in the Top 20 are two .mobi transactions: Stocks.mobi ($70,000) and Girls.mobi ($49,000).
Top Domain Sales Mar 12 - Mar 18
Penticton.com
$75,823
Stocks.mobi
$70,000
IAB.com
$67,250
MobileTones.com
$60,000
Girls.mobi
$49,000
LocalPhone.com
$39,000
AsianGames.com
$30,000
Conn.com
$29,500
Salmiya.com
$29,138
CreditCard.info
$25,500
DeeJay.com
$21,611
MyBadCredit.com
$19,900
ScenicHomes.com
$18,000
United-Kingdom.com
$15,500
CreditCardApplications.net
$14,000
Physiotherapie.com
$11,315
iTeam.com
$10,650
DevelopersGroup.com
$8,900
NoFun.com
$8,780
Mint.net
$8,155
Other [...]