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  • About
    • Meet Alvin Brown
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    • Buying & Selling Domain Names
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Top Verisign’s Trending Keywords Report for August

September 30, 2019 No Comments
Written by: Alvin Brown

Yup, it’s the second week of the month and you know what time it is, right? That’s right! It’s time for Verisign’s Top Trending Keywords Report.

Moments ago, Verisign published to its blog August’s trending keywords registered for .com and .net domains.

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Single .TO Emoji Domains Available for Registration

September 27, 2019 No Comments
Written by: Alvin Brown

Two weeks ago, I shared with you about how long-time domain investor and serial developer, George Verdugo, took to Twitter in hopes of discovering .ws emoji domains up for sale.

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How to Discover Proxy Bid “Sweet Spot” and Win More GoDaddy Auctions

September 17, 2019 No Comments
GoDaddy Didn't Win Expired Domain Auction Data
Written by: Alvin Brown

I share and discuss how to use GoDaddy Aftermarket data to determine a proxy bid amount likely to win more GoDaddy expired domain auctions.

Over the last 18 months and counting, I’ve noticed an uptick in the number of bidders participating in GoDaddy expired auctions. Between auction bots and increased bidder count, closing auction prices for expired domains skyrocket to unbelievable values.

While I’ve not researched data to back this next statement up, I’m guessing GoDaddy’s addition of the estimated value — based on their GoDaddy Domain Appraisal Tool — is likely the culprit to increased activity and inflated closing auction prices.

For instance, expired domain auctions that would have normally closed at or below $50 are now closing anywhere between $300 – $600.

I don’t know about you, but such pricing influx can wreak havoc on a quick-flip domain strategy, especially when considering the average domain hold time is over 400 days or so to flip.

Most domain investors, like myself, don’t sit around waiting and watching expired domain auctions with the ole’ eagle eye. I typically set a proxy bid amount, walk away and hope for the best.

Unfortunately, this once successful strategy’s pricing no longer gets the job done with the exponential swing in closing auction prices.

To gain better understanding as to how much I would need to adjust my proxy bid strategy to hopefully start winning more GoDaddy expired domain auctions, I decided to dive into the details of expired auctions with bids I’ve lost dating back to the beginning of the year.

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Any emoji domains for sale?

September 13, 2019 No Comments
Written by: Alvin Brown

This is the question George Verdugo, a successful long-time domain investor and serial developer, tweeted last week in hopes of uncovering a few undervalued domain assets.

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Schwartz Seeking Feedback About Domains to Build Online Legacy

September 12, 2019 No Comments
Rick Schwartz - DomainKing(TM)
Written by: Alvin Brown

If you’ve been around the domain industry two seconds or longer, then you’ve likely heard the name Rick Schwartz, also known as the DomainKing™.

He’s certainly not a new face to industry. A living legend, by many standards, not short on vision, stories, and facts/opinions about domain, business, and life in general, having held more than 30 jobs in a 5 year span.

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A Re-write and More Features for GoDaddy’s Domain Investor App

August 30, 2019 1 Comment
Written by: Alvin Brown

It’s been almost 5 months since I wrote about GoDaddy adding sorting and filtering to its Domain Investor App.

Earlier this week, Paul Nicks, VP and General Manager for GoDaddy’s Aftermarket, took to Twitter to announce that GoDaddy released a complete re-write of its Domain Investor App.

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Top Verisign’s Trending Keywords Report for July

August 13, 2019 No Comments
Top Verisign’s Trending Keywords Report for July
Written by: Alvin Brown

Yup, it’s the second week of the month and you know what time it is, right? That’s right! It’s time for Verisign’s Top Trending Keywords Report.

Moments ago, Verisign published to its blog July’s trending keywords registered for .com and .net domains.

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