WordPlay.com: Interview with Dharmesh Shah on his #domain acquisition at Sedo

Posted by DomainGang on February 16, 2022, at 8:48 am

The six figure sale of WordPlay.com stood out as this week’s top domain sale at Sedo. The domain was acquired by Mr. Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CTO of HubSpot, a popular developer and marketer of software products for inbound marketing, sales, and customer service. Despite the $100,000 dollar ticket price, this transaction did not involve […]

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Well-Bean Coffee interview: Passion for #coffee topped up with the right #domain name!

Posted by DomainGang on January 29, 2021, at 8:48 am

In 2013, Well-Bean Coffee founder Melissa Gable Brown decided she wanted to help support her parents’ mission by exporting a Nicaraguan product, selling it stateside, and then giving back as much as she could to the people there. Eight years later, proceeds from the sales of Well-Bean Coffee have helped transform the lives of the […]

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The Rosener Equation : Great job, Drew.com!

Posted by DomainGang on August 12, 2020, at 9:59 am

It’s not every day that a top notch domain investor shares their life motto on their personal web site. Drew Rosener, founder of Media Options, just did that by updating his personal web site at the ultra short domain, Drew.com. The hyperactive domainer talks about his 9 figures in dollar sales of domain names, for […]

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Brands.International : An interview with the founder of a modern #domain branding company

Posted by DomainGang on August 7, 2020, at 12:59 pm

Marek Eckhaus is the CEO and founder of Brands.International, operating from the beautiful Prague in the Czech Republic. Marek’s domain investment company works closely with business owners, domain investors, and marketing experts worldwide. Brands.International delivers innovative strategies to increase their business, achieve high ROI, and boost their online presence using relevant new domain names. We […]

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#Sedo @ Home : #Domain industry operations in the era of the #Coronavirus

Posted by DomainGang on April 1, 2020, at 2:47 pm

Three weeks ago, Sedo moved its staff from offices to 100% home-based operations. Planning began as early as in January, and the popular domain industry company who is also our sponsor, has been reaping the results of its careful planning every since. This unprecedented transition to 100% home office activities required careful planning and execution […]

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Freedom Mortgage #domains : How Slade Michalec of #Lumis delivers for his big client

Posted by DomainGang on March 13, 2020, at 5:54 pm

The big domain brokerage news of the week was the acquisition of the domain HELOC.com by Freedom Mortgage, an established mortgage loan company with 30 years of lending experience. Kate Buckley brokered the domain on behalf of the seller, while Slade Michalec of Lumis represented Freedom Mortgage, and it’s not the first time he did […]

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#Bold .CO : Short #domain changed hands for $15,000 dollars

Posted by DomainGang on October 16, 2019, at 10:19 am

The domain Bold.co recently sold for $15,000 dollars in a transaction that involved Escrow.com and efty. Doron Vermaat, co-founder of efty, took pride in his personal achievement of selling Bold.co in just 41 days from the date of registering it. The buyer is a Colombian coffee provider, that previously operated from SomosBold.co. The obvious upgrade […]

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British #Phenom : Interview with broker James Booth on his latest #domain rebranding

Posted by DomainGang on October 15, 2019, at 9:50 am

Domain rebranding is a daring, but often necessary move to a better brand. British broker, James Booth of BQDN did just that, switching his brand to the domain Phenom.com. Defined as a person of phenomenal qualities, this 1996 registration is spot on describing James Booth’s cunning ability to deliver domain brokerage services for his clients, […]

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#Emoticon .com : The story of an aged #domain and its pioneer #British registrant

Posted by DomainGang on October 2, 2019, at 1:52 pm

When we joined the Internet in the very early 1990’s the overall graphic experience was very minimal, and navigating the World Wide Web was a textual only experience. Internet chat environments such as IRC utilized a set of character combinations called emoticons, a portmanteau of emotion and icons. An emoticon, or “smiley” is the predecessor […]

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Domain Domme : How Krista Gable tackles #domain investing in a male dominated industry

Posted by DomainGang on April 25, 2019, at 9:55 am

Krista Renee Gable is a former professional dominatrix, and a domain investor with a portfolio that focuses on technology, teledildonics, sex and cannabis. Krista operates her domain portfolio from Domain Domme – clearly in a male-dominated industry; she is not afraid to try out niche markets that some would find shocking. Krista is a dedicated […]

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Car sales : The life and passion of a #domain investor from #Norway

Posted by DomainGang on October 2, 2018, at 2:06 pm

Stian Eng Holtet is a long term domain investor from Norway, whose remarkable career course was mentioned on Norwegian media. The computer engineer and self-professed “computer nerd” makes a healthy profit every year, selling not domain names, but cars! We reached out to Stian in order to seek the translation of the article that covered […]

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#Domain information : Interview with #DoFo .com founder, Macit Tuna

Posted by DomainGang on May 14, 2018, at 12:55 pm

DoFo stands for “domain information,” and it’s a new, visually attractive and functional domain resource service, providing – for free – details on hundreds of millions of domain names. Operating from DoFo.com, the service is currently in beta, but it’s a well-rounded service already. We reached out to Macit Tuna, founder of DoFo, to find […]

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