HeadlightsDepot.com put out a press release announcing they acquired Headlights.com and are pretty excited about it. They note they made numerous attempts to get the domain going back to 2010. Registered since 1998, the domain looked to be owned by Vertical Axis, parked at Uniregistry. Here is the full release: POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- HeadlightsDepot is proud … [Read more...]
LeBron James should have at least went for TacoTuesday.com
Back in September LeBron James had his trademark request for "Taco Tuesday" denied. ESPN reported that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office refused the application filed by James' company LBJ Trademarks, explaining that "Taco Tuesday" is "a commonplace term." In my opinion he should have at least secured the TacoTuesday.com domain name. TacoTuesday.com has now changed hands. The OC … [Read more...]
Domain name change and rebrand causes one company to lose 80% of their organic search traffic
Not every rebrand and domain change goes as planned. In the case of Looka formerly Logo Joy they are now looking at laying off 80% of their employees. Patricio Robles wrote a piece on Econsultancy that delves into the rebrand and what might have gone wrong. The article is an especially good read for anyone who is thinking of a domain name change and redesign of their website … [Read more...]
Playbuzz rebrands to Ex.co
Another startup moving from .com to .co Following in the footsteps of Supply.co, Playbuzz a company that helps publishers add tools to their articles like polls is rebranding to EX.co. TechCrunch reported: Co-founder and CEO Tom Pachys told me the name stands for “the experience company,” and he said it reflects the company’s broader content marketing ambitions. Ex.co will continue … [Read more...]
Would you like to charge a domain inquiry fee?
Would you like people to pay to make an offer on your name? Would you like to pay to make an offer on someone else's domain name? I read a tweet from George Kirikos about low ballers (someone offered him $500 for Orderly.com) George wrote: What sucks is the time wasters trying to buy domains at 1% of the floor price, spamming their lowball offers. I think Webmagic has it right, charging … [Read more...]
What percentage of reported domain sales do you believe?
The domain industry can only prove so much, domain sales are reported to DN Journal, recorded by and sometimes reported to Namebio. Blogs will sometimes break a story with a domain sale that no one else knew about. All these platforms rely on trust to a great degree, there is not forensic accounting done to verify every sale. From time to time I have had someone say they can tell me a lot about … [Read more...]
Berkens Bits – Mike on domain offers circa November 2009
Here is another look back at a post from Mike a decade ago. This was published in November of 2009. The post generated a lot of traffic and 65 comments. 1st Rule Of Dealing With Domain Offers Is: People Lie We generally receive 10-15 offers a day, everyday so several thousand a year, and here is the 1st general rule of thumb. Buyer’s lie. Yes people on the Internet often lie. Yes … [Read more...]