My post about my favorite things turned out to be a dud. Actually most of my posts turn out to be duds if you look at them from the comment standpoint. It’s part of writing to a small group. It takes something controversial or particularly interesting to a reader to have someone comment. But I never let it bother me. After doing this for over a decade I realize that people can still enjoy what you do without necessarily saying that each day. I know people are reading because months later someone will say something in reference to what I wrote. I also get texts and emails commenting or asking questions about posts as well. But I know I babble on at times and I’ve lost my interest in calling other domain people asshats by name which takes away some of the commentary. The problem is everyone knows who the asshats are so its not necessary to say anything anymore. Things have been established.
Looking back at the year with a month left, it was an unusual year overall. I lost 5 or 6 sales over $500 -$1000 because I wouldn’t budge. It was over $50,000 in sales I could have had. I’m comfortable that I’ll sell all those domains later at even higher than I asked later but ending the year with an extra 50K in the bank would have been nice. Godaddy reduced commissions 33% this year so our commissions were way down this year. Add in the fact that we just didn’t have the click through purchases that we usually have. Enough to keep writing, but not quite the incentive of the past few years. It doesn’t help that many of the Godaddy names are now going for much higher than the average person is going to spend on a domain. And commissions come in ebbs and flows so we’ll just keep trying to entertain the best we can. I’ll keep writing about where I’m going and what I’m doing and you can figure out if its interesting enough to read . You can always just scroll down to the names and see if there was something you missed during your checks. And heck, maybe I’ll call someone out and kick up the comment section again for old time sakes.
Quote of the Day: “Practice like you’ve never won, play like you’ve never lost.” – Michael Jordan
Domain of the Day: CTX.com Hot damn. We got a live one here
Namejet, Sedo, Snap, and other Names Up for Auction
Terrorism.com A huge political name and at the forefront of the news almost every day. 23 years old
ThreatId.com Cybersecurity and protection name
RiskRespond.com Sounds like a service that is going to help you identify and control risks
JWV.com A couple of these LLL.coms have sold. The reserves ended up being closer to the $10K reserve range than the $25K side. This could be the same
CLMD.com Clara Lee MD
FuckingAround.com Should do well since so many people spend their day doing this
Raba.com Its coming up in a few day but Namejet is going to kill it with this expiry name. 1993 birthday
Cybit.com Not a bitcoin name. Or wasn’t when it was registered in 1996. It is now
CCLN.com Owner knows this one is a little better than most. Has reserve over $500 but deserved
DigitalReef.com I thought big data when I saw it and Googled it. Turns out a few companies are in the same mindset
PrisonersLife.com You might be able to get 5 packs of smokes and Tues and Thursdays desserts.
Cangy.com 5L with no bids
70A.com I sold this name to the seller. It’s met reserve but he is going to take a bath if it goes for this. I may actually buy it back
UUU.co.uk I don’t know anything about .co.uk but this one is at least memorable and under $1000 reserve
PokerTop.com Could be used as a brand but reminds me of a reversible table that had a poker table on one side
ResearchMaker.com Expiring name that’s getting some action which has been rare in the Sedo expiry section
Motiventure.com Motivating through adventure. Must not have been motivating enough. Closed
Godaddy Domains With Bids
Click the links to fund the site and our work
PrivateEquityFund.com Even with CTX, this has the top number of bids on the board.
PrivateEquityFunds.com don’t forget the plural
BestCryptoCasino.com Because you know tens of thousands of people are typing exactly this into Google
EmergencyLocksmiths.com Most locksmiths are called in an emergency so perfect marketing name. One bid at $20
LiquidHemp.com Wide category. From CBD oil to extracts
CoolTrend.com I see fashion. I just hope it doesn’t include high waisted jeans. I despise them
CodingBuddy.com Help you become the coder your Mom always wanted you to be. Step one….put on an old T-Shirt with something funny on it
Wagoo.com Not Wahoo Fitness or Wagyu beef
CensusFinder.com Anyone here really willing to pay $8k for this? Even with backlinks
EthMarket.com Actually surprised this one isn’t much higher. I would think this would be above 5K. Especially with .eth
DailyFlick.com Boogers or movies
EFN.net I don’t do many LLL.net but when I do they look like this
Stolo.com Nice 5L. A native language but pretty sure its not driving up the price.
InternetStuff.com Just boring enough to be interesting
EnviroMom.com I’ve met her. I saw her in her Prius, eating a hot dog made of carrots with her natural grey hair coming out at 38
ModernHomePlans.com You’d be surprised how big the home plan market is.
Robotium.com You can pretty much add ium to any keyword and make it sound techy
WeddingSquad.com Sounds like an app to help you plan your wedding
BMBG.com, DADJ.com and EPHH.com 3 very nice LLLL.com
Hops.net Solid dot net. Beer or can really jump
Godaddy Names With One of No Bids
The Rest of the Godaddy Names With Bids
06744.com
123Glitter.com
837222.com
AKRedistricting.org
AseanAccountants.org
AtlanticVent.net
BIC-ltd.com
BirdTalkMagazine.com
Bratoz.com
BridgeTrust.com
CaliforniaToKorea.com
Celestar.com
CityOfMayfield.org
CoinKapp.com
College-Cram.com
ContinentalTowing.com
CUVD.com
Doctors-4u.com
EconomicAs-Online.com
eDistro.com
FrivolousEngineering.com
GetEqual.org
Gourmet-Chick.com
Gubian.com
GVTJob.com
HexagonBar.com
hg8989.com
HKVJ.com
InstaStuck.com
InstituteHRB.org
IOTToolkit.com
IOTTools.com
JuneSarpong.com
JustInside.com
Kvyb.com
LandAndWaterCo.com
Lest.org
LionelTracks.com
Mateys.com
Micanoa.com
MonthlyExpenseCalculator.com
NewyorkNautical.com
Paramount-Enterprises.com
PetsSquare.com
PostClassifieds.com
PPWToys.com
PTFindr.com
PurrPaws.com
QJIV.com
Sascal.com
ScamReviews.com
SipMe.com
SlightlyViral.com
SocialDirect.com
SocialFollowers.com
SportsBar.net
SportsBar.org
Swtpc.com
TallGuysGearGuide.com
TearCraft.org
TexasAlpacaRanchers.org
Tinsnips.org
TQEV.com
Valentine.net
vs360.com
VZEQ.com
WealthNinja.com
WebsiteProgrammer.com
WeHeartWriting.com
WichitAwingNuts.com
Yopuedo.com
yugioh-cards.net
ZQBE.com
Have a name at auction and need more exposure? Send me an email. We Charge $10 per name per day. We may be able to help. If you have an auction you want to promote, email us for details.*All names chosen by us, Shane and Josh . (ie you click through and purchase a name you like) or an occasional paid listing. Everything we say is based on our own research or is opinion. Do your own due diligence. That means look it up yourself if you don’t think the stats or our opinion is correct. We hand choose the names but we are paid to make this list by both the auction houses, individuals that are auctioning names, and Godaddy affiliate links. Keep that in mind and only buy names that YOU think are good.
Hey Shane, because of your recommendation, I purchased the FrostGuard Windshield Cover as a gift for my sister. 🙂
Mike,
I got my daughter one for High School because we had too many cars for our garage. She looked at me like I bought her a typewriter but eventually she realized it saved her 10 minutes a day of scraping and warming up the car. Now that she’s in Syracuse (which gets 120 inches of snow each winter) she called me the other day and showed me that she could just take off the cover, shake it off, and drive away. While all the other students were scraping and shoveling. Best $20 ever. You’re going to love it
Me too.
Shane, I usually check in here for the stories and not so much the names. Sometimes I do scroll down and end up buying one anyway. Most recently RaceMaster.com which I will be quite pleased with once it’s in my account.
Good purchase Doron. Just be happy I forgot about it 🙂
Nicely said Doron – me too!
I read the stories every day also! Merry Christmas!
Chris,
Some day you are going to make the BrightRun safety vests that I am going to sell. I actually think of you all the time 🙂
Your post finally made me go and buy the frost cover for our van!
You’re going to love it. I’ve given you hours of your life
I have many things I do every morning. The first thing (after checking my email) and the thing I look forward to the most is reading DSAD.
Thank you so much for sharing your life’s journey and knowledge of the industry. The industry would lose a lot if you were to stop, and I am sure many people would feel a huge void. I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas / Holiday Season and that all the goodness of life shines upon you.
Agree 100% Jason.
Thanks Shane for being there and all the life updates – from all of you. So many of us read almost everyday as you surely know. I don’t post so much, but wanted to say thanks. Hearing about the asshats never gets boring so let loose anytime you feel. I don’t say anything as the industry is so small but you have the balls to say the truth. And you can poke fun too – and at yourself, which is great. Happy holidays!
Thank you Chris. The best stories are of failure. Even if its your own
Shane,
I read your post every day and I have for a long time. Its my go to with coffee every morning. Thank you for putting in the time and effort that you do.
Cheers,
Ken
Thanks Ken. When you say that I have a routine I go through myself with a list of 10 sites I check. I appreciate you making ours one of them
-Shane
EnviroMom.com description. Absolutely hilarious and totally on the money!
And you know she lives in California.
Just to echo ALL of the above comments Shane!