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My Experience with DomainNameSales Platform in 2013

2013-05-14T14:25:00.002-07:00

DomainReport.ca I started listing the majority of my domains on the DomainNameSales.com platform last October. Since January, I've had inquiries on about 10 domains. Haven't had a sale yet, but usually an inquiry comes in on average about every two weeks. The exception to this was April, which was an incredibly slow month. But then in the past week, I had two inquiries on separate domains,

Textbooks.ca $18,000 Sale and May 8 .ca TBR Drop Results

2013-05-14T13:34:00.004-07:00

DomainReport.ca Better late than never! Last week was very busy for me, so I didn't have time to publish the TBR results from May 8, or list the .ca domain sales. There were 173 .ca domains taken in the May 8 TBR drop, which is pretty close to average. First, there were a few .ca domain sales reported at DNJournal.com last week, including a low five figure sale, and another that almost came

Five Figure .CA Domain Sale and May 1 TBR Results

2013-05-03T11:58:00.005-07:00

DomainReport.ca This week's .ca domain TBR drop featured a total of 151 .ca domains that were caught. This total is a little below the normal range of 200, but there were a few good names on the list. First, there were two .ca domain sales reported by DNJournal.com this week. Textbook.ca - $17,000 sold at DomainNameSales/DomainHoldings CarShop.ca - $1,599 sold at Sedo Textbook.ca

Ringtone.ca Rings In April 24 .CA domain TBR Results

2013-04-25T11:47:00.000-07:00

DomainReport.ca This week's .CA drop featured some good keyword domains. A total of 188 domains were taken in this week's drop. There were no .ca domain sales reported in this week's DNJournal.com sales report, perhaps we'll see some .ca's listed next week. It is a bit of a surprise to not see any .ca domain sales, usually there is at least one! Some of the top domains in this week's TBR

Shores.ca Makes Waves at April 17 .CA domain TBR Drop

2013-04-23T12:04:00.000-07:00

DomainReport.ca A total of 165 .ca domains were grabbed in last week's TBR drop. I'm a little late in posting the results, but it's been a busy week for me. First, there are a couple of .ca domain sales to mention, one of which was reported at DNJournal.com in last week's report. FPI.ca - $7,035 - sold at ExcellentDomains.ca The FPI.ca sale made it to #5 on the Country Code domain chart.

"Click here to Buy this Domain" - Which Sales Header Works Best?

2013-04-16T14:47:00.001-07:00

DomainReport.ca When you sell a domain name on one of the domain aftermarket sites, or on your own webpage, it's nice to include a link that states the domain is available for sale. If the person is visiting the domain with an intent to acquire it, they then have a link to click for more information. Including such a header link on a domain's page makes it clear the domain is available for

Smokers.ca Tops April 10 .CA TBR Drop Results

2013-04-11T14:31:00.002-07:00

DomainReport.ca There were 162 .ca domains taken in yesterday's drop, with a few good ones that stood out. But before going further into the drop results, let's look at the .ca domain sales of the past week. Overall, there weren't a lot of country code domain sales in the past week, as reported at DNJournal.com, though one .ca domain sale did get reported and made it to #5 on the country code

Global Aerospace Company Purchases .CA Domain in Past Week

2013-04-04T13:59:00.002-07:00

DomainReport.ca There were a couple of .ca domain sales worth noting over the past week. Both sales were listed in yesterday's DNJournal.com weekly sales report. Hutchinson.ca - $5,347 sold at ExcellentDomains.ca Graves.ca - $4,500 sold at DomainNameSales / DomainAdvisors Both domain sales were in the top eight country code sales of the week, with Hutchinson.ca coming in at #4 and

Project.ca a Top Draw in April 3 .CA TBR Drop

2013-04-03T15:18:00.001-07:00

DomainReport.ca In today's .ca TBR drop, there was a total of 233 domains taken. I didn't put in for any domains this week, there were only a few I was mildly interested in. I didn't know project.ca was on the list, if so I may have put a bid in to see if it went to auction, and what price it would go for. Some of the names that stood out to me this week included: project.ca (perhaps the

Bored.ca Excites at March 27 .CA domain TBR Drop

2013-04-01T13:21:00.003-07:00

DomainReport.ca I was away last week during the March 27 .ca TBR drop and didn't have time to post the results or .ca domain sales over the holiday weekend. The reported .ca domain sales list from last week is very short, in fact I saw no sales reported. However, overall it was a slow week for all reported domain sales, perhaps because many people were enjoying Spring Break holidays with their

.CA Domain Ownership Restrictions to be Lifted, Open to All

2013-04-01T10:37:00.002-07:00

DomainReport.ca In a surprise move this week, CIRA has announced that the .ca domain extension will become unrestricted to all, instead of just allowing Canadian ownership. Since 2000 when the .ca extension was made available for public registration, it has been restricted to those with a Canadian presence. "We feel the time has come to open up the .ca space to those individuals and

RailRoad.ca on Track in March 20 TBR .ca Drop

2013-03-21T14:39:00.002-07:00

DomainReport.ca In this week's .ca domain TBR (to be released) drop there were a total of 231 domains taken. There was a number of good quality domains available this week, including a few good french one word domains. But before we go further into the TBR results, there were a couple of .ca domain sales in the past week. The first sale showed up in the weekly DNJournal.com domain sales

Golfball.ca a Hit in March 13 .ca domain TBR drop

2013-03-14T07:15:00.000-07:00

DomainReport.ca This week there were a total of 188 .ca domains caught in the TBR (to be released) drop. Included in that number were a few nice domains which I'll single out below. But before I get to that, there were three 5 figure .ca domain sales that took place over the last week. One of them made it into the DNJournal.com weekly sales report, but the other two didn't make the March 10

Apps Domains are Hot in 2013

2013-03-12T12:39:00.001-07:00

DomainReport.ca A few days ago a post came out at TheDomains.com about five number .com's (NNNNN.com) getting hot. I remember a few years ago there was a flurry of posts at DNForum.com about the fact that almost all NNNNN.com were getting registered. More and more were getting taken every day, and they did eventually sell out, though they still commonly show up on drop lists. I own some

LondonHomes.ca in March 6 .ca domain TBR drop

2013-03-06T17:37:00.000-08:00

DomainReport.ca The March 6 .ca TBR drop featured a low number of caught domains this week, compared to recent weeks where over 200 names were taken. In total, 132 .ca domains were grabbed in the drop. In the DNJournal.com weekly domain sales report that came out today, there was one .ca domain sale listed in the country code section. It was the 5th highest country code domain sale of the

Premium .CA Domain Auction Starts at SnapNames Today

2013-03-06T15:01:00.000-08:00

DomainReport.ca It has been a few months since there's been a pure .ca domain auction (see my post here), but the latest one started today at SnapNames. The auction will run for three weeks (21 days) and ends on March 27th. There are many premium domains in this auction, and the names come from the portfolios of eMall.ca and one other seller. Some of the top names available include:

Toffee.ca leads February 27 .ca TBR drop Results

2013-02-28T14:01:00.003-08:00

DomainReport.ca In this week's .ca domain TBR drop there were 182 domains taken, which is pretty much a normal week. Some of the best .ca domains that dropped this week were: toffee.ca ibf.ca riverdalerealestate.ca gr8.ca leslievillerealestate.ca phoneaccessories.ca yorkhomes.ca dior.ca (last name but watch out for trademark issues - reportedly dropped by the Dior company) grouprate.ca

The $XX,XXX Domain Lease & Premium .CA Domains Continue at Feb 20 TBR

2013-02-26T15:12:00.001-08:00

DomainReport.ca On the heels of the February 13 .ca TBR drop that featured many great .ca's, came the February 20 TBR drop with more good domains. I would say the overall quality and number was better in the Feb 13 drop, but the Feb 20 drop was still above par. There were no .ca domain sales reported in the last week, but today I did see one sale get posted at DomainNameSales.com. Saints.ca

Premium Domains Galore at February 13 .CA TBR drop

2013-02-14T14:09:00.000-08:00

DomainReport.ca The number 13 proved to be a lucky number this week for .ca domainers who took part in the weekly release of expired names. The February 13 .ca domain TBR (to be released) drop featured a fiesta of premium to near premium .ca domain names. It's been a long time since I've read through the entire list of dropping names (usually 3,000 to 6,000), but this week I did because

It was 'Storage Wars' day at February 6 .CA TBR Drop

2013-02-08T15:23:00.002-08:00

DomainReport.ca The February 6 .ca domain TBR drop was a special one, in that it featured many premium or close-to-premium keyword domains. It was one of those drops where you figure someone accidentally forgot to renew their domains. Many TBR's often feature one or a handful of good domains, but this TBR had more than that. This happens from time to time, and I always wonder who let these

TheBar.ca sells and January 30 .CA domain TBR Results

2013-02-04T11:34:00.003-08:00

DomainReport.ca It's hard to start off a Monday morning post without mentioning the Superbowl. I caught most of the game in between doing other things around the house, and it was the kind of Superbowl I like - not a blowout game. It's hard to pay attention to a Superbowl game when one team is severely ahead of the other before the first half. Even though the Ravens did have a good lead by the

Search.xxx Sending out Ad Credits to Domain Owners

2013-02-01T14:49:00.002-08:00

DomainReport.ca I only own one .xxx domain name, which I recently renewed. Today I got an email from Search.xxx informing me that I have a $75.00 ad credit, and that the Search.xxx Ad Program is coming soon. The details I got are listed below: ---------------- Search.xxx Ad Program is coming soon! The Search.xxx Ad Program is scheduled to launch by March 31, 2013. More details about the

January 23 .CA domain name TBR Drop Results

2013-01-26T09:03:00.002-08:00

DomainReport.ca This past week's TBR featured a total of 162 .ca domains that were caught. This is lower than the usual average of around 200 names caught. I didn't see any stellar names in the list, but there were a few decent ones. The .ca extension was shut out from this past week's DNJournal.com sales report. No .ca sales were reported. Hopefully next week we see a little more action

The Challenges of Mobile for Domainers - Are You Ready?

2013-01-24T10:00:00.000-08:00

DomainReport.ca We've all seen the statistics on how mobile access to the internet is growing faster than PC access. Right now, some of my webpages are already getting 10-30% of their traffic from mobile devices. Do you know how much of your traffic is from mobile? What will the percentage be one, two or five years from now? Some of the general trends I've been reading about mobile include:

Canadian Internet Forum February 28 in Ottawa

2013-01-24T08:00:00.000-08:00

DomainReport.ca How times flies! The CIF 2013 (Canadian Internet Forum) national event is upon us once again. Seems like only yesterday I was posting about the 2012 forum. If you are already in the Ottawa area it's easy to attend, or else start making your plans to be there at the end of February. If you can't attend in person, there will also be a webcast. Here is the notice I received