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Sincerity vs Seriousness

Many prospective domain name buyers confuse sincerity with seriousness.

A buyer can be completely sincere about their interest in buying a domain name. They may really like a domain name and understand how it would help their business. They may even picture how they will display it in their marketing materials and use it to drive revenue to their business. That interest and excitement is absolutely sincere.

On many occasions, I have been told by prospective buyers how serious they are about their interest in one of my domain names. They are all ready to buy it but there’s just one issue – the budget. Sincerity is not the same thing as seriousness.

Dynadot Posts Digital Marketing Manager Job Opening

Dynadot posted a job opening on LinkedIn that might appeal to someone in the domain investment community with a marketing background. The company is looking to hire a Digital Marketing Manager.

The person hired for this job will help to lead and scale the company’s social media and lifecycle email marketing efforts. The role is performance oriented, with accountability for KPIs and revenue impact. The person hired will be responsible for managing and mentoring a small marketing team within the company.

Atom Adds Barrier to Human-Created Logo Designs

One of the unique features of listing a domain name on Atom.com is the creation of a logo. I am not sure how much impact a logo has on the sale of a domain name, but I think it enhances their listings and can help get someone’s creative juices flowing.

When I first began using Atom, the logos were all created by designers working for the platform. In fact, users had the ability to choose a favorite designer based on the work that was done for them. I still like using logos created by that particular designer.

GoDaddy Giving DDC Members $50 Bonus for Premium Auction

GoDaddy DDC Domain Pro members receive a monthly auction credit they can use for GoDaddy Auctions. This credit was originally $20/month but GoDaddy recently increased that to $30/month. The only rub is DDC Pro members need to manually enter the discount code each month to take advantage of this offer.

James Iles emailed me this afternoon to let me know DDC Pro members will be able to redeem an additional $50 auction credit for domain names they win in the “Premium Auction Event” that starts tomorrow. This is in addition to the standard auction credit code for expiry domain names on GoDaddy Auctions.

Don’t Blindly Trust Atom Price Suggestions

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When you submit a domain name for sale on Atom.com, it allows you to enter your desired price or click the “Get Price” button for a price suggestion. When a domain name is approved as a Premium listing, Atom will provide an approved price, with bracketing that allows sellers to adjust the price. Seeing a big number can feel good and make you think you are sitting on a huge opportunity. Sellers should not blindly trust that number.

Here’s an example of why you shouldn’t entirely rely on Atom’s pricing suggestion for the asking price. I submitted a .AI domain name I recently acquired, and the Atom “AI Value” is $35,500. This seems great considering I acquired the name for less than $250. However, I can see the same keyword .com domain name is listed for sale for less than $20,000.

Dharmesh Shah Open to Selling Agent.com

Dharmesh Shah is the Founder of Agent.ai, a platform that helps people discover and utilize AI agents for a wide variety of tasks. Dharmesh also owns the high value Agent.com domain name, which is not yet being used. With the rapid emergence of AI agents and agentic tools, I think Agent.com is one of the most highly valued domain names right now.

In a LinkedIn post (embedded below) discussing the recent $70 million sale of AI.com, Dharmesh mentioned that he would consider selling Agent.com. Having acquired and sold tens of millions worth of domain names (Chat.com, Connect.com, Prompt.com, You.ai, Playground.com, OS.ai, and many more), Dharmesh understands the immense value an exceptional domain name can bring to a business.