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Spaceship Offering .coms Below Wholesale Pricing

The wholesale price of a .com domain name charged by Verisign (the .com registry operator) is approaching $10/year. I currently pay a little more than $11/year including the additional ICANN fee for my .com domain names at GoDaddy.

This morning, Namecheap and Spaceship Founder and CEO Richard Kirkendall announced that Spaceship is offering .com domain names for $4.98. There is no coupon or promo code necessary, and apparently there is no limit to how many domain names can be registered.

The promotion was posted on X:

Macro.com Was Acquired for $600k in 2022

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In 2023, I noticed a company called Macro had announced a big funding round, and it was using Macro.com for its website. Its brand matching domain name caught my attention, and I learned the company had rebranded after being founded under the Coparse brand:

Last night on LinkedIn, Macro CEO Jacob Beckerman shared some background about the domain name acquisition, including the purchase price.

My Portfolio is Now 7.5% Non .com with a 10% Goal

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For years, I would almost never touch non .com domain names. Reflecting changes I have noticed across the aftermarket, my viewpoint has been evolving. My portfolio now consists of approximately 7.5% non .com domain names. My goal is to increase that to 10% by the end of this year.

I believe the top 3 extensions I own beyond .com are:

  • .CO
  • .XYZ
  • .VC

I am primarily an opportunistic buyer for domain names in alternative extensions. I don’t go out seeking to privately buy non-.com domain names like I do with .com, but I will bid on good opportunities I see in expiry auctions. I believe I have only spent low four figures on one non .com domain name. Everything else has been below $1,000 and mostly below $500. I am strictly a vulture non .com buyer, so there’s no need to pitch me your domain names.

Atom.com Listing Levels Getting Confusing

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Atom.com introduced new listing levels for domain names listed for sale on its platform. Each comes with a different marketing opportunities as well as differing commission rates. Bob Hawkes shared a breakdown of the new listing levels:

I agree with Dot TV’s reply on X that the listing level tiers are getting too complicated.

Flex – Owning the Singular and Plural Versions of a Domain Name

We are doing some business with a local company that has Northern Lights in its branding. This is not a unique name, as it is shared with thousands of other companies. When we began working with them, I did a Whois search for NorthernLights.com to see who owned the domain name. Everyday dealings often spur me to do Whois searches as I continue to improve my portfolio.

Yesterday afternoon, Dommunity shared a list of companies that recently raised funds. Included on the list is a company called Northern Light that uses NorthernLight.com for its website:

Dynadot Offers “Best Super Bulk Pricing” for all Customers

One benefit of consolidating a portfolio of domain names at a single registrar is receiving better bulk pricing for domain name registration, renewals, and inbound transfers. Most domain registrars offer these deals to their larger customers, with the priority pricing tiered – typically based on spend (varies by registrar).

Like many registrars targeting domain investors, Dynadot offered special pricing to some of its top customers. This special pricing has been extended to all Dynadot customers, per a post on X from Dynadot Founder and CEO Todd Han:

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Spaceship Offering .coms Below Wholesale Pricing

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The wholesale price of a .com domain name charged by Verisign (the .com registry operator) is approaching $10/year. I currently pay a little more...

Macro.com Was Acquired for $600k in 2022

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My Portfolio is Now 7.5% Non .com with a 10% Goal

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For years, I would almost never touch non .com domain names. Reflecting changes I have noticed across the aftermarket, my viewpoint has been evolving....

Atom.com Listing Levels Getting Confusing

1
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Flex – Owning the Singular and Plural Versions of a Domain Name

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We are doing some business with a local company that has Northern Lights in its branding. This is not a unique name, as it...