Mayweather Bought “Girl Collection” Domain Name via BuyDomains

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In the lead up to the big Floyd Mayweather vs. Connor McGregor fight in Las Vegas tonight, Floyd Mayweather has been spending the evenings at his new Las Vegas strip club called “Girl Collection.” Smartly, it looks like Mayweather (and his team) bought the GirlCollection.com exact match domain name, which is being used for its website. They were also able to secure the exact match @girlcollection Twitter account and @girlcollection Instagram account.

Using the DomainTools Historical Whois tool, I was able to see that the domain name was previously owned by BuyDomains, one of the largest domain portfolio owners. The domain name was originally registered in December of 2001.

Because BuyDomains typically reports the prices of the domain names it sells, I was able to find the price listed on NameBio. It looks like the domain name was acquired for

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Domain Brokers Should Come With an Offer

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I think most domain brokers predominantly represent domain name owners on the sale-side. There are quite a few brokers and brokerage firms who offer acquisition services though (buyer brokers). When a domain broker is working on behalf of a buyer to buy a domain name, they should be ready to make an offer, or at the very least, they should know their client’s budget.

I occasionally receive inquiries on my domain names from brokers representing a buyer. The first question I ask the broker is either “what is the offer?” or “what is the budget?” If someone is inquiring about one of my domain names on behalf of a client, it makes sense that they would know how much their client wants to spend or is willing to spend.

I don’t generally price my top tier domain names, so coming up with a price isn’t always a simple process, especially when I don’t have any information about the buyer (beyond the fact that a broker was hired). It usually makes more sense to contemplate an inbound offer rather than just give a price.

When I make inquiries to buy domain names and the domain owner responds asking for an offer, it wouldn’t make sense to say “I have no idea.” I think most domain owners expect people making inquiries to present an offer when asked, and that is what I do. If the domain seller doesn’t have a price and the domain buyer doesn’t have an offer, how can a deal get done?

After I shared my frustration at

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Can I Imagine a Business Using The Domain Name?

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When I am evaluating a domain name to purchase, one of the most important questions I ask myself is this: Can I imagine a business using this domain name? It seems like a pretty elementary question, but I think it is important to ask. When I deploy capital on a domain investment, I want to be sure the domain name will be desired by someone and that it will then become a matter of price for a prospective buyer.

From my perspective, if a domain name needs to be explained (in my head or to someone else), there is probably a lower chance of selling it. Industry specific (ie technical) domain names may be an exception. I don’t think I have ever sold a domain name that has a meaning that wouldn’t be understood by the majority of people who might see it.

Some might argue that there are plenty of terrible domain names that don’t make much sense being used by companies of all sizes. I would imagine that if

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How to See All Registered Domain Extensions

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A friend sent me a text message yesterday asking me how to see what extensions are registered in a particular keyword. I don’t know of a tool that specifically does this, but I directed her to the search functionality at 101Domain. I think this could be helpful to others, so I wanted to share it with readers.

My company owns Embrace.com. Let’s say I want to see what other extensions in the “Embrace” keyword are registered. I am interested in knowing both ccTLD domain registrations as well as registrations in the new domain name extensions. Here are the easy steps I can take to see this information:

  1. Visit 101Domain.com, enter “embrace” in the search box, and click the search button.
  2. Look at the “Recommended for you” results, which will show the available domain names.
  3. Tick off the “Show Unavailable” box and it will show the registered domain names that are not available to purchase

Here are the top results I see without a scroll when I did the search above:

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Email is the Domain Name X Factor

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When it comes to domain names, I think email is the x factor that is not always considered. For companies that don’t have their exact match .com domain names, I think email can be a big problem. For those who are fortunate, the email issue will be understood, although it can go undetected.

On one of my domain deals, the buyer may have been a bit too honest with me. His company was using a non-.com domain name, and he told me they were having email deliverability issues. Apparently, some of the emails that his employees were sending to partners, contractors, and others were not being received. This was a big reason he reignited a conversation that died on the vine. We were able to work out a deal, but if it weren’t for the email troubles, I think their team was content using their non .com domain name until a later date.

Last week, Alan Dunn shared this tweet:

People regularly assume a company uses the exact match .com domain name. When it comes to searching for the company, Google and Bing make it

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Domain Name Price Guide for Startups (Infographic)

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Having dealt with a variety of people and companies that have tried to buy my domain names over the years, I believe that price expectations for domain names vary wildly. Some people have absolutely no idea how much domain names are worth, and others seem to have a general idea about value but don’t know much about specifics. This could be a negotiation ploy, or simply, they know they need a good domain name but don’t know how much good domain names are worth.

Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja produced this handy illustrated domain name price guide for startups (shared below). Bill and his company have experience consulting with startups and other companies who need to acquire domain names, and I think the infographic is a fairly accurate assessment of current domain name market conditions. It is in an easy to understand format, making it a great tool to help people understand what domain names are worth.

Along with the infographic, Bill wrote a blog post with details about the infographic and some color commentary about the domain name marketplace.

One thing to keep in mind is that individual domain name values can vary considerably depending on the owner of the domain name, how the domain name is being used, and the owner’s future plans for the domain name. The domain name market is

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