Com Laude has built its reputation as a leading domain name management service and registrar for large corporations. The company competes against several other companies that offer similar services in the domain name industry, including MarkMonitor, CSC, and GoDaddy’s Brandsight.
This morning, Com Laude announced the acquisition of MarkMonitor. The company was owned by Newfold Digital, which had somewhat recently acquired the brand from Clarivate in 2022.
Last week, I added a couple of domain names to my Afternic account. Both domain names were won in GoDaddy expiry auctions and registered at GoDaddy. One of these domain names, maddeningly, required the 3rd verification nameserver. When I finally got it listed, I noticed it was showing a different landing page than my preference, so I quickly fixed it.
It is a good idea to check on your landing pages every once in a while to ensure the correct landers are showing for each domain name. It can be a very quick process if you know what you’re doing because Afternic doesn’t make it that easy. I’ll share how I check on mine.
I’ve followed TonyNames on X for several years. Who is TonyNames? Honestly, I don’t really know, but he has shared more than most people in the domain investment space. Tony has consistently shared insights into his domain investing journey coupled with actionable tips and personal sales data. In short, the information Tony is sharing is helpful and inspirational.
I suspect if someone charted his sales, it would show impressive growth. Very recently, Tony shared that he sold a mid-five figure domain name. Shortly thereafter, he shared an even greater milestone – Tony sold a domain name for six figures.
Sigma.io was reportedly sold by Tony for $100,000 in a deal closed via Afternic:
I’ve been impressed by the growth of Spaceship and its recently launched SellerHub. The sister company to Namecheap has shown a great willingness to engage with its customers, and the platform quickly implements suggestions and feedback. I like working with businesses that value and prioritize customer feedback. The low 5% sales commission is a nice sweetener as well.
About two weeks ago, I added a swath of domain names to Spaceship’s SellerHub as a test. At the moment, I am only listing domain names on the platform without using its landing pages.
A few years back, I glanced at my phone and saw more than ten consecutive emails from Dan.com. For a moment I was baffled by this, but I quickly realized the domain name buyer who had been on a lease to own plan (LTO) decided to pay the balance early, triggering a flood of confirmation emails. This happened several times, and it was always exciting.
Harvey posted a question about early payoffs for LTO deals managed by Afternic:
I have a LTO on a 36 month plan with @afternic. The buyer had a website up and now it directs to a Parking Crew PPC page with a link saying " Buy This Domain". My question is: Can they pay the LTO off in one shot if they are able to flip the domain and pay the LTO off early?
— HarveyKaplan (@HarveyKaplan) September 16, 2025
