AfternicDLS Blog – News and updates from AfternicDLS, the world’s leading premium domain seller

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BuyDomains’ new Referral Program is proving to be of benefit for domain buyers, sellers and Referral Program participants.

A6.com recently sold through the program for $34,000

A few details on the A6.com sale:

• A6.com was listed for sales on AfternicDLS using the company’s “Expanded Promotion” sales level which insured the domain would be promoted on Afternic, BuyDomains, the global DLS network of resellers and the BuyDomains Referral program
• A6.com was purchased through the BuyDomains Referral Program by a referrer in Ireland, and to a buyer in Hong Kong – an example of the global demand for business focused domain names
• The A6.com referring member was Y3.com who received a 5% commission, or US $1,700 for their referral

As a result of the BuyDomains Referral Program, the domain seller, buyer and referring member all benefited.

Desmond Ho of Y3.com stated,

“We would like to thank BuyDomains.com’s Referral Program which has created several opportunities to begin our mutual relationship into working together towards success.

We run many projects, www.Y3.com being one of them – an Entertainment/Gaming related website focusing on providing free Online Games to tens of millions of users every week.   Check out our BuyDomains Referral Program widget on http://www.Y3.com/webmasters.php

We are having great success with the Referral Program as we recently assisted a client with the purchase of A6.com, a $34,000 domain.

 Many thanks to the BuyDomains.com team for working with us, and being tremendously helpful in getting us up and running.”

To learn more, or become a member of the BuyDomains Referral Program, please visit or call:

• http://www.buydomains.com/affiliate-program/search-widget.jsp
• US: 1 866-866-2700
• International:  +1 781-839-7903

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NameMedia today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with www.domize.com to provide premium domains for purchase at Domize’s Marketplace, a full-service online domain transaction platform.

“The premium domain market is becoming increasingly important as quality, unregistered domain names become a dwindling resource. We are delighted to bring the same speed and simplicity to the premium domain name market that we brought to unregistered domains,” said Anson Parker, founder of Domize.

Visitors to the Domize homepage who search for info on new domains to register will also be offered a broad selection of existing domains from which to choose, which will include domains listed through NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) platform at Afternic.com.

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale though its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains and a network of leading Registrars. AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“NameMedia is pleased to partner with Domize,” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace. “The opportunity to bolster Domize’s leading edge technology with AfternicDLS inventory creates a winning formula for Domize customers and AfternicDLS sellers.

Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.Domize.com. Individuals interested in selling their domains should visit http://www.AfternicDLS.com.

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Check out the new features: www.afternicdls.com

Afternic.com will be temporarilty unavailable due to a site upgrade on May 16, 2009.

Here are a few highlights:

• A new and improved user interface to make it even easier to find exactly what you need

• Improvements to increase your chances of a successful sale — including a brand new promotion level that allows you to reach a much wider audience of qualified buyers

• Cutting-edge portfolio management tools that streamline the buying and selling process

We are fully operational during this period.
For assistance, please call us at 1-866-351-9586 or +1-781-839-7990. You may also email us at service@afternic.com.

Thank you for your patience!

 – Inventory from NameMedia to expand domain names available through directNIC, Ltd. –

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (May 6, 2009) – directNIC, Ltd., a leading full-service ICANN accredited registrar, today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with NameMedia to provide premium domains for purchase at directNIC.com.

Visitors to the directNIC web site who search for a new domain to register will also be offered a broad selection of existing domains from which to choose, which will include domains listed through NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service, AfternicDLS.

“directNIC, Ltd.’s partnership with NameMedia provides directNIC’s customers access to the largest portfolio of premium domain names in the world,” said Jim Macallum, Technical Officer of directNIC, Ltd.. “Through this new partnership, directNIC will now have more than two million business oriented domain names available for purchase.”

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale though its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains. AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“We are pleased that the AfternicDLS membership will have the opportunity to list domains for sale with one the world’s leading registrars,” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace. “directNIC Ltd.’s customers will benefit from having access to the world’s largest domain portfolio, providing them with new options to create and drive traffic to their businesses.”
Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.directnic.com Individuals interested in selling their domains should visit http://www.afternicdls.com/.

About directNIC, Ltd.

directNIC, Ltd. is an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) accredited registrar and ranks top #14 worldwide in number of active domain name registrations. directNIC, Ltd. specializes in Internet-based services, including its domain name registration, free hosting, paid hosting, paid DNS services, pop email, and Web-based email services. For more information, visit www.directNIC.com.

About NameMedia
NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. NameMedia’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory.

Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.

Contact:
Michael Ward
Director of Marketing
directNIC Technology Services
mward@directnic.com
+1-919-760-7002

Did You Know #7

AfternicDLS names that are priced sell at a 10x velocity over names that are listed for sale as “make offer”.

Pricing your names takes some work – but pays off with $$ in your pocket.

Did You Know? #6

AfternicDLS respects your privacy.

We will keep sales data private upon request of either buyer or seller.

All you need to do is ask!

AfternicDLS 2008 median prices by TLD – in order of most domains sold:

Com = $1,350
Net = $ 816
Org = $ 888

Remember – numbers presented are the median – not the average. Averages will be higher, but are skewed by statistical outliers.

Good selling!