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Hilco Digital tweeted yesterday that they have helped to broker the sale of SweepStakes.com – Details of the sale haven’t been published but I suspect another 7 figure sale. The domain name Sweepstakes.com is a developed website, so I suspect it’s not just a domain transaction sale but I could be wrong, it looks like they offered both direct advertising and monetized through PPC ads too, maybe more details will be shared in due course around if any of the current revenue was part of the deal of it was just a domain sale. Big congratulations to the seller of Sweepstakes.com and the Hilco Team on the sale.

AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 29, 2023 A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 29, 2023. GoDaddy Names at Auction Domain Status Price Bids coffeeiseverything.com Active $20.00 0 15040.com Ended with bids $66.00 12 24206.com Ended with bids $60.00 10 4Elephants.org Ended with bids $2,125.00 46 54350.com Ended with bids $120.00 15 716FooDandSport.com Ended with bids $66.00 3 727222.com Ended with bids $630.00 15 75539.com Ended with bids $215.00 42 90019.com Ended with bids $450.00 67 91907.com Ended with bids $102.00 21 adorocinematorrent.com Ended with bids $405.00 44 AiAdventures.com Ended with bids $174.00 16 AirGym.com Ended with bids $1,625.00 62 akonthego.com Ended with bids $3,442.00 73 AllPaws.com Ended with bids $2,950.00 73 arcz.com Ended with bids $961.00 41 AutomateCloudMiners.com Ended with bids $105.00 18 AvalonChurch.net Ended with bids $1,009.00 17 avocates.com Ended with bids $358.00 62 azuu.com Ended with bids $405.00 23 baitandhookny.com Ended with bids $330.00 10 Beagle2.com Ended with bids $3,950.00 67 BegInwithInnutrition.com Ended with bids $2,651.00 56 beoh.com Ended with bids $610.00 46 bibliostoria.com Ended with bids $2,102.00 43 BookBetter.com Ended with bids $437.00 86 Burke.net Ended with bids $405.00 41 CanadianClubVancouver.com Ended with bids $610.00 11…

AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 15, 2023 A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 15, 2023. GoDaddy Names at Auction Domain Status Price Bids 420Seed.com Ended with bids $420.00 21 66693.com Ended with bids $4,053.00 182 82270.com Ended with bids $63.00 11 a700.com Ended with bids $47.00 8 abcyta.com Ended with bids $10.00 1 AcesGuides.com Ended with bids $26.00 4 aestheti.com Ended with bids $245.00 39 agiaph.org Ended with bids $365.00 10 amgmarket.com Ended with bids $293.00 23 animal-edventures.org Ended with bids $510.00 42 ApiaNoplace.com Ended with bids $10.00 1 AtlantaPersonalInjuryLawyers.com Ended with bids $95.00 13 BankOf-Ideas.org Ended with bids $15.00 2 BayAreaEstatePlanning.com Ended with bids $17.00 2 beatedm.com Ended with bids $10.00 1 BeautyOfArch.com Ended with bids $10.00 1 bibliotekevirtual.org Ended with bids $2,025.00 65 birnamhighlandgames.com Ended with bids $1,225.00 34 blokdust.com Ended with bids $911.00 117 bohub.com Ended with bids $683.00 20 BreakTheMatrix.com Ended with bids $911.00 53 BullionJackpotCall.com Ended with bids $105.00 12 buto-bg.com Ended with bids $20.00 3 BuyGunAndAccessories.com Ended with bids $273.00 20 bw777.com Ended with bids $681.00 93 campinglinibari.com Ended with bids $215.00 12 campsiders.com Ended with bids $10.00 1 CareerPointKolkata.com Ended with bids…

Users can now filter domains based on traffic.   Sedo has added a new filter to domain searches that enables users to find domains based on traffic counts. Revenue per Thousand (RPM) has increased for domain parking in recent years, but you need to have domains with traffic to take advantage of it. Now, searchers can filter domains to find only those with high traffic. Buyers should always be cautious of traffic numbers. They might not represent human visitors. And even if they do, they might not represent the types of visitors that click on ad links. Still, I think this is a good starting point for domain buyers interested in traffic domains. They can always enter into discussions with the seller to get more traffic details. The filter only works for domains pointed to Sedo, of course. Share this post...

Auction winners should experience fewer pullbacks and can now snap domains in closeouts via the API.   GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDy) has made two changes to its expired domains auction platform that domain investors have requested for a long time. First, it is tightening the timeline around renewals for partner inventory. The company says “reclaimed domains from late renewals will decline significantly” due to the changes. GoDaddy said there are still some edge cases in which a domain might be pulled back. GoDaddy previously tightened the timeline for expired domains registered at GoDaddy, nearly eliminating pullbacks for that inventory after an auction winner won the domains. But it had less control of partner inventory from other domain registrars. With the change, the situation should get better for all inventory. Second, GoDaddy is extending API capabilities for expired auctions. Some domain investors have access to an API that lets them bid on auctions. Access to this API has been limited for a long time, and the company said this was because it needed to make changes to the back end to accommodate more users. As a preliminary step, the company has opened access to everyone to acquire closeout domains through the API. Have…

The latest news from foreign media, GoDaddy has completed the acquisition of the domain name investment education platform DNAcademy on March 21, local time; Michael Cyger, the founder of DNAcademy, will serve as GoDaddy Education Director. In response to the acquisition, the president of GoDaddy said: "The acquisition of DNAcademy furthers our strategic goals; through this acquisition, we intend to support continued profitable revenue growth in our domain name business.   GoDaddy's acquisition this time may also hope that more people can understand domain names and go deep into the field of domain name investment, and also inject more fresh vitality into its own domain name business. As one of the most well-known domain name service providers in the world, GoDaddy, the acquisition of education platform related to domain name investment, may also stimulate the existing domain name investment market to a certain extent.