Yesterday saw the wholesale sale of gas.com.au for $25,000 on the expired domain auctions held by Drop.com.au. The domain name was purchased by a Melbourne business, presumably for their heating and cooling business. The lucky Melbourne buyer grabbed themselves a bargain … [Read more...] about .au Domains Cooking with Gas
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.com.au Nostalgia – 2002 auDA Auctions
Who here remembers the 2002 auDA auctions? I know I do! At the time, auDA auctioned off some 3,000 generic domain names that were previously quarantined. They were quarantined because it was feared granting any one of them to any one business would give that business an unfair … [Read more...] about .com.au Nostalgia – 2002 auDA Auctions
Development gets the most out of a premium domain
Often people talk about how a premium domain name is a 'category killer', or a 'business in a box', but is that all there is to it ? Premium domain names are like buying the best block of land upon which to build your 'office' or 'shop'. Securing the premium domain name is … [Read more...] about Development gets the most out of a premium domain
Domain Name Scams Intensify
We have recently seen a spike in domain name scams some originating from overseas and some purporting to be from within Australia. The way it usually works is that the business is told that someone else is trying to register their exact match domain in another TLD such as … [Read more...] about Domain Name Scams Intensify
LifeInsurance.com.au sells for $100,000
Lifeinsurance.com.au sold today for $100,000 to an industry player Money.com.au who offers various financial services products. The domain sold for a wholesale price on the expired domain name auctions. This sale tops off a stellar run for .au domain name sales, with other … [Read more...] about LifeInsurance.com.au sells for $100,000