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Acquisition Strategies

VacationRentals.com: The $35M Domain That Outsmarted Expedia (Temporarily)

In 2007, HomeAway shelled out $35 million to acquire the company behind VacationRentals.com. Not because it had a booming business. Not because they needed it. But because they didn’t want Expedia to get their hands on it. The purchase was a power play in the high-stakes battle for online travel dominance—and the domain at the center of it all? VacationRentals.com.

Why Bobbleheads.com Is a Masterclass in Keyword & Brandable Domains

Acquisition Strategies

The Hidden Jackpot: Why Some Numbered Domains Sell for Millions (and Others Flop)

How EggCartons.com Helped Sarah Moore Crack a $50M Business

How to Acquire a Domain Name: A Step-by-Step Guide

January 13, 2025

Industry Trends

The Epic Showdown: The Battle of Google vs. Gaggle

January 13, 2025

The Joy of Getting Lost: Snagged’s Top Ten 404 Pages

January 13, 2025

3 Lesser Known TLDs: .wtf, .fail, and .xxx

January 13, 2025

The Story Behind the Yahoo.com Domain

January 13, 2025

Acquisition Strategies

Domain Name Acquisition: How to Secure Your Dream Domain Name

January 13, 2025

The Story of Single-Letter Domains: Rare Gems of the Internet

January 13, 2025

How Lovebird Got Its Name: From 6/10 Meh to Sophisticated Magic

January 13, 2025

How Papa.com Scored a $4 Million Domain – Without Breaking the Bank

January 13, 2025

Epic Fails and Unintended Meanings: Domain Names Gone Wild

January 13, 2025

Acquisition Strategies

Domain Name Brokers: How They Can Help You Acquire Your Dream Domain Name

January 13, 2025

Acquisition Strategies

Name Your Startup Like a Boss: A Guide to Domain Name Acquisition

January 13, 2025

Acquisition Strategies

Why Customers Are Choosing Snagged.com as an alternative to GoDaddy's Domain Broker Service

January 13, 2025

Mindfulness & The Cool Million: The Lesser Known Tale of Two British Dot-Commers

January 13, 2025

How Chris Clark Made a 10,000x Return on Pizza.com

January 13, 2025

Instagram and the Wild Goose Chase for Instagram.com

January 13, 2025

How Overstock Rebranded to Bed Bath & Beyond

January 13, 2025

Top 5 Websites to Prank Your Frenemies

January 13, 2025

The First 5 Domains Ever Registered: One Company Sold for $9.6B

January 13, 2025

The Burning Tale of Hell.com

January 13, 2025

The Saga of the .Sucks TLD

January 13, 2025

GeoCities.com: The Birth, Boom, and Bust of an Internet Icon

January 13, 2025

From Screen to Reality: Five Fictional Companies That Made It Big

January 13, 2025

Meme-orable and Nostalgic: The Internet's Greatest Hits

January 13, 2025

The History of Gmail: From Secret Project to Email Giant

January 13, 2025

The Golden Age of Internet Chatrooms: Where the Wild West of the Web Began

January 13, 2025

RuneScape: The Original MMORPG Experience

January 13, 2025

Introducing "Master of Your Domain" – A New Podcast by Snagged

January 13, 2025

The Rise and Fall of AOL Instant Messenger: Screen Names, Smiley Faces, and the Birth of Internet Friendship

January 13, 2025

From Discs to Dial-Up: The Iconic Age of America Online

January 13, 2025

How Matt Meeker Acquired the Domain Meetup.com for $1,500

January 13, 2025

Mastering the Art of Domain Negotiation: How Ezra.com Became the Face of Early Cancer Detection

January 13, 2025

The Story Behind Dia.com: How Lydia Gilbert Landed a Three-Letter Domain Name

January 13, 2025

How Alex Back Snagged Couch.com: The Inside Story of a Domain Power Move

January 13, 2025

How Casper Didn't Sleep on the Domain Name Casper.com: A Startup Success Story with Philip Krim

January 13, 2025

Mastering the Domain Game: Emmett Shine’s Journey to Securing GinLane.com

January 13, 2025

How Cody Barbo Took a $2,000 Gamble on a Domain and Built TrustAndWill.com

January 13, 2025

How Dylan Ander Scored BIG with .COM Wins – The Stories of HeatMap.com & SplitTesting.com

January 13, 2025

Held for Dolly Parton?! How Chad Wittman Scored the Domain Dolly.com for $100K

January 13, 2025

How Mac MacLeod Acquired Carvertise.com AND Got Paid $50k in the Process

January 21, 2025

How Joe Rogan Gave Built A Media Empire on a .Net Website

January 24, 2025

A Wicked Domain Fail: How Mattel Linked Dolls to a Whole Different Kind of Magic

January 24, 2025

LiveJournal and the Early Blogging Scene: Where Emo Kids, Fanfic, and Internet Drama Ruled the Day

February 1, 2025

The Extension Showdown: Companies Owning The TLDs of Their Brands

February 1, 2025

Checkmate: How Chess.com Went from a $55,000 Bankruptcy Buy to a $100 Million Empire

February 4, 2025

Whitehouse.com: The Accidental Internet Scandal That Shocked America

February 11, 2025

How Heinz’s Ketchup QR Code Led to a…Not-So-Family-Friendly Surprise

February 15, 2025

Reddy.com: The Domain That Holds a Forgotten Cartoon Empire

February 17, 2025

The $58,000 Domain Flip for DOGE: Elon Musk’s New Government Agency

February 17, 2025

The Wild Journey of Loom.com: A Name, A Domain, and a $975M Exit

February 27, 2025

Acquisition Strategies

Rocket.com: The $14 Million Power Move That's Shaking Up Digital Real Estate

February 22, 2025

When Big Shots Drop the Ball: 5 Epic Domain Renewal Fails

February 27, 2025

The Rise of Scam Domains: How Cheap TLDs Are Fueling Cybercrime

February 23, 2025

From Cringe to King: 5 Domain Name Upgrades That Changed Everything

How to Buy a Domain Name That’s Already Registered – 7 Proven Strategies

How Much Is a Premium Domain Worth? Pricing, Valuation, and ROI Explained

AI.com Is for Sale at $100M—Could This Be the Biggest Domain Deal Ever?

How to Value Acronym Domains: The Power of Three-Letter .coms

Digital Ghost Towns: When Big Companies Acquire, Shut Down, and Sit on Premium Domains

The Hidden Cost of a Bad TLD: Why Your Domain Impacts More Than Just Branding

Acquisition Strategies

Keyword vs. Brandable Domains: How to Choose the Right One-Word .Com

Acquisition Strategies

VacationRentals.com: The $35M Domain That Outsmarted Expedia (Temporarily)

Unmasking the .ninja: The Stealthy TLD You Didn't See Coming

How Nik Sharma Acquired the Domain Nik.co: Some Branding, Persistence, and a Little Bit of Luck

TLD’s on the Rise: .CO domains are looking pretty, pretty good

How Crypto.com Went From Obscure Startup to $875M in Deals