Name Ninja

08/21/2025

We see what you did there! Absolutely brilliant (and legal) use of a clever domain name during the recent Air Canada labour dispute. Well played, flight attendants union, well played...

06/03/2025

Name Ninja is proud to be the first domain brokerage to sponsor the DN.ca domain forum, Canada's largest and most reputable .CA domain name resource. With over 5,000 topics from nearly 600 members, DN.ca is a thriving community of .CA domain enthusiasts and related resources. If you want to buy, sell, or discuss Canadian domains, check it out: https://dn.ca/

DN.ca | Domain Names Canada | Domain Name Forum | Buy, Sell, or Trade, your Domain Names on our Free Market Place!

05/07/2025

What's an essential skill that a domain name broker needs to get deals across the finish line? Yup, herding cats! Never a dull moment in our line of work.

03/18/2025

Lease-to-Own (LTO) domain deals are startup-friendly and gaining in popularity, but they come with a few risks. Our friend Elliot Silver at Domain Investing covers some key things domain buyers and sellers need to be mindful of: https://domaininvesting.com/lto-usage-can-pose-a-risk/

03/06/2025

Sedo.com is holding a .ai domain auction March 6-13. This is a great opportunity to get an domain for a nice price. Which of the 180+ .ai domains on auction is your fave? https://sedo.com/search/?language=e&listing_type%5B0%5D=4

02/20/2025

A number of concerned Canadian entrepreneurs and founders who want to have asked us to recommend some domain name registrars, so here's our shortlist in alphabetical order: easyDNS (www.easydns.com), Hover (www.hover.com), Rebel (www.rebel.com), WHC (www.whc.ca), and Webnames (www.webnames.ca)

02/13/2025

Securing the right domain name is crucial for startup success, yet many founders struggle with how to go about this. In this episode of the Domain Name Wire podcast, Name Ninja's Bill Sweetman dives deep into the dos and don’ts of acquiring your dream domain name.

If only startup founders knew these 20 things about buying domains. Securing the right domain name is crucial for startup success, yet many founders struggle to navigate this essential step. In this episode, Name Ninja Bill Sweetman shares 20 things every startup founder should know about domain nam...

04/23/2024

The life of a domain buyer broker is never boring!

Acquiring domains isn’t always easy. Domain buyer broker Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja returns to the show this week with more wacky domain name tales. Bill has met some interesting people while acquiring domain names and social media handles. On today’s show, you’ll hear the tales of Pedro the ...

04/04/2024

We love stumbling across domain names our team members brokered the purchase of on behalf of a client. Our Canadian followers will be way more familiar with this one than our international followers. What's your dream domain name?

03/08/2024

Happy International Women's Day 2024 from Name Ninja! We are proud of the fact that more than 80% of our team identify as women. Go Ninja!

02/22/2024

Huge congrats to Name Ninja client The Landline Company for bringing their innovative (and cleverly-named) land-air connection service to Canada. Welcome to Canada, Landline! https://media.aircanada.com/2024-02-21-Air-Canada-Expands-Regional-Services-with-Luxury-Motorcoach-Land-Air-Connections-for-Customers

Multimodal pilot project with The Landline Company to link Hamilton and Region of Waterloo airports to Toronto Pearson Premium, Canadian built motorcoaches are fully accessible and offer spacious...

02/15/2024

How hot are .ai domain names these days? Last month's auction of abandoned (expired) .ai domains grossed over $300k in sales, with Vision․ai selling for $100k! The next auction starts on February 23 and runs for 10 days.

Here’s everything that closed at $500 or more. Dynadot’s monthly .ai expired domain name auction ended last Monday. It was New Year’s Day and I wasn’t able to keep tabs on the auction. However, I now have the final bid prices. Assuming all of these transactions go through, the auction will g...