Creative dealmaking is something that I enjoy, particularly when it gives Epik the opportunity to work on a domain that might otherwise be out of reach for development due to the circumstances of the owner. Sometimes it means bringing together a 3rd party. If it is a deal that makes sense, Epik can help make it happen. And sometimes we get lucky.
Last week we were able to finalize a deal with domain portfolio owner Harry Daskal. The deal involved one of the most complete portfolios of names related to puppies. It is a natural choice for building on our directory platform. The portfolio includes more than 1,000 pet and dog related names, including some of these gems below.
| Domain | Appraisal | Search volume | Avg CPC | Ad competition |
| boxerpuppies.com | 45,000 | 204,600 | 0.42 | high |
| germanshepherdpuppies.com | 19,000 | 204,600 | 0.76 | high |
| goldenretrieverpuppies.com | 7,900 | 204,600 | 0.43 | low |
| dog-kennels.com | 920 | 204,600 | 1.72 | low |
| huskypuppies.com | 17,000 | 136,400 | 0.46 | high |
| pomeranianpuppies.com | 31,000 | 136,400 | 0.68 | low |
| labradorpuppies.com | 20,000 | 136,400 | 0.41 | low |
| rottweilerpuppies.com | 28,000 | 136,400 | 0.49 | high |
| englishbulldogpuppies.com | 4,700 | 112,220 | 0.59 | low |
| cockerspanielpuppies.net | 1,400 | 91,760 | 0.47 | high |
| puppytraining.net | 3,300 | 75,020 | 1.26 | low |
| dachshundpuppies.net | 540 | 61,380 | 0.5 | low |
| frenchbulldogpuppies.com | 3,600 | 61,380 | 0.49 | low |
| bichonfrisepuppies.com | 2,400 | 50,220 | 0.43 | low |
| yorkshireterrierpuppies.net | 1,200 | 41,044 | 0.66 | low |
| chihuahuapuppies.com | 7,400 | 33,604 | 0.45 | high |
| labradorpuppiesforsale.com | 410 | 33,604 | 0.4 | high |
| dogpetsupplies.com | 10,000 | 33,604 | 1.71 | high |
| papillonpuppies.com | 10,000 | 27,528 | 0.51 | high |
We initially put these domains on the Epik Wiki platform in order to start the indexing process following an extended time on a parking network. In about 2 weeks, we’ll start rolling out directories of breeders and service providers.
Other recent examples:
- Drew Sharma owns VideoProduction.com. Now that is a gem. Here is our domain appraisal. The always energetic Friend of Epik, Todd Reum, brought us the opportunity to develop it. Drew is looking for $100K for the domain. The domain appraises for considerably more. If someone wants to buy it from Drew, Epik will pre-approve the development with an exclusive for the video production category.
- Shai Neubauer brought us the domain Location.com. I first met with Shai more than a year ago at deli in mid-town Manhattan. I won’t forget that meeting. Although we did not get a deal done then, we got a deal done earlier this month. The timing is perfect as we are integrating Location.com into our directory strategy in a way that I am personally excited about. As a result, it made sense for us to take this one on a no-cash basis. We will release the first phase in August.
Challenging times call for creative solutions.
Congratulations – that looks great! Besides help the little guy with some less-than-stellar valued domains, you have big deals with top-level names . . . it is representative of Epik!
Nice portfolio! The first one on the list jumped out at me as I recently acquired BoxerPuppies.net. Looks like I’ll have some competition 😉
@Kevin – Yes, we have the .com so won’t be developing the .net. Happy to look at other domains though!