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Short .com names, three-character .io names and keyword .ai names, ready to transfer. Payment plans on some names.
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Short, brandable domains for founders, agencies and new products. We sell our own names, find the one you want from someone else, and build your site on it.
Step 1Offer agreedPrice confirmed
Step 2Funds in escrowPayment secured
Step 3Domain transferredFunds released
About IOANK Domains
We hold short, memorable domains and help founders secure the right name for what they're building, with every sale protected by escrow and a studio ready to build on it.
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Escrow on
every sale
every sale
Acquire any name
We approach the owner of a name you want without revealing who you are, negotiate the price, and value it first if you need.
How brokerage worksBuild on it
We're a web and digital studio. Landing pages, company sites, web apps and AI features, quoted together with the name.
What we build
Our services
Everything around the name, from first idea to launch
01
Domain brokerage
We approach the owner anonymously and negotiate to your budget. Success fee only.
Learn more 02Appraisals & reports
A written estimate of what a name is worth, with comparable sales and reasoning.
Learn more 03Naming & strategy
Shortlists you can actually own, plus the extensions to secure around them.
Learn more 04Build on it
Sites, web apps and AI features from our studio, bundled with the domain.
Learn more 05Leasing & backorders
Rent a premium name with an option to buy, or catch one as it expires.
Learn more 06Portfolio management
We list, market and sell domains you no longer need, under a written agreement.
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Top names
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Our highest-rated domains
How we work
Principles behind every sale
Buying a domain should feel as safe as buying anything else online. These are the rules we keep.
Escrow, every time
You pay a licensed escrow service, never us directly. Funds are released only once the domain has moved.
Interests declared
If we own, or act for the owner of, a name we're valuing or brokering, we tell you before we start.
Fees in writing
Brokerage, appraisals and builds are agreed in writing, with the fee stated, before any work begins.
No pressure
No countdown timers or invented demand. If a name isn't right for you, we'll say so.
How buying works
Full process
You never pay us first
Make an offer
Pick a name and tell us what you'd like to pay.
Agree terms
Price, escrow fees and any payment plan, in writing.
Pay into escrow
You pay the escrow service. We never hold your money.
We transfer
We unlock the name and move it to your registrar.
Funds released
You confirm it's yours, then escrow pays us.
The difference
More than a marketplace listing
A typical listing
- A price and a buy button, nothing more
- No help if the name you want is taken
- No view on what a name is really worth
- Once it transfers, you're on your own
With IOANK Domains
- Escrow-protected sale with payment plans on some names
- Anonymous brokerage for names owned by others
- Written appraisals with comparable sales
- A studio that can set up and build on the name
80+Domains in the portfolio
10Extensions, from .com to .si
100%Of sales completed through escrow
2Working days to reply to every enquiry
FAQs
Your common questions
Still unsure?
Ask us anything about a name.
How do I know my money is safe?
Every sale goes through a licensed escrow service such as Escrow.com, Afternic or Sedo. You pay them, not us, and they release the money only once you confirm the domain is in your account.
Can I see every domain you have?
Yes. We only publish our top names, but you can request the full list. Tell us the industry, budget or extension you want and we'll send the names that fit.
Do you offer payment plans?
For some names, at our discretion. Usually a deposit and then 3 to 12 monthly payments, with the domain held until the final payment.
How long does a transfer take?
Minutes within the same registrar, usually 1 to 5 days to another registrar, and .uk names often the same day.
Can you get a name someone else owns?
Often, yes. Our brokerage service approaches the owner without revealing who you are and negotiates to your budget. You pay a success fee only if the deal completes.
Can you build the website too?
Yes. We're a web and digital studio and can quote the build together with the domain.
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Find the name. Build what's next.
We hold 70+ more names across .com, .io, .si, .uk and more. Tell us what you're looking for, or what you want to build.