Our Story
About RightOfTheDot
RightOfTheDot (ROTD) is the brainchild of one of the domain name industry's true pioneers and Domain Hall Of Fame member, Monte Cahn, who has been in the domain name and digital asset business since 1995. He sold the very first domain name in the industry in 1995 and pioneered brokering, auctions, appraisals, escrow, Whois privacy, and domain asset management.
RightOfTheDot is an Internet consulting and advisement firm specializing in selling, brokering, stealth acquisitions, auctioning, and appraising digital assets and premium domain names in new and existing TLDs. We also specialize in strategy, board advisement, premium domain/digital assets, market positioning, sales, stealth acquisition, and consulting services.
We are the only company with a professional Auction Business License specific to the domain name/digital asset industry and the only company conducting live domain name and digital asset auctions in the industry.
$585,000,000+
In domains sold since 1995
More than any other company in the industry
Our Services
Domain Auctions
Live and timed auctions at premier industry events worldwide
Brokerage
Premium domain brokerage with unmatched expertise and record results
Stealth Acquisitions
Confidential domain acquisition services for corporations
Appraisals
Professional domain name valuations backed by decades of market data
Consulting
Strategy, board advisement, and market positioning for digital assets
TLD Services
Expertise across legacy, new gTLD, and blockchain domain extensions
Monte Cahn — Founder
Monte Cahn is the Founder and former CEO of Moniker.com, Former President of Snapnames.com, former Sr VP of DomainSponsor.com, and is one of the pioneers of the entire domain industry starting in 1995. He is also the Managing Director of Dot Hip Hop, LLC, offering the new Top Level Domain .HipHop to the Hip Hop community and culture.
A Domain Hall Of Fame inductee, Monte has been at the forefront of every major development in the domain name industry — from the first domain sale in 1995 to conducting live digital asset auctions at NamesCon, Domain Days Dubai, and Domainer Expo events worldwide.
Credentials
Licensed Auctioneers
RightOfTheDot LLC is the only company with a professional Auction Business License specific to the domain name and digital asset industry.
Florida Board of Auctioneers
Licensed under the provisions of Chapter 468, Florida Statutes. RightOfTheDot LLC conducts live domain name and digital asset auctions at NamesCon, Domain Days Dubai, Domainer Expo, and other major industry events worldwide.
License #AB3226 — RightOfTheDot LLC
2051 Waters Edge Dr, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL 33062
Expiration: November 30, 2025