Updates to DomainSalesHistory.uk

paullas said:
I am working on a side project using Laravel. i havent a clue how it works or use it as never touched it so should be a good learning up hill battle :)
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Once you get going, it's such a fantastic framework for rapid development.

Really good docs, a bunch of libraries to enhance your offerings, and such a good community, too!
 
Latest Updates:
  • All infrastructural updates have now been completed, and was a pretty big chunk of work. I have written a brief post as a kind of changelog entry.
  • A few additional tweaks to the Inflation Adjusted Prices CPI caching, and writing some more robust tests for the functionality.
  • A blog post describing the Inflation Adjusted Prices functionality, and why it even matters.
This is a huge win for me personally. Just the infrastructure changes alone was a pretty big task, but with the inclusion of the Inflation Adjusted Prices, I think these changes are paving the way for some pretty cool features in the coming weeks/months.

Sorry to have been spamming the forum, and you all, with the updates. For those that aren't a fan anyway, I'm sure the forums ignore functionality has been a god send.
 

Concrete Future Plans:​

I’m working on some upgrades behind the scenes to make DSH even more useful and insightful for domainers, investors, and researchers alike. After a bit of thought and planning, upcoming features consist of:
  1. Currency Conversion
  2. Public API
  3. UI Query Builder
  4. Data Visualisations
  5. Alerts / Dashboards
  6. Paid Subscriptions
  7. Valuation Engine

Currency Conversion​

After the recent launch of Inflation Adjustments, the obvious next feature will be currency conversion. This means non-GBP sales like USD and EUR will be automatically normalised using historic exchange rates, then inflation-adjusted where relevant, allowing better comparisons across time, region, and currency.

Public API​

The next logical implementation will be a gated API. While technically public, it will be used for internal purposes only to start with, eventually becoming invite only during a testing phase, then becoming a tiered premium offering. This will give vetted users structured access to DSH data, perfect for integrations, research, or tooling, while letting me track and control usage. I don't want to be making competition for myself, after all!

UI Query Builder​

Once I have the API built a new UI-based query builder will be launched. This will let users create much more advanced and granular queries, providing a sneak preview of what’s possible through the API itself.

Data Visualisations​

This will display charts for most of the filterable fields, allowing you to spot trends over time.

The data visualised will be filterable, and potentially exportable in some form.

Custom Alerts and Dashboards​

I’ll be adding alerts and dashboards. You’ll be able to follow keywords, TLDs, or price tiers, and get notified of relevant new sales. Dashboards will provide personal insights, track trends, and offer a clearer view of what’s moving the UK domain market, kind of like building your own purpose built Recent Sales Reports (that could possibly be exportable).

Paid Subscriptions​

To support some of this and help sustain future development, I’m preparing paid subscriptions. Free users will still get access to a rich but time limited dataset, where as subscribers will get access to features such as:
  • Extended history
  • Saved searches
  • Custom Alerts and Dashboards
  • Gain access to the UI Query Builder
  • CSV exports
  • Tiered API access (time and feature based)

Domain Valuation Engine​

Lastly, that leads neatly into the valuation engine. A tool that will use historical comparables and inference models to estimate the potential value of any UK domain. It won’t spit out inflated nonsense; it’ll give context-driven, data-backed estimates that evolve as the dataset grows.

Whilst I know this last feature might be scorned upon, as we all know how accurate domain valuations aren't. But this is about valuations based on real-life sales data over a period of 20+ years, currency converted and inflation adjusted.

I would love to hear you're thoughts on the above - even if you're feeling mean.

Supporting my efforts​

If you'd like to financially support me on my upcoming efforts, not only will it be highly appreciated, it will be both remembered and rewarded.

Over the years there have been some incredibly supportive folk of the DSH project, and behind the scenes they have actually already been recognised & marked as 'supporters', and have been for some time.

This will mean something when the new features are launched, as you are my early evangelists, and without you, we probably wouldn't have come this far together.

Depending on the level of support provided over the years, this will likely mean something along the lines of:
  • Early beta access to the new features listed above
  • Voting power (help guide what features ship next)
  • Lifetime discounted/free subscription (depending on level of support)
 
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