Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 5th 2012
Willis McGahee in Name.com Spoof of GoDaddy .CO Super Bowl Commercial
The tradition of spoofing Go Daddy’s .CO commercial has continued in 2012. Name.com posted this humorous video of Denver Broncos star running back Willis McGahee in a spoof of Godaddy’s “Body Paint” Super Bowl commercial. With all due respect to McGahee, I prefer the Godaddy commercial starring Godaddy girl Natalia Velez.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElliotsBlog/~3/cJeHcHJgRxg/willis-mcgahee-in-name-com-spoof-of-godaddy-co-super-bowl-commercial-0744 | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 11:13 am EST
Super Bowl Sunday Updates – GO PATS!
I think my favorite day of the year is Super Bowl Sunday, especially when my New England Patriots are playing. I don’t ever miss a Pats game, even when I’m on vacation. Anyways, here’s a brief Super Bowl Sunday update. - I don’t know about you, but it’s been strange seeing some Super Bowl commercials [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElliotsBlog/~3/FI1KeBiVvq0/super-bowl-sunday-updates-0494 | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 11:01 am EST
Weekend Musings
Well it’s 10:37PM which means the day is almost over, and I still haven’t had a chance to sit down and write my weekend musing yet! No, I haven’t been busy with meetings today, after a busy week at the conference Daina and I spent the day enjoying some much needed R&R. Since it’s late, [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/weekend-musings-12/ | Date: 5 Feb 2012 | 1:56 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 4th 2012
Time To Blog Less And Do More
This past week was a game changer. The positivity and the business relationships built at … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/time-to-blog-less-and-do-more/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 4:33 pm EST
The Weekend’s Big List of Domains At Auction and Dropping on the Net
Great week this week. Fantastic for Shane the businessman and domainer, bad for Domain Shane. … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/the-weekends-big-list-of-domains-at-auction-and-dropping-on-the-net/ | Date: 4 Feb 2012 | 3:48 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 3rd 2012
Reflections On DOMAINfest Global 2012
Wow – this week flew by! I went to sleep at around 6AM so today has been a bit of a blur, now I finally have a break in the action, and a minute to reflect on DOMAINfest 2012. The conference was absolutely incredible this year, and as always I am very interested in understanding [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/reflections-on-domainfest-global-2012/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 10:55 pm EST
I Wouldn’t Want To Be in The Domain Registrar Business Serving Domain Investors
I was going to write this long comment/rant in response to a couple of the comments left in the Moniker sale post, but I believe it merits its own post. I can only imagine the domain registrar business would suck if the primary target audience is domain investors. As a domain registrar catering to the [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElliotsBlog/~3/uhTfpd5iZ50/i-wouldnt-want-to-be-in-the-domain-registrar-business-serving-domain-investors-4593 | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 12:02 pm EST
Peter Vergote New Chair of CENTR
Peter Vergote has been elected chair of CENTR. Mr Vergote works in the legal and policy team with the .be registry. The election took place at the organisation’s meeting earlier today in Salzburg. The previous chair was Mathieu Wiell, AFNIC’s CEO. Peter Vergote New Chair of CENTR is an article from Domain Industry & Internet News - Domain Name Industry NewsPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/WYbNm2UkEvU/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 10:27 am EST
Video: Lana Del Rey on Letterman
By this point, I would bet you’ve heard of Lana Del Rey. Lana has a new album called Born to Die, and here’s the video of her singing her hit song Video Games last night on the Late Show with David Letterman. I know it’s not domain name related, but there are a lot of [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElliotsBlog/~3/6SuU_J_N2h0/video-lana-del-rey-on-letterman-2844 | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 8:41 am EST
Defining a New Mission, New Path for a New Era vs. "A Kodak Moment"
Morning Folks!! Mission Accomplished. I had time to think, reflect and verify. Mission Accomplished. So what I have tried to do is re-adjust and re-evaluate to a world where Domain Names are no longer an unknown. Quite the opposite. The entire world now knows that it all starts with a domain name. Every business, every idea, every child born. That's the first step. It is also a step they may need…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2012/02/defining-a-new-mission-for-a-new-era-.html | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 7:28 am EST
Godaddy Domain Auction – My Selection Of PageRank Domains 81
The following 28 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you still have to do your own [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/s9gTUu2xvJk/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 7:10 am EST
120 Expired Domains
The following 120 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. As usual, all names are linked to the Godaddy, Moniker and Network Solutions buy screens for quick access as the names are usually gone quickly. youthpicks.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol prosperitypyramids.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol pastelstars.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol sportinghope.com [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/1zIjfq7lcZY/ | Date: 3 Feb 2012 | 7:07 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 2nd 2012
DOMAINfest 2012 Day Three – Live Auction
2011 was plagued with some fairly disappointing auctions so I was pretty excited to see how we kicked-off 2012. There were some absolutely phenomenal names in the auction but as we’ve seen in the past, the key is pricing. Also, plenty of the highest-value sales happen after the auction so it will be interesting to [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/domainfest-2012-day-three-live-auction/ | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 9:06 pm EST
Feds Seize 307 Sports Related Domain Names Just Before Super Bowl Weekend
Wired is reporting that Feds have seized 307 sports related domain names just days before … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/feds-seize-307-sports-related-domain-names-just-before-super-bowl-weekend/ | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 4:27 pm EST
DOMAINfest 2012: Keynote By Biz Stone
Wednesday night was a blast beginning at the Petersen Auto Museum and ending at the Viper Room in West Hollywood. Surprisingly we still managed to get more than six hours of sleep which is a rarity at conferences but leaves us with lots of energy for the last party of DOMAINfest taking place tonight at [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/domainfest-2012-keynote-by-biz-stone/ | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 3:10 pm EST
After the Sale, Are You More or Less Likely to Use Moniker?
I’m sure you’ve already read the news that Moniker and Snapnames were acquired by KeyDrive in a private transaction. I am very surprised that neither Oversee.net nor Key Drive sent an email to Moniker / Snapnames clients, and I don’t see anything that would indicate that either company issued a press release to announce the news yet. [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ElliotsBlog/~3/TYg0NZdSJpg/after-the-sale-are-you-more-or-less-likely-to-use-moniker-3495 | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 12:19 pm EST
Godaddy Domain Auction – My Selection Of PageRank Domains 80
The following 35 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you still have to do your own [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/XAEP5bLc7LA/ | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 8:53 am EST
131 Expired Domains
The following 131 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. As usual, all names are linked to the Godaddy, Moniker and Network Solutions buy screens for quick access as the names are usually gone quickly. astrologyspeak.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol disgracelist.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol proxyupdate.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol intimacyportal.com [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/Yc6cgfKNr-k/ | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 8:46 am EST
Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction and Dropping Around the Net 2-2-12
Another fantastic night last night with exotic cars, Sam at the Viper room and after … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/thursdays-big-list-of-domains-at-auction-and-dropping-around-the-net-2-2-12/ | Date: 2 Feb 2012 | 5:13 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 1st 2012
DOMAINfest 2012 – Day Two In Review: Part Two
As day two winds down I made my way to PITCHfest, one of the coolest events at DOMAINfest! Entrepreneurs have the chance to pitch their ideas in front of a panel of expert judges. The first company to present was Akashic, a cloud computing solution looking to innovate in the space. Next up was Wealth [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/domainfest-2012-day-two-in-review-part-two/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 7:51 pm EST
DOMAINfest 2012 – Day Two In Review: Part One
Day two of DOMAINfest 2012 started-out with some big news – Snapnames and Moniker are being sold to Key-Systems, the same company that purchased NameDrive. To some this news came as a complete surprise, but to many this was a logical next step as Oversee continues to find their focus. I personally see this as [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/domainfest-2012-day-two-in-review-part-one/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 5:49 pm EST
Some Of My Favorite Sites On The Web
You may have noticed that I’ve been slackin’ on the writing lately. Sometimes I feel … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/some-of-my-favorite-sites-on-the-web/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 5:25 pm EST
For That Price Should Bargin.com Come With Bargain.com?
Bargain.com is one of the bigger names up for sale at the upcoming DomainFest auction … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/for-that-price-should-bargin-com-come-with-bargain-com/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 11:40 am EST
Godaddy Domain Auction – My Selection Of PageRank Domains 79
The following 39 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you still have to do your own [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/C8gWka8zxaA/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 6:32 am EST
117 Expired Domains
The following 117 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. As usual, all names are linked to the Godaddy, Moniker and Network Solutions buy screens for quick access as the names are usually gone quickly. medievalcraftworks.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol tubesurveys.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol leisuredirections.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol alternativeleague.com [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/s8wPbVJT61s/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 6:26 am EST
Wednesday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 2-1-12
You may have noticed I didn’t have a list yesterday. If you’ve ever been to … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/wednesdays-big-list-of-domains-at-auction-or-dropping-around-the-net-1-31-12/ | Date: 1 Feb 2012 | 4:00 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 31st 2012
DOMAINfest 2012 – Day One In Review
Day one is winding down after a great day of seminars and networking. I spent most of my morning hopping from meeting-to-meeting and then headed over to the seminars for the afternoon. DOMAINfest brings Domainers and Domaining companies in from all over the world so there are some incredible opportunities to make deals whether you’re [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/domainfest-2012-day-one-in-review/ | Date: 31 Jan 2012 | 7:07 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 30th 2012
Domainers Converge In Santa Monica – DOMAINfest Day One Preview!
If you head to Santa Monica right about now you are bound to bump into a Domainer, or two, or ten. That’s right, Domainers have converged on Santa Monica as DOMAINfest 2012 gets ready to rock tomorrow. So what’s ahead for tomorrow? I thought I’d give you a quick look at what’s ahead. Tuesday Morning [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/domainers-converge-in-santa-monica-domainfest-day-one-preview/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 6:26 pm EST
I Finally Did It…I Joined Twitter
I realize many won’t see this as they’re traveling to DOMAINfest, but I finally did … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/i-finally-did-it-i-joined-twitter/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 1:09 pm EST
Use It Or Lose It? UDRP Hits New Low
Kevin tweeted a link to this decision earlier today and it scared me. It really did. What’s so scary? This part of the UDRP decision: Complainant asserts that Respondent has failed to make an active use of the disputed domain name, constituting bad faith registration and use. Complainant submits a printout verifying its assertion that [...]Use It Or Lose It? UDRP Hits New Low is an article fro…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/4CSFrjnrGvI/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 7:28 am EST
Godaddy Domain Auction – My Selection Of PageRank Domains 78
The following 22 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you still have to do your own [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/mMdKHU6kagY/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 6:25 am EST
114 Expired Domains
The following 114 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. As usual, all names are linked to the Godaddy, Moniker and Network Solutions buy screens for quick access as the names are usually gone quickly. dialoverseas.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol wipevirus.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol propertyrealms.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol homeshrines.com [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/mm0n84tKnk8/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 6:22 am EST
Monday’s Big List of Domains at Auction or Dropping Around the Net 1-29-12
As you’re reading this I’m on my way to LA for DomainFest. That does not … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/mondays-big-list-of-domains-at-auction-or-dropping-around-the-net-1-29-12/ | Date: 30 Jan 2012 | 3:28 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 29th 2012
Weekend Musings – Free Beer On Me For Blog Commentators!
Wow – what a weekend it has been! Last check out MeetUp group had hit 109 RSVP’s and DOMAINfest 2012 is only a day away! This has been a busy weekend with lots of work getting ready for an action-packed week so I’m really going to keep this short and sweet this time! It’s awesome [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/weekend-musings-free-beer-on-me-for-blog-commentators/ | Date: 29 Jan 2012 | 10:07 pm EST
Southern California Domainer MeetUp Gets 100th RSVP!
Tomorrow is going to be a day to remember as our little MeetUp group, which started with about ten of us meeting in a bar in downtown LA. Now more than three years later we are excited to have our largest MeetUp ever with 100 people RSVPing as of today! This is also the first [...]Permalink: http://morganlinton.com/southern-california-domainer-meetup-gets-100th-rsvp/ | Date: 29 Jan 2012 | 2:41 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 28th 2012
A Quick Poll: Will These Three Names Sell at DomainFest?
It’s simple. Click yes or no……..and one personal question at the bottom .. . And … FULL ARTICLE »Permalink: http://domainshane.com/a-quick-poll-will-these-three-names-sell-at-domainfest/ | Date: 28 Jan 2012 | 11:52 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 26th 2012
Nominet Publish Draft Member Code
Nominet, the domain registry for the .uk ccTLD, has published a draft “member code”. Nominet’s structure means that its registrars are also “members” of the organisation, so this move is quite an interesting one. You can read the draft text on the Nominet site here. From an initial reading the “code” appears to be quite [...]Nominet Publish Draft Member Code is an article from Domain…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/l5OnHopZSGM/ | Date: 26 Jan 2012 | 2:58 pm EST
Godaddy Domain Auction – My Selection Of PageRank Domains 77
The following 34 domain names are available to bid on at the Godaddy auctions at the time of writing this. All names are linked to the Godaddy auction bid screen for quick access. I have tried to confirm all PRs to make sure they are not fake but you still have to do your own [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/tJfnLoSvoIg/ | Date: 26 Jan 2012 | 8:00 am EST
111 Expired Domains
The following 111 domain names are expired and available to register at the time of writing this. As usual, all names are linked to the Godaddy, Moniker and Network Solutions buy screens for quick access as the names are usually gone quickly. potatolove.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol vocalcitizens.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol furyhoods.com Godaddy Moniker NetSol feedspout.com [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/dnxpertcom/~3/6rNOwMjs6vs/ | Date: 26 Jan 2012 | 7:56 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 25th 2012
Flying to DomainFest
Once again I find myself in the Melbourne, Australia Qantas club about to board QF93 to LA and DomainFest. It's getting to be a bit of a strange feeling as I greet some of my now good friends at the reception desk and they say comments like, It's good to see you again Michael. Hmmmmm......maybe I've been flying a little too much! Despite the familiar feel of the airport and the inconvenience of th…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive-mainmenu-150/saturday-musings-mainmenu-165/680-flying-to-domainfest | Date: 25 Jan 2012 | 6:32 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 24th 2012
KindActs.com
I launched a new site today at KindActs.com, to help motivate people to do random acts of kindness. I was inspired when I saw the “Kindness Boomerang” video by the charity Life Vest Inside on James Altucher’s blog, and remembered around 5 years ago that I had bought the domain KindActs.com (I think for $1250) [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/kindacts-new-site | Date: 24 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 23rd 2012
Interview on Domain Sherpa
Michael Cyger recently interviewed me for his fantastic videoblog site domainsherpa.com. During the interview I discuss what it means to optimise domains, my thoughts on the industry and how domain owners can improve their revenue line. I would like to thank Michael at DomainSherpa for the interview and wish him all the best in helping educate new and more established domain owners in the art of d…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive-mainmenu-150/domain-industry-mainmenu-152/679-interview-on-domain-sherpa | Date: 23 Jan 2012 | 10:34 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 22nd 2012
Kroes Says No To EU SOPA
EU commissioner Neelie Kroes has been critical of SOPA and suggests that the EU would not introduce legislation of this kind. Of course Kroes can only speak for the EU commission and possibly only for that part of it that she’s in charge of. Several member states have been discussing legislative measures that are very [...]Kroes Says No To EU SOPA is an article from Domain Industry & Internet Ne…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/9XPLEzZFWtk/ | Date: 22 Jan 2012 | 12:01 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 20th 2012
Want To Run ICANN?
If you’re interested in heading up an international organisation, like plenty of travel and a nice fat salary, then maybe you might want to apply for the job as ICANN’s CEO. Applications close on February 17th (nicely spotted Kevin!)Want To Run ICANN? is an article from Domain Industry & Internet News - Domain Name Industry NewsPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/qY-tqTQTwcA/ | Date: 20 Jan 2012 | 5:22 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 18th 2012
Own sopa.com today
Latona's has secured the listing for sopa.com. There's something about this name that I like and thought was blog worthy. Let's see, what is it? Oh, it means sweep in Swedish. Wait, that's not it. In domainer terms it's a cvcv or consannant-vowel-consannant-vowel. so - pa. It has a nice ring to it. Hey I [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RickLatona/~3/tMIcGNf3Bhg/ | Date: 18 Jan 2012 | 8:19 pm EST
Domain Acquisition Versus Branding Costs
It is yet again another new year and by all accounts it will be a promising one. It will also be a very eventful one, either in a good way or a bad way. Here in the United Kingdom, we will celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, which is her 60th year on the throne andPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EbusinessDomainsBlog/~3/4YyV3DioMaE/domain-acquisition-versus-branding-costs-901181626 | Date: 18 Jan 2012 | 10:13 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 17th 2012
This Site Is Going Dark
This site will be “dark” tomorrow from 8am to 8pm Irish time in protest against SOPA and similar legislation. It doesn’t matter that SOPA might be “dead”. There will be other legislation that is just as bad ..This Site Is Going Dark is an article from Domain Industry & Internet News - Domain Name Industry NewsPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/du23cUu14d4/ | Date: 17 Jan 2012 | 3:31 pm EST
First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published
AFNIC’s new dispute resolution system, Syreli, is now live with one decision published so far. The first case involved infragenius.fr The case was processed fully in less than a month, with the initial complaint being logged on November 22nd 2011 and the decision being handed down on December 19th 2011. The first case was pretty [...]First Decision Under New French Dispute System Published is…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/sJwehwwDoOY/ | Date: 17 Jan 2012 | 11:53 am EST
Afilias Acquires .Pro
Afilias has acquired .pro (RegistryPro) I assume they’ll move the registry backend to the Afilias system at some point, though managing that transition is going to be awkward. Here’s the release: DUBLIN, Jan 17, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Afilias Limited, the ICANN-designated registry operator for the .INFO top level domain (TLD) and a global provider [...]Afilias Acquires .Pro is an article fro…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/f_0AZc98z5o/ | Date: 17 Jan 2012 | 10:12 am EST
Fox Files UDRP Over XXX Domain
From the “told you so” and “some domainers are really really dumb” department .. Yes – foxstudios.xxx and asking a crazy high price for it As Kevin reports Fox have now filed a UDRP. Prediction – unless Fox’s complaint is submitted on toilet paper this will be a slam dunk win for them. Tip: Do [...]Fox Files UDRP Over XXX Domain is an article from Domain Industry & Internet News - Do…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/7LgfZa22X2A/ | Date: 17 Jan 2012 | 8:27 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 16th 2012
Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Against SOPA
Obviously I’m not the only person who is more than a little cynical about SOPA, or the retraction / shelving, cal it what you will of the legislation. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has made it clear that he’s not considering SOPA “dead” until the proverbial fat lady sings. More coverage on Financial Times Related articles [...]Wikipedia To Go Dark In Protest Against SOPA is an article from…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ISquattedYoureu/~3/JVw0Neeixo8/ | Date: 16 Jan 2012 | 5:00 pm EST
My Personal Pick for Rookie of the Year in Domaining for 2011
Morning Folks!! I never did this before. But it has been several years since someone new in the domain industry has burst on the scene and made such an impact. I appreciate folks that try and further the domain business and understanding of domain names. Who reach out to new audiences to expand the pie. 2011-2012 will be remembered as the years in which we hit "Critical Mass" with domain names. Lo…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2012/01/my-pick-for-rookie-of-the-year-in-domaining.html | Date: 16 Jan 2012 | 8:37 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 13th 2012
Domain Optimisation - Part 1
Earlier today I was interviewed by Michael Cryger for Domainsherpa.com and he asked a number of questions that caused me to reflect on my domaining journey and in particular what it means to extract the maximum amount of revenue from your own domains. The first thing that I would like to say about Domain revenue optimisation is that if you leave all your domains at a single parking company then yo…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive-mainmenu-150/domain-optimisation-mainmenu-151/678-domain-optimisation-part-1 | Date: 13 Jan 2012 | 3:06 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 6th 2012
The FUTURE Will be in Sub-Domains and I have PROOF! R.I.P. iReport.com
Morning Folks!! No, I am not blogging again. But as I said, I would chime in from time to time when I discovered something or had something to say etc. A few weeks ago I discovered something very powerful and done by a company that was here before most knew what the Internet even was. I heard CNN.com long before I actually made it online. One of my proudest sales was iReport.com to CNN. But guess…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2012/01/the-future-will-be-in-sub-domains-and-i-have-proof.html | Date: 6 Jan 2012 | 12:09 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 20th 2011
Big Domain Purchases – Part 2
Earlier this year I bought some big domain names (such as Physical.com – see my blog posting about it) to develop into websites, even though I already have 5,000 other domains I have not developed yet. As with many of the things I do online, this was an experiment to see if I could make [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/big-domain-purchases-part-2 | Date: 20 Dec 2011 | 10:03 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 1st 2011
Mission Accomplished! My Last Regular "Daily" Blog Post.
Morning Folks!! It's December 1, 2011. I started writing this post weeks ago and waiting for just the right moment to publish. Over the last weeks I have posted a strong summary of the events and the vision I have now and the one back in 1996. I admit it is boring. Virtually nothing has changed in that period of time other than the world moved in the direction I bet the farm on. My words are the s…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/12/mission-accomplished.html | Date: 1 Dec 2011 | 6:46 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 30th 2011
Some of My Most Satisfying Posts. My Top 20, Right Here!
Morning Folks!! The past few months I finally have some satisfaction in that the posts I made were some of my most meaningful. Almost like a summary of everything I have believed and accumulated over the years. Not just domaining years, but all my years. With the blog I tried to recreate what I had first written back in 1996 and 1997. When there was virtually nothing. Before Google was born. Just…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/some-of-my-most-satisfying-posts.html | Date: 30 Nov 2011 | 6:10 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 29th 2011
The Early 70's and Living in a Trailer Park. High School in New Hampshire and California.
Evening Folks!! I never discussed my early life but as I put things together on this blog to fill in the blanks I want to let folks know that the path is never easy nor is it valid to look at the end of the path to make a determination on things. I got handed NOTHING! I worked hard all my life and still do even though I don't have to. But my journey did teach me how to work smarter and think befor…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/high-school-in-new-hampshire-and-california-the-early-70s-and-.html | Date: 29 Nov 2011 | 5:28 pm EST
Most Expensive "Grass" EVER! Marijuana.com sells for $4.2MM
Morning Folks!! Can't make this stuff up. Marijuana.com sells for $4.2MM. Let's Party! http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/28/weedmaps-acquires-marijuana-com-for-a-kushy-4-20-million/ "The executives involved obviously have a sense of humor, but General Cannabis is a serious business: it’s traded on the OTCQX market, and a year ago it acquired WeedMaps, a popular ‘Yelp for Cannabis Dispensaries‘ s…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/most-expensive-grass-ever-marijuanacom-sells-for-42mm.html | Date: 29 Nov 2011 | 5:49 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 28th 2011
It Starts with an Idea and Ends with an Equation. Key to Success in Domains and Beyond!
Afternoon Folks!! An idea does not mean much unless you follow thru and the EQUATION works. Equation? What's that? What does that have to do with domain names? Well, simply put, the equation is everything. It will prove you wrong or it will prove you right. It will give you the right direction if you use it and it may keep you lost if you ignore it. Equations are filling in the blanks. But FIRST y…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/it-starts-with-an-idea-and-ends-with-an-equation.html | Date: 28 Nov 2011 | 6:35 pm EST
A Job that was a Matter of Life and Death. Circa 1979
Morning Folks!! So earlier I told you the story about my 1977 Cadillac. But that story led to other events and other events led to the future. They day before I introduced you to "Sampson" and "Ribeye." If you have not read those 2 posts, please read them first so this story makes more sense. I had that car for only 2 1/2 years and put on lots miles and not much left. It was 1979 and business was…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/a-job-that-was-a-matter-of-life-and-death-circa-1979.html | Date: 28 Nov 2011 | 11:03 am EST
The New Orleans 1977 Pontratrain Cadillac Story
Morning Folks!! In September of 1976 I left the furniture factory in Miami and decided to trade in my 1976 Grand Prix that was only 6 months old but had like 60,000 miles in for a new Cadillac. I bought the Grand Prix on a Saturday when I was in Mobile, Alabama. Actually I had bought a Plymouth Cordova earlier in the day. But after 3 hours of waiting for them to get a credit report, I went to lunc…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-new-orleans-1977-pontratrain-cadillac-story.html | Date: 28 Nov 2011 | 5:30 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 27th 2011
My Goal of Getting a Stutz Blackhawk VII Realized 25 Years Later.
Evening Folks!! After my Saturday blog post, I ran across a few other old photos of cars and such I have had and stories to go along with it. Tomorrow I will post my 1977 Cadillac Story and how hard it was to buy. I saw one for the first time when I was in High School. When I was 18 or 19 I went into this car dealership with my friend on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles. I wanted to show him a car I w…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/my-goal-of-getting-a-stutz-backhawk-realized-25-years-later.html | Date: 27 Nov 2011 | 4:48 pm EST
Are you a Domain Investor or a Domain Flipper?
Morning Folks!! Have you ever stopped to think long enough whether you are a "Domain investor" or a "Domain flipper." Some are both but there is a huge difference. The last thing I want to do when I buy a domain is flip it. Even folks that flip domains for a living may want to adjust. The first thing I do is study the domain name. Most domains I buy are ones that I believe will have more value in…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/are-you-a-domain-investor-or-a-domain-flipper.html | Date: 27 Nov 2011 | 6:07 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 26th 2011
Lord Knows I Can't Sing. Introducing "Sampson" and "Ribeye" Circa 1975
Morning Folks!! I can't sing. I was kicked out of the Glee Club for 2 years in a row in 7th and 8th grades and also in the 4th grade. As evidenced by American Idol, we would all like to think of ourselves as the next great singer. There were always two things I was jealous about when it comes to singers. First is they can sing. That may be obvious. The second one was they spent a life promoting, T…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/lord-knows-i-cant-sing-introducing-sampson-and-ribeye-circa-1974.html | Date: 26 Nov 2011 | 6:00 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 25th 2011
.Whatever in 2000 and .Whatever in 2012. The Same Story, the Same Stubborn Domainers.
Morning Folks!! My views back in the 1990's only get stronger today with more and more proof. My words then are almost identical to my words now. How can that be? It can be because almost ALL the evidence that has come in during those 10-15 years support what I say. That means I get to be even more certain of things. I don't have to argue my point. I just present proof. And that proof will largely…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/whatever-in-2000-and-whatever-in-2012-the-same-story-the-same-stubborn-domainers-.html | Date: 25 Nov 2011 | 8:45 pm EST
Think of "Domains" Like you Think of "Diamonds"
Morning Folks!! If you want to know what makes one domain have great value and one domain have almost no value, you need to look no further than the Diamond Business. For years I tell folks to get the best domains they can. That would be like me telling Diamond miners to get the biggest and best diamonds. Here is the parallel that I hope will have you understand how I see things so you too can see…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/think-of-domains-like-you-think-of-diamonds.html | Date: 25 Nov 2011 | 6:21 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 24th 2011
Thankful for being in the Greatest Industry in the World!!
Morning Folks!! I have seen a lot of Thanksgivings come and go since I started investing in domain names. The landscape today looks nothing like it did a decade ago and nothing like it will look like in 10 years from now. We are the "Homesteaders" of this era. It’s really that simple. We are in a great industry with unlimited opportunity and we are still in the first innings of a great game. Inv…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/thankful-for-being-in-the-greatest-industry-in-the-world.html | Date: 24 Nov 2011 | 6:53 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 23rd 2011
Mainstream FAILS AGAIN! Christmas Online Still not Ready for Primetime?
Morning Folks!! 17 Christmas Seasons online and I am still waiting for mainstream to get it right. Whether it was eToys.com that could not figure out that when people had to put in the http:// they would lose a lot of business. You type in etoys.com and got a 404 error. GENIUS! Where are we and where are we going? Well this Christmas season was a giant step BACKWARDS! Retailers are now forcing the…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/mainstream-fails-again-.html | Date: 23 Nov 2011 | 6:58 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 22nd 2011
$4 Billion a DAY Pissed in the Ocean. Let's get Political
Morning Folks!! I just don't get it. Like you, I am ripping my hair out. Folks want to save the world, build schools, hire teachers and all the rest. They don't seem to care about $4 BILLION a DAY in interest. $4 BILLION a DAY. How many could you feed, clothe, educate, etc. with that $4 Billion a DAY? I just don't get it. Never in my life have I watched a President Squander his good will. Never in…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/4-billion-a-day-pissed-in-the-ocean-lets-get-political.html | Date: 22 Nov 2011 | 6:40 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 21st 2011
Property.com Launches as Category-Defining Portal for Massive Commercial and Residential Property Market
Evening Folks!! eReal Estate Holdings, LLC, owner and operator of Condo.com and Houses.com, today announced the official launch of their third category-defining domain - Property.com (http://www.property.com). This latest addition extends the Company's online real estate platform into the massive global commercial real estate market. Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/11/p2143743/…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/propertycom-launches-as-category-defining-portal-for-massive-commercial-and-residential-property-mar.html | Date: 21 Nov 2011 | 6:38 pm EST
“Super Committee” fails to agree on deficit-reduction plan
As reported by Reuters, the so-called congressional “Super Committee” failed to reach a deal on reducing the federal government’s deficits today. Following similar events at the end of July, when the American government came close to defaulting on part of its debt due to a deadlock in negotiations over a new debt ceiling, the US [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitt…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/a5LOoyQ9VYI/ | Date: 21 Nov 2011 | 5:32 pm EST
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Announces Award in Memory of Bandit Berkens
Afternoon Folks!! Not often do friend and foe alike unite in a common feeling of loss until there is a death in the domainer community. Maybe times like this will make us "paws" for a little bit to reflect and remember what is important in life and just how short it really is. How sometimes we need to dial it back and realize we have more in common than not. After Donna Mahoney's suggestion on Mik…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/traffic-announces-award-in-memory-of-bandit-berkens.html | Date: 21 Nov 2011 | 2:44 pm EST
R.I.P. Bandit Berkens. A Tribute
Morning Folks!! I wrote this Saturday Night just minutes after we learned that Bandit had passed. Mike and Judy are obviously devestated but the support of the domainer community during tough times is always quite striking....... Very sad night for Mike and Judy Berkens on the passing of Bandit. Known by most domainers from his appearance at many industry events. Bandit was 13. Alina and I along w…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/rip-bandit-berkens.html | Date: 21 Nov 2011 | 6:41 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 20th 2011
December is Time to Reflect. So Let's Reflect a Little Early.
Morning Folks!! Just days away from December and every year I use the month of December to do two major things. First is to look back and see what was accomplished in the past year and the next is to see what the future holds for next year. I also take the month off. It's a working vacation. My mind is going but my body is relaxing. December was the month I got my first domain. How did that happen…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/december-is-time-to-reflect-so-lets-reflect-a-little-early.html | Date: 20 Nov 2011 | 6:42 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 19th 2011
The Non-Disclosure Clause is Bullshit
Morning Folks!! You read that right! Non Disclosure Clause is Bullshit. It can actually be a benefit to you. The penalty for violating a non disclosure is usually the return of the item and the money. OK. I can buy into that. Let me tell you all my secret deals and see if the buyer wants to give me back the domain for what he or she bought it for. Get the point? It’s a paper tiger. It means noth…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-non-disclosure-clause-is-bullshit.html | Date: 19 Nov 2011 | 8:01 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 18th 2011
Rick Answers Domain Gang! Friday Fun.
Afternoon Folks!! So why ask a question and then close comments? Maybe just an oversight. But I will post my comment right here. DomaimGang asks a funny question about my posts today and this week. But I would like to focus on the statement below: "Rick’s statement that you need to own the .com in order to launch a business on a different TLD such as .co really surprises me." Why would it surpri…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/rick-answers-domain-gang.html | Date: 18 Nov 2011 | 11:34 am EST
.Whatever and the BIGGEST Losers! What does this New Info Mean?
Morning Folks!! Never confuse the customer. That's just one of the takeaways from the O.co disaster. Sure, you can put lipstick on this pig but 5 months after they announce they are going to become O.com, the change goes down in flames. There are many losers in this. Some are short term losers and then there are long term losers. As for winners, there is only one winner. Dotcom! Now this does not…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/whatever-and-the-biggest-losers-.html | Date: 18 Nov 2011 | 6:46 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 17th 2011
How to Make Money During a Time of Uncertainty. A Guide for Going Against the Grain.
Afternoon Folks!! The biggest cloud we all have over us is the uncertainty of the future. The world has never quite been in a fog like this. Out of orbit. The future is uncertain. Things are tense. But that does not mean you can't do well in times like this. Matter of fact, if you see it clearly, you will do quite well. You have heard the expression "You have to ZIG while other ZAG." This is a cas…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/how-to-win-during-a-time-of-uncertainty-a-guide-for-going-against-the-grain.html | Date: 17 Nov 2011 | 1:03 pm EST
What's the Damn Rush? Business needs 18-36 Months to Gel. This is How I see it.
Morning Folks!! The #1 problem people in business have is they would rather do it FAST than do it RIGHT. I have been in board meetings for some 40 years. I can tell you that almost each and every meeting had 3 flaws. The first flaw was they worked too fast and the 2nd was indecison and the 3rd was wrong decisions. I say here is the roadmap to "Work Smarter." I have said for many years that if you…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/whats-the-damn-rush-business-needs-18-36-months-to-gel.html | Date: 17 Nov 2011 | 6:47 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 16th 2011
Annie Leibovitz The Great Photographer Suggest Best Camera is the iPhone
Afternoon Folks!! So I am watching the evening news last night and they interview Annie Leibovitz the famous photographer and when asked what camera folks should buy, I was surprised she said the iPhone. She loves her iPhone and I am still amazed how many have yet to make the leap. Here is a phenomenal photographer suggesting the camera she loves is the one so many of us love as well. She said som…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/annie-leibovitz-the-great-photographer-suggest-best-camera-is-the-iphone.html | Date: 16 Nov 2011 | 2:49 pm EST
Rick's University of Domain Names. FREE 90 Day Course!
Morning Folks!! Would you like to get a "Rick Schwartz Degree" in domain names? Want to know what I know? Want to find all the hidden secrets? Want to be in all the secret clubs? I have a formula that will make almost any willing mind a domain graduate. If I got online today I would be confused as hell. Which way to turn? What to do? Which voices to listen to? I don't have all the answers. But I s…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/ricks-university-of-domain-names-free-90-day-course.html | Date: 16 Nov 2011 | 6:47 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 15th 2011
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. and a Return to Las Vegas
Morning Folks!! Howard and Barbara have been in Las Vegas for the last 2 weeks scouting for venues and dates for a return in either 2012 or 2013 or both. No decisions have been made. There are solid reasons to go to Las Vegas and also solid reasons to wait. With your help we will weigh both sides and come to a good decision. So what say you? Can't do it without you, so it really becomes up to you.…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/traffic-and-las-vegas.html | Date: 15 Nov 2011 | 7:49 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 14th 2011
Obituary: The Birdie in the Mine DEAD at just 11 Months of Age. Now What?
Morning Folks!! What happened with O.com is very significant. I mean O.co. Now that we have new facts I have stated the obvious in my last 2 posts. Here and here. But there is more to it than just is seen with the eye. There are huge ramifications and how it plays out is anybodies guess. The equation has changed in that we have some clarity. We have seen that even with a multi-million dollar campa…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-birdie-in-the-mine-dead-at-just-11-months-of-age-now-what.html | Date: 14 Nov 2011 | 1:10 pm EST
Is it Over for .CO? Big Fanfare Turns Embarrassing and Costly with O.co CONFUSION!
Morning Folks!! As was reported yesterday, the grand experiment of O.co has crashed and burned to put it bluntly. After a huge advertisng budget they found out the hard way that overpowering .com is going to be no easy task. I think this just verify's what I saw and said back in January. "A failure here and you can expect the value of .com to rise once again along with skepticism with any and all…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/is-it-over-for-co-big-fanfare-turns-embarrassing-and-costly-with-oco-decision.html | Date: 14 Nov 2011 | 4:06 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 13th 2011
My Take on O.co Revisited as They go back to the Future! .COM 1 .CO ZERO
Evening Folks!! Less than a year ago I said this about Overstock.com and O.com and the confusion that would happen. "O.com I mean O.co or Overstock.com has done one thing so far, caused confusion and they are likely pissing away a lot of money by not owning O.com which of course is associated with Oprah not Overstock. And right now neither of them has it. It does not resolve. My point is this is a…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/my-take-on-ocom-revisited-as-they-go-back-to-the-future-com-1-co-zero.html | Date: 13 Nov 2011 | 9:34 pm EST
Property.com Live and Now in Beta
Morning Folks!! Property.com 1.0 is now live and in Beta. The site opened Friday, 11-11-11. Like everything else, it takes time to evolve and that evolution is now in progress. Property.com joins Candy.com in domains I can point to as not only both Multi-million dollar domain sales, but my original vision of selling a domain name and being able to retain a piece of the new business. I passed up a…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/propertycom-live-and-now-in-beta.html | Date: 13 Nov 2011 | 11:53 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 12th 2011
Make a Million Dollars in Domains. 12 EASY steps and 36 Months! REALLY!
Morning Folks!! This is simply one of the most valuable posts I have EVER made. Today you can plant the seeds of success in a purposeful way. Whatever did not work for you yesterday is now behind you. If you read this, if you study and understand what I am saying, you will turn frustration into success. With this single post and the links I have to some of my key posts over the years, you can be a…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/make-a-million-dollars-in-domains-10-easy-steps-really.html | Date: 12 Nov 2011 | 5:10 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 11th 2011
Are you Time Based, Productive Based or Just Marking Time?
Evening Folks!! We have turned from a TIME BASED society to a PRODUCTION BASED society. But few know or even see that. So let me point it out. I did not know it until today myself so no worries. But think about it, in the past you were paid to sit at a desk or an assembly line for 8 hours and just do your job and not slow things down. That formula does not exactly bring out the best in us. You bec…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/are-you-productive-or-just-marking-time.html | Date: 11 Nov 2011 | 11:04 pm EST
Want to have Successes or is being Defeated More Comfortable? Here is your Blueprint of how NOT to Think. It's YOUR Choice.
Morning folks!! I wrote this post a week or two ago and like so many posts I have been deciding to post it or not. Sometimes posts like this are well received, sometimes not. But since I am posting it, I will be referring to this single post for years to come. Pointing it to those that need to read it and then either they can deal with it or hate me for it. Let's start with FACTS today that were n…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/want-to-be-a-loser-here-is-your-blueprint-of-how-not-to-think.html | Date: 11 Nov 2011 | 6:12 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 10th 2011
Meet.ME Proves It’s About Vision
As I sit here in the Newark airport tonight exhausted from a busy week and knowing I have a long travel night ahead due to delays I wanted to at least put a few words out about the GREAT transaction that Michael Berkens, Ammar Kubba, and Rick Schwartz had with Meet.Me. Since the launch of .ME [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/aLjElmHVWeg/ | Date: 10 Nov 2011 | 9:28 pm EST
Meet.me Through my Eyes......
Afternoon Folks!! As Mike Berkens article points out the sale of Meet.me is now final and an investment of less than $2000 less than 3 years ago has now ripened to the tune of $450,000 CASH. Mike Berkens, Ammar Kubba and I have bought several domains together over the last few years. We don't have a contract, there are no lawyers involved. Just 3 solid guys that know how to do business on a handsh…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/meetme-through-my-eyes.html | Date: 10 Nov 2011 | 1:40 pm EST
Words that Live, Die and then Forgotten.
Morning Folks!! My biggest challenge in writing is patience. While I have patience for domains to ripen, I hardly have the patience to get the thoughts in my mind, on paper. I have a hard time going into detail. I think very detailed, but it is much harder to write detailed. Thinking detailed takes a split second. When writing it out, that split second could be pages long as I describe the process…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/words-that-live-die-and-then-forgotten-.html | Date: 10 Nov 2011 | 6:35 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 9th 2011
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. App Update and Sponsoring Opportunity
Morning Folks!! As is the way I view life and business the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. App is out there and working. Water thru the pipes. May not be the best, but water comes in and goes out. But now the work really begins. We will be refining the app and making it much more valuable, usable and address some basic issues. Below is a list of improvements. We have things scheduled in 3 phases. The first phase w…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/traffic-app-update.html | Date: 9 Nov 2011 | 11:30 am EST
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. May Offer up to $25,000 CASH PRIZE to Best Developers of OUR Domains!
Morning Folks!! Thinking out loud mode ON......... It all starts with an idea. An unpolished idea. But a nucleus. There are contradictions in an idea and the key is figuring out those dilemmas. So here is an idea to build on. It's not an original idea, but it is unique to our dilemma of having great properties and in need of a profitable idea/business. A business. Our #1 common problem is we have…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/traffic-to-offer-up-to-50000-cash-prize-to-best-developers.html | Date: 9 Nov 2011 | 8:57 am EST
When you Celebrate Great Success One of Two Things Happen.
Morning Folks!! When you celebrate great success one of two things happen. You either help folks in back of you or you step on their fingers to make sure they don’t catch up. The overwhelming answer is most help others. You feel a need deep inside to give back. That is the bi-product. That certainly upsets the other group that wants to keep folks back. So there is the first line of battle. First…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/when-you-celebrate-great-success-one-of-two-things-happen.html | Date: 9 Nov 2011 | 6:10 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 8th 2011
You Can't Control What you Can't Control. So why do so Many Try to Control it? DUH!
Morning Folks!! There is a big difference in what you can and can't control and otherwise smart people have yet to learn that. It blows me away. You DEAL with things you can't control head on, you don't WISH for things to go one way or another. That's wasting time. You can't stop progress yet that is exactly what so many in this business and other businesses try and do. You MUST evolve with the ch…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/you-cant-control-what-you-cant-control-so-why-do-so-many-try-duh.html | Date: 8 Nov 2011 | 6:16 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 7th 2011
My First DAY in Business. Everything Starts with an IDEA/PRODUCT and a SALE..
Morning Folks!! I never told this story before and it is just one story embedded in all the other stories and there are even stories within this story. I know nothing about STARTING a business with money. I only know how to start a business with the money in my pocket or a credit card. Now that does not mean you don't need money. But you don't need a lot of it when you have something good and the…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/my-first-day-in-business-everything-starts-with-an-ideaproduct-and-a-sale.html | Date: 7 Nov 2011 | 2:02 pm EST
The March of .Whatever and what it Means to Domainers
Morning Folks!! I think we can safely say that we are all veterans of the next extensions. We have seen them come and we have seen them go. They are a FLASH in our destiny’s and they mean something at the time and then they each go off into the sunset. So whether it be .mobi, .co, .xxx or the .whatever’s to come, they are here, and then they are not. But that does not mean you lock them out or…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-march-of-whatever-and-what-it-means-to-domainers.html | Date: 7 Nov 2011 | 5:03 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 6th 2011
The Most Tumultuous Year in OUR Lifetimes Starts TODAY. Here's What I See and Why.
Morning Folks!! 1 year from today the United States will have the most anticipated election in history. Both the Presidency, Congress and Governors. Our politics is more polarized than anything I have seen in my lifetime. But that is in Washington D.C. The rest of the country are having a serious discussion about the future and that is a good thing. A plurality of opinion would be a good thing. We…Permalink: http://www.ricksblog.com/my_weblog/2011/11/the-most-tumultuous-year-in-our-lifetimes-starts-tomorrow-heres-what-i-see-get-your-share.html | Date: 6 Nov 2011 | 3:53 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 5th 2011
Saturday Musings - Being a Servant
I was sitting at my desk today and for some reason turned on Facebook and read a tremendously inspiring message and a marriage that went wrong then tragically right. It caused me to reflect on what my own marriage is all about and why is it that my wife is my best friend as well as my lover. I remember a number of years ago I went down to the local store and purchased some salt and vinegar chips f…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/component/content/article/677-saturday-musings-being-a-servant | Date: 5 Nov 2011 | 4:38 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 3rd 2011
How I Was Scammed Out Of $2000
In my 15+ years of doing business online, I have lost money to scammers many times, so I thought I would show an example of one particular scam I fell for, as a warning for other webmasters who might be in a similar situation. And, what makes it unusual is that eventually I was able [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/how-i-was-scammed-out-of-2000 | Date: 3 Nov 2011 | 11:47 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 30th 2011
Domain Portfolio Management
While at TRAFFIC I talked to a lot of domain owners and was amazed at the number that either:1. Have given up on traffic revenues for their domains.2. Manage their domains via spreadsheet. Over the last couple of years the pay per click market has declined rapidly and all during this time I’ve been developing monetisation solutions for my own portfolio to help ensure that the decline…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive-mainmenu-150/domain-industry-mainmenu-152/676-domain-portfolio-management | Date: 30 Oct 2011 | 8:39 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 27th 2011
Yahoo’s not dead….just confused
Many people that I’ve spoken with at the recent TRAFFIC conference have suggested that Yahoo is dead and on its way to being buried. I’m a numbers guy and the numbers tell me that this is a long way from the truth. In my opinion the problems at Yahoo are twofold: 1. Yahoo is not able to make decisions.2. Yahoo is badly pricing their traffic. Over the years I’ve experienced Yahoo…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive-mainmenu-150/domain-industry-mainmenu-152/675-yahoos-not-deadjust-confused | Date: 27 Oct 2011 | 12:38 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 24th 2011
TRAFFIC - Oct 2011
After a 33 hour plus journey I managed to arrive home from TRAFFIC! Hooray! If you’ve never suffered from jetlag then I’m jealous. I love my home in Australia but I just wished it was a little closer to the rest of the world. Jetlag was compounded by our flights being delayed in Miami and LAX then we were routed via Sydney due to bad weather in Mebourne. You’ve just got to love international…Permalink: http://www.whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive-mainmenu-150/domain-industry-mainmenu-152/674-traffic-oct-2011 | Date: 24 Oct 2011 | 6:01 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 19th 2011
Occupy This! A Guest Post By Sean Stafford
I want to thank Sean Stafford from DomainGraduate.com for allowing me to post his comment on a Facebook post I had made, consider this a guest post on my blog. I am sure there are many readers that will disagree with Seans point of view (and mine by extension) but what makes this country great [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/irSZ6Ait8Rg/ | Date: 19 Oct 2011 | 8:14 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 12th 2011
Salesmanship: Ultimately Nothing Else Matters
Yesterday Owen Frager sent out a great read in his newsletter, after reading I asked for permission to repost at Owen graciously agreed. I am posting unedited, for more information on Owen you can check out Frager.us or FragerFactor.blogspot.com. Owens article does a great job of explaining what many people have forgot, salesmanship matters to a [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/UtHez74_VDY/ | Date: 12 Oct 2011 | 3:38 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 8th 2011
Pivotal moment for the euro zone
Stock markets in many parts of the world closed higher on semi-positive news from the US labour market yesterday. However, the rise in stock prices over the past few days does not signal the beginning of a recovery at all. I have no doubt that stocks will plummet again in the short run. The downgrades [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitter.Pivotal moment for the euro zon…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/izpURBCzaDw/ | Date: 8 Oct 2011 | 5:46 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 5th 2011
Steve Jobs Has Died
Steve Jobs, one of the greatest visionaries of our time has passed away. He was just 56 years old. Tomorrow morning in his obituary we will read about all of [...] Related posts:Domainer wants $10,000,000 as Apple introduces Iads for Mobile Advertising Ipads.com – Was this site built last year or last week? Verizon To Sell IPhonePermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/10/steve-jobs-has-died/ | Date: 5 Oct 2011 | 7:53 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 2nd 2011
Long Term SEO Planning For Content Sites
In a world that is lead by real time information and search and reacting to friends posting links on social sites sometimes taking a longer view of what people could be interested in can pay off when developing a new website. This past year when first working with the Castello Brothers on Grape.com there was planning [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/Q66ZTvfcOnw/ | Date: 2 Oct 2011 | 7:31 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 1st 2011
Facebook Cover Photos Create A New Business Overnight
If you are on Facebook or pay attention to social media news whatsoever you have taken a look at Facebook Timeline. One of the most visual differences between the previous Facebook profile layout compared to the new layout is the cover photo for your Timeline. As soon as I setup Timeline on my account I knew [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/omIDfPZ3et4/ | Date: 1 Oct 2011 | 3:35 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 30th 2011
FBYou.net Misses the Mark with Domain Name
I have not blogged about domain names much lately but to my domainer friends, do not worry, my heads still int he game. Tonight I witnessed a domain fail that was worth blogging about. Typically I fall on the side of the business owner when people complain about bad domain name selections, most small business owners [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/y3zUCixAvys/ | Date: 30 Sep 2011 | 10:39 pm EDT
US Online Ad Revenue Soars
For the six month period ending June 30Th,2011, online ad revenue hit a new all time record stopping just short of $15 billion. That’s a 23% increase over the same [...] Related posts:Microsoft’s Bold Move – To Offer Office Free Online Google Instant Predicts What Your Thinking. Whats So Special – So Does My wife. It’s Finally Happened – Internet Ads Spending Beats Magazine Spending fo…Permalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/09/us-online-ad-revenue-soars/ | Date: 30 Sep 2011 | 9:39 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 29th 2011
A Typo Can Ruin You Life
First, the following article is not about typo domains. It’s about a young mans world being destroyed because of a typo and the internet. Years ago I used to be [...] No related posts.Permalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/09/a-typo-can-ruin-you-life/ | Date: 29 Sep 2011 | 12:44 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 25th 2011
Domain Name Observations and News Bits
Several domain blogs & TechCrunch reported last week that the premium domain name, RealEstate.com (with associated domains and online services), was sold by Lending Tree to Market Leader for $8.25 million dollars. RealEstate.com would classify as one of the all time best domain names right along with Business.com and Loans.com. Market Leader is reported to have [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/09/domain-name-observations-2/ | Date: 25 Sep 2011 | 9:59 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 22nd 2011
Facebook Change Haters I Have A Copy of Windows 95 For You
If you did not watch the Facebook F8 Keynote today you missed out on the major changes coming to Facebook, you should be able to see the recorded keynote at F8.Facebook.com if you want to get an idea of what is coming. One thing to note, and a year ago it would of been a big [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/GvHw5_oI1us/ | Date: 22 Sep 2011 | 5:57 pm EDT
Domain Names I Recently Sold – September 2011
Below is a list of some of the domain names that I sold in the past 9 months: WebStartups.com – $5,000 CouponJunkies.com – $4,000 BestFirearms.com – $500 GetEngaged.com – $7,000 Zabber.com – $500 Winloot.com – $1,000 Venturefund.com – $5,000 Quicktrades.com – $2,000 HugoBooks.com – $500 Findgifts.net – $1,100 Buygifts.net – $1,100 Birdwatchers.net – $1,500 4RentalCars.com […Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/domain-names-i-recently-sold-september-2011 | Date: 22 Sep 2011 | 12:21 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 12th 2011
ITEXPO West Kicks Off in Austin TX
I am in Austin, TX for the next few days attending ITEXPO West, its a great event with a ton of forward looking sessions. I will be sitting on the panel titled: How MNOs Can Leverage a Cloud Platform to Deliver Unified Communications My panel session is tomorrow at 11AM, if you are in town for [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/CS_of5iRwPQ/ | Date: 12 Sep 2011 | 6:02 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 2nd 2011
Road Ragers Learn They Messed With Wrong Cyclist
As many people that read my blog know I am an avid cyclist. I have been on the bike for years and obey the laws and in general give much more leeway to vehicles than required by law out of courtesy since many drivers do not understand that cyclists have just as much right as they [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/OHXTM0lDn0I/ | Date: 2 Sep 2011 | 1:08 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 31st 2011
GENBAND Unveils 2011 GENFuzion Developer Challenge Winners
Top app developers from GENFuzion Developer Community recognized for innovative applications powered by A2 Communications Application Server Frisco, Texas, August 30, 2011 – GENBAND, a leading developer of IP infrastructure and application solutions, today announced the results of its first GENFuzion™ Developer Challenge, recognizing the top app developers from across several strategic catego…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/BruceMarler/~3/dxbVGvcXtWM/ | Date: 31 Aug 2011 | 2:56 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 16th 2011
SelfEmployed.com Leads Sedo’s Sales at $58,000. Rome.net sells for $30,000.
In this terrible job market, a domain like SelfEmployed.com can be very useful. $58000 seems like a good price. In NY foodtrucks are real big. I like that name – [...] Related posts:Sedos’s weekly sales list – 4×4.co.uk 24000GBP, grapple.com 34000 USD and analytics.net 12500USD lead the list Six Figure Sale Leads Sedo’s Weekly Sales Six figure deal Leads Sedo.com Weekly SalesPermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/08/selfemployed-com-leads-sedos-sales-at-58000-rome-net-sells-for-30000/ | Date: 16 Aug 2011 | 5:08 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 15th 2011
Domainer Marc Ostrofsky to Keynote Affiliate Summit East 2011
Most of the domain community has been looking for additional ways to monetize there names. Marc Ostrofsky is certainly one that has found numerous ways. He will be Keynoting the [...] Related posts:Major Adult Affiliate Program Closes Down Rick Latona To Pay You To Go To Traffic HUGE Deals Will Be Happening Real SoonPermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/08/domainer-marc-ostrofsky-to-keynote-affiliate-summit-east-2011/ | Date: 15 Aug 2011 | 1:53 pm EDT
Aeroplanes.com Launches New Meta-Meta Search Engine for Flights, Hotels and Car Hire
Press Release London, UK (PRWEB) August 15, 2011 The team behind Aeroplanes.com is pleased to announce the official launch of http://www.aeroplanes.com, a travel price comparison website for cheap flights, hotels and car rentals. There is now an endless list of travel sites online. Searching for the perfect travel deal can be quite a daunting task.Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EbusinessDomainsBlog/~3/xD5mR83bysU/aeroplanes-com-launches-new-meta-meta-search-engine-for-flights-hotels-and-car-hire-2-908151463 | Date: 15 Aug 2011 | 12:06 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jul 18th 2011
From $1,500,000 to $120,000 – A Domain Lesson Learned
I still buy domains. I keep a list on my desk and every so often I go through it. The problem I have is that I don’t go through the [...] Related posts:Oversee.net Brokers 2 Big Domain Sales Nice Domain Dropping On Namejet Another Huge Domain Name In Bankruptcy CourtPermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/07/from-1500000-to-120000-a-domain-lesson-learned/ | Date: 18 Jul 2011 | 4:42 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jul 15th 2011
Demand Media Loses A Billion Dollars In Valuation
Five months ago, Demand Media went public at $17 per share. Within a short time, the stock hit a high above $28 per share. It seemed like they hit the [...] Related posts:Demand Media Stock Is Going DOWN, DOWN, DOWN Is Demand Media Selling Amazing Domains To Help Stock Price? Facebook Beats Yahoo as Online Publishers Served over 1,100,000,000,000 ads (just To US Internet users) in Q1Permalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/07/demand-media-loses-a-billion-dollars-in-valuation/ | Date: 15 Jul 2011 | 12:00 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jul 12th 2011
Big Domain Purchases
I have some interesting news to report. In a previous posting I wrote about how I was unsure what to do with my 9000 domain names because I was losing money on the vast majority of them. And, in another posting I wrote about how I developed big sites on some of my domains but [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/big-domain-purchases | Date: 12 Jul 2011 | 11:24 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 28th 2011
Markets await Greek Vote on Austerity Plan
As Greek unions continue their 48-hour general strike before the vote by lawmakers on the proposed five-year austerity plan on Wednesday, markets have been slightly optimistic today. Given that European stock indices are up today (with banking stocks particularly strong), Greek 10yr bond yields are at a three-week low and CDS spreads have tightened, it [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller.…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/Y0CqpmA5EsQ/ | Date: 28 Jun 2011 | 2:39 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 23rd 2011
Stock Markets Down on Fed Projections
Stock markets are down worldwide today after yesterday’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) June meeting and the release of its economic projections (PDF). The Federal Reserve projects unemployment in the U.S. to be high through the year 2013, when it should be 7 to 7.5 per cent, according to the Fed’s latest estimates (this is [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitte…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/IYgwDu9_Xl0/ | Date: 23 Jun 2011 | 3:46 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 22nd 2011
Social Networking Bubble Inflating
Technology companies like LinkedIn, Pandora, Groupon and Facebook are being valued at mind-boggling revenue multiples. In the face of relatively meager earnings, the fast-growing niche of social networking looks severely overvalued, bringing back memories of the last decade's dot com bubble.Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitter.Social Networking Bubble InflatingPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/bCOAIawcFBY/ | Date: 22 Jun 2011 | 12:42 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 21st 2011
ICANN Make FIFA Look Legit! In My Opinion
If you’re a soccer/football fan you will be aware of the current debate about FIFA and the corruption that seems to be endemic throughout the FIFA organisation. In my opinion when it comes to domain names, ICANN aren’t that far behind. I’m relatively new to domain brokering but I’ve been buying and selling domains for almost [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/gyzAbk1tkuA/ | Date: 21 Jun 2011 | 7:17 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 17th 2011
The Real Elliot Silver and More
Some domainers have been around for years while others are just learning how to spell GoDaddy however it doesn’t matter if you are young or old in this industry, even veterans have made mistakes over the years. Somewhere around 2004 I dropped my .com (alandunn.com) for reasons which still baffle me today. This mistake not [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/random/the-real-elliot-silver-and-more/ | Date: 17 Jun 2011 | 1:14 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 16th 2011
Caveat Emptor ~ “Let The Buyer Beware”
We all know domain thieves abound. Oftentimes they do it via something as simple as a run of the mill keylogger. Other times it’s malicious code sent via email. There are many techniques but the results are the same. Compromised systems mean eventually names will be stolen. As a broker I have to do due diligence. [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/Iz8wcvh1y2w/ | Date: 16 Jun 2011 | 4:27 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 9th 2011
Angry Birds Fly – a 5 minute break from domain names
Seriously we could all use one especially with the amount of pointless chatter in this space. Let’s not talk about domain names, SEO, development or another one of Rick Latona’s dumb quotes about the state of the industry. Let’s just focus on how cool these angry birds are! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzIBZQkj6SY ©2012 Newfound Names LLC. All [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/random/angry-birds-fly-a-5-minute-break-from-domain-names/ | Date: 9 Jun 2011 | 12:30 pm EDT
Who Says There’s No Money In Domains Anymore?
I read with interest Rick Latona’s recent post which stated more or less that he’s had it with domains and is investing in other areas. His main reasoning was "It is our opinion that the market won’t recover any time soon, if it recovers at all. We feel that domains just aren’t worth that much anymore [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/Z0IeBN-3yEc/ | Date: 9 Jun 2011 | 8:38 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 8th 2011
Interviews and Publicity – Do They Bring Fame and Fortune?
I was recently interviewed about my domain name business, and although doing any interview is always exciting, what made this one different is that it was my first video interview. You can view it at DomainSherpa. This was my first time ever using Skype or any video chat type software, and I have only ever [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/interviews-and-publicity-do-they-bring-fame-and-fortune | Date: 8 Jun 2011 | 7:45 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 20th 2011
Branding Is All About Concepts and Strategies
When a visitor lands at your website, they spend less than a second to make a decision about your website. The first impression really counts. If you lose that advantage, then you could lose a potential customer forever. This is yet another reason why branding is so important. In a nutshell, the brand is notPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EbusinessDomainsBlog/~3/Om1yKgOiG7I/branding-is-all-about-concepts-and-strategies-905201451 | Date: 20 May 2011 | 8:45 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 18th 2011
Google To Show Domain Names In Adwords HeadLines
How many times have you click on an adwords ad link thinking you were going to a certain website, only to be taken somewhere else? Obviously it has been happening [...] Related posts:kosherhibachi.com listed 2nd in Google for “Auto Insurance” – How Did They Beat Google? Let’s Talk Trends – Watches, Ties, Art, Domains Google Starts a New Product And Guess Who Owns The .ComPermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/05/google-to-show-domain-names-in-adwords-headlines/ | Date: 18 May 2011 | 5:54 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 17th 2011
Develop, And Do It Right ~ Here’s A Prime EXAMPLE !!!
How much are Premium Domain owners leaving on the table? Development is the way to go, especially for certain domains. I’m not talking about - now dead in the water - mini sites but strategically built out sites that offer pertinent and in demand info. James Stafford (the Namecake owner) has just returned from Washington. His baby is OilPrice.com [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/b4Z01_KUVRY/ | Date: 17 May 2011 | 3:49 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 13th 2011
Natural Born Gamblers?
Dress it up however you like, Domainers are natural born gamblers. If polls were taken on the typical personality profile of the "average" Domainer I’d say that most would show that a Domainer has a propensity to gamble. Life’s a gamble and that’s fine, unless the house usually wins. It’s a numbers game and if the [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/R9q0uoojbK8/ | Date: 13 May 2011 | 6:17 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 12th 2011
DomainFest Barcelona Announces Speakers and Agenda
Domainfest Barcelona has announced the agenda and list of speakers for their June show. In addition they will offering 1 day passes for $295 and $495 with dinner for those [...] Related posts:Domainfest Announces Strong Agenda Mark Your Calendar for Domainfest DomainFest 2010 Announces Agends and SpeakersPermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/05/665/ | Date: 12 May 2011 | 9:16 am EDT
N.D.A’s Are A Drag But A Necessary One
Aside from deals falling through at the last minute, buyers not keeping their word, sellers changing their minds, deals stalling, bidders lowballing etc one of the biggest downsides about brokering high end domains is not being able to disclose them when you finally manage to sell them. N.D.A’s (Non Disclosure Agreements) prevent a broker making public [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/TSck7u13VZ0/ | Date: 12 May 2011 | 4:15 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 6th 2011
Ron Jackson and Mark Ostrofsky on DomainSherpa.com
DomainSherpa.com is a domain name information website which features interviews with domain name investors. I recently found this site, which is authored & edited by Michael Cyger, and was impressed with the quality of Michael’s online interviews with well-known domain industry veterans. Most entertaining & informative are two interviews, one with Ron Jackson, and the other with [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/05/ron-jackson-and-mark-ostrofsky-on-domain-sherpa/ | Date: 6 May 2011 | 10:15 pm EDT
My 9000 Domains – Part 2
In a previous posting, I pondered What To Do With My 9000 Domain Names?. It has been 6 months since I wrote that, so I though I would give my readers an update: 1. Yesterday I sold a package of 4000 of my domains for $1.3 million. These domains were all parked (i had no [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/my-9000-domains-part-2 | Date: 6 May 2011 | 9:20 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 4th 2011
Sedo’s Six figure Sale leads Big Week for Salesing
Sedo’s list of sales starts with the sale of consolidation.com for $220K USD. This is a good generic domain catching the attention of the right buyer for the right price. [...] Related posts:Six Figure Sale Leads Sedo’s Weekly Sales Six figure deal Leads Sedo.com Weekly Sales Sedos’s weekly sales list – 4×4.co.uk 24000GBP, grapple.com 34000 USD and analytics.net 12500USD lead the listPermalink: http://directnavigation.com/2011/05/sedos-six-figure-sale-leads-big-week-for-sales/ | Date: 4 May 2011 | 10:36 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 1st 2011
If You Don’t Ask For Good Money You Will Never Get It
All Domainers are equal but some are much more equal than others. Most domainers will never hit the heights of a Rick Schwartz*, Frank Schilling, Mike Mann et al. Most of us fall into the realms of making $1k - $5k profit on a domain sale if we are lucky. As a broker I regularly ask potential (and existing) clients [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/6c9dht5Sod0/ | Date: 1 May 2011 | 2:22 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 28th 2011
Proactive? Reactive? Or Plain Old Inactive?
The World doesn’t owe any of us a living, in fact it doesn’t owe us anything! Anyone with half a brain knows too well that human history is littered with injustices and that the World we live in isn’t fair, the distribution of wealth in this World is grossly unfair, the rich get richer blah blah blah, [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/1j4XI2TnDmU/ | Date: 28 Apr 2011 | 3:08 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 27th 2011
Short Domains ~ The State Of The Nation
Many domainers consider three letter coms to be the "Gold Standard" of the domain industry. A barometer to measure the overall state of the domain climate, generally speaking. So how are they fairing lately? Looking at archived sales pages on DNJournal over the last few months they’re not doing too badly at all! Most of us know of [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/pzctiRbnbzA/ | Date: 27 Apr 2011 | 11:06 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 26th 2011
We Are All Selling Something - Hopefully!
We are all selling something, and if we’re not we’re in trouble! If you’re a Car mechanic you’re selling your car repair skills. If a Teacher you’re selling your knowledge and if you’re a Domainer you are selling your domain names (hopefully) Ever since Mankind started to evolve from the primordial ooze we have traded. [...]Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Namecake/~3/Vs-jSu2NFMA/ | Date: 26 Apr 2011 | 12:53 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 24th 2011
Geo Domain Enthusiasts
Geo domains are a niche within the larger domain name industry pertaining to domain names containing cities, states, countries, or other geographical names. A new organization for geo domain enthusiasts has sprung up at GeoPublishers.com. GeoPublishers is staffed/led by some familiar names in the geodomain industry including the Castello Brothers (David and Michael) who own such greats as [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/04/geo-domain-enthusiasts/ | Date: 24 Apr 2011 | 7:44 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 20th 2011
What Domain Should I Use For My TV Site?
One of the goals of my blog is to give people an inside look at how an Internet business is run. So, here’s a business decision I am currently facing: I’m planning to build a site similar to SocialGuide.com, which is a site where people discuss TV shows (chatter.usanetwork.com is another example of a site [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/what-domain-should-i-use-for-my-tv-site | Date: 20 Apr 2011 | 9:55 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 10th 2011
The quirks of metric versus imperial measurements in search engines
I was working on a client’s website recently when I ran across a problem that raised an interesting issue. In a nutshell, how do search engines deal with imperial measures on websites? A related question is how do people write their imperial measure queries in search engines? For example, if I was looking for a [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2011/04/10/the-quirks-of-metric-versus-imperial-measurements-in-search-engines/ | Date: 10 Apr 2011 | 9:59 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 6th 2011
Two Letter Domain Names Make for Memorable Addresses
Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of those medical phrases that take an extra few seconds to type in order to make sure your spelling is correct. RheumatoidArthritis.com is certainly already registered. Indeed, to a biotechnology company called Genentech … whose corporate website is actually located at Gene.com. They sure know how to zero in on high quality, [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/04/two-letter-domain-names-make-for-memorable-addresses/ | Date: 6 Apr 2011 | 2:21 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 30th 2011
AutoInsurance.org sells for $440,000
Car insurance never stops and 360 Quote LLC has done it again with the purchase of AutoInsurance.org for $440,000. If you remember 360 Quote LLC purchased a number of car insurance domains last year including CarInsuranceComparison.com and a string of GEO related insurance names. Joel Ohman, founder of Domain Superstar, runs 360 Quote LLC and [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/domain-sales/autoinsurance-org-sells-for-440000/ | Date: 30 Mar 2011 | 3:11 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 20th 2011
Several Recent .BIZ Sales Via Sedo
Several notable .BIZ domain sales were picked up the other day by Domain Name Wire. Casinos.biz was purchased through Sedo’s online brokerage for $19,000 as verified through their RSS feed of recent sales. And All.biz was sold for a very substantial $61,750. Neither site is developed yet although both domains lend themselves to good branding [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/03/several-recent-dot-biz-sales/ | Date: 20 Mar 2011 | 8:20 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 6th 2011
Sedo Comes Through, Afternic Out To Lunch
The old adage “There’s only one chance to make a good first impression” can certainly apply to domain name brokerages. Customer service is apparently a low priority for some brokerages, namely Afternic. Not good. I recently sold a domain through Afternic that transferred into the buyer’s account over a week ago. Afternic is still waiting [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/03/sedo-delivers-but-afternic-gives-poor-service/ | Date: 6 Mar 2011 | 1:03 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 5th 2011
The Website Content Controversy
Google’s recent changes to their search rankings (see details here) to reduce spammy content (mainly from “content farms”) has led to a lot of talk about the importance of having good, unique content. It got me thinking about the topic of adding new content to my own sites. The reason I bring this up is [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/the-website-content-controversy | Date: 5 Mar 2011 | 8:11 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 25th 2011
Brand Development is Pure Fun
Brand development can be fun, if you know what you are doing. There is a lot of talk about branding these days, but it is always so easy to tell when someone jumps on the bandwagon, without having the slightest clue. I am hoping to get some time to do some more blogging this year,Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EbusinessDomainsBlog/~3/VPtDCQuZ7iM/brand-development-is-pure-fun-902251446 | Date: 25 Feb 2011 | 2:13 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 15th 2011
Domain Name and Website Optimization in Bing
Most people are aware of a search engine technology merger having begun between Yahoo and Bing. Despite sharing and cross-referencing each other’s search engine results, I am seeing distinctly separate page rank for the same search terms when examining Yahoo vs. Bing. Bing, in particular, seems to give high priority to Yellowpage and/or Yellowbook listings. I find this odd [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/02/domain-name-and-website-optimization-in-bing/ | Date: 15 Feb 2011 | 1:04 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 9th 2011
The Aeroplanes.com Brand is Taking Shape
It is now 2 months since our soft launch of Aeroplanes.com. We have been busy behind the scenes doing a lot of testing, tweaking and enhancements. We should be in position to officially announce the launch of the travel search engine in the very near future. The results so far are very promising. We arePermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EbusinessDomainsBlog/~3/KLCbnXRRoxQ/the-aeroplanes-com-brand-is-taking-shape-902091442 | Date: 9 Feb 2011 | 12:38 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 28th 2011
Domain Registrations Continue During Recession
As an observer of domain name news and as a domain investor/developer, I check the number of total domain registrations over time to identify rates of adoption. One might predict that domain registrations would have decreased over the course of the economic recession during the last 2 years. But this is not the case. They [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/01/domain-registrations-continue-during-recession/ | Date: 28 Jan 2011 | 8:04 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 17th 2011
Domain Names I Recently Sold – January 2011
Here are some domain names I sold in the past 4 months: WebFlings.com – $5,000 OnlineInvoices.com – $1,000 BigCasinos.com – $1,000 GamerLife.com – $1,500 BrigantineBeach.net – $400 HealthDeals.com – $4500 FinancialSpot.com – $1000 GoodCoupons.com – $4000 BeerDeals.com – $1500 4Software.com – $2000 4Bets.com – $1,000 4StudentLoans.com – $2,000 4Slots.com – $1,000 4PetSuppl…Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/domain-names-i-recently-sold-%E2%80%93-january-2011 | Date: 17 Jan 2011 | 12:05 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 11th 2011
Real Estate Domain Sells for $60,000
Ron Jackson of DNJournal wrote about a significant sale in the geo-targeted domain name category. Rob Grant, who owns a large portfolio of City+Real Estate domains, sold ParkCityRealEstate.com for $60,000 to a real estate firm in Park City, Utah. Ron explained in his DNJournal piece that Mr. Grant had used GoDaddy to broker the deal. [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2011/01/real-estate-domain-sells-for-60000/ | Date: 11 Jan 2011 | 10:17 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 31st 2010
Methadone Domain Name Aims To Educate
Menius Enterprises acquired the domain name Methadone.US some months ago. I have been developing the domain into a methadone treatment information site using the DevHub website builder. Chemical dependency is a prevalent illness in American society and many of us have encountered it in one form or another, either directly or indirectly. Methadone is a very specific medication-assisted treatm…Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2010/12/methadone-domain-name-aims-to-educate/ | Date: 31 Dec 2010 | 9:33 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 26th 2010
.US Rolls Out New Logo
The Neustar registry has created a new logo for the .US web address. The new logo contains a fitting new tagline too, “America’s Address“. The .US domain name space currently enjoys just over 1.76 million total registrations, most of which originated with U.S. businesses or U.S. citizens due to the necessity of meeting nexus requirements for United States residency [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2010/12/neustar-rolls-out-new-dot-us-logo/ | Date: 26 Dec 2010 | 7:47 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 17th 2010
Catchy Domain Names Have Value
PremiumDomains.biz usually write about high demand generic domain names since these are the stock-in-trade of the domain industry, command the highest prices, and they also fuel a good portion of internet commerce. However, there exist creative and fanciful domain names which are so “catchy” that they can take on a unique life of their own, such as [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2010/12/catchy-domain-names-have-value/ | Date: 17 Dec 2010 | 11:26 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 11th 2010
Hotel Domain Names
Hotel domain names are a specialty niche in the domain name market. There are generic super premiums like Hotels.com and there are other pure geo-targeted domain names like MiamiHotels.biz. Hotels.eu sold via Sedo in 2006 for $329,509 and exemplifies the high value attached to the “hotels” keyword in the domain name sales industry. SydneyHotels.com was acquired earlier [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2010/12/hotel-domain-names/ | Date: 11 Dec 2010 | 7:07 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 10th 2010
LasVegasHotels.com, CarInsurance.com > What 2010 was!
In my opinion 2010 will go down in history books as the year when many of the world’s best names were acquired at prices never to be seen again. Why? Since almost all of the key purchases this year have been made by developers and end users. This is vastly different than prior years since [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/domain-development/lasvegashotels-com-carinsurance-com-what-2010-was/ | Date: 10 Dec 2010 | 11:36 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 9th 2010
Premium Domain Names Built On Popular Keywords
The culinary arts are of interest to many people. And this phenomenon seems to be catching on across the nation. Culinary art schools enjoy full enrollment as students, professionals, and everyday folks indulge their senses and learn the fine art of preparing delicious meals. Culinary is the general food industry term used for those things [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2010/12/premium-domain-names-built-on-popular-keywords/ | Date: 9 Dec 2010 | 6:17 am EST
Playboy Launches .TV Domain Name
The ubiquitous publication of many decades has launched its sexy array of beauties via Playboy.TV. Playboy’s evolution through time found them typically on the cutting edge of technology. They moved from a very successful hardcopy magazine (founded in 1953) to having success in both the satellite and videotape markets before finally moving to the internet. It appears [...]Permalink: http://premiumdomains.biz/blog/2010/12/playboy-launches-dot-tv-domain-name/ | Date: 9 Dec 2010 | 4:33 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 2nd 2010
SantaBot.com is coming to town
In two of my previous postings, I wrote about my attempts to create viral videos: http://www.impulsecorp.com/viral-videos-the-story-of-pimp-my-sleigh and http://www.impulsecorp.com/viral-videos-part-2. Mainly, I tried making holiday music videos such as Pimp My Sleigh, and although they were popular, I never made any money from them. So, unlike with holiday videos, it is interesting that one of my…Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/santabot-com-is-coming-to-town | Date: 2 Dec 2010 | 8:29 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 16th 2010
What To Do With My 9000 Domain Names?
I own several hundred domains that have real websites on them, such as Dumb.com, Adoptme.com, and CheapFlowers.com, but for over 10 years I have also had around 9000 domain names that are basically just sitting there doing nothing. I have no plans to create sites on them, I just hold them in the hopes of [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/what-to-do-with-my-9000-domain-names | Date: 16 Nov 2010 | 1:25 pm EST
Greatness in our Everyday
Thinking about the domain name business and the Butterfly effect I mentioned in a recent post, I was left wondering what would have happened if I had never found this space. What would I have done for a living? There were people I encountered early in the domain-world who clearly inspired me to participate. Without [...]Permalink: http://feed.sevenmile.com/~r/7mile/~3/0lpXFT08NW4/ | Date: 16 Nov 2010 | 12:34 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 8th 2010
CarInsurance.com sells for $49.7 Million
According to MarketWatch.com Quinstreet has purchased CarInsurance.com for $49.7 Million. The Press release reads QuinStreet purchased all outstanding shares of CarInsurance.com, Inc. and related entities for $49.7 million in cash. This is not just a domain name sale but I will be happy to hear from anybody who thinks so for the pure entertainment of [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/domain-development/carinsurance-com-sells-for-49-7-million/ | Date: 8 Nov 2010 | 11:23 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 30th 2010
VegasBaby.com
Bottoms up, bottoms up, ey, what’s in ya cup Got a couple bottles, but a couple ain’t enough Bottoms up, bottoms up, throw your hands up Tell security we bout to tear this club up Bottoms up, bottoms up, pocket full of green Girl, you know I love the way you shake it in them [...]Permalink: http://feed.sevenmile.com/~r/7mile/~3/HRWO44qLvLA/ | Date: 30 Oct 2010 | 11:14 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 29th 2010
A $21,000 Click
I totally forgot about this until someone contacted me this morning. Around 4 or 5 years ago when we had a large real estate network operating online I got a call from one of our affiliate sources saying that we just earned $21,250 from a lead referral. It was a simple text link saying “Commercial [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/domain-development/a-21000-click-from-c-loans/ | Date: 29 Oct 2010 | 11:28 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 27th 2010
KEY SEO Tool – View your SEO Page Score inside WP Admin
I rarely post articles about products to use but earlier today I was told about Scribe SEO and can say for sure this will be some of the best money you ever spend learning and testing your content for SEO quality work. Basically what Scribe SEO does is provide an automated tool for scoring your [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/seo-tools/key-seo-tool-view-your-seo-page-score-inside-wp-admin/ | Date: 27 Oct 2010 | 4:43 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 19th 2010
No more domain names
Dear readers, As many of you will know, I quit brokering domains a while ago – and I stopped actively trading domain names altogether in late 2009. Since then, I haven’t published a new article on my blog and only sporadically did I comment on the pieces posted on other blogs. So I guess it [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitter.No more domain namesPermalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/Nl4ptlQVcnI/ | Date: 19 Oct 2010 | 8:41 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 6th 2010
Big Domain Development – Part 3 (WatchMovies.com)
In one of my earlier blog postings I talked about how I converted WatchMovies.com from a parked domain to a site with some content on it, so it would start getting search engine traffic. But, at that time, it was still a simple site, and I did not really host any of my own content [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/big-domain-development-%E2%80%93-part-3-watchmovies-com | Date: 6 Oct 2010 | 7:00 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 26th 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine
Friday nights are movie night at my place. Life in the Cayman Islands doesn’t offer that much cinema selection, so I built a really kick-ass theater in the house. Imagine feather stuffed sofas, suede paneled walls, muti-tiered wood ceiling, a monster-ass Capiz shell chandelier and the Panasonic 103. Tonight’s viewing selection consisted of “Hot Tub [...]Permalink: http://feed.sevenmile.com/~r/7mile/~3/1aR8EyGJGdc/ | Date: 26 Sep 2010 | 7:28 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 14th 2010
Google Mocks me – Mind Readers those Larry and Sergey guys!
I love the original Google Adwords keyword tool but looking up a particular set of keywords yesterday posed a lot of questions about whether or not the data from (a) the original version is dated or (b) the new Adwords version pulls data from a different dataset. Take for example the keywords “auto car insurance” [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/google/google-mocks-me-larry-and-sergey-are-mind-readers/ | Date: 14 Sep 2010 | 1:10 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 6th 2010
New Website Projects – September 2010
In one of my previous postings, I gave away 11 new business ideas that I had thought of, because there is little chance I will ever get them launched myself. In this posting, I am going to list some of the Internet projects that I actually am working on: A site where you upload your [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/new-website-projects-september-2010 | Date: 6 Sep 2010 | 8:41 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 2nd 2010
2 Top Videos to See – Google’s Evil Side
What a great video to display Google’s evil powers to the world. Too funny .. and if you are a DAD you must watch the second one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=--Ckz_O6oE0 DAD’s -- Ya, we serious rock with style LOL!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZa7hU6tP_s ©2012 Newfound Names LLC. All Rights Reserved..Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/random/2-top-videos-to-see-googles-evil-side/ | Date: 2 Sep 2010 | 3:37 pm EDT
Going to the EPIK Conference – Top 10 Questions to Ask!
There are well over 100 conferences annually for online development. Whether it’s the Search Marketing Expos, the Affiliate Summit or something else most domainers still only attend domaining conferences which barely breathe any life into domain name development. Sure – there are lots of domains around which “could” be worth $1 million or more with [...]Permalink: http://www.newfoundnames.com/random/epik-conference-top-10-questions-to-ask/ | Date: 2 Sep 2010 | 11:32 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 17th 2010
Domain Names I Recently Sold – August 2010 Update
Here are some domain names I recently sold: BuyBirdhouses.com – $5,000 SkinWrinkles.com – $5,000 DatingService.net – $7,000 CheapFlightsNow.com – $1,000 GetGlasses.com – $4,000 Thugsta.com – $750 LivePayments.com – $1,000 Audioaddicts.com – $750 Wecare4u.com – $500 AdsByOwner.com – $250 Babeshows.com – $3,500 FindBabyNames.com – $1,250 WebsiteNews.com – $300 SexyFashions.…Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/domain-names-i-recently-sold-august-2010-update | Date: 17 Aug 2010 | 9:46 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jul 8th 2010
The Death of the Publishing Industry?
In the past few years there has been a lot of talk about how newspapers and magazines are being replaced by online content, and that print media will soon be a dead industry. While it is true that the game is changing, and not many of the changes are good for the big publishers, keep [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/the-death-of-the-publishing-industry | Date: 8 Jul 2010 | 8:15 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 20th 2010
How To Get Rich Online – Book Epilogue
A few weeks ago I posted the introduction to my book. Below is the epilogue (the end part) for the book: How To Get Rich Online =================== What’s Next? While other teenagers were playing video games and watching sports, I was reading the Wall Street Journal, buying penny stock IPOs, and thinking of inventions. While [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/how-to-get-rich-online-book-epilogue | Date: 20 Jun 2010 | 2:31 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 28th 2010
Free Sample: Howard Neu Bares All
As co-founder of T.R.A.F.F.I.C, son of a Cantor, singer, musician, actor, former mayor and pioneering Internet Law attorney Howard Neu had lots to show and tell when broadcaster and business partner, Danny Pryor put him under a microscope with a brilliant interview on May 25th. You can see and hear it all right HERE for [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/free-sample-howard-neu-bares-all/ | Date: 28 May 2010 | 1:59 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 27th 2010
How To Get Rich Online – Book Introduction
I have been thinking about writing a book. It would be called “How To Get Rich Online” and would be a combination of my most interesting blog posts and practical how-to advice for creating money making websites and market them. So far, I wrote the introduction and the epilogue, I just need to write the [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/how-to-get-rich-online-book-introduction | Date: 27 May 2010 | 10:02 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 14th 2010
Free Taste Test: Saviour A Power Lunch With Danny Pryor and Morgan Linton
Great Power Lunch last week with Morgan Linton and special guest Danny Pryor. This was one of our best received shows ever and I thank everyone who took the time to write. Danny will be working with us again when Howard Neu bares all in just 2 weeks. We will be integrating some of Danny’s [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/free-taste-test-saviour-a-power-lunch-with-danny-pryor-and-morgan-linton/ | Date: 14 May 2010 | 9:50 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 2nd 2010
Why I Hate Partnerships (an inside look at my Cyberworx partnership)
In a previous posting about partnerships, I wrote about various partnerships I entered into over the years, and one of those was with Cyberworx.com. After 11 years, the company is still in business, yet I have never received any of the profits, and am still owed almost $200,000 that I had loaned the company to [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/why-i-hate-partnerships | Date: 2 May 2010 | 9:45 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 13th 2010
Giving Away My New Business Ideas
In the spirit of a recent TechDirt article about giving business ideas away for free, I have decided to share some of my new business ideas (none of which I am currently working on, but would if I had more time): 1. RunWebsites.com – A service that manages websites for Internet companies 24 hours a [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/giving-away-my-new-business-ideas | Date: 13 Apr 2010 | 11:42 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 20th 2010
Viral Videos – Part 2
In a previous posting, I talked about my attempt at launching a viral video. It was a modest success, but did not make me any money or bring any extra traffic to my site. So, I decided to create a few more music videos in the hopes that one of them would catch on: Hip-Hop [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/viral-videos-part-2 | Date: 20 Mar 2010 | 10:25 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 11th 2010
Power Lunch With Colin Pape
Recently appearing on DomainSuccess.com’s March Power Lunch program, Colin Pape is the Founder and CEO of ShopCity.com, the world’s largest network of local shopping marketplaces. In this compelling discussion, Pape chats about how local business owners who lack the knowledge or time for web marketing can use ShopCity tools to build a robust, completely searchable [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/power-lunch-with-colin-pape/ | Date: 11 Mar 2010 | 12:10 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 5th 2010
Viral Videos – OK Go
Most viral videos are just a one time thing for the person who created it, and much of the time going viral was not something they expected to happen or planned in advance. It is interesting to note that OK Go, as a virtually unknown band 4 years ago, created one of the most popular [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/viral-videos-ok-go | Date: 5 Mar 2010 | 9:23 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 26th 2010
Bone of the Month Club
Many of my blog postings are stories about sites that I created. This one is about a site I wanted to start, but never did: BoneoftheMonth.com . I registered the domain in 2003 and the the concept was to create a site where people could buy their pet a luxurious gift, which would a gourmet [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/bone-of-the-month-club | Date: 26 Feb 2010 | 12:26 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 11th 2010
Expanding Your Internet Business
In my previous posting, I talked about how it is hard for many websites to take things to the next level, in terms of increasing sales and profits. Most websites, assuming they are able to stay in business for a few years, reach a plateau where they are making money, but it is just enough [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/expanding-your-internet-business | Date: 11 Feb 2010 | 12:12 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 4th 2010
Gaming Google
I was particularly intrigued that Business Week listed a company set up to game the search engines as one of their “Most promising startups”. If you have been developing domains for any length of time, you probably have come across techniques designed to game Google or other search engines. There is a constant war between [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2010/02/04/gaming-google/ | Date: 4 Feb 2010 | 6:18 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 30th 2010
Taking Your Business to the Next Level
One of the biggest problems in running an Internet business seems to be in taking it to the next level. By that I mean that many sites eventually get to the point where they make some money, but profits and sales level off, and the owner can’t figure out what to do to get rich [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/taking-your-business-to-the-next-level | Date: 30 Jan 2010 | 9:49 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 27th 2010
Encouraging good anchor text for inbound links
How many times do you get an incoming link using your website name? To succeed with a website these days, you must have plenty of good quality inbound links with good anchor text. This is where many websites fall down and fail to get the organic traffic they could potentially get. But how do you [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2010/01/27/encouraging-good-anchor-text/ | Date: 27 Jan 2010 | 6:02 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 24th 2010
Entertainment websites SEO trick?
An SEO (search engine optimization) manta that still seems to be doing the rounds, was to put a keyword in a headline, in bold and in italics. I was asked recently if this is why entertainment websites such as NME and TMZ have stars names in bold font. With everyone trying to get an edge [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2010/01/24/entertainment-websites-seo-trick/ | Date: 24 Jan 2010 | 5:01 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 19th 2010
Big Domain Development – Part 2 (WatchMovies.com)
In one of my earlier postings I talked about how I had not had much success developing my domain names to get traffic from the search engines (to increase income). I still am not making any significant revenue from those sites, but I recently tried adding content to one of my domains that already gets [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/big-domain-development-part-2-watchmovies-com | Date: 19 Jan 2010 | 1:06 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 4th 2010
Domain Names I Recently Sold – Part 2
Below is a list of some of the domain names that I have sold over the past few months. These are all domains I owned personally. A few sales were through brokers, most were from people who looked up that I was the owner and then contacted me: CelebGossip.com – $5000 FixErrors.com – $2000 MoneyListings.com [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/domain-names-i-recently-sold-part-2 | Date: 4 Jan 2010 | 4:11 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Dec 26th 2009
The Risks of Buying a Company
I have bought around a hundred websites over the past few years, but I have never bought any companies, and here’s why. When you buy an entire company instead of just buying their assets (like their website), you are exposed to all of their potential liabilities. A good example of this happened recently with Snapnames.com, [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/the-risks-of-buying-a-company | Date: 26 Dec 2009 | 9:26 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 27th 2009
Cross-linking your own websites
Cross-linking your own websites is an issue that comes up quite a lot. It seems logical to cross-link all the websites you own to spread the traffic across the website network and maximize the return on your traffic. However this can look spammy to search engine bots and it can result in links being devalued [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/27/cross-linking-your-own-websites/ | Date: 27 Nov 2009 | 5:04 pm EST
Viral Videos (The Story of “Pimp My Sleigh”)
A few years ago I decided to take a shot at creating a viral video, to get extra traffic to Bored.com (and maybe get mentioned on TV, put in a movie, given a record deal, or any of the other fun things that viral video tend to lead to). I had written songs before (see [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/viral-videos-the-story-of-pimp-my-sleigh | Date: 27 Nov 2009 | 7:20 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 25th 2009
My favorite development tools are set to merge
I missed the announcement earlier this year that WordPress and WordPress MU would be merging. The less well known multi-blog WP MU is my workhorse supporting many websites on one codebase, perfect for developing many domains. BuddyPress, a set of social networking plugins for WP MU that I have used on select domains is also [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/25/my-favorite-development-tools-are-set-to-merge/ | Date: 25 Nov 2009 | 7:30 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 24th 2009
Fixing out of date software
What have you done to secure your websites? One of the common suggestions is to hide the version number of your software. The argument goes that if you haven’t upgraded your software, showing the version number allows hackers to identify out of date software. Now there is a new wrinkle as Google announces that they [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/24/fixing-out-of-date-software/ | Date: 24 Nov 2009 | 9:08 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 13th 2009
Hostelworld.com sold to US firm
A short sweet post. These are the kind of stories that keep everyone going. A lot of hard work finally paying off. Dublin-based company behind Hostelworld.com has been bought by a US private investment firm. Web Reservations International, founded 10 years ago, sold €350m of accommodation online last year. Hostelworld.com sold to US firm Bookmark [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/13/hostelworld-com-sold-to-us-firm/ | Date: 13 Nov 2009 | 7:38 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Nov 4th 2009
A word from the wise
I attended an advisory board meeting yesterday and it reminded me that we all need some independent advice on our strategies and businesses, no matter what size they are. We all try to see the upside of our businesses and get emotionally entangled whether it be with our 5 year business plan or a domain [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/11/04/a-word-from-the-wise/ | Date: 4 Nov 2009 | 4:07 pm EST
Domaining is as about as much fun as watching some obscure cable channel at 4am
Is it just me or does the whole “domaining” industry – if i can call it that – nowadays just sounds like one giant infomercial. Couple that with the new crop of domaining observers and journos (whilst struggling to keep up with all the excitement) labelling every event or piece of news with headlines such [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/11/04/domaining-is-as-about-as-much-fun-as-watching-some-obscure-cable-channel-at-4am/ | Date: 4 Nov 2009 | 10:23 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 25th 2009
28% of one- & two-letter .DE domains grabbed by one company
Last Sunday I commented on DENIC releasing one- and two-letter domains as well as pure number domains, which were previously impossible to register. This Sunday I will have to comment on the actual results of the allocation process. As it stands now, 28% of all one- or two-letter domains that were claimed and registered during [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitter.28% o…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/CHn8affYb1M/ | Date: 25 Oct 2009 | 10:00 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 24th 2009
Sometimes Little Things Can Make A Big Difference
For many years I have had most of my 10,000 domain names “parked”, which means they basically just have ads and search engine type links on them. I would always get a few offers a month on these domains from people who looked up that I was the owner and then contacted me to make [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/sometimes-little-things-can-make-a-big-difference | Date: 24 Oct 2009 | 11:21 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 19th 2009
Outrunning the lion
You may have heard the joke about two men faced by a hungry lion. One starts putting on running shoes. The other says “Those shoes won’t help you outrun the lion”. He answers back “I only have to outrun you”. With a difficult business environment, it is easy to hang on every news report about [...]Permalink: http://www.predictivedomaining.com/2009/10/19/outrunning-the-lion/ | Date: 19 Oct 2009 | 8:57 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 17th 2009
DENIC to make million-dollar domains available for the first time
DENIC, the registry of Germany’s .DE top-level domain, has announced that it is going to make one- and two-letter .DE domains available for registration in a few days for the first time. In addition to these, it will then also be possible to register pure number domains such as 123.de, which, unlike under .com, could [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitter.DENIC to make…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/Gd8B0T6yuaI/ | Date: 17 Oct 2009 | 6:50 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 12th 2009
Partnerships – Part 3
I am not a big fan of partnerships. I know many big companies (Apple, Google, etc.) have been built that way, but it has never worked out very well for me. Many people don’t like partnerships because of potential personality conflicts or business decision making conflicts that come up and eventually ruin things, or because [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/partnerships-part-3 | Date: 12 Oct 2009 | 8:22 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Oct 6th 2009
George Pickering: Who Said It Was Too Late To Buy Great dotCOMs?
Starting in 2005, buying his first domain (agents.net) from Michael Mann for $2500.00, recent DomainSuccess.com webinar guest, George Pickering defied the naysayers and has built one of the most impressive portfolios of targeted domains I’ve seen. Best of all, they are all developed with paying advertisers and never had to depend on parking for a [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/1014-george-pickering-getting-hitched-to-domain-profitability/ | Date: 6 Oct 2009 | 11:51 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 22nd 2009
Amazon Kindle Review
I am not much of a book reader, but I like to read the business books when I travel or am in the car. I was in the middle of buying some books on Amazon.com when it occurred to me that I would save money by buying a Kindle eBook reader ($299) instead, and then [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/amazon-kindle-review | Date: 22 Sep 2009 | 10:05 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 19th 2009
Tim Schumacher kommentiert den Domainhandel
In einem Gastkommentar auf der deutschen Webseite von Dow Jones kommentiert der Sedo-Geschäftsführer Tim Schumacher die jüngsten Entwicklungen im Domainhandel. Schumacher zitiert darin unter anderem einige hochpreisige Domains, die Sedo kürzlich vermittelt hat. Zum Beispiel sind das Call.com für 1,1 Millionen US-Dollar oder Kredit.de, die für nahezu 1 Million Euro verkauft wurde. Interessant…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/zMQ87Vpdfmc/ | Date: 19 Sep 2009 | 10:04 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 13th 2009
Economy may be recovering, says Google
Search engines have access to tons of valuable information, treasure troves full of clues to human behavior and what their millions of search engine users are up to. That is why the big search engines have great power even beyond their new role as brokers of advertising spaces on the Internet. Every day search engines [...]Copyright © 2003-2011 Dominik Mueller. Follow me on Twitter.Economy may be…Permalink: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HighEndWebNames/~3/dkAftUeK2_0/ | Date: 13 Sep 2009 | 5:04 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 12th 2009
Yahoo Search Marketing Gets Tough
Or so it seems. I’ve been tracking this for the past few weeks, a little cynical that what I was hearing was in fact true. Anyhow, word on the street is that Yahoo are not renewing the direct deals with partners where their overall traffic quality score is less than 7 out of 10. Regardless [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/09/12/yahoo-search-marketing-gets-tough/ | Date: 12 Sep 2009 | 6:24 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Sep 2nd 2009
Domain Names I Recently Sold
Here are some of domain names I sold over the past few months: Taboo.net – $15,000 NoPrivacy.com – $2,000 BigWallet.com – $1,000 AutoUnlimited.com – $1000 GetProtected.com – $3000 HotToys.com – $15,000 FinestCigars.com – $850 DirtyLines.com – $250 LoanPayments.com – $2,500 Jam1.com – $600 EarringStore.com – $670 VitaminGuide.com – $3,000 MilkChocolates.com – $2,500 AllCos…Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/recent-domains-i-have-sold | Date: 2 Sep 2009 | 11:41 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 26th 2009
US.com and UK.com Domains Feel A Microsoft Wrath
Havent blogged for a while but I thought this newsworthy enough to come out of my self imposed exile. Anyone familiar the US.com and UK.com domain names will know that the owners, UK based Centralnic, sell sub domains of these TLD’s as domains in their own right. Earlier today however (and up to and including [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/08/26/us-com-and-uk-com-domains-feel-a-microsoft-wrath/ | Date: 26 Aug 2009 | 6:48 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 21st 2009
When Gilmour & Sequin Speak– Others Listen
When Michael Gilmour with Australia’s Park Logic and Rob Sequin of Cape Cod, Mass., discuss domaining, sales and acquisition, and monetization, others listen. In this compelling Power Lunch session, the two serve up more than an hour’s worth of expertise in traffic and navigation, portfolio development and domain valuation. Among the points you’ll discover: the [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/domain-success-presents-the-power-lunch/ | Date: 21 Aug 2009 | 10:45 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 16th 2009
Mechanical Turk
Back in 2005 Amazon.com launched a website they call Mechanical Turk, which is basically a job posting board for small tasks that people can do from home, such as writing reviews, transcribing podcasts, describing photographs,answering surveys, etc. These tasks have nothing to do with Amazon.com, Amazon just runs the site. Workers are usually paid $.01 [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/mechanical-turk | Date: 16 Aug 2009 | 9:10 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 14th 2009
Domain Flipping
I rarely buy domain names anymore, but recently I bought GameTheory.com for $6901 at a Sedo.com auction. I bought it because I thought it was cheap and would do well in Google if I built a mini-site on it (Game Theory is the mathematical study of the strategies used to win games, as featured in [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/domain-flipping | Date: 14 Aug 2009 | 7:46 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Aug 13th 2009
Web Hosting Sucks
I have been running websites since 1995, and I can easily say the biggest headache I have had over the years is web hosting. For the first few years I used shared webhosting (for small sites), but eventually my sites got big enough so I needed a dedicated server. Ever since then, it has been [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/web-hosting-sucks | Date: 13 Aug 2009 | 9:17 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jul 30th 2009
Andrew Warner: Doing Better By Doing Good
Andrew Warner, when in his 20s, used credit cards and ingenuity to create an internet business with his younger brother. It started in with an idea and passion in their living room, grew to $30 million in sales and eventually was acquired. Thought Andrew, “if I ever make it, I’m going to show others how [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/andrew-warner-doing-better-by-doing-good/ | Date: 30 Jul 2009 | 10:47 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 25th 2009
Fake Passwords
I have a webmaster secret that I will reveal here for the first time. As far as I know, I am the only webmaster to have ever done this. Here it is: Almost everybody has used a site where you get a username and password, but you probably don’t know what a pain in the [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/fake-passwords | Date: 25 Jun 2009 | 1:43 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 20th 2009
How I Bought A Flower Store
One of my crazier business ventures was buying a florist even though I had never owned a store before, never worked in a store before, and knew nothing about flowers. On top of that, I bought the store through a business broker over the Internet without ever seeing it (the store was in California and [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/how-i-bought-a-flower-store | Date: 20 Jun 2009 | 1:39 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 5th 2009
The Story of DigiCredit.com
In the late 1990s, virtual currency sites such as CyberCash.com and DigiCash.com were all the rage, where they offered alternative payment systems for consumers to use on ecommerce sites instead of paying with a credit card. At the time, consumers were a lot more cautious about giving out their credit card information online. Plus, there [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/the-story-of-digicredit-com | Date: 5 Jun 2009 | 1:35 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jun 4th 2009
Business Books
Since I started my business in 1995 I have read very few books, maybe 3 or 4 at most. Instead I constantly read business magazines, online blogs and news websites. There is so much info out there to digest it is hard to keep up. But, sometimes it helps to take a step back and [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/business-books | Date: 4 Jun 2009 | 1:28 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 21st 2009
Mike “Zappy” Zapolin: Create Value and Wealth Will Follow
“Create value and wealth will follow.” Michael “Zappy” Zapolin didn’t coin this phrase, but he has turned it into a business mantra that has helped transform his company – Internet Real Estate.com – into a leading domain holding company and development firm. With such successful projects as Chocolate.com – and high-ticket sales of Beer.com and [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/mike-zappy-zapolin-create-value-and-wealth-will-follow/ | Date: 21 May 2009 | 3:51 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 15th 2009
How A Domain Sale Works
You might be wondering how I sell a domain name. Most of the time, the buyer looks me up as the owner of the domain (using a service like betterwhois.com) and then emails me an offer. At least 1/2 the time they ask me to call them or they ask for my phone number, and [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/how-a-domain-sale-works | Date: 15 May 2009 | 1:16 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 14th 2009
Enrico Schaefer: “Protecting Domain Assets”
Countless would-be entrepreneurs are trying to hit it big in the domain space. Problem is, most are amateurs who make “rookie mistakes,” run afoul of the law and set themselves up for failure, or worse: loss of their portfolios. In this information-packed, hour-long Webinar, “The Technology Lawyer”, Enrico Schaefer lays out the legal landscape for [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/enrico-schaefer-the-technology-lawyer/ | Date: 14 May 2009 | 5:44 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 13th 2009
Are Website Makeovers Worth It?
Many people will probably disagree with what I am about to say, but I think people place too much value on giving a website a makeover. Obviously it is always good to improve a site, but people tell me all the time that if I do this or do that to my sites, the site [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/are-website-makeovers-worth-it | Date: 13 May 2009 | 1:12 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: May 6th 2009
FindInfo.com – My Human Powered Search Engine
I have owned the domain name FindInfo.com for many years, and have tried creating various search engines on it, but none of them have ever made any money. I know it is hard to compete with Google and Yahoo, but search engines are a billion dollar business and with a killer domain like this I [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/findinfo-com-my-human-powered-search-engine | Date: 6 May 2009 | 1:22 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 16th 2009
Bruce Turkel: “Putting Heads In Beds”
Bruce Turkel has spent 25 year in the advertising business. And this marketing communications pioneer “gets it” today as much as he did a generation ago – and arguably more so than the majority of his Madison Avenue peers clueless to this Brave New World of domains and social media. In this compelling and fast-paced [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/bruce-turkel-putting-heads-in-beds/ | Date: 16 Apr 2009 | 11:00 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 15th 2009
The Psychology of a Multi-Million Dollar Sale (Bored.com)
In January 2008 I sold Bored.com and 170 related sites for $4.5 million. This represented over half of my company (I still have 200+ smaller sites and 9000 domain names), and the vast majority of my profits. Bored.com was easy to run, had 10 years of steady growth, and there was little risk that the [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/the-psychology-of-a-multi-million-dollar-sale | Date: 15 Apr 2009 | 1:06 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Apr 5th 2009
How to Get Rich Online
Because I run my own Internet company, I often get asked the best way to make money online. Oddly enough, I have no good answer for that question. I was able to be successful mostly because I got in on the ground floor (back in 1995). I started by creating web pages for small businesses [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/how-to-get-rich-online | Date: 5 Apr 2009 | 1:01 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 31st 2009
Oasis.co.uk – Overturned On Appeal.
In one of the most remarkable domain disputes ever seen (certainly for the UK name space), the domain name oasis.co.uk has this week been overturned on appeal by the panel of nominet appointed DRS experts and returned to the ownership and control of the registrant. The parties in this case are UK high street clothing [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/31/oasiscouk-overturned-on-appeal/ | Date: 31 Mar 2009 | 11:45 am EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 29th 2009
Big Domain Name Development
I have heard that some domain owners make a lot of money by taking one big domain, putting lots of content on it, and optimizing it to get listed well in the search engines. A few years ago I decided to try this with 3 domains: Ailments.com, WaterTowers.com, and iAnimals.com . For ailments.com, I paid [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/big-domain-name-development | Date: 29 Mar 2009 | 12:53 pm EDT
Domain Name Development
I own over 9500 domains (see my list at NameShopping.com), and only around 500 of them are developed. The rest are parked, where I make money from ads/links on them. But, the problem is that these type of domains don’t get listed well in the search engines, so they get very little traffic. I would [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/domain-name-development | Date: 29 Mar 2009 | 12:47 pm EDT
Free Web Hosting Sites
Free Web Hosting Sites Over the years I have bought several free web hosting sites, where users can create and host their own websites at no cost. It was initially appealing to to think I can put ads on all the sites that webmasters create, but in the end it was not worth it. There [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/free-web-hosting-sites | Date: 29 Mar 2009 | 12:44 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 26th 2009
Rick Schwartz: Go Where The Money Is
One phrase most deftly describes Rick Schwartz: Go Where the Money Is. The 800 King-turned Domain King looks back on his grandfather, Brooklyn’s Hosiery King, as a model for business savvy. His lessons: Pound the pavement, work hard, be the pioneer, and be ready for turbulent times. Learn how Schwartz mastered the “single sponsor” redirect [...]Permalink: http://www.domainsuccess.com/gratitude/rick-schwartz-go-where-the-money-is/ | Date: 26 Mar 2009 | 12:30 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Mar 8th 2009
Vulgar and Offensive.. How one CEO took to treating his staff like dummies
I’m not sure if any of you guys have been following the story of CEO Mark Hurd over at HP .. ? To bring you up to speed, allow me to give you a 5 second capsule review. In May last year, Hewlett Packard bought Electronic Data Systems (EDS) for $13.9Bn. EDS provides, in their [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/03/08/vulgar-and-offensive-how-one-ceo-took-to-treating-his-staff-like-dummies/ | Date: 8 Mar 2009 | 4:44 pm EDT
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 12th 2009
Gotta love the hypocrisy
Seemingly well regarded PCWorld.com writer David Coursey gets mixed up about cybersquatters, ahem domainers : Fight Back Against Cybersquatters The article kicks off with this: “The story you are about to read is true. The names have been changed to protect the #$&%$ pond scum who hijacked the name of a not-for-profit animal rescue group. [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/02/13/gotta-love-the-hypocrisy/ | Date: 12 Feb 2009 | 8:33 pm EST
Free Image Hosting Sites
I bought several image hosting sites 3 or 4 years ago, but I eventually ended up selling them for less than I paid. It is a huge hassle to run them. I was constantly having hacking problems and server overload problems, and I also had workers in India manually deleting all the adult images. Uploads [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/free-image-hosting-sites | Date: 12 Feb 2009 | 11:41 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 6th 2009
Some Chemisty.. A minor interlude in proceedings
Just got this sent to me by an ex fellow student. It’s from a question given to students in a University of Washington mid term paper Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? One students answer: First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time. So we [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/02/07/some-chemisty-a-minor-interlude-in-proceedings/ | Date: 6 Feb 2009 | 7:14 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Feb 1st 2009
How One Brand Is Raising Visitor Awareness Of Typo Traffic
Albeit in a tongue in cheek way. UK Price comparison site comparethemarket.com has been running adverts on television about a spoof site Compare The Meerkat dot com Quite amusing, but with a serious point no doubt. In the very least it shows that main stream media now recognises the value of the typo domain. I [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/02/01/how-one-brand-is-raising-visitor-awareness-of-typo-traffic/ | Date: 1 Feb 2009 | 6:22 am EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 26th 2009
Cybersquatting.. Sometimes I Just Don’t Get It…
Last week, my boss spent the evening in London with some prominent domainers – and by all accounts a good time was had by all. The reach of domainers, domaining, direct navigation and the industry-at-large now seems to have reached a new level in the UK; for apparently, included at this get-together was an IP [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/01/26/cybersquatting-sometimes-i-just-dont-get-it/ | Date: 26 Jan 2009 | 5:13 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 15th 2009
The Finest Names… Ermm, wasted?
Ok, just a short post.. I intend to compile a top ten of the best domain names (that I want, of course) where the owner has or hasn’t made (as the case may be) not much at all.. I’ll kick it off with a few of my favorites: Please feel free to suggest some more.. [...]Permalink: http://isitmeoriseveryoneelsestupid.com/2009/01/15/the-finest-names-ermm-wasted/ | Date: 15 Jan 2009 | 4:49 pm EST
Domain Blogs Headlines: Jan 5th 2009
Making Money With Domain Name Parking
I own around 9,500 domain names, and 9,000 of them are parked (unused) and the other 500 I use for real sites (like CheapFlowers.com). Domain parking is a way to make money from any unused domains that you own. The way it works is that you turn over management of your domain (you still keep [...]Permalink: http://www.impulsecorp.com/making-money-with-domain-name-parking | Date: 5 Jan 2009 | 11:36 am EST