#Domain Name Jargon : Portfolio “Hero Domain”
About time to update one of the most important educational series about domaining: The amazing Domain Name Jargon series… Read more
Google App Maker is Shutting Down
Google is shutting down Google App Maker, a tool that allows you to make custom apps for your business. App Maker is inc… Read more
#Russian domain brokers : Are these offers legit or not?
We’ve received an influx of domain offers from Russian brokers recently, and that’s great news. Or is it? The Russia… Read more
InterNetX and Sedo NamesCon Ticket Giveaway
NamesCon Global begins this week in Austin, Texas. Domain investors are traveling from near and far to attend the larges… Read more
The must read guide on Brand Names
Nick Kolenda writes some great guides. His guide on brand names is one worth reading and downloading. If you plan to rea… Read more
Report: XL.com Sold in Bankruptcy Auction for €600,000
XL Airways was a low cost airline that declared bankruptcy and was set to have its assets liquidated. One of the assets… Read more
#DropCatch : Redesigned #domain auction platform out of beta
DropCatch, the domain catching and auctioning platform revealed its new public web site today. The new design goes light… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 26, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 26, 2020. If there… Read more
Byte, “Successor” to Vine, Using Byte.CO
The hot new app being talked about quite a bit in tech circles and on Twitter this weekend is called Byte. Billed by som… Read more
#Kobe Bryant : Registering #domains is not a demonstration of love
The tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter, and seven more people came as a shock to many of us. I was having a late… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday January 27th, 2020
I can’t post today without mentioning the passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter yesterday. Anyone with children know… Read more
Some domain registrants look to profit off the passing of Kobe Bryant
Sunday was a terrible day as Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and 7 other passengers were killed in a helicopter crash.… Read more
Kobe Bryant Dead – TMZ Website Down
Certainly no one expected this. A Sunday morning helicopter crash with NBA star Kobe Bryant aboard. TMZ, the entertainme… Read more
Countdown to NamesCon 2020: Three Hidden Bars in Austin worth checking out
When I lived in Austin I learned over time about some pretty cool bars I had walked by a zillion times, but never knew w… Read more
#Domain pandemic : #WuhanVirus .com is now listed for sale on #GoDaddy auctions
The deadly Wuhan virus is being treated with extreme seriousness in China, where it originated. China’s latest coronav… Read more
American.org : Premium, patriotic #domain name has been sold
The premium, aged domain American.org has been sold. The 1997 registration has been in the possession of domain investor… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 25, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 25, 2020. If there… Read more
Two Fundraising Efforts at NamesCon
While domain investors and domain industry companies are coming together to do business at NamesCon in Austin this comin… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday January 26th, 2020
I realized something the other day. I have not had a day in 14 years where I didn’t make some amount of money from a s… Read more
Domain Investing news highlights for the week of January 20th, 2019
Okay, it’s official – NamesCon 2020 is less than a week away and you can feel the buzz as the domain industry’s bi… Read more
#PPC technology : Bodis has rolled out Smart #Domain Dashboard
Bodis has rolled out its new Smart Domain Dashboard, promising to maximize your domain name monetization, and ease of do… Read more
Cheers & Beers with Radix at NamesCon
I received an event invitation from Radix, and I was given permission to share it publicly with readers. Radix is hostin… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 24, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 24, 2020. If there… Read more
IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, January 25th
I wasted about a 100 hours this past week playing a stupid game on my phone. I know it’s a waste of time, and generall… Read more
Domainer Trap – when bad domain names sell
Bad Names Do bad names selling for good money trap a lot of domain investors? I think it does, that along with not every… Read more
Frank Schilling’s #domain is the new #Chinese year!
Happy New Chinese year – it’s the year of the Rat! More than a billion Chinese are celebrating the change of the yea… Read more
Hundreds of thousands of #domainers demonstrate outside #ICANN offices in California
Hundreds of thousands of protestors demonstrated outside of the ICANN headquarters in Los Angeles, California. The demon… Read more
Las #Vegas authority registers “What happens here only happens here” #domain name
Forty years ago, if you wanted to gamble in the United States you had just a few choices: Atlantic City, Reno, and Las V… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 23, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 23, 2020. If there… Read more
Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday January 24th, 2020
Yesterday on Twitter I mentioned the ICA is auctioning off two domain to raise some much needed funds. In a nutshell, th… Read more
BrandNewName.com launching soon
BrandBucket sent out an email that announced a new partner that is basically their answer to squadhelp. Here was the e… Read more
.TECH was everywhere at CES this year – here’s three super innovative companies that caught my eye
CES 2020 is a wrap and as the biggest consumer electronics show of the year comes to a close, a lot of new companies and… Read more
#Wuhan coronavirus spreading through bad quality .CN #domains
The deadly Wuhan coronavirus is spreading in China, thanks to bad quality .CN domain names. Chung Pong Wu, chief epidemi… Read more
AUCTION RECAP OF JANUARY 22, 2020
A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on January 22, 2020. If there… Read more
MediaBridge.com : #UDRP Complainant receives a Reverse #Domain Name Hijacking badge
The domain MediaBridge.com was hit with a UDRP process, and the results are in. Registered in 1994, the domain name cons… Read more
Flippa CEO Blake Hutchison Talks Domain Names
Blake Hutchison is the CEO at Flippa. If you’re not familiar with Flippa, it’s the top platform to buy and sell digi… Read more
When responding to inbound offers on a domain, is it better to respond right-away or wait a day or two?
There’s been an ongoing debate in the domain industry that has been top-of-mind for me lately, so I thought I may as w… Read more
Now Namepros is really getting ridiculous
I wrote a post yesterday about outrageous domain wanted threads. It seems Namepros really does not want to address the m… Read more
#Domain with “no bids” is about to be sold at #DropCatch
When domain auctions receive no bids, the domain name does not sell. Most domain auction platforms follow the same pract… Read more
Domain registrar journey across two decades
Having registered my first domain in early 1997, I took a minute to recall what has changed in the domain registrar indu… Read more
Sedo has positions available in Cologne and Boston
Sedo tweeted out today they have positions available in their Cologne and Boston offices. Want to bring your skills and… Read more
FuckALDI.com : #WIPO panelist doesn’t believe store owner’s acronym!
Supermarket giant, ALDI, took the owner of the domain FuckALDI.com to the WIPO for a quick UDRP in the parking lot. In t… Read more
DAN: Introducing Domain Financing 2.0
In a post on Medium Reza from DAN (an advertiser here) announced their new financing model. Sellers now have the option… Read more
Countdown to NamesCon 2020 – my three favorite restaurants in Austin
A week from today Domain Investors from around the world will start flying into Austin…and like most humans, they’ll… Read more
Ignore, Mock or Educate?
When you are new to domain investing a lot of things can be foreign to you. Pricing and requests are difficult if you do… Read more
#Sedo #domain sales for the week of Jan 20, 2020 topped by meals2go.com at $44200
Sedo weekly: Top sale is that of Meals2go.com at $44,200 dollars. Welcome to the latest edition of reporting on the Sedo… Read more
Uniregistry weekly sales led by PayStubs.com
Uniregistry released their top 20 sales for the week and PayStubs.com led the way at $68,750. Loopy.com was second at… Read more
2019 was a strong year for BuyDomains
The reported sales numbers for BuyDomains.com are figures worth paying attention to for domain investors. BuyDomains.com… Read more
Back home after an incredible weekend snow backpacking in Yosemite
I got back to San Francisco a few hours ago after spending the last three days in Yosemite on a snow backpacking adventu… Read more
WeLeakInfo.com Search Engine Seized by US Government
The search engine called WeLeakInfo.com has been seized by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the U.S. Department o… Read more
Domain Investing news highlights for the week of January 13th 2020
Hello, happy Friday and welcome to my weekly Domain Investing News roundup. This week NamesCon has been in the news quit… Read more
SEO Testing: TLD Bias in Search
As a search engine optimization (SEO) and domain name consultant, one of the questions I get asked most often about doma… Read more
One regret from last year I’m not going to regret this year – listing domains on BrandBucket
I’ve been a fan of BrandBucket for years now and I regularly send friends of mine to their site when they’re trying… Read more
When you sell a domain name outbound vs. inbound, do you end up leaving money on the table?
I was talking with another domain investor last week about the potential price difference you’ll see on average when y… Read more
Google to Require TLS 1.2 or Higher on SSL Websites
Starting in January 2020 (this month), Google Chrome will start warning users when they visit websites that are not usin… Read more
Google Search Console URL Inspection Tool is Down
The URL Inspection Tool inside Google Search Console is down. Requests made to Inspect Any URL that is on a verified web… Read more
Domain security : Password protect your USB drive
When traveling, whether it’s to attend domain name conferences or for leisure, make sure all your digital devices are… Read more
New year, new experiment with entire domain portfolio
Hello everyone, Since everyone now is aware that how the last year ended for my portfolio and I was very much impressed… Read more
From $2,888 and $4,400 quote to $15,888 domain sale
Hi everyone, It’s been a fantastic year for myself and I would call it one of the best year overall in terms of domain… Read more
Google Invites, Then Un-Invites, Users to Google Cameos
Apparently Google mistakenly sent out invites to their highly-sought-after Google Cameos app, then promptly un-invited m… Read more
‘Tis the season to reprice your domain names
Happy holidays. ‘Tis the season to be jolly, and while you allow the spirit of Christmas empower you, it’s your own… Read more
Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer Podcast
In the last Quarter of 2019, I’ve launched the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer Podcast. It can be found on most of… Read more
Sales Calls Selling Amazon Alexa Voice Search Listings
Local businesses are getting unsolicited sales calls from a company saying they’re from Amazon Alexa. The local busine… Read more
From $3000 offer to a $26000 domain sale
Hello everyone, As I recently published a post with several of my recent domain sales, today I wanted to share another d… Read more
Influencer Gets 14 Years in Federal Prison for Hijacking Domain Name
A social media influencer has been sentenced to 14 years in United States Federal prison for the attempted hijacking of… Read more
The PIR ORGy should not drive domain investors away from this premium TLD
The sale of PIR to a newly formed entity that’s not covered by the non-profit umbrella might have been widely accepted… Read more
Sedo pays really, really fast for domain auctions
As a domain investor, when I sell a domain name through a third party platform, I’m eager to get paid for the digital… Read more
Relentlessness : A chief characteristic of the Uniregistry brokers
Closing on a five figure domain deal via Uniregistry’s domain marketplace isn’t new to me; I’ve been using the pla… Read more
Few of my recent past domain sales
Hi everyone, It’s been a great time spending here in Malaysia. So far so good. It’s not easy to relocate in any part… Read more
What websites/tools I use on regular basis for domain investing
Hello and Assalamo Alaikum, Many domain investors have asked me on several occasions that what tools and websites I make… Read more
Ten years later : How “Friday Funnies” became DomainGang
Keeping a personal blog for a decade is easy, one can write whenever they have the time, or the inspiration – or the n… Read more
Domain buyers: Strike while the iron is hot
The majority of my domain buyers are corporations, start ups, and companies in stealth mode. I’m pretty sure the occas… Read more
Another ridiculous attempt to justify a lowball domain offer
During the past 20 years, I’ve seen a lot of attempts to justify making lowball offers for a domain name in my portfol… Read more
Domain negotiations with the Arab world
Arabic speakers account for more than 4% of the world, and almost 320 million people. The Arab culture is a mosaic of lo… Read more
DomainAnimal Removed from Domaining.com
FYI – DomainAnimal.com has been removed from the Domaining.com feed due to being sold. The owner of Domaining.com dema… Read more
Partnership between .xyz Domains and Ethereum announced for secure coin management and trading
At Ethereum’s DevCon3 last week, the popular blockchain cryptocurrency announced a partnership with XYZ to allow users… Read more
Radix Claims 77% Renewal Rates After Two Years
New gTLD registry Radix says that three of its larger TLDs have seen a 77% renewal rate two years after launch. The comp… Read more
Amazon and Google to Fight Over .kids at Auction
Amazon, Google and a third applicant are scheduled to fight for control of the new gTLDs .kid or .kids at auction. It’… Read more
Why I Bought A .ai Domain Name
As a domain investor, I have never been a big fan of new domain extensions (domains that are not .com, .net, or .org). T… Read more
Hammock Swings From Rightside to Markmonitor
Statton Hammock has joined brand protection registrar MarkMonitor as its new vice president of global policy and industr… Read more
Coya Buys Coya.com Before $10 Million Funding Round
CrunchBase reported that an insurance startup called Coya received $10 million in seed funding at the end of August. A q… Read more
Registry Bosses to Talk ICANN "Tax Cuts" at Private Meeting
The CEOs of 20 or more gTLD registries are due to meet privately this month to discuss, among other things, the possibil… Read more
Donuts Files Opening Brief in .web Appeal
Company believes covenant not to sue is invalid. New top level domain name company Donuts, through its company Ruby Glen… Read more
GoDaddy Adds Appraisal to Domain Settings Pages
In May of this year, GoDaddy reintroduced its free domain appraisal tool, and the company began showing domain name valu… Read more
Another Auda Director Quit in Secret
Australian ccTLD registry auDA, in the midst of a transparency controversy, reportedly lost another of its directors las… Read more
.club Nears Profitability, Talks Renewals and "Trial" Domains
.CLUB Domains is nearing profitability and poised to become a “growth engine”, despite the view that most of its cur… Read more
Manage Your Own Domain Leads with HelpScout and WordPress
I would like to share one of the main things I’ve been working on lately in case anyone here could possibly benefit: … Read more
My Cloud Gaming Site – 247Gamers.com
I am happiest when I am working on new projects, especially ones that have the potential to make millions of dollars. Th… Read more
4 Options for Free Killer Domain Logos
Whether selling a domain or launching a website, a nice logo can give a boost. If on a steak and taters budget with time… Read more
Sharing
Ever try a neti pot? They are supposed to be great for preventing sinus infections. My mother gave me one many years ago… Read more
The Seven Deadly Mistakes to Avoid When Buying a Domain Name from Someone Else
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Working In Teams
“After all is said and done, more is usually said than done.” The New York Times published a very interesting articl… Read more
NameSilo Marketplace Launches Domain Payment Plans
NameSilo, a domain name registrar, has just launched the ability to offer Payment Plans for premium domain names to cust… Read more
.KIWI Gains 170,000 Domain Registrations In Two Weeks (Yeah, Right!)
.KIWI, a new domain extension aimed at the New Zealand market, has experienced tremendous registration growth the past t… Read more
Why I Paid $1,500 to Rescue Oliver Stone's Domain Name
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Condo.Vegas Soft Launches
Two months ago we acquired Condo.Vegas, along with its plural, Condos.Vegas, we did this as a continued addition to our… Read more
A Reboot for my Blog
For quite sometime I have had it in my mind to do a “reboot” of my blog at BruceMarler.com. I did my first initial p… Read more
The More Things Change, The More They Stay The Same
When my parents were teenagers, they hung out at drive-ins. My generation hung out in malls (I am 47). And at arcades an… Read more
New gTLDs – Aren’t We Forgetting Something? (My DOMAINfest Asia 2016 keynote)
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
YouTube Red
I signed up for YouTube Red this week, and I recommend you give it a try (they offer a free 1 month trial). But, that is… Read more
BoatDeals.com – Will It Float?
“If you aren’t in over your head, how do you know how tall you are?” – T.S. Eliot You may have heard of Beepi.co… Read more
Free Books
Did you know there are hundreds of eBooks you can read for free each week? I only stumbled across this industry because… Read more
New-Tech Domains and When To Cut Losses
Occasionally I become interested in a new technology that is just beginning to bud, and if it sounds promising, like oth… Read more
The Student and The Barometer
“Minds are like parachutes – they only function when open.” – Thomas Dewar Here’s a story I heard many years a… Read more
A Domain Buyer Broker’s POV on which Domains are Most Wanted
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Beware of Black Hat SEO
I come to you today with a warning: Beware of SEO companies. Not all SEO companies are bad, but many employ tactics that… Read more
My Top 10 Mistakes and Failures
Some people have told me that my book How To Make Money Online: Work From Home and Get Rich On The Internet has a mislea… Read more
Are Capital Controls Behind China’s Move Into the Domain Market?
It is an undisputed fact to anyone involved in the domain name aftermarket that a significant upswing in overall pricing… Read more
2016 – The Year of Virtual Reality
My prediction is that 2016 will be the year that virtual reality (VR) finally becomes a major industry. There are many f… Read more
Are You In A Bubble?
We live in a magical time. With one click, I can listen to almost any song or album ever made just by paying $9.95/month… Read more
Klarna.com – Buy Now, Pay Later
Do you own a website where people pay by credit card? If so, you may be interested in a new service that could increase… Read more
Thinking Big
Damn that Elon Musk! I create a site solving the mystery of why some women’s shirts get tiny holes in them (ShirtHoles… Read more
Why Choosing the Wrong Domain Name is Like Burning Money
Bill Sweetman's Domain Name Strategy Blog Has Moved! Update your RSS Reader Now. The Sweetmantra RSS feed has moved to:… Read more
Are All The Good Domains Taken?
Surprisingly, this is a very controversial question. It plays a central part right now in a big lawsuit, where Verisign… Read more
I Wrote A Book – How To Make Money Online
I finally decided to write a book. It is called How To Make Money Online: Work From Home and Get Rich On The Internet, a… Read more
I Have Seen The Future
I don’t usually make product recommendations on my blog, but for $10 you really should try the Google Cardboard virtua… Read more
The Online Music Business Sucks
A year ago I wrote about how I started outsourcing my song performances, because I had written over 100 songs but don’… Read more
My First Kiss
Fear. That is what it came down to. In a previous blog posting, I talked about my First Date in middle school. We fell i… Read more
Throwback Thursday – One Commenter’s Cogent Corrective To A Blogger’s ‘Cybersquatter’ Rant
While cleaning out an inbox the other day I somehow came across a link to a blog post from four years ago, titled, Domai… Read more
Google’s Mobilegeddon
Google made their much anticipated mobile-friendly update (nicknamed “Mobilegeddon”) last week, where a site’s sea… Read more
Domain Name Prices
I find the current state of the domain name market confusing. Every week I read about a bunch of domain sales, all at wh… Read more
Google Adsense Warning
My Google Adsense stats have been going crazy for the past 24 hours. I am making 2-10 times as much money as usual for s… Read more
My First Date
Sometimes business is a little like dating. Let me explain. I went on my first date when I was in 7th grade. It was typi… Read more
There Is Nothing New Anymore
I bought a new computer this week. It was a top of the line PC for $1100. But, it really is no better than the last high… Read more
The Yin to the Yang of Domain Sales
Although it isn’t a regular column to this blog, consider this my weekend musings, if you will. The following are so… Read more
Moniker Exiting the Drop Game?
One of the company’s drop-catching proxy registrars SantiamDomains recently (and quietly) changed hands and is now und… Read more