March 12, 2009 Posts

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Outsourcing Domain Development Revisited

 Mark As Read    

Although I do most of my site development myself, using XSitePro2 or Dreamweaver, there are times when it's necessary to outsource.Today I have awarded a $2000 contract to develop one of my sites to an established firm overseas. I'll show the site when it's done. I expect it to take 35 days. We'll see.In the past, I've had mixed experiences with th...

David Carter 1161 days ago

Flip Video Camcorder

 Mark As Read    

In January I was searching for the perfect camcorder to use for video blogging. I purchased the Insignia HD Camcorder, tried it out and it was horrible. I returned it the next day and exchanged it for the Flip Ultra. I purchased the Flip Ultra for $129 at Best Buy. This is $30 more than the

ChefPatrick 1161 days ago

Writing General End-User Emails

 Mark As Read    

At some point in almost all domainer's careers, they'll write an end-user email. When writing an end-user email, you don't want to be too formal, but you want to be too casual either. Companies will often trash letters and emails that don't have proper grammar or spelling as well. I have created and wanted to

DNUnderground 1161 days ago

JuryLaw(dot)com Preview - A Case Study in Domaining SEO

 Mark As Read    

I am planning to finish JuryLaw(dot)com this weekend and release it on Sunday. I thought this would be a good time to explain some of the things I have done to optimize this domain for SEO - including new optimizations for Google's new Universal Search. As always, the first part of my development is always keyword

Ataz.com, Pirh.com, Fpoo.com and More For Sale

 Mark As Read    

- Top 4 letter domain at bargain prices. - 10% discount if you purchase 3 or more domains - Payments by paypal masspay, or moneybookers $675 each: ezoh.com fpoo.com ataz.com ozav.com ufut.com enuh.com egek.com pirh.com $485 each: leiw.com ufdo.com ufno.com iaby.com giuk.com kwap.com guuw.com drsh.com osej.com cihh.com nnof.com oadf.com eift.com lt...

Domain Magnate 1161 days ago

Did Auction.com Sell for $2.5 Million ?

 Mark As Read    

Unconfirmed reports are bubbling on Twitter and other sites that the ‘category killer' domain name, Auction.com, may have been sold for $2.5 million.? Based on the current whois record and the whois record from 2-days ago, the domain is definitely under new ownership. A new site is also live with the domain redirecting to REDC,?

Domain Name News 1161 days ago

Bernie Madoff Lessons for the Domain Name Industry

 Mark As Read    

What we can learn from the Bernie Madoff scandal. If there's one thing lacking in the business world these days, it's trust. You can thank a lot of people for that, including Bernie Madoff. Madoff stole over $50 billion of his clients' money. Here are some lessons from the Madoff scandal that can

Domain Name Wire 1161 days ago

Google Adsense for Domains, Three Months Later

 Mark As Read    

Looking back on Google's AFD Direct move. It was three months ago that Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) dropped a bombshell: it would start offering domain parking services directly to Adsense clients. Now that a few months have passed, I've had more time to reflect on this move and what it means for the industry. The short term

Domain Name Wire 1161 days ago

Billion Dollar Company Loses Key Domain Name

 Mark As Read    

Silicon Labs loses domain name, fights to get it back. Austin, Texas-based Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) has lost control of a key domain name, SiliconLabs.com. The company has filed for arbitration with National Arbitration Forum to regain control of the domain. Silicon Labs' main domain name is SiLabs.com. But I suspect most people

Domain Name Wire 1161 days ago

This and that from me to you!

 Mark As Read    

~ Google trends is buzzing with domain name searches this morning. These searches include: PuzzleMaker.com, ESL.org, Tagged.com, Dig.com and Forbes.com. I watch Google Trends daily and it's rare to see that many direct searches for exact domains. As I have said in the past, it crackes me up that people "search" for what they already...

Dot Weekly 1161 days ago

Liquidating Your Domain Names

 Mark As Read    

Say that you need to cash out your domain investments ASAP. Perhaps you need to pay some bills, and you can't afford to hold on to some of your domain names any more. Where do you turn? Right now, I don't think there are any absolute reliable options, but I do think Bido Related posts:The Problem With Domain Auctions Ask almost anyone what the...

Eilliot's Blog 1161 days ago

The Way to a Domainers? Brain?

 Mark As Read    

The way to a domain investor's brain is through his liver.? Thanks for the wine, Gordon! Related posts:Cool Domain Name, Cool Blog, Cool Idea Gordon is a domain investor who I met and had...Why Domainers Don't Generally Partner Up I've received a few "partnership" offers, and I know that...Social Media for Domainers While I am away Related pos...

Eilliot's Blog 1161 days ago

DNJournal: GeoDomain Expo To Be Canceled

 Mark As Read    

According to a DNJournal source, the GeoDomain Expo, put on annually by Associated Cities, will be canceled. This is disappointing, but its understandable given the difficult market conditions.? I've been debating internally whether to make the cross-country trip, as it's close to Burbank but it's probably a bit too far to do both. Once I receive ...

Eilliot's Blog 1161 days ago

Domain Aftermarket Newsletter Launches Friday

 Mark As Read    

Name.com is launching a daily domain aftermarket newsletter this week. Our clients have been asking us for this for months. Now we finally have a lineup of domain names at prices that we feel represents a broad enough range to entice everyone. With a variety of price points starting at $20 for expiring names from the

Name.com 1161 days ago

CareerInstitute.com Sells For $30K On NameJet.com

 Mark As Read    

CareerInstitute.com sold yesterday at NameJet.com for a healthy $30,100 on NameJet.com. In this economy, you can't get get a much better domain than one dealing with jobs and career's. This auction had 98 bidders,and appears to have been bought by Demand Media. Other notable domain sales from a pretty slow week at NameJet.com include: iscslp2006.or...

The Domains 1162 days ago

OnlineNic Settles With Microsoft: Appeals Verizon Decision

 Mark As Read    

According to reports, Microsoft Corp. and OnlineNic have reached a settlement in a case where Microsoft accused OnlineNic of registering numerous domain names that infringe Microsoft trademarks. The Judge of the Microsoft case, Marilyn Hall Patel, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California signed off Monday on a joint stipul...

The Domains 1162 days ago

Daylight Savings Time costs Domainers $480,000,000

 Mark As Read    

via RescueTeam:On Monday, the entire RescueTeam dragged their collective backsides into the office a little bit late. Weekends are sometimes challenging to recover from in terms of work schedule– but Daylight Savings Time Monday is especially painful. Towards the end of the day we all collectively felt the day was short– and, of course, it was. ...

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

Innovative iPhone Ad Unit Crushes BOTH dotMOBI and PPC Models

 Mark As Read    

Dockers Introduces 'Shakeable' iPhone AdApparel Maker Uses Device's Motion-Detecting AccelerometerSAN FRANCISCO (AdAge.com) -- The latest example of a cool marketer-created iPhone experience is not an app but an ad. Apparel maker Dockers San Francisco has created a "shakable," motion-sensitive ad that uses the phone's motion-detecting feature.The a...

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

RT@ Rick Schwartz: Forget What You Think You Know

 Mark As Read    

Enjoy this replay of our popular Rick Schwartz piece from a year ago. And join Rick Schwartz LIVE on Domain Success Mach 24th. He's got a lot on his mind and doesn't mince words!---------“Here it is, the perfect site: Enter Here.??? "But that was before ppc."So now it will be the perfect site again.In tribute: Rick Schwartz is an extraordinary huma...

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

Taco Truck Has 8,000 Followers on Twitter

 Mark As Read    

Via SpringWise:Restaurants on wheels have already come a long way, as upscale pizza, ice-cream and dessert trucks have joined the ranks of the Good Humor man and the hot-dog stand. Now the taco truck—a longstanding institution on the streets of LA—is getting a whole new spin thanks to Twitter and the infusion of some Korean spice.Launched last fall...

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

Hunk Junk (.com)-- "Let Tomorrow's Leaders Haul Your Junk Today"

 Mark As Read    

A year ago we covered junk-removal companies 1-800-Got-Junk and Any Junk?, based in Canada and the UK, respectively. Though we didn't know it then, turns out a like-minded company was being launched in the US around the same time. Epitomizing the brand name that says it all, College Hunks Hauling Junk has since grown from a temporary summer gig int...

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

Axe Hair Crisis Relief (.org)

 Mark As Read    

Simply BRILLIANT MTV call-to-action campaign. Text someone you care about a message that their hair style sucks.

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

Steward to Cramer: "What You Did Was Disingenuous at Best; Criminal at Worse"

 Mark As Read    

Via Twitter:@lbcyber Just saw Jon Stewart's confrontation with Jim Cramer. Yikes, I've never seen a brutal murder [of a career] like that on television before.Jon Stewart provided the most intriguing 30 min of tv have ever watched as he indicted Jim Cramer tonight. Frost/nixon for the 21st cent.@JeremyMathews Wow. Jon Stewart just eviscerated Crame...

The Frager Factor 1161 days ago

Domain Names Rejected by Adsense? LimitedEditionBooks.com, ClearNailPolish.com and more

 Mark As Read    

There were several domain names we recently submitted to Google's Adsense for Domains. Most were approved, but several were disapproved for Policy Violations. When a name is rejected, you can re-submit it again for consideration, but you can only submit one at a time using an online form, so it's a bit cumbersome and can be lengthy. Not sure if it'...

Little Devil Media 1161 days ago

ICANN Serve Themselves Above Everyone Else

 Mark As Read    

While I won't go into a detailed explanation here, suffice it to say that ICANN are trying to push a stupid, and costly, proposal in which an unlimited number of new tld's could be released into the internet market. This is the equivalent of dumping a bucket of chum into a fishbowl. ICANN?solicited comments some weeks

PremiumDomains.biz 1162 days ago
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