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In my original post titled, "Selling ice to the Eskimos" I talked about the high expectations and low returns of domainer-to-domainer auctions. When you sell a product to those that don't have a real need for it, you're not making the money you should be making.
The strategy of selling domains to end-users as a method
On average, 75% of the domains I have targeted on a given drop day make it through and become available for registration. Today was a bit odd in that very few of the domains on my target list became available. I'm a bit short on time today so I'm going to skip the keyword analysis
Today in the Lowdown at DN Journal: Domain industry people in the news including geodomain giant Skip Hoagland, the long-time face of Fabulous.com - Dan Warner, Sedo's Simonetta Batteiger, globetrotting entrepreneur Gregg McNair and the best negotiator in the business, Rick Schwartz.
I received an email from "PayPal" asking me to login to my account and update my records or it may be suspended. PayPal is very important to my business and a tool I use every day. Because of this I take emails and messages very serious. Looking at the email something didn't look right. Instead
A look at what domain bloggers and news sites are writing about this week.
Various domain news sites and bloggers have written some great articles this week that are worth referring to.
Demand for new gTLDs - Michael Berkens beat me to writing a story about ICANN CEO Paul Twomey's comments about new gTLD demand. Twomey
Research report shows consumers not keen on new TLDs.
A couple weeks ago I received an email from a researcher at The Future Laboratory, a UK-based research and trend forecasting company. The company was preparing a report, sponsored by domain registrar Gandi.net, about the introduction of new top level domain names. We later discussed
BathSupplies.com tops list of over 350 domain names sold.
NameMedia, parent company of BuyDomains and Afternic, sold more than 350 domain names over the past week for total reported sales of $600,000. The top domain sales were BathSupplies.com at $11,500 and Authenticated.com at $9,000.
Here are other top .com domain sales:
transpond.com $8,500.00...
What to do when you receive a domain threat.
I rarely receive legal threats about my domain names. I've never received a UDRP, and can remember only a couple times someone took the time to e-mail me suggesting that they had rights to my domains. (None of those people followed up, by the way.)
But
DomainReport.ca - I was reading some recent domain blog posts about the idea of 'peak domaining', the fact that type in's and typing in domain names to navigate will become obsolete. In fact, reading these posts gives you the idea that domain names are becoming less relevant, and prices have reached a peak.I couldn't disagree more.I used to wonder...
WordPress is one of the most widely used website content management systems today, though I suspect they've got some secret they're not telling us.
I discovered this disturbing exciting trend while looking for fellow geeks to follow, have a look…
These ladies are actual…This article is from DotSauce.com Domain Name Magazine.
Congratula...
Rick Latona Auctions will be hosting the first ever ccTLDs focused, live auction in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Thursday, June 4th at 4:00 PM GMT +1 at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. ccTLDs Conference.
Mr. Ed Keay-Smith, Oz Domainer, will be representing DotSauce readers. He won…This article is from DotSauce.com Domain Name Magazine.
TRAFFIC Amsterdam Doma...
Creating labels and filters in GMail can be an easy way to save time and hassle managing a hectic inbox.? We simply don't want to deal with emails coming in daily even though that information can be valuable.
Can we transform…This article is from DotSauce.com Domain Name Magazine.
How to Use GMail Filters and Labels to Become a Domainer Pro...
Creating a unique website to display your domain names for sale is a great idea.? A domain portfolio website can give you good exposure and potentially loyal customers.? Portfolios today can also be interactive and feature rich too!
I know of…This article is from DotSauce.com Domain Name Magazine.
Poll: Do You Have a Domain Portfolio Website...
Michael Wong, SEO and Business blogger, published a fantastic editorial today featuring 8 ordinary people achieving extraordinary success.
These mostly young entrepreneurs, software developers, affiliate marketers and bloggers made their millions by developing businesses online.
However, there is one man that stands out who…This article is fr...
Social networking giant Facebook is preparing to test a new payments system, according to BusinessInsider today.? A company rep says this new system will allow the use of Facebook credits towards the purchase of goods and services through third-party applications.
"They're earning WHAT!?"…This article is from DotSauce.com Domain Name Magazine...
Here is a list of several different Godaddy.com domain discount coupon codes for savings when purchasing a domain name at Godaddy, renewals and much more. Enjoy.
gdr0607a 30% Off .com, .net, .org or .biz New Registration. Expires June 25, 2009
DNF2 $7.59 .com domain renewal
goazid200d $7.19 .com New Registration
gdbb776 for a $24.99 .tv renewal
dow...
It often becomes common nature to online users to visit a website and fit it to have a matching a domain name that really simply makes sense! Actually doing this for the site owner is often a whole different story and not an easy to task most of the time.
Soaps.com "could" be owned by a
It was brought to my attention that the domain name DigitialMedia.com (typo with an extra i) is currently on auction as a Pre-Release expired domain name auction on NameJet.com.
DigitalMedia.com is a great domain but with a 3rd i in the domain name after the t doesn't make this current auction a good domain, nor the
I was contacted by Mike aka Makeawave on NamePros.com and DNF.com. He had his domain name 6a.net stolen. The user name Nascar on NamePros is the one who did it. He also has an account at DNF under the user id BigNameLover.
The scammer used a common tactic.
Pay with a stolen (hacked) Paypal.com account. Once the
At the request of end-users we keep most sales data private. After all, buyers are entitled to conduct business with some sort of privacy and dignity. Some buyers just want a category-killer premium domain name for their business. They don?t want to be brandished shamelessly in forums and on blogs.
I personally don?t believe in openly
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