I want to let all of the readers of TeenDomainer.com that I have moved my domain blog to BrianDiener.com. A few months ago I turned 20 and could no longer be the "teen domainer". On my new blog, I am still going to be blogging about many of the same topics I covered on this Related posts: TeenDomainer turns 18 and Becomes an Adult Domainer also Po...

  Without a doubt!?(And I am not just saying that because I own a content writing marketplace.) Google updates have come and gone. Some of my network of sites have been killed, others are still at the top and from what I can tell it is the ones that I updated?consistently that?survived at the top.??Content Related posts: Minisite In A Week: D...

The best way I can describe the Google Penguin update is chaos. Having almost 50 of my own websites to look at traffic data,?analytics, and ranking reports for has provided me with some interesting insight into how I think the update worked. Each one of my sites was not effected in the same way and Related posts: Google Updates PageRank For the Fi...

I arrived home from Emory yesterday and after a great year I am ready to spend the summer focused on domains and development. I am hoping to apply some of the lessons I learned inside and outside of the classroom to my business. This summer I am going to focus on a few main projects. Related posts: Back from Alaska and Colorado and Back to Domaini...

As some of you might remember last year I applied for and later won a scholarship from Godaddy and the .Me registry. They gave away $100,000 to 10 bright students going into college and this year they are doing it again.   Masa from the .Me team contacted me a few weeks ago to ask Related posts: Domaining Helps Pay For College with $10,000 fr...

One of the most popular questions and comments I get is how often should I update my website? The answer is it totally depends on the industry and site you are looking to maintain. Some ultra competitive areas might need an article a day or week while smaller areas only take a new article every Related posts: 5 Steps To Take Before Developing any ...

The Google Adwords Keyword tool is one of the most useful tools on the web. I almost always have it open in one of my many tabs in chrome. I have begin to also use a few other tools when doing?researching for article, domain names, and competitor research. Keyword?research?is so useful in many parts of Related posts: What is a Keyword Domain Name?...

To put it simply Yes and No. Most people know that I have developed out many of my domain names into small and medium sized?websites. But like almost all developers I have more names that I have time to develop so I keep a number of them parked. On my parked names I have a Related posts: .ME and .Biz Domains Sales Surprisingly Strong A Great Holid...

Recently I was trying to explain basic search engine optimization practices for writers to a friend and freelancer and I could not find a good guide on the internet so I figured I would put something quick together. I am by no means an SEO expert, I just wanted to share what I think could Related posts: Free SEO Friendly WordPress Themes for Minis...

Since 2009 the stock market (DOW) has moved from 8,000 to around 12,000 which is a huge increase in value. Also in 2009 I purchased the domain PoopBeGone.com for $10 on namepros. Over the 3 years which I owned the domain I received 8 emails about the name with a few leading to small offers Related posts: Success With Godaddy Premium Listings Will ...

One of my major plans for 2012 is?going?to be to add a new type of monetization?to my network of sites. ?I have currently use adsense, various?affiliate?programs?from sites like CJ.com and ShareASale.com, direct ad deals, and now I want to add more lead generation. I began to look for names that I thought would make solid Related posts: Accidental...

For product domain owners like myself the holiday season is always a little extra special. With millions of people online searching for gifts I always see traffic and advertising revenue increase. With many of my outdoor's related domain this is always a nice boost in revenue during the winter months which are normally slower for Related posts: Am...

2011 was a great year for me, I have almost no complaints. I'm 19 years old and am enjoying every second of life. That being said there are always things that when we look back we wish we would have done so I am going to run through some of mine that relate to domain Related posts: My Advertising Revenue is Up in 2011 My 2011 Business Goals and Re...

It is amazing to me that 2011 is already coming to an end. I have not blogged much in the last few months because of something called college which took up most of my time, but I just wanted to update some of my readers with what I have been working on. Just because I Related posts: Busy Weekend Getting Work Done Some Updates

As the year comes to an end now is a great time to build out that site you have been planning on all year. Many people are off of work (or school in my case) and have a little extra time after the holiday parties and family members leave to sit down a get it Related posts: Now is the time to Develop Your Seasonal Domains ExpiredDomains.org Launche...

As you may have seen in the news lately Kim Jong Il the ruthless leader of North Korea died a few days ago. What you may not have?know is that there was a very popular website named Kim Jong Il Looking at Things. When I heard the news of KJI's death I realized that the No related posts.

It's been the busiest time of my life, but I can now say I am done with my first?quarter?of college. I am in Atlanta at Emory University having a great time, the only issue I have is my lack of time for domaining.?Midterms, parties, and sleep now take up a huge chunk of my time. Related posts:Domaining Helps Pay For College with $10,000 from God...

This is a copy of a Post I wrote for the Domain Holdings Blog.? This summer I had the amazing opportunity to start working at?Domain Holdings. It is an experience that I will never forget and I am so grateful for the time I spent working as a member of the team at DH. To Related posts:Minisites Have Been Working for Me Building Minisites Has Mad...

I just got on my Google+ account for the first time and I would have to say that I really like it. I am a huge google fan and use many of their products like gmail,?calendar, and now music too. ?It does feel a lot like facebook, but right away the big differences were the Related posts:Weekend Update- Google Instant Helping Earnings New Experime...

End user sales are what every domainer dreams about. When I began in the domain industry I would pick up names for $10 and then try and pitch them to end users. I would try and sell them from $250 to $750 and I made sale and a little bit of money this way. I Related posts:Going Old School When Contacting End Users Proof Some End Users Still Do N...

Happy 4th of July to all of my readers in America, I hope you are having as much fun as I am up on a lake water?skiing?and sailing. I am enjoying my weekend and am trying to stay away from my computer as much as possible. Hostgator is the hosting?company that I use for this Related posts:Insane Hostgator Black Friday Deal 80% OFF Hosting HostGat...

I was just reading on SEO Roundtable that for the first time in 6 months Google updated their page rank numbers. Google says they have been phasing out how much they use pagerank in their?algorithm, but I think that the system still is very valuable. If you name has any page rank that Google's way Related posts:Google Updates Algorithm, Good or ...

People say minisites are dead. I have said some minisites are dead. Turns out some minsites might not be dead after all. Take a look at RentaCargoVan.com Does it look like a site the?earned?$102.92 last month? No. The site is nothing special, a minisite with a?few pages of unique content, custom descriptions, a custom header Related posts:I thou...

Today for the first time I even included a few .net I think that there are some really good ones dropping and Shane listed some really good ones today too. I have seen some really great names lately and picked up a few. It seems that people are even looking at these list a little Related posts:Lots of Dropping Domain Names Today 4/23 Learn From ...

Todays list is one of the best in a while that I have seen, which is good because I needed something to pick me up after the loss last night. My favorite line of the night was that in honor of Shaq retirement the Heat have decided to shoot free throws life him. It just Related posts:Lots of Dropping Domain Names Today 4/23 Easy Place to Find Gre...

Another week is ?finishing up and its been a hot one here in Florida, with the only bad news being the Heat basketball team but hopefully they can recover tonight. First thought is that minisites are not dead and I will past proof about that tomorrow. Things have changed over the years but with the Related posts:Weekend Updates: Free Lockpicks, ...

I was looking at some of my?rankings?of my WhyPark domain names this weekend and I was really excited about how well they are doing. I have a few names on their system and the results are much better than expected. I talked about adding my names to their system months ago. ?Some names I?originally?put them Related posts:Building a Mini Minisite ...

Its a great day down in Florida, another warm summer beach day. There are also some good domains up for grab today you might want to take a look at thanks to dropday and estibot for helping with the lists as always. I've been doing a bit of running which means I have had time Related posts:Good Morning Monday 3/28 Domain Drops Sunday Product Dom...

I have good news for all Dropday users you may or may not have noticed that for a few days there were no godaddy auctions in the list but now they are back on dropday! Today and this weekend have some nice names up for grabs. I have been super busy?lately?but I am enjoying summer. Related posts:Today's Dashing Domain Drop Auctions on Monday Tues...

All you ever read is that to get ranked high in Google, Bing, and Yahoo, you need links. But lately Google and others have been commenting and making changes to their algorithm that take into account the quality of links point to a web site. This week I found out firsthand that link quality links Related posts:Update on My Store SpyPen.net The G...

Well I am officially no longer in high school. I?graduated lat Saturday so now summer is?officially?here for me.??Hopefully I will be able to get these list out as much as possible?in between?runs to the?beach. There are some nice names with decent search volume today. I like stuff above 400 and also a few high cpc Related posts:Domain Drops and...

Today I really think there are some nice names in the list. It is a longer list with names that can be developed and or flipped. Snapnames dominated the list with only a few names from namejet and godaddy. Today I am working on my spy pen site doing some SEO and adding the new Related posts:Lots of Dropping Domain Names Today 4/23 Domain Drops a...

Google announced a week ?ago that it was updating its?algorithm which runs the Google Adwords Keyword tool and also the Traffic estimator. Personally I use the keyword tool many times?throughout?the day to check on domain name search numbers, picking titles for websites and when writing articles. I also know that I am not the only Related posts:...

A nice start to the week with some nice names today, I have always wanted to Backpack through Europe and I also like the sticker name. Cubicle decor also has 10 bidders already. As I said in my post yesterday if anyone wants a free lockpick set, spy pen, or universal remote just contact me. Related posts:Sunday Product Domain Drop Auctions 3/20 ...

Its was a busy week for me with high school ending, I took my last AP exam on?Thursday and then had prom Friday night. So now it is?officially?summer and??I can spend a bit more time on domains and development that I could during the school year with nightly homework. Here are a few things that Related posts:How to Add an Adsense Compliant Priva...

When you go to sell a domain name there are a few different pitches you can use to show a buyer why they should purchase the name. With each domain name a end user will be looking for something from the name. Recently trying to sell the same domain name I had two end user Related posts:I like No's from End Users Easy Place to Find Great Domains ...

First I would like to thank Andrew from DNW for his story yesterday and also Ron Jackson from DNJournal for writing about my Godaddy Scholarship. And thanks to everyone who sent me an email, tweet, facebook inbox, or commented on the story It was really nice! ?and Shows just how great the domain community is! Related posts:Domain Drops and Aucti...

I applied for the Godaddy Me Scholars program a few months ago and I found out a few days ago that I will be receiving $10,000 towards my college education at Emory University next year. The application was based on test scores, grade point average, and an essay. The essay was on how the internet Related posts:Cyber Monday Shows The Importance o...

I have talked a bunch about how well my online store at spypen.net is doing, but as with most things it is not all rainbows and butterflies. Unlike running minisites or?affiliate?stores, there are many new?responsibilities?that come along with a true online store. From my ebay selling?experience?I knew about most of the issues I would run Relate...

Sorry I have not done one of these in a few days, but don;t worry school will be over soon and then I will have time. I would like to thanks Anthony from doing an article on my store SpyPen.net if you want to take a look at it head over to his domain blog Related posts:Good Product and Non Product Domain Drops on 4 21 Friday 4 22 Dropping Domain...

Before I start I just want hey, I'm back from states for track and now I am in the middle of ap exams which for those of you who do not remember much of high schoool, they are college level classes in which you have a national exam at then end of the year and Related posts:Minisite in a Week Day 4: Making Money off Your Minisites Minisite In A W...

Today there are a lot of names, none of which are amazing but some that have vale. A few of them are on godaddy some even buy it now for $5. I have my eye on one or two for development down the road when I find some time. Up to now spy pen site Related posts:Friday 4 22 Dropping Domain Names A Few Dropping Names I like today Minisite in a Week D...

While I was looking at some of the developed websites and domain names on Flippa I found a few nice auctions. Flippa has been reporting some really nice sales and seems to have the buyers on its site with money to spend. In the next week I might try and sell another one of my Related posts:Another Great Paintball Domain For Sale on Sedo Auction ...

Here are the domain drops, I have been a little slow posting this time of year because of AP exams and other end of the year stuff but High School is almost over for me! ?I have some exciting news and some great information to share in the next week on some stuff I have Related posts:Today 4/17 Product Domain Drops Friday 2/25 Product Domain Dro...

All over the domain world we have seen the hot thing go from parking, to minisites and mass development, and now there are many people who have said that minisites are dead especally after the google panda update. And I still think that some types of minisites are not going to be a profitable way Related posts:Minisites Can Show the Path to Full...

I know I have been gone for about a week. Its the end of school and while I had hoped that I would not have much work, I have more than ever. For those of you that know what AP exams are I have them starting in two weeks so it is crunch time. With Related posts:End of the Week! Product Domain Drops Some Strong Monday 2/28 Product Domain Drops 3/...

Yesterday the second auction auction for Pad.com sold for$ 80,000 on Bido. This from what I know is Bido's largest sale ever by almost 5 times. ?The reserve for the first auction was $90,000 which was not met with the bids only reaching $35,000. The name was then?re auctioned with 38 bids and it reached Related posts:Gangsters.com Sells on eBay ...