Morning Folks!! To get the future right you MUST calibrate the past. You must go back and see what you got right and what you got wrong. It's not always the easiest thing especially when you focus on what we each did wrong or got wrong. 6 years ago this month and several times thereafter The post If you Poo Pooed the iPhone, What Else did you get W...

Morning Folks!! I really think the BIG gamble comes down to whether the new gTLD's will Distinguish a BRAND or isolate that BRAND. And that question MOSTLY applies to .BRANDS. Now that gamble for them is not huge and companies will always find inventive ways to use a As .Apple or a As .Dell. But many of The post Distinguish or Isolate? That it the ...

Morning Folks!! June 2013 may go down in history As as one of the worst American months ever. Politics has been turned on its head as we learned that we were As Spied on, Listened to, Lied to and Mislead and then it gets worse from there as we are poised for war in Syria and beyond. The post Spied on, Listened to, Lied to and Mislead. And that was ...

Morning Folks!! The more I talk to folks the more I see they always have a missing link to their business plan. They fill that gap with "Hope" instead of a solid plan or even a number of plans. Hope is also the code name for Google rankings and traffic. They hope this and they The post Hoping is Not a Business Strategy! appeared first on The Rick S...

Morning Folks!! Some folks don't like me. But it is almost never for what I did to them personally but it is almost always about my thoughts and words. They are pointed, sharp and direct. And they are also accurate as I view the world. So deal with it. Here is a perfect example. Let The post Rick's Guide to Making Friends in Business. LOL! appeared...

Morning Folks!! Let's not minimize or maximize the Reverse Domain Name hijacking (RDNH) decision that came down against Procter and Gamble (P&G) over Swash.com back in March. But for a stellar company like P&G it is a black eye they should have never gotten. So lets just deal with a few facts. This was what The post Procter and Gamble's Big...

Morning Folks!! In 2007 I wrote about it and prepared for it cuz I saw in coming. In 2008 we were in New York City when they were jumping out of windows. In 2009, 2010, 2011 we lived thru the fallout. In 2012 we started rising from the ashes and by the end of 2013 The post Champions and Challengers. appeared first on The Rick Schwartz Domain Name a...

Evening Folks!! Over the past few years most companies and people have had an up and down review and a full inventory of where they were at and where they were headed. It was forced. The times dictated our actions. That made us leaner, meaner and smarter. Growth happens when we are challenged in a The post The Finanical Recession is Over. But a Rec...

Morning Folks!! Wow!! Been quite a week! Between wrapping up the Las Vegas show, the red-eye home then opening up the October, Annual Show, and recuperating from the last few weeks, this is the first time I have had time to have some time. Was this really one week? I think this week started some The post T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Ritz-Carlton Reservations Now...

Morning Folks!! It may be summer for consumers but June begins Christmas for retailers. And if you don't know and understand that, your timing is going to be off. So when I look at business I can look at that business via the eyes of any owner in any industry. That is the basis for The post I See the World Through Historical Retail and Wholesale Ti...

Morning Folks!! I am not an avid book reader. But one book I have read when I was 20, 40 and now 60 has been a great guide to shape human nature in a better direction. It's the book in which I learned that habits take 30 days to make or 30 days to break. The post The ONLY Book I Ever Read 3X appeared first on The Rick Schwartz Domain Name and Traff...

Morning Folks!! When you are in shark infested waters my advice to you is to have a bigger, meaner, crazier shark on your side than the other. An army of minnows is not match. You can't act like a minnow and fight sharks. As domainers you are fighting battles on several fronts and many don't The post Sharks and Minnows and Domain Names that are Pri...

Morning Folks!! There is not a word here that I can say that matters more than those from attendees. They decide whether the show was a success or not. They decide if it was worth leaving the comfort of their homes. They decide over the course of the weeks and months ahead whether they got The post TRAFFIC 25 Bellagio Las Vegas 2013. One for the Hi...

Test 3 Trying to figure out why the feeds are not working. Hope to have it resolved today so I can make a real post!! Sorry if you commented on one of the test posts I deleted.The post WordPress Test 3 appeared first on The Rick Schwartz Domain Name and Traffic Blog RicksBlog.com | Home of the "Domain King".

Morning Folks!! Below are the final list of domains being auctioned today.We accept phone bids, text bids and pre-bids. Just contact Ray Neu.As ray at 54.ws before NOON today west coast time. Someone commented on one of the blogs that he could only find 5% of the domains on the list to bid on. I told The post T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Auction TODAY at 2PM Las...

Morning Folks!! Regardless of the slogan, one thing I can assure you is that what happens in Vegas will not stay in Vegas and for very good reason. Actually for many reasons. But let's stick to the obvious. The walls talk and your movements are being recorded. Probably the most densely populated camera city on The post What Happens in Vegas Wil...

Morning Folks!! You can tell by the comments that there is a lot of mixed emotion on this one. I have yet to sort it out myself because of the "Unique facts". But my job here is to simply publish the results and sometimes some commentary. This one I need to think about. I need to The post The Unfortunate Reverse Domain Name Hijacking ...

Evening Folks!! Ever since AirKatrina.com in 2005, 3.5 hours at the FBI headquarters in Miami, unable to even call my wife, a $2500 legal bill, the Attorney General on TV about this case and one of Ricks Board members actually going to jail for 2 years, plus some personal fallout and more stress than anyone The post The Charitable Domainer and a FR...

Morning Folks!! The following is the Final Auction List for TRAFFIC Next Week. There will be NO online bidding. But we tried. I explained the reasons on the comment section of this post by Elliot. Below is a note DIRECT from the Bellagio that illustrates my concerns. Even for the most expensive hotel ever built. The post Final T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Auctio...

Morning Folks!! If you can't handle the truth then stop reading and go buy a comic book. I have stated for years that the bar to entering domaining is very low and when you look at how some look at their business it becomes obvious. Even domain flippers are selling collectible and unique assets with The post If you want to be a Successful INVESTOR,...

Morning Folks!! As reported by TheDomains.com last Friday…… Office of Medical & Scientific Justice, Inc. represented by Matthew H. Swyers of The Trademark Company, LLC, Virginia, USA. was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) in attempted theft of the domain names hivinnocencegrouptruth.com and hivinnocenceprojec...

Morning Folks!! As reported by DomainNameWire.com, P&G finally stepped up to the plate and bought the domain that just weeks ago they had been found guilty of trying to Reverse Hijack with THIS DECISION and many follow up posts by yours truly. I think we will reach a watershed moment this year and while attempted hijackings are up, they will crest ...

Morning Folks!! What if I told you that one of our attendees that most of you know has traveled a MILLION miles to come to TRAFFIC shows over the years. You would probably think I was exaggerating. So let's count. Each trip I count as 12,000 miles. 24,000 miles round trip. So if he went to 10 TRAFFIC shows that would be 240,000 miles. 20 shows woul...

Morning Folks!! It' so secret that when it comes to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) proactive is an understatement to describe my efforts. I am on a personal and professional mission to SHAME these folks in such a manner that folks will figure it out before I have to publicly tar and feather them. Not you style, then get used to bending over. ...

Morning Folks!! Progress does not happen overnight. Except last night. That's when we threw the switch and opened the FIRST PHASE of the JointVentures.com Pitch Page. What's a "Pitch Page"? It's more than just putting a sentence and letting them know it is for lease or sale or joint venture. May I introduce you to the first one. We now have about 2...

Morning Folks!! A little over 3 years ago my mother was on her death bed. I had sent her and her friend on a cruise which was something I did for her 1x or 2x a year since my dad died about 15 years ago. She took very ill on the cruise in 2010 and she had to be flown home by a medical ambulance. If you go on a cruise, always get the insurance. That...

Morning Folks!! It was September 22, 2009 that I made my first post about JointVentures.com that I can find online and date stamped. It talks about what I plan to do in 2009 and I state in that post that my vision would take 5 years to manifest itself. So while others jack rabbit all over the place, my head is down, my goal is in mind and in the da...

Mornng Folks!! The idiots and morons always IGNORE my main point. Because if they actually had to argue the MAIN POINT, they would go down in defeat in the opening round. They have no answer to my main point and they will never have an answer that will hold water. S they have to distract your attention. This is the story of Wantable.CO buying Wanta...

Morning Folks!! I can rattle off 100 names that have not been seen in months or on very limited occasions. Where have they gone? What are they doing? Well most folks greatly underestimate the talents of domainers. Especially the top 500. We were happy to have 3rd parties to work with but as time went on those 3rd parties helped themselves more than...

Morning Folks!! Been a long and rewarding journey in the 16 years since I wrote my "Business Plan". Every once in a while I look back and see the progress and see if I am still on the right path. Time really IS my best ally. Just remember this post is before there was PPC. Before Google was founded. Before mainstream was even viable on the net. htt...

Afternoon Folks!! So I had a thought. What happens after a company is found guilty of REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING? Well I think it opens the door for a suit targeting THEIR INFRINGING DOMAIN NAME. How's that? I believe that will hold water and maybe that is the penalty and we don't need a law. We just need to start biting back and that is EXACTLY...

Evening Folks!! What should be the penalty for a Fortune 500 company that is a cybersquatter on Steroids? Going around calling US names when in fact they are engaged in THEFT? Time to fight fire with fire. We have been called cybersquatters for many years. Now those convicted of REVERSE DOMAIN NAME HIJACKING will be known as CYBERFUCKERS! This even...

Morning Folks!! Funny thing. I can go on the street and find any NORMAL person and tell them just TWO stories about domains, the power of domains and the value of domains and they completely understand it in less than 10 minutes. I tell them about CubicZirconias.com and I tell them about Hotels.com. They instantly grasp what it is we do and why a d...

Morning Folks!! And with this I continue a journey that has survived several other homes and mediums for "Good Morning Folks!" and "Have a GREAT Day!" Today RicksBlog.com officially turns 6. But why is this particular post so important? Because when those that don't take to me and my style go back and read my words and see the consistency of which ...

Morning Folks!! Shortly after the LadyGodiva.com suit between Campbell's and yours truly and when I had first met Howard, I had another interesting conflict with another very large company. In those days, domain owners just rolled over. Not me. I was going to be the mouse that roared because the Internet as a medium was meant to even the playing fi...

Morning Folks!! So it is back in 1964. Joe Torre was the first autograph I ever got as a kid when he was a catcher visiting the Mets at Shea Stadium and with the Braves I think before Atlanta. I was a kid so it ia bit fuzzy. Fast Forward to 1999. I own JoeTorre.com. Joe Torre is the manager for New York Yankee's. The 1998, 1999 and 2000 World Champ...

Morning Folks!! One of the things that surprises me the most is the lack of historical perspective so many have about domains and the Internet. Traffic, traffic flow, what works, what does not and WHY. Are you with me so far? Does this all make sense? Are you ready to see why the Internet collapsed? This was my blog post of April 7, 2007. Nothung I...

Evening Folks!! The posts I try to make are ones that can stand up on their own years later and still be relevant. They usually have some assumptions and a theory behind them. For me it is fun to go years back and see what I wrote then and how it has played out since. I have some very strong beliefs when it comes to the Internet and on April 5th 20...

Morning Folks!! The "Test of time" is another big thing to me. To prove something it must be able to stand up against time. So does the following post still stnd up years later? Not 100%......but more than ever!!! Chew on this while we get organized From April 4, 2007 Good Afternoon Folks, A few weeks back my friend Frank Schilling asked me to writ...

Morning Folks!! I guess we can call this my anniversary week/month for Rick's Blog. It all started on April 3, 2007. But of course it really started in 1996. The arguments I made in April of 2007 were valid then, were valid in April of 1997, valid today and valid in 2017. Have a GREAT Day! Rick Schwartz

Afternoon Folks!! Yesterday I talked about TRUSTING a site before they get your info. Today I want to talk about another pet peeve of mine. See the Internet is NOT A TV! So advertisers better start to LEARN to stop treating it like one. Learn that a 30 or 60 second spot on a website is INSANELY long! 30 seconds? Imagine waiting 30 seconds for every...