We?ve all heard of the dot net multiplier in the domain space. The commonly accepted rule of thumb is that a dot net is worth approximately 10% of its dot com counterpart. I thought it would be interesting to put this rule to the test because I?ve never seen any hard evidence to back it […]

I first heard about Pheenix.com in September of last year when they had a major coup and beat out the biggest players in the drop catching space to grab PetSitters.com. The domain had hundreds of back orders across NameJet, SnapNames and Pool so you know these services were really gunning for it. The domain ended [&hellip

Typos of generic domain names are a great way to generate traffic and earn parking or affiliate revenue.? For example, someone looking for insurance might attempt to type Insurance.com into their browser, but instead they might swap one of the letters and type Insurnace.com instead.? If you own that domain name you can monetize that

DN Media launched a new website today for checking domain name availability in bulk at BulkAvailability.com.? The most common complaint about bulk availability searches is that the registered domain names are mixed in with the available ones on the results page, making it harder to see at a glance which domain names you can pick

I stumbled across Whoisology after seeing a post on DomainBoardroom, and I'm very glad that I did.? This isn't your average WHOIS tool, in fact if you're looking for live data you won't find it here.? But what you will find is much more valuable.? It lets you dive deep into WHOIS data in ways

We all know first name domains are hot sellers, but how much are they really worth? I took a database of more than 5,000 common first names and compared it against past sales at NameBio to find as many first names as possible, and I came up with 103 that I could use.? Some first

It's no secret that Google incorporates your web site's load time into its rankings, Matt Cutts announced the change in April 2010. Optimizing your site to load quickly can be a time-consuming endeavor, there are many different areas to address including: Loss-less compression of images. Turning multiple UI images into sprites. Minifying Javascript...

Google Analytics is a great piece of software, but it has a major flaw in the way it tracks average time on site and bounce rate. Let's take the worst-case scenario as an example; someone visits your site, spends five minutes reading an article, but has no further interaction with your site and then leaves.?

Many of you reading this own at least one developed website with paid advertisers.? If you aren't following these simple tips, you aren't serving your advertisers as well as you could be and you are leaving money on the table.? I'm talking about ad blocking software that is available for free for most browsers. A

Domain name investors spend a lot of time researching WHOIS information to see if a domain name is available or to contact the owner to make a purchase offer. I've created two simple bookmarklets that allow you to quickly check WHOIS information for a domain name. To use these bookmarklets, simply right-click the links below

I was playing around with Google Insights for Search tonight and noticed an interesting trend. "Domain Parking" went from a high of 92 in July of 2007 to its current low of 39 in December 2009. A few months after PPC revenue started to head south, interest in the term "Mini Sites" started

In the past few weeks I have been contacted by several upstart and established domain industry bloggers to advertise MiniSites.com on their site.? The prices ranged from $x to high $xxx per month.? This got me thinking… how are they coming up with these prices?? I have a feeling that several are taking what they

Every day you see sales pitches for domain names that include exact match search volume, but how many of you know how to use that number effectively in your purchase decision?? Many domainers subscribe to the "more is better" philosophy, while others prefer going after less competitive niche markets and shoot for monthly search volume...

In an effort to boost exposure for your Sedo listings even more, we're trying a little experiment with PushToAuction.com. A lot goes on at PushToAuction.com, to date it has helped sell almost a quarter of a million dollars in domains over almost 700 Sedo auctions.? Many of these domains would have sat on the

I came across a limitation of AWStats today that, much to my surprise, has not really been addressed effectively.? For those of you that have cPanel and AWStats installed on your server, and host multiple domains on the same box, you may have noticed this too.? The way you normally see your AWStats is to

MiniSites.com is proud to announce the addition of free forums to every package.? The main reason we chose WordPress as the CMS for our mini sites is the incredible power of the platform.? It has a massive community of developers creating exciting plugins that allow you to take your mini site to the next level

MiniSites.com is proud to announce several exciting new offerings to help you grow your business.? The first addition is subscription-based services.? Our mini sites often rank very well in search engines within a few weeks of being launched.? However, improving and solidifying your site's position in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) is an on...

Bido is holding its first service auction on Wednesday, April 15th.? The concept of auctioning a service really interested us, so we were thrilled to get a call from Sahar asking us to sell our mini site?development service from MiniSites.com?in the first ever Bido service auction. The auction will certainly be a win for everyone involved.?

DN Media Corp. and Telepathy, Inc. announced today the creation of a joint venture called MiniSites.com. The new company provides mini site development services to domain name investors, offering them an affordable alternative to monetize their valuable assets. ?We are thrilled to be partnered with Nat Cohen of Telepathy on this project,? said DN M...

Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) announced this morning that it opened up Adsense for domains to all North American publishers.? The program was previously limited to large portfolio holders with premium generic domains that attracted large volumes (750k+ UV/Month) of type-in traffic.? There was even talk that Google would close down Adsense for domains entir...

I keep seeing domainers speculate about the identity of the $3,000 a day domainer, so today I set out to put an end to that question.? During the time I worked as a market researcher for commercial real estate I learned a lot about tracking people down.? I would have to look through public records,

I recently figured out a cool trick to create your own vanity name servers.? I'm going to walk you through the process using my own domain, DNMedia.com, which is hosted at HostGator.? This is what my name servers currently look like: However, I would prefer my name servers be branded and to show up as NS1.DNMEDIA.COM

In early December of 2008, Alexa Internet made their list of the Top 1 Million sites on the internet available for free, and this list is updated daily.? For the savvy domain name investor, this presents a unique opportunity to find available domains with spillover traffic.? It also gives you the opportunity to sell the

On May 8th, 2008 DN Media Corporation launched PushToAuction.com, which is a site for domain name investors to list domains that they would be willing to push to auction at Sedo for $60.? There is no question that Sedo is the premier marketplace for selling domain names, and getting a domain into an auction there

Yesterday I showed you how to create a bulk availability checker using the power of WHOIS.? Today I'd like to follow that up with another interesting use of your new found WHOIS knowledge: catching drops.? Before you get too excited, no… this script will not allow you to compete with NameJet, SnapNames, or Pool.? But

If you think Google Analytics is cool, prepare to be blown away.? I heard about this great new analytics software called Woopra about a year ago, and I decided to give it a test drive.? It is a must-have if you're into tracking your traffic because you can see who is visiting your site in

Every domain name investor uses WHOIS on a daily basis to check registrant information on domain names, but few understand the mechanics behind it and what you can do with that knowledge.? Consider this your education.? I am not only going to explain how WHOIS data is retrieved, but also give you examples of how

I just submitted an offer on a domain today through Sedo's marketplace, and noticed something interesting.? They are now displaying similar domains on the offer confirmation page.? I made an offer for a CCC.com, and it suggested another CCC.com that I might like.? My gut reaction was that Sedo was going to use this as