If there is one thing that I learned over the years, passion is something which is innately in a person. It is derived from partaking in activities, which you could see yourself doing regardless of whether you are getting paid or not to do it. Passion is also being able to recognize that same energy

Domain investing is no easy feat and I can honestly say that I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as something that the average investor should do. The truth is that many of us refuse to admit that we may not be making the type of money that people think. Some of us are more concerned about

This domain entry isn't geared at established domain investors. I am writing this to detour a few of the new investors from making one of the biggest mistakes they could possibly make by increasing risk in what already is one of the most speculative investments available. It's a fact that the majority of the new

I want to thank all of the advertisers I have had here on the blog over the years. Now that we are well into 2013 I feel it is important to clean up the blog a bit. I also want to announce that there are plenty of premium spots here to advertise if you are

I'll be the first to admit that I only own a handful of .co domain names. I haven't been a big investor in the .co extension, but I am starting to rethink whether or not I might of underrated them. The marketing efforts put into place by the .co registry have been so profound that

Another auction for one of my Amazon Affiliate sites ends in about 6 hours. ?At this time there are no bids on this auction, but there are two people watching the listing. ?I am sure there will be some last minute bids which end up coming in. ?The minimum bid for the auction is set

An auction for one of my Amazon affiliate sites ends in about 2 hours. ?To be exact there are two hours and twelve minutes left in the auction. ?The auction has had 5 bids from two different people. ?There are a total of 4 users watching the auction. ?The domain DecafEspresso.com is a premium domain

Excuse the shameless promotion but I am very happy about a dictionary domain / minisite I posted on Flippa about a month ago. As the auction I posted comes to an end the top bid for the domain and site is $125. The site itself is one that has made a few dollars here and

I'll admit, my forum game is pretty weak these days. ?That's about to change starting today. ?I miss participating in forums like NamePros. I've had the opportunity of conducting business on the site and learned a great deal of information just by scanning the threads. ?The domaining industry is an interesting one and in some...

If you are like me you probably watched the debates which occurred a little earlier tonight. ?Regardless of what you thought about them there is one thing that stood out and that was the comment about Romney cutting PBS funding if he were to become President. ?While stating this he mentioned that he liked Big

I have not blogged nearly enough here on DNPIMPING.COM but with a new sponsor I feel it is only right to start adding original content to the site again. I've been busy with my other blog and projects but my heart is still with DNPIMPING! This site helped me meet a great deal of people,

It's a funny sounding name, but this piece of software is MAJOR! ?I spent a few hours looking for a SEO tool I could run directly from my trusty laptop. ?I've tried tools like SEOMOZ but the service itself is pricey and the product is a complete overkill to what I really need. ?That's where

As most of you know I have been focusing my attention on my new blog. ?This new blog would be considered a little more professional then this one. ?Think of DNPimping.com as a way of having a little fun when things get boring during my daily domain investing activities. ?The site still remains a PR4

I received one of the weirdest calls I have ever received from a domain registrar today. ?Today I received an inbound phone call from (310)394-6400. ?I figured I would pick it up since it was a local area code. ?It could either be a family member or a friend. ?It is the holidays and I

According to the mainstream media the owners of the domain name SacramentoHeatingAndAir.com unknowingly had there domain name diverted to a porn site. They were notified by one of there customers about this situation. The company's marketing director stated he registered the domain name through GoDaddy in 2009. He also went on to explain that the d...

I am a domainer gamer and was happy to hear that Modern Warfare 3 is coming out at midnight. ?On the east coast there are long lines at Game Stop. ?Here on the west coast we are being told that Game Stop will close at there normal hours tonight then reopen at 10:00 pm in

It's safe to say that VIP.ME is most likely the bread winner for the Sedo .ME auction which ends today.? There were 68 bids placed on this domain auction with the final bid of $11,600.? The .ME extension received a great deal of publicity from this auction.? I saw a few names I was interested

Los Angeles is a great place to live, but lately affiliates like myself are second guessing the home by the sea.? California affiliates are being hit hard due to new rules and guidelines completely changing the Internet landscape for big online retailers like Amazon.? Since our state decided to pass a new law forcing Amazon

If you haven't heard already from CNET GoDaddy went down today approximately 2 hours ago and was immediately rerouted to a mobile version of the site.? I noticed this while logging into my account to renew a few domains today.? One of the ironic things that I noticed is a domain name which expired on

Does the title of this blog entry sound?familiar? ?If it does, then you've probably run into an?Internet?ad advertising such a thing. ?Now that you've?reminisced?about the old Craigslist days (joke), lets shed a little more light on this topic. ?First and foremost, a mutually beneficial arrangement can apply to almost any industry. For me a mutuall...

Another random email hit my inbox about 17 hours ago.? So what's the difference between an email which looks like spam and one which catches my attention?? That's exactly the question I asked myself after looking at the following email: Hello, We would like to let you know that the website HurricaneCenter.com is being put up for

Recently I received an email out of the blue with the subject domainking.in et al.? The email proceeded to state what domain names the person owned and tried to relate to me by saying we understand you are a domain investor or own similar domains.? Yes its true I am a domain investor, but I

Today is the day, where many domainers will forget to renew there domain names.? Today is also the day where a plethora of marijuana based domain names will be visited.? For those of you who own large marijuana domain portfolios, today would be a great day to try and flip some of those names.? People

On April 30th at 6:00 pm, the Southern California Domaining Group will hold its second meetup of the year. Morgan and I are still working on the meetup location but it will most likely take place in the valley this time around. Braden has taken the time to research a potential venue and

Oh no, your drunk uncle is at it again.? For the sake of this blog entry lets just refer to him as everyone's favorite Dumb Ass Domainer.? Even in his drunken state he some how found a way to register domain names and is currently trying to profit off of the death of none other

Recently I read how Cisco is laying off around 500 employees who were part of the flip cam business unit.? When I read this number for the first time I was completely shocked.? I didn't realize how large this business unit truly was and I also didn't realize that Cisco had put such a large

I've been on a buying spree this year.? It's hard not to be when there are so many domain names dropping.? I have seen a plethora of valuable names drop and in some cases even being deleted.? After spending just under two thousand on domain names since January of this year it is now time

If there is one thing that I love to listen to it is music. ?I listen to all genres, but tend to listen to rap especially when I want to motivate myself. ?Although rap can be cliche, one thing you will hear is how someone is making money or how they have made money. ?At

Recently, I had the urge to post a question about our industry to the mechanical turk community.? I enticed users with $0.02 per answer!? Within a few hours I received a couple of entries and after a couple of days I received a few intriguing answers. The question:? What is domaining? To take it even further I

There has been a war declared on minisites and domainers all across the world are questioning the legitimacy of such sites.? I understand that it can literally be frustrating, painful and outright insane to try to monetize a domain name.? These days you hear stories of people registering a name for several thousand dollars….. Fragmented

Three of my best domaining buddies all have one thing in common, they all take pride in working out but place a major emphasis on cardiovascular regiments such as running.? Yes, I thought about this while I was running around my neighborhood today.? I had an incredible night and needed to run it off.?

Have you ever received that interesting question?? You know the one which starts with what do you do?? Well, recently I received that question while I was in the sauna at the gym and I have to admit that I did debate on what reply to go with.? Normally when someone asks me what I

Some lucky domainer will win $50 today for a single domain name.? Over the last few weeks I have purchased more domain names than I have ever done.? Since I am on a buying spree I've decided to run a [email protected] contest which will make one of you $50 happier. If you haven't already make sure

Just a reminder that if you haven't submitted a domain name entry for this contest then make sure to do it soon.? Remember I am choosing a winning domain name on April 1, 2011.? If you are unfamiliar with the rules here is a copy of the original post for you to view.? For those

Over the next few months I have taken on the task of building out several minisites.? I am doing this because I feel there is no sense in having a domain name with no content.? Just like some say dot-com is king, I believe that content is key!? Some of these sites will be built

So who in the world cares about (.xxx) well apparently a lot of people do and just like any other TLD there will be money to be made. ?Will I be registering a (.xxx) in the near future? ?The answer to that is absolutely not. ?I am going to stick to the domain extensions I

Our industry, if you decide to label it in that fashion is microscopic in comparison to other industries.? The domaining industry is so small that the majority of us tend to operate in covert fashion, building up surplus inventory and stockpiling goods for future use.? Are we an industry full of one man armies? I say

Domain names can be fun, profitable and sometimes down right expensive.? Over the years as a domainer I have had to restrain myself from renewing certain names.? Just recently I let a few quality (.us) domain names expire because they didn't fit the current market segments I am focusing on. It was a tough decision, but

It's been a while since I have held a contest here on the blog.? Luckily I am quite excited about facebook providing users with there very own facebook.com email addresses.? These email addresses match the vanity URL associated with your account.? My facebook vanity URL is www.facebook.com/domaining so make sure to connect with me if

When it comes to incomplete projects I am the self-proclaimed king.? My mind operates at lightning speed and the new ideas that flow through it are created and forgotten just as fast.? Do I suffer from something abnormal?? NO!? This is common with domainers, some of us are focused and many of us bounce from

Now before I get into this slight dilemma I want everyone to know that I am for public service and love non for profit organizations.? Recently I built a mini site and noticed that some of the ads which are showing on this site tend to be public service ads.? According to Google when a

A few days ago I found myself looking for potential catalogs, magazines and newsletters to help spark a few domain registrations.? This allowed me to venture into a new space which I haven't really tapped into before called "medical supplies".? Only if I had decided to do this earlier!? My father is a doctor and

The infamous renewal notice can sometimes be the last lifeline a domainer gets as a reminder to renew a domain name.? Just as we think that we have everything figured out the renewal notice some how never gets to our inbox and we enter panic mode once we realize someone now owns the domain name

Ted2011 speaker Aaron Koblin forgets to renew domain name.? Aaron is an artist specializing in data and digital technologies.? Here is the exact description for Aaron Koblin taken from the TED.COM website: Aaron Koblin is an artist specializing in data and digital technologies. His work takes real world and community-generated data and uses it to r...

Sometimes I find myself pricing out a trip even if I do not plan on going!? Today that is exactly what I did, so how much would it cost if I wanted to travel to the Bahamas and stay at the Atlantis resort?? Well I did a few searches and found out that I could