We're trimming the fat from our domaining budget. Part of "trimming the fat"includes letting domain names expire that no longer make sense in our portfolio. Like many newbies in the industry, when we first got our start we hand registered hundreds of names that did nothing but eat away at our wallet. Now that we've learned more through ou...

n It's doubtful, the .TV extension is going away any time soon. Take a look at MLB.TV. According to the New York Times, a half million baseball fans paid $120 last year to watch live baseball online.The New York Times has a great article on the fast growing MLB.TV website that's definitely worth the read, particularly if you're looking for ideas on...

n Trying to target end users to sell your domainscan takequite a bit of time: whether your cold-calling, emailing, or marketing through a website -- one sales channel that is high-impact, low-cost is emailing. Emails to this day, still remain one of the best marketing tools. It's easy to target end users, by simply going toGoogle, andfinding out wh...

n We're working on a NameJet story that will be of interest to Domainers. But we're giving NameJet a chance to rectify the issue (or"glitch") before we write too much. They're Engineers have been researching the issue for days now and we get the same response every time: "Our engineers are looking into it.."n n The problem: We'v...

n If your domains receive alot of type-ins, but don't generate that much pay per click revenue, why not just forward those names back tothe homepage of yourDomain Business site or straight to the listing page on your site?If the end game is to sell the names, leverage the traffic to get more eyeballs looking at all your name offerings. Who knows, m...

n There has been some more news about the possible demise of the .tv extension if the island of Tuvalu sinks into the ocean. Even if the island did sink, it seems highly improbable that the .tv extension would go away, especially with all the money invested by major companies and individuals.n n One of our popular websites that we developed from a ...

n Rumorshave beenflying around the internet that Microsoft is going to be renaming several of it's offering and services under thebrand "Kumo". As a result, Microsoft has been buying up several related domain namessuch as KumoWiki.com and KumoPics.com. Here's an excerpt from the story in PC World:n n "on Dec. 4, 2008, Microsoft filed...

Being new to anything, means you're going to make mistakes. However, making mistakes in the domaining world can be costly. I've got to admit, we made dozens of mistakes on our own, before we realized we needed to educate ourselves.n n Hand registering hundreds of useless names, instead of taking the same cash and buying one or two high quality keyw...

We had recently purchased several military related domains including: NavalShips.com, ArmyVehicles.com and WarJets.com. We had plenty of options at our disposal, but decided to start with the first name we had acquired from NameJet: NavalShips.com. Military enthusiasts love photos and videos and much of what's available on the internet is disorgani...

There's a lot of talk in the Domain community about building mini sites as the next evolutionary step for domain names, particularly if you have a large portfolio of properties that have taken a beating by PPC.n n We actually prefer to go with an optimized landing page or a fully developed internet property, versus spending time and money on a mini...

n The program has been extended to everyone. For more information, here's the link to the Official Google Blog.n

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Google reports:n n "Webmasters often ask us at conferences or in the Webmaster Help Group, "What are some simple ways that I can improve my website's performance in Google?" There are lots of possible answers to this question, and a wealth of search engine optimization information on the web, so much that it can be intimidating for n...

We've launched the beta version of Untoons.com.n n Help us celebrate the site by registering and sending us your feedback.n n There are a number of fantastic artists on the internet involved in untooning, and we'd like to keep a close eye on their artwork. Special Thanks to TrendDomaining.com for sparking the idea for this website! It's a great blo...

According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Monster will continue with the firm's strategy, which is rather unique in the venture business. The basic concept is to acquire compelling domain names -- such as Patents.com or Wifi.com -- and then recruit experienced managers to build new businesses around those sites. With the new capital, Monster say...

You read about it everyday in the news, on the domain blogs, and it probably seems unreal: but a group of people who had the vision to invest in Internet Real Estate (also known as domains), have made millions. What you probably don't know is how they did it — and what each domainer went through in order to become so successful. David Kesmode...

Rob Sequin on how to sell domains directly to end users: Selling domains to end users will most likely get you the highest price for your domain because the right end user has a business use or marketing strategy along with thedesire to ownyour domain. End users generally pay retail prices. The General Manager of NameMedia (BuyDomains.com) Peter La...