Gloom and doom out there, folks. Lots of gloom and doom. PPC is horrid?no end in sight. Domain Investors may actually have to do something?take action and build a site?oh no! Folks, that?s always what the end game has been. … Continue reading →

There is a very nice generic product domain name in auction right now over at NameJet. It is a name I would call a Niche Killer. Some may even call it a category killer, but I believe niche killer is … Continue reading →

A few days ago, I wrote about my thoughts on a 100 domain name plan?that turned into a 50 domain name plan. If you didn?t read that post, you may want to catch that one before you read this one. … Continue reading →

In Part 1 of this case study of taking a hand registered domain name, in this case a hyphen name, and developing it into a passive income stream, I?didn't?mention the name I was developing?though I had planned to as it … Continue reading →

When I made my way to Domaining.com this morning to catch up on the latest news from the domain investing blogs, another name caught my eye that has been pushed to auction over at Bargain Domains. Several domain names a week catch my attention from there. There are some nice generic product names that come

As?I've?hunkered down in December to concentrate on adding content to dozens of sites and tweaking them, I have also had more time to think?which happens when you?aren't?out chasing domains and following auctions as much. Thinking about domain investing is a good thing, just like thinking about your business is a good thing. Sometimes you really...

After posting on a couple of domain names that didn?t work for me, from a numbers perspective, yesterday?there is a name I have been watching for a couple of days that is in auction over at BargainDomains.com that I do like and does have good potential to build a nice revenue stream (dare I say?business)

It's no secret if you read my blog that I really like product domain names…a term I personally use, interchangeably, with exact-match domain names and keyword domain names. Honestly, who can keep up with all the describers of domain names? Not me, so I simply say product names for all of the above much of

There is nothing better than domain name deals to keep your costs down. I just ran into one and tried it and it worked over at GoDaddy. At least for now, not sure how long it will work… You can pick up a domain name for $1 plus the .18 ICANN fee, making it $1.18.

I like generic product domain names. I guess they are hot at the moment from what I see out there and I believe platforms like the Epik product portal are a contributing factor. But I don't invest in them because they are the flavor of the month. Rather, I like them because they have long-term,

Now that I have taken a step back and decided to spend the rest of 2010 fully concentrated on tweaking and growing some of my domains with existing websites, I thought it would be good to share the top 5 things I do or use when developing a domain name. I started building one website

Christmas shopping, so called Black Friday Shopping! While gifts and presents are the thing on all our minds, don't forget the number one present under the Christmas tree…the domain name. What? A domain name? Yes, ?domain name! Look, do we all not know someone who would love to have their .com domain ?name but can't

A press release today on PRWeb from a company in India, ManagementParadise.com, announced the purchase of the domain name B-School.com. According to the release… "With the transaction,?Management Paradise has acquired a category killer generic one word domain name. ?B-School.com? had been parked since 2002 and has been recently acquired from ...

When you love investing in domain names, you find yourself thinking about them all the time. I know I do. While my sons were staying with their grandparents for a couple of days, my wife and I got to do some Christmas shopping…which lead to all kinds of different opportunities to find good domain names.

I have been a fan of one of the absolute rock stars in the Internet marketing and affiliate marketing spaces for a few years now. Her name is Rae Hoffman-Dolan and she has been building a reputation as a person to be respected in those spaces for over a decade. As domain investors, we are

Lead Generation is a hot topic with domain investors and many seem to key in on niches like finance, insurance, credit cards, etc., but those aren't the only opportunities to develop lead gen websites. In fact, they are the hardest to get into because that's where the rock stars of the SEO and Internet marketing

Google launched?Google Hotpot this week and it is another driver of users being fed search results based on knowledge Google picks up about them, in this case ratings they have given for other places. Businesses can already sign up for free listings on?Google Places and provide information, photos, etc. about their business that will show

As more and more domain investors move into developing their domain names, the issue of fresh, unique content can't be ignored if you want your site to be successful in organic search results over the long haul. Pure aggregated content isn't the best solution, though you could mix some in if you have a good

Can you hear the music? It is easy to hear with this domain name that has a little over 4 hours left at auction over at BargainDomains.com. A nice generic product domain name that has only had one bidder in the 3 days I have been watching the auction. It isn't hard to find these

I guess this topic is kind of becoming a regular one for me, but here is another domain name that you can build a nice little business off of…targeting law school students, professors and lawyers. The name is over at Snapnames…DiscountLawBooks(.)com. You would have to jump in the bidding by 11/22 and, at the time

Domain investors are beginning to take a serious look at how to use lead generation to make good money with their domain names. This is especially important with the impending death of parking revenue. Lead generation is a solid avenue to build a business. I ran across this domain name at Snapnames and it has

There is a nice pre-release domain name at NameJet right now. This name goes along with my philosophy of only picking domain names that I could build a business off of if I lost every other name I own. As of this posting, I have not bid on this name. The name is PetCostume(.)net. As

I went over to Domaining.com earlier and was reading through the blog headlines and noticed on the side a couple of domain names in auction at BargainDomains.com. I don't usually click through to these auctions, but domain names that I immediately see that I can build a business with always get my attention. Let me

An interesting post by Owen?Frager?today about how?Epik?Stores are nicely positioned to be acquired by retailers like Amazon. You can read the post?here. Mr.?Frager?states that he knows that several?Epik?sites are already in the?offer stage in negotiation to be acquired by Amazon and that?long-tail, hyphen names are prime targets due to online reta...

Here it comes, the bashing from all the people that believe Rick Schwartz is the wart of the industry. But I don't get that! I read Rick's Blog and I still don't get all the venom people spew his way. I mean this is a guy who helped define the entire framework of this industry.

I have 37 Epik Product Portals and 2 that were previously scheduled went live today. I was very interested in taking a close look at them to see what early changes have been made after the recent Google Slap of Epik's Product Portals. I will link to 2 of my own domains: The first was

The Epik debacle didn't bring the venom out in the domain industry. Before that it was Traffic and before that…something else. Venom spews regularly amongst bloggers and commenters in the domain industry as sure as the sun rises. It isn't healthy for an industry. Certainly not for a young and growing industry and not when

With word spreading that Epik Product Portals have a delisting issue with Google, is it time to pull your domains from Epik? Everyone has to make that decision for themselves, but I am not pulling mine. I still believe that what separates Epik from other solutions is its founder and his team. Rob Monster has

There are several domain conferences and shows throughout the year. One big one just ended down in Miami. There are those who believe that going to these conferences or shows is vital to your success as a domain investor, but I don't share that view. Don't get me wrong, I see absolutely no problem with

It seems to me that in this new age of domaining…that there is only one solid way to choose a domain name name. Ok, maybe not…but here is how I do it… Does the domain name make sense as a business? In other words, can I take this domain name and build a business with

All I read about in the domain industry is about domain development. Is development king? I think so. I think that developing your domain names is where you have to be moving forward. I mean everybody says so…right? Crazy really…first everybody says that affiliate marketing is the way to go and then direct advertising is

The lie about domains is that the party is over. The lie about domains is that you have to own a premium domain name to be a player. The lie about domains is that you have to have the right connections to be a player. The lie about domains is that you have to have

Category defining domain names may be impossible to find for hand registration, but solid domain names can still be found in the niches. But you have to dig. Just think about all the products you use on a daily basis or even ones you use occasionally…write them down and then go the the Google Keyword

There is always big talk about the great premium generic domain names but, for developers, hyphen domains work well in search engines. Are all the great premium generic hyphens gone too? Pretty much. Even 2nd tier domain names have the hyphen taken already. Sometimes that is the non-hyphen domain owner protecting his or her position

I used to have many more domain names than I have now. I decided to whittle my entire portfolio down and get it lean and mean. Believe it or not, I actually deleted plenty of domains. I didn't try to sell them…just deleted them and they weren't crap domain names either. Why would I delete

I have always found it interesting that domain investors have such contempt for hyphen domain names. The popular belief is that non-hyphen dotcom domain names are king. I buy that thought process in terms of parking and resell and I do believe it is the best in general. However, in the new phase of domaining…this

Here's another thing I just don't get…why even think about buying a domain name that has a trademark issue? It doesn't make any sense. There are tons of domain names to park or develop that have no trademark issues, so why even play that game? People do it because of the money of course, but

I was reading a blog post earlier today over at one of the blogs I like to read, thedomains.com. It was discussing the latest sale by Frank Schilling of the domain name Lottery.net for $220k. The point of the post was only to report the sale, but I have seen more and more fixation from domain

I think it is great to use services like Estibot and Valuate to get an idea of the value of domain names, but those estimates don't mean much. A domains value is really what someone else is willing to pay for it. However, I am a paid customer of Estibot and there are many useful