DomainSherpa is announcing a meetup in Seattle in early 2014.If you live/work in Seattle or visit regularly and you want to learn more about domain names, improve your investing knowledge, hear entrepreneurial success stories, learn the secrets of the industry, or just get out from behind your computer and meet other people interested in domain nam...

Sports and outdoors-related domains from 45 investors are discussed and valued, domains in the pre-release and pending delete status from NameJet are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king (or two?). Plus, a fantastic discussion in the After Show.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors -...

Nokta Domains went from no domain name leases to earning as much from leasing as they do from domain name parking.Merve Engin, manager of domain name leasing, joins us to share how Nokta generates leasing leads, what their pricing methodology is, how they encourage leasees to purchase the domain at the end of the term, and much more.Related Article...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Michael Berkens, Page Howe and Rick Schwartz, and one re...

Offering third-level domains for sale and actually getting sales are two entirely different propositions.Today?s guest, however, has sold thousands of Africa.com third-level domains to large companies, including IBM, Starbucks, Twitter, Evian and Standard Bank.In this interview, Ope Odusan openly shares how Africa.com has accomplished it and discus...

Educational domains from 35 investors, domains from the OutcomeBrokerage.com newsletter are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand ...

As of August 28, 2013, the new Google Keyword Planner replaces the Google Adwords Keyword Tool. It's supposed to be an improvement, but most people don't like change.This DomainSherpa tutorial walks you through the new Google Keyword Planner, shows you how to find most of the same information as the Google Adwords Keyword Tool provided, and what th...

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Educational domains from 35 investors, domains from the OutcomeBrokerage.com newsletter are reviewed, and we crown a new "Registered or Available" king.This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand ...

"I've got the brains, you've got the looks / Let's make lots of money" ? lyrics to a song released in 1985 by UK-based Pet Shop Boys.That's the same situation that many developers and domain name owners hope to achieve by forming a joint venture ? combining their respective strengths to make lots of money.But how do you progress from the "we just m...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Michael Berkens, Page Howe an...

Most investors in the domain name industry would be nervous to invest $185,000 in a single premium domain name.But on today?s show we interview a 27-year-old entrepreneur who invested $185,000 not once, but three times this year, spending a total of over half a million dollars in application fees alone to register new top level domains.This is the ...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Michael Berkens, Page Howe an...

The hacker group Syrian Electronic Army was able to hijack the websites of the New York Times, HuffingtonPost and Twitter, redirecting traffic, causing lost revenue and confusing hundreds of thousands of people.If large, established and high-tech companies like these aren?t safe, are our small business, ecommerce and publishing websites safe? Is ou...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Michael Berkens, Page Howe an...

In real estate, the stock market or domain name investing, it's an oft-stated business rule that you make your money on the buy, not the sell.But how do you make sure you're value investing like Warren Buffett in the domain name industry? What do top domain name brokers look for when buying domain names for their own personal investment portfolio?T...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by three Domain Sherpas: Rick Schwartz, Adam Dicker and Page Howe....

How do you maximize the revenue you can generate from a website using lead generation and no Google AdSense?That?s the question answered in this interview focused on the insurance, home security and new-car buying industries.Also discussed is the development of BestQuotes.com, AutoComparison.com and PetPremium.com, including business results (the g...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four Domain Sherpas: Rick Schwartz, Adam Dicker, Michael Berken...

If you run a business and own trademarks for your brand, products or services, you are likely going to be affected by the hundreds of new top level domains that will be coming available over the next few years.For example, I'm concerned that I don't have enough resources to register my trademark DomainSherpa in .app, .buy, .shop, .nyc, etc. Will ot...

When domain names expire and are dropped, you can register them for about $10 (the registration fee). However, if someone else wants it, they're likely to do the same thing with an automated service called a domain name backorder service.Here's a comprehensive list of domain name backorder services for you to investigate.Related Articles That May I...

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This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors - people we call Sherpas - and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four previous Domain Sherpas: Rick Schwartz, Adam Dicker, Micha...

Most domain name investors stick to buying and selling. When they do venture into development and monetization, sometimes they get burned.That was the situation with Steven Newman and his $25,650 purchase of SportsPicks.com, a resource for sports betting information. But after a bad development start, Newman and his partner are now on the right pat...

The Week of Domaining In Review: August 30, 2013.The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.Vertical Axis Beats Back UDRP..., Chanel & Adidas/Reebok File More..., The NewYorker Mag Covers New..., Analyzing New TLD String Objection..., Go Daddy Selling Domains Door-to-door..., Name Collisions Comments Call for..., Melbourne IT says resell...

In this premiere DomainSherpa Portfolio Review, we get into the minds of successful domain name investors -- people we call Sherpas -- and review specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become more successful investors ourselves.We're joined by four previous Domain Sherpas: Rick Schwartz, Adam Dic...

Want 5 Experts to Review Your Domain Name Portfolio?In each DomainSherpa Review, selected experts review a domain name portfolio and openly share their insights into the value of the portfolio ? including which domains are worth holding on to and which are junk to be dumped.Related Articles That May Interest YouDomain Name News: December 28 Week in...

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In today's interview, Aron Meystedt describes valuation ranges not only for two- and three-letter domain names (e.g., AA.com, BN.com), but also for two- and three-number domain names (e.g., 16.com, 144.com).While DJI.com sold for $300,000 and 114.com sold for $2.1 million, both in July 2013, one is likely an outlier. Find out which in this intervie...

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Brandable domain names ? domain names that don?t necessarily mean anything or cannot be associated with a product or service, such as Google.com, eBay.com and Fiver.com ? are tough to sell because most companies are not actively looking for them.But on today?s show, you will learn how to do just that. Watch this master class on selling brandable do...

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Many entrepreneurs today grew up playing role-playing games. Gaming can teach you many things, including problem solving, how to look for clues, group dynamics - and game theory.Equipped with such skills from his days gaming as a youth, Bill Karamouzis started, grew and sold three successful gaming companies. Today, he's starting his fourth - Teac...

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Are you looking for a method to look up all domain names owned by a specific registrant? Then you need to watch this interview.IPNeighborhood.com is a new suite of tools that allows you to do some interesting domain name research, like looking up all domain names owned by a specific registrant by name or email address.Related Articles That May Inte...

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Some people consider an exact-match domain (EMD) a thing of the past. Others think EMDs are still going strong.As for me, I always look at the data to the find the answers.In this comprehensive guide on EMDs, I show you that data and reveal everything you need to know about exact-match domain names.Related Articles That May Interest YouThe Rosener ...

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Big companies like Amazon, Citigroup and Dell know the value of an exact match domain (EMD) ? they own Diapers.com, Mortgage.com and CloudComputing.com, respectively. But smaller companies and upstarts can also benefit tremendously from EMDs.That was the case with Marty Metro and UsedCardboardBoxes.com.In this interview, Metro describes the two fai...

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If you own a geographic domain name, such as HiltonHead.com or Seattle.com, or a newspaper, radio station, television station or media company focused on a local geography, there may be an unseen competitor to your business ? and the competitor might not be playing fair.Skip Hoagland has been fighting against unfair business practices since October...

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