In this video I share five principles that I use to help me make better life decisions. Im certain that when implemented, they will help you make positive decisions that will transform your life. Life is all about making decisions. Having a framework to help you make those really tough ones can be an invaluable aid that will help set you on the rig...

I must admit that I really look forward diving into the data to pull out a few gold nuggets from the statistics each week. This week is no exception. Google is continuing to pay more for traffic and the direct advertisers are winning more of the traffic even if they are paying less for it! This vitally important data for domain investors is often t...

I had the privilege of spending some more time with Page Howe and is the second Conversations video with him in only a few weeks. For those of you that dont know Page, he is the founder of the online domain conference TheDomainShow.com, a veteran domain investor that has sold millions of dollars in domains and my good friend. In this Conversations ...

In this Conversations video I reminisce with Howard and Barbara Neu about the early days of the domain industry, TRAFFIC conferences and what they are doing now. It was a real journey down memory lane for the three of us as we recall some of the highlights of the various events that transpired more than a decade ago. Howard and Barbara are widely r...

This week I do another dive into the data to pull out some great insights that will help you and your business. All of the regular charts are in place, including RPMs, revenue trend and volatility for both Google and Direct Advertising.all awesome stuff! Whats interesting about the current weeks data is how both Google and the Direct Advertising co...

After a few poignant conversations this past week I thought I would express my thoughts and personal experiences my family and I have had in America. In a nutshell, you are an amazing people that does and can do incredible things and the rest of the world is looking to you for leadership..so please stop tearing yourselves apart.. Have a great weeke...

Its official..the domain monetization industry is experiencing a dramatic and sustained upward trend. Believe it or not, this is courtesy of Google as they attempt to secure more traffic for advertisers. Im one of those strange people that get really excited about statistics, numbers and trying to interpret what they mean. Then again, if youre in ...

I hope you have found me openly sharing about my Life Principles valuable for your own life journey. This week I discuss the one principle that wraps all the others up, and that is communication. Each of the three principles of truth, trust and learning are largely predicated upon interacting with other people. In this video I share with you some ...

I have two things to share with you this week, the first is a big announcement and the second is the numbers are looking staggering! When I say, staggering I really meant it. There have been some massive changes in the online advertising landscape that are now flowing through to domain investors. The big announcement is that Ive now launched Maste...

Over the last few weeks, Ive shared with you the principles that I try and live my life. Ive found the Life Principles of Truth, Trust and Learning to be incredibly powerful but even more so the interactions between them. In this video I explore what it means when each of the principles interact with each other. For example, what happens when trut...

The data this week shows some great news for domain investors! We saw the beginning of an upward trend in the RPM and nRPM the previous week and this week the numbers show this is continuing. This result is contrary to the typical seasonal downward trend most northern hemisphere summer periods generate.which means that COVID-19 is having a massive...

It was my absolute pleasure to spend time with Page Howe, one of the domain industrys most prominent investors. Page has sold millions of dollars of domains and on the 23rd July, hes launching the online conference, The Domain Show (thedomainshow.com). During our fireside chat together, we journey down memory lane together, reflecting upon the sal...

Learning is my third life principle and is the key that you can use when you feel like you have failed. By developing a learning mindset and lifestyle you open yourself up to the incredible opportunity of understanding who you really are. When I was still in high school, I would bring home at test result of 97% and right after encouraging me my mo...

The data this week has the potential to be a real bell-weather for the domain industry in the coming months. The tussle between Google and the direct advertising networks is really hotting up. Im still wondering whats going to happen to all of the unspent marketing dollars that were slated for Facebook by some of the big corporates. Will it head t...

Trust is the second Life Principle that forms the bedrock of my own life. All relationships are built upon a basis of the truth (from the previous weeks video) and trust. In fact, you could also say that society is built upon an unspoken contract of trust. When I look at the world today one of the things that dismays me the most is the assault upo...

This week showed a VERY unexpected change in the stats and one that I personally was very surprised to witness. It signals a potential massive change in the domain monetization industry so hang onto your seats as I dive into the data. I also couldnt help noticing that Facebook is going through a whole heap of pain as major advertiser after major a...

Being a seeker of the truth is one of the most transformative attitudes that a person can have in their life. Many years ago, I determined that being truthful would be one of the foundations for my own life. The result of this journey has been a great relationship with my wife, kids and friends all over the world. I have been blessed beyond measur...

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This would have to be one of the most difficult blog/video posts I have produced in over a decade. After seeing everything that has transpired around the world over the last few weeks, I felt compelled to put my thoughts down on the issue of racism, equality and the sanctity of life. Compelled you may ask? Yes, compelled. Im a firm believer that th...

What a difference a week makes! In this industry update we can definitely see that Google is getting a lot more aggressive with securing more of the domain traffic while the direct advertising networks are struggling. The question I find myself asking is, Whats causing this change? At this stage I can only guess that COVID-19 is having a big impac...

When I was twenty something, I went on a quest to try and find a series of life principles that would carry me through the rest of my life. I needed the principles to be timeless, practical and all encompassing. In this video I relate the three principles that I have endeavored to rigorously apply to my life. Ive found them to be liberating, power...

In this update we are getting our first glimpse of what the northern hemisphere summer may pan out for the domain industry. Although its early days as yet, the statistics are panning out to be really interesting. I read a recent news article that suggested the USA may have a second wave of COVID-19. This will be a terrible loss of life, economic c...

Another week and some fantastic data to trawl through that is impacting each of our domain portfolios. I must admit that I really look forward to the analysis each week and to interpret what the numbers are telling us about the state of the industry. Last week I made a prediction that this northern hemisphere summer was going to be entirely differ...

The Latin phrase Carpe diem was made famous by the movie The Dead Poets Society where the late Robin Williams stars as a teacher that inspires students to Seize the Day! That sounds great but which opportunities should we seize, and which should we leave? Dont get me wrong, I loved the movie, but Ive found that too many people have a FOMO (Fear of...

A lot happens in a single week! The data coming through in this video is riveting as its likely tantalizingly shows the beginnings of an upwards trend for the normalized RPM across the board. This is all good news for domain investors. Im beginning to think about what the world is going to look like over the next few months. I dont think we will e...

We have so much to be grateful for. From the mundane turning of a tap to see water pour out of the faucet to our friends and family. In this world of the 24-hour news cycle it often feels like we are being deluged with bad news. This video is about good news. I share some of the things that Im grateful for in my life. I have some good news for you...

This week we saw a continuing of the trend that was established in the previous weeks data. Both Google and direct advertisers are beginning to stabilize their payouts with a slight growth in the overall monetization industry compared to the previous week. Earnings per Click and Click Through Rate are doing their regular counter-cyclical dance as ...

Ive received such great feedback on these weekly videos that I decided to rename them from COVID-19 Update to Domain Industry Update. Many thanks to all those that have encouraged me to keep on providing them each week. In this video I unpack the regular set of data that provides insight into what is happened with domain monestization this past we...

Ive had a number of people ask me what my typical day looks like and in this article, I thought Id open up about the life and times of yours truly. So how many hours do I work, what do I do and how do I manage all the various demands for my time. I would like to say its easy, but the reality its not. Each workday Im up at 7am and spend about 2...

After last weeks video I thought that we were about to enter a downturn for the domain Pay-Per-Click industry. The data was looking a little daunting but what a difference a week can make! In this video I unpack whats happened across this last week and do a comparison of direct advertisers versus Google. What the numbers clearly display is if your...

This is the fifth in the series on running a traffic test. I thought that I would return to the traffic test series and update readers on the results since the last article in July. The question that I wanted to know was whether the positive numbers previously reported were sustainable or whether they crashed back to reality. The first four artic...

I was reading an article on TheDomains.com about domain traffic monetisation and the comment list ended up being filled with doom and gloom. I found the comments tended to spring from domainers harkening back to the good old days when raking in money from their traffic was easy. Many of them also showed a complete lack of understanding about how mo...

Ive really been wrestling with what to write about today for Saturday Musings. I love writing and normally I find that it just flows onto the page but today is different. I thought that I would take you on my journey for the past week and invite you to share about how you have tackled challenges in your life. After returning from vacation I wa...

Please click on the below link to view the first three parts of A History of RPM: Part 1 - A History of RPM Part 2 - A History of RPM Part 3 - A History of RPM Some people have mistakenly thought that if another player is involved in the chain (eg. someone like ParkLogic) then the margin that they take will consume any benefits. This couldn...

Please click on the below link to view the first two parts of A History of RPM: Part 1 - A History of RPM Part 2 - A History of RPM The volume of domains being dropped was so high that Verisign found it was being buffeted by the Google margin grab. During this time, you could track the impact a one cent PPC drop would have on Verisigns revenue ...

This is the second in the series on "The History of RPM" and refers to the forumula discussed in Part 1. Please click on the below link to view Part 1 of a History of RPM: Part 1 - A History of RPM A number of years ago, one domain parking company (Domain Sponsor) controlled a HUGE volume of traffic and ruled the industry. Using their ma...

This is the second part of the series on "Dealing With Stress". The first can be view by clicking here. I woke up on day two feeling much better and like a load was off my shoulders. My mind was in a position where I could begin thinking about how to better manage circumstances moving forward. In all my pondering I had two words resonating in my...

In this series of articles, I plan on sharing my insights into RPM and how this metric has impacted all our lives in the domain industry over the last decade. I hope you enjoy the articles as much as I have writing them. For those of you that are unaware, RPM means Revenue Per Thousand Visitors. I find that very few people understand how this ...

People often describe their hectic lives of racing around for other people, having too much to do in too short a time or dealing with difficult relationships as stressful. They would be exactly right. Earlier this year I found myself maxed out by stress and it wasnt a good place to be. Ive experienced quite a number of stressful times in my li...

About 8 years ago I wrote an article outlining many of the aspects of domain traffic monetisation that really frustrated me and what needed to be done to overcome them. Dont get me wrong, I love monetising domain traffic but in its current form its both a blessing and a curse. One of the really nice things about traditional parking is that its...

Once again, I find myself sitting in the Qantas Club waiting for my international flight connection to head to Singapore and apTLD. The first thing that many of you will be asking is what the heck is apTLD? apTLD stands for Asia Pacific Top Level Domains. Ive been asked to speak at apTLD and to fly the domain investor flag to the ccTLD registr...

Whats your health worth? This is an interesting question that typically gets the response, everything! Its when you begin to drill down on it that you soon discover that everything is actually a negotiable concept for most people. I was speaking to a person recently that was on a fast train to some major health issues due to their lifestyle ch...

During this past week Ive had an experience with a domain name that can only be described as a nightmare. I found myself with a domain stuck in a no mans land between two registrars, the registry and a bunch of crazy policies. So what happened? The domain name in question was simcast.com and one that I have personally owned for nearly two deca...

Last night I had the privilege of being in the audience for the play, My Fretty Friend. The entire performance was conducted by two actors and was absolutely hilarious while at the same time packing a punch about mental health. So why is it that this so was so special for me? For a start, the two actors were my son Timothy and his wife Ruth. T...

One of the most difficult things in life is making decisions. You only have to reflect on the number of times youve broken a New Years resolution or diet to get a glimpse into the fact that many of us are really bad at following through on our decisions. The result of our inability to make a decision is often or not empowering other people to ...

Have you ever wondered why advertisers keep on paying for domain traffic year after year? Despite all the naysayers out there saying that domain traffic monetisation is dead it seems to keep on getting better.yes, you just heard me right. Domain monetisation isnt just about views, clicks, RPM and the like. Domain monetisation is all about matching ...

Facts can be scary things, especially when you dont want to know about them. One of the reasons why things are called facts is because they are unequivocally true and yet, so many people take an ostrich approach to life by burying their head in the sand to escape them. The question I would ask is, Are you a seeker of the truth or a large bird? ...

Each of us has an incredible amount of potential inside and the secret to unlocking it in your life is by discovering your purpose. The question I have for you is more about your purpose, Why do you do what you do? Having a vision for your life is vitally important as its your guiding star that will assist you as you make lifes decisions. Your...

Ive been reading a thread on NamePros that got pretty heated when Jackson Elsegood from Escrow.com, Matt Barrie (Freelancer CEO Escrow.coms parent company) and Rob Monster from Epik became involved. I dont normally like to get involved in these types of squabbles, but I thought for this one Id make an exception. I would like to first state a dis...

I had an interesting conversation with a couple of people recently where I asked them a number of questions about their life, one of which was, Where are you headed? I would like to ask you this question as well, Where are you headed? This question is profound in its simplicity but more often than not its really difficult to answer. Ive found ...