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Elliot's Blog
Mike Mann Shares Results of A/B Price Testing
You’ve probably seen Buy Domains price its domain names to end with the numbers 88. Whether the domain name is $4,088 or $40,088, almost all of Buy Domains’ priced domain names have an 88 at the end. That was most likely the result of Mik...
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Mike Mann Shares Results of A/B Price Testing
You’ve probably seen Buy Domains price its domain names to end with the numbers 88. Whether the domain name is $4,088 or $40,088, almost all of Buy Domains’ priced domain names have an 88 at the end. That was most likely the result of Mik...
Discussion
December 20, 2012, 10:49 am
Elliot's Blog
NYE.com Sells for $175k
The NameJet auction for the NYE.com domain name ended today after quite a bit of extended bidding. The final sales price was $175,500 and the winning bidder had a bidder ID of domainnameltd. I don’t recall seeing that user ID in the past, ...
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NYE.com Sells for $175k
The NameJet auction for the NYE.com domain name ended today after quite a bit of extended bidding. The final sales price was $175,500 and the winning bidder had a bidder ID of domainnameltd. I don’t recall seeing that user ID in the past, ...
Discussion
December 19, 2012, 6:47 pm
Elliot's Blog
Weekly Brokerage Listings
Listed below are new brokerage listings from a variety of domain brokers and brokerages. If you are interested in purchasing or discussing one of the domain names, contact the broker directly. Readers may list one name (with a price and contact infor...
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Weekly Brokerage Listings
Listed below are new brokerage listings from a variety of domain brokers and brokerages. If you are interested in purchasing or discussing one of the domain names, contact the broker directly. Readers may list one name (with a price and contact infor...
Discussion
December 19, 2012, 4:06 pm
Elliot's Blog
5 Factors I Consider When Acquiring a Domain Name
There are many considerations that I make before acquiring a domain name. Most of my domain purchases these days are either via auction or private acquisitions. For this article, I want to focus on my private acquisitions. I think it’s probably...
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5 Factors I Consider When Acquiring a Domain Name
There are many considerations that I make before acquiring a domain name. Most of my domain purchases these days are either via auction or private acquisitions. For this article, I want to focus on my private acquisitions. I think it’s probably...
Discussion
December 19, 2012, 12:03 pm
Elliot's Blog
Will UShip Use Funding to Buy YouShip.com?
When you hear the name UShip, I would imagine you probably think the company is called “You Ship” or maybe “YouShip” without the space. It’s actually called UShip, and it can be found at UShip.com. The company appears to...
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Will UShip Use Funding to Buy YouShip.com?
When you hear the name UShip, I would imagine you probably think the company is called “You Ship” or maybe “YouShip” without the space. It’s actually called UShip, and it can be found at UShip.com. The company appears to...
Discussion
December 19, 2012, 10:36 am
Elliot's Blog
Know Someone Who Can Benefit from a Free Ticket to Domaining Spain?
This is a guest post from Jodi Chamberlain, one of the organizers of the Domaining Spain domain conference, which will be held April 25th to April 27th, 2013 in Valencia, Spain. I am going to try to make the conference and perhaps we will see each ot...
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Know Someone Who Can Benefit from a Free Ticket to Domaining Spain?
This is a guest post from Jodi Chamberlain, one of the organizers of the Domaining Spain domain conference, which will be held April 25th to April 27th, 2013 in Valencia, Spain. I am going to try to make the conference and perhaps we will see each ot...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 3:28 pm
Elliot's Blog
Names for Sale
I am looking to sell the domain names below. If we haven’t done business before, deals will be finalized using Escrow.com, splitting the fee. Please don’t comment unless you are buying a name. Post “sold” to agree to purchase ...
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Names for Sale
I am looking to sell the domain names below. If we haven’t done business before, deals will be finalized using Escrow.com, splitting the fee. Please don’t comment unless you are buying a name. Post “sold” to agree to purchase ...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 12:52 pm
Elliot's Blog
Use the IBM “5 in 5″ to Speculate on Domain Names
IBM Chief Innovation Officer Bernard Meyerson wrote a blog post discussing “inventions that will change the world within five years.” The article covers the “IBM 5 in 5” list that the company unveils annually. Not only do I th...
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Use the IBM “5 in 5″ to Speculate on Domain Names
IBM Chief Innovation Officer Bernard Meyerson wrote a blog post discussing “inventions that will change the world within five years.” The article covers the “IBM 5 in 5” list that the company unveils annually. Not only do I th...
Discussion
December 18, 2012, 11:42 am
Elliot's Blog
Contest: Guess Closing Price of NYE.com Auction (Win $100 Bid Credit)
NYE.com is currently up for auction at NameJet. It’s a public auction, so anyone can jump in to bid at any time before the auction closes on Wednesday afternoon. The current high bid is $36,000 and the reserve price has not been met yet. In my ...
Discussion
Contest: Guess Closing Price of NYE.com Auction (Win $100 Bid Credit)
NYE.com is currently up for auction at NameJet. It’s a public auction, so anyone can jump in to bid at any time before the auction closes on Wednesday afternoon. The current high bid is $36,000 and the reserve price has not been met yet. In my ...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 5:45 pm
Elliot's Blog
Watch the gTLD Draw Live
I will be watching some of the gTLD draw this afternoon from the comfort of my computer screen, and I wanted to make it easier for you to watch. I have embedded the live feed below, which is scheduled to begin in under an hour (4pm eastern 1pm pacifi...
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Watch the gTLD Draw Live
I will be watching some of the gTLD draw this afternoon from the comfort of my computer screen, and I wanted to make it easier for you to watch. I have embedded the live feed below, which is scheduled to begin in under an hour (4pm eastern 1pm pacifi...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 3:12 pm
