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Elliot's Blog
December Great Domains Auction Results
The Great Domains auction held by Sedo ended last week, and I have compiled the results below. The auction grossed over $100,000, and 78 domain names were sold. Since the auction was just held, I would imagine these sales haven’t closed ye...
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December Great Domains Auction Results
The Great Domains auction held by Sedo ended last week, and I have compiled the results below. The auction grossed over $100,000, and 78 domain names were sold. Since the auction was just held, I would imagine these sales haven’t closed ye...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 12:40 pm
Elliot's Blog
Value of gTLD-Related Domain Names Contingent on What They Will Be Called
What Will gTLDs Be Called? I own just a couple of gTLD-related domain names – gTLDBroker.com and gTLDDomainNames.com. Neither of these domain names is worth very much (if anything), but they were speculative hand registrations, and I’ve l...
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Value of gTLD-Related Domain Names Contingent on What They Will Be Called
What Will gTLDs Be Called? I own just a couple of gTLD-related domain names – gTLDBroker.com and gTLDDomainNames.com. Neither of these domain names is worth very much (if anything), but they were speculative hand registrations, and I’ve l...
Discussion
December 17, 2012, 10:34 am
Elliot's Blog
Don’t Try to Sell Deceptive Domain Names
The other day when pitching a domain name to a potential buyer, he asked me to verify that the domain name I was selling was the actual keyword .com domain name. I was a bit taken aback by the question and confirmed that it was in fact the actual key...
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Don’t Try to Sell Deceptive Domain Names
The other day when pitching a domain name to a potential buyer, he asked me to verify that the domain name I was selling was the actual keyword .com domain name. I was a bit taken aback by the question and confirmed that it was in fact the actual key...
Discussion
December 15, 2012, 3:38 pm
Elliot's Blog
Social Media Tips for Domain Companies
Several years ago, Moniker pretty much ruled the roost when it came to the preferred domain registrar of domain investors. The company was known for its security, but I think the primary reason for its popularity was because of the personal care comp...
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Social Media Tips for Domain Companies
Several years ago, Moniker pretty much ruled the roost when it came to the preferred domain registrar of domain investors. The company was known for its security, but I think the primary reason for its popularity was because of the personal care comp...
Discussion
December 14, 2012, 2:47 pm
Elliot's Blog
Update on Little Frank’s Pizza
I wanted to provide an update to an article I wrote yesterday about Go Daddy’s Website Builder sample website for the fictitious business, Little Frank’s Pizza. A reader emailed me at 4:30am to let me know Go Daddy was advertising it...
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Update on Little Frank’s Pizza
I wanted to provide an update to an article I wrote yesterday about Go Daddy’s Website Builder sample website for the fictitious business, Little Frank’s Pizza. A reader emailed me at 4:30am to let me know Go Daddy was advertising it...
Discussion
December 14, 2012, 9:31 am
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Website Builder Marketing: Smart Strategy, Poor Execution
Go Daddy wisely promotes its Website Builder product to small businesses. In fact, as you can see above, the company is currently giving its most valuable home page real estate to this product, with a large graphic and accompanying video showing &ldq...
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Go Daddy Website Builder Marketing: Smart Strategy, Poor Execution
Go Daddy wisely promotes its Website Builder product to small businesses. In fact, as you can see above, the company is currently giving its most valuable home page real estate to this product, with a large graphic and accompanying video showing &ldq...
Discussion
December 13, 2012, 12:39 pm
Elliot's Blog
Voodoo Support Tickets Closed in Under an Hour
I am almost always monitoring my business, whether it’s from my computer or my phone. When someone asks me a question, inquires about a domain name, or has an issue with one of my websites, I am very quick to respond. It’s probably becaus...
Discussion
Voodoo Support Tickets Closed in Under an Hour
I am almost always monitoring my business, whether it’s from my computer or my phone. When someone asks me a question, inquires about a domain name, or has an issue with one of my websites, I am very quick to respond. It’s probably becaus...
Discussion
December 13, 2012, 11:05 am
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. As I offered last week, you are welcome to list a domain ...
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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. As I offered last week, you are welcome to list a domain ...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 3:09 pm
Elliot's Blog
No Obligation Bids on Higher Minimum Auctions at NameJet
If you frequently bid on NameJet auctions, you’ve probably noticed quite a few domain names that are pre-release that have a price minimum bid than the standard $69 minimum bid. Up until last week, I assumed that you couldn’t bid on those...
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No Obligation Bids on Higher Minimum Auctions at NameJet
If you frequently bid on NameJet auctions, you’ve probably noticed quite a few domain names that are pre-release that have a price minimum bid than the standard $69 minimum bid. Up until last week, I assumed that you couldn’t bid on those...
Discussion
December 12, 2012, 12:03 pm
Elliot's Blog
Trumpet.com Hits $50k at NameJet
Trumpet.com is currently up for auction at NameJet, and the domain name just surpassed the $50,000 mark. The reserve price for this domain name has not been met yet. As reported by DN Journal, in mid-2010, Trumpet.com sold for $31,250 at an auction r...
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Trumpet.com Hits $50k at NameJet
Trumpet.com is currently up for auction at NameJet, and the domain name just surpassed the $50,000 mark. The reserve price for this domain name has not been met yet. As reported by DN Journal, in mid-2010, Trumpet.com sold for $31,250 at an auction r...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 7:19 pm
