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The Domains
you never discuss available domains out in public (Part 2)
It seems like coffee shops are the perfect place to get ideas for domain names or to exact a bit of revenge on a loud patron. Back in 2012 I wrote a story about a guy who was sitting behind a bunch of people in a coffee shop, they were loud and were ...
Discussion
you never discuss available domains out in public (Part 2)
It seems like coffee shops are the perfect place to get ideas for domain names or to exact a bit of revenge on a loud patron. Back in 2012 I wrote a story about a guy who was sitting behind a bunch of people in a coffee shop, they were loud and were ...
Discussion
May 21, 2017, 1:09 am

The Domains
Who makes the first move matters
Gerald M. Levine wrote an excellent article that domain investors, especially those that do outbound marketing should read. Levine delves into the subject of who makes the initial contact in a domain negotiation. Levine highlights the loss of Halifax...
Discussion
Who makes the first move matters
Gerald M. Levine wrote an excellent article that domain investors, especially those that do outbound marketing should read. Levine delves into the subject of who makes the initial contact in a domain negotiation. Levine highlights the loss of Halifax...
Discussion
May 20, 2017, 3:40 am

Domain Name Wire
.NYC tech domain name auction brings in $29,000
Web.nyc pulls in highest bid in latest auction of .NYC domain name.s .NYC held an auction of technology and entrepreneur-themed domain names on SnapNames that concluded yesterday. The headline result was quite a bit lower than previous auctions. 18 d...
Discussion
.NYC tech domain name auction brings in $29,000
Web.nyc pulls in highest bid in latest auction of .NYC domain name.s .NYC held an auction of technology and entrepreneur-themed domain names on SnapNames that concluded yesterday. The headline result was quite a bit lower than previous auctions. 18 d...
Discussion
May 19, 2017, 5:48 pm

Domain Name Wire
Distil Networks acquires Are You a Human, offers free bot tool for Google Analytics
Get a better understanding of your web traffic after stripping out the bots. Distil networks, an internet security company focused on bots, has acquired Are You a Human and will offer a free bot detecting tool as a result of the acquisition. Distil B...
Discussion
Distil Networks acquires Are You a Human, offers free bot tool for Google Analytics
Get a better understanding of your web traffic after stripping out the bots. Distil networks, an internet security company focused on bots, has acquired Are You a Human and will offer a free bot detecting tool as a result of the acquisition. Distil B...
Discussion
May 18, 2017, 5:55 pm

Domain Name Wire
You’re not Rick Schwartz. So don’t try to emulate him.
Your own circumstances probably don’t align with the most successful domain name investors. This isn’t an article picking on domain name investor Rick Schwartz. I’m just going to use him as an example. Rick has made a lot of money i...
Discussion
You’re not Rick Schwartz. So don’t try to emulate him.
Your own circumstances probably don’t align with the most successful domain name investors. This isn’t an article picking on domain name investor Rick Schwartz. I’m just going to use him as an example. Rick has made a lot of money i...
Discussion
May 18, 2017, 1:47 pm

DomainSherpa
Discounted Uniregistry Pricing for All Active DNAcademy Students
When I started investing in domain names, I knew others were paying less in domain name registrations and renewals but I didn't know how. I hunted high and low for discount codes and coupons, mostly wasting my time when they didn't work at ...
Discussion
Discounted Uniregistry Pricing for All Active DNAcademy Students
When I started investing in domain names, I knew others were paying less in domain name registrations and renewals but I didn't know how. I hunted high and low for discount codes and coupons, mostly wasting my time when they didn't work at ...
Discussion
May 18, 2017, 7:01 am

Domain Name Wire
What are you using for domain name sales landers?
There are lots of options. What is working best for you? With pay-per-click revenue continuing to disintegrate on most domain names, one of the primary objectives of a parked domain name is to make it clear that the domain is for sale and make it eas...
Discussion
What are you using for domain name sales landers?
There are lots of options. What is working best for you? With pay-per-click revenue continuing to disintegrate on most domain names, one of the primary objectives of a parked domain name is to make it clear that the domain is for sale and make it eas...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 8:28 pm

Domain Name Wire
A look at .Art after one week
Here are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it’s doing an...
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A look at .Art after one week
Here are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it’s doing an...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 5:33 pm

The Domains
90% of domainers should start over
Rick Schwartz made a pretty interesting tweet yesterday that I think will bring about a great deal of conversation. Rick stated that 90% of all domain investors should look to reboot. Drop everything and start over again. 90% of every domainer should...
Discussion
90% of domainers should start over
Rick Schwartz made a pretty interesting tweet yesterday that I think will bring about a great deal of conversation. Rick stated that 90% of all domain investors should look to reboot. Drop everything and start over again. 90% of every domainer should...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 5:31 pm

Domain Name Wire
22 end user domain names sales from the past week
Domains purchased by a jingles creator, an exam prep app, and a clean tech company. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. I was able to uncover 22 sales of $2,000 or more to end users. (There are always more than I uncover becaus...
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22 end user domain names sales from the past week
Domains purchased by a jingles creator, an exam prep app, and a clean tech company. It was a good week for end user domain name sales at Sedo. I was able to uncover 22 sales of $2,000 or more to end users. (There are always more than I uncover becaus...
Discussion
May 17, 2017, 1:32 pm