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Elliot's Blog
Breaking: Rod Beckstrom Leaving ICANN in 11 Months
ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom just announced (via Twitter) that he is leaving ICANN. According to his Tweet, Beckstrom intends to leave ICANN in July of 2012. Under Beckstrom, ICANN recently approved the gTLD program, with the applications ex...
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Breaking: Rod Beckstrom Leaving ICANN in 11 Months
ICANN President and CEO Rod Beckstrom just announced (via Twitter) that he is leaving ICANN. According to his Tweet, Beckstrom intends to leave ICANN in July of 2012. Under Beckstrom, ICANN recently approved the gTLD program, with the applications ex...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 7:32 pm
Domain Shane
Monetizing a Domain Portfolio with Justin Gilchrist from FlipFilter
Today’s Guest Article is from Justin Gilchrist from FlipFilter.com, an application that pulls data from various online sources of established websites for sale and aged domains for sale, and allows you to browse, compare and analyze t...
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Monetizing a Domain Portfolio with Justin Gilchrist from FlipFilter
Today’s Guest Article is from Justin Gilchrist from FlipFilter.com, an application that pulls data from various online sources of established websites for sale and aged domains for sale, and allows you to browse, compare and analyze t...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 6:15 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $550K In Domain Names Led By Chapter7Bankruptcy.com at $18K
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday August 14th and sold $550K in reportable domain sales this week $1k and over. The highest selling domain name of the week as Chapter7Bankruptcy.com which sold for $18K followed by fotone...
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Afternic.com Sells $550K In Domain Names Led By Chapter7Bankruptcy.com at $18K
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday August 14th and sold $550K in reportable domain sales this week $1k and over. The highest selling domain name of the week as Chapter7Bankruptcy.com which sold for $18K followed by fotone...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 6:00 pm
Elliot's Blog
Sedo Sells Nearly $700k in Domain Names: G.biz Re-Sold for $30k
Sedo sold in the ballpark of $700,000 USD worth of domain names last week, with SelfEmployed.com selling for $58,000 and FoodTruck.com selling for $30,000. Rome.net was also a pretty strong sale, as it went for $30,000. G.biz was sold for $30,000. In...
Discussion
Sedo Sells Nearly $700k in Domain Names: G.biz Re-Sold for $30k
Sedo sold in the ballpark of $700,000 USD worth of domain names last week, with SelfEmployed.com selling for $58,000 and FoodTruck.com selling for $30,000. Rome.net was also a pretty strong sale, as it went for $30,000. G.biz was sold for $30,000. In...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 5:03 pm
The Domains
.Co Says They Are Getting A 68% Renewal Rate
The .CO Registry today announced on its blog today, “that as of July 31, 2011, it is seeing a cumulative first time renewal rate of 66%; with late renewals still being counted for an estimated overall 68% renewal.” “Crystal Peterson...
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.Co Says They Are Getting A 68% Renewal Rate
The .CO Registry today announced on its blog today, “that as of July 31, 2011, it is seeing a cumulative first time renewal rate of 66%; with late renewals still being counted for an estimated overall 68% renewal.” “Crystal Peterson...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 4:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
A Quick Way to Slash Your Go Daddy Premium Commissions By 33%
Reduce your commission rate by changing your price. Last week I sold a domain through GoDaddy Premium Listings for $1,750. I’m happy with the sale, although is stings to pay a $525 commission. A couple weeks ago Adam Strong noted that GoDaddy r...
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A Quick Way to Slash Your Go Daddy Premium Commissions By 33%
Reduce your commission rate by changing your price. Last week I sold a domain through GoDaddy Premium Listings for $1,750. I’m happy with the sale, although is stings to pay a $525 commission. A couple weeks ago Adam Strong noted that GoDaddy r...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 4:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XXX Plans to Spend $15 Million in First Year Promoting New Domain to Web Users
Registry has ambitious plans for letting web surfers know it exists. With the first .xxx domain names from the “Founder’s” program coming online and the trademark sunrise period soon to get underway, .XXX backer ICM Registry has som...
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.XXX Plans to Spend $15 Million in First Year Promoting New Domain to Web Users
Registry has ambitious plans for letting web surfers know it exists. With the first .xxx domain names from the “Founder’s” program coming online and the trademark sunrise period soon to get underway, .XXX backer ICM Registry has som...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 3:20 pm
Domain Shane
Toby Clements Makes a Good Decision
As many of you know Toby Clements has a very popular domain newsletter. A newsletter he ran originally with Rick Latona and now by himself. This morning we all received the following. All, If you are a serious buyer of domains, please rea...
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Toby Clements Makes a Good Decision
As many of you know Toby Clements has a very popular domain newsletter. A newsletter he ran originally with Rick Latona and now by himself. This morning we all received the following. All, If you are a serious buyer of domains, please rea...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 3:02 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domaining.com Now Pushing Updates
I keep a whole bunch of Internet browsers opened at all times. This afternoon, I noticed a (1) in the title section on the Domaining.com tab in my browser. I went over to check out what it meant, and I saw a message that said “1 new headline &n...
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Domaining.com Now Pushing Updates
I keep a whole bunch of Internet browsers opened at all times. This afternoon, I noticed a (1) in the title section on the Domaining.com tab in my browser. I went over to check out what it meant, and I saw a message that said “1 new headline &n...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 1:54 pm
Elliot's Blog
Why Are They Coming Out Now Against gTLDs?
Over the past couple of weeks, a number of organizations have issued strongly worded press releases condemning ICANN and the gTLD program. Among those who have criticized ICANN was the CEO of the International Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the CEO of ...
Discussion
Why Are They Coming Out Now Against gTLDs?
Over the past couple of weeks, a number of organizations have issued strongly worded press releases condemning ICANN and the gTLD program. Among those who have criticized ICANN was the CEO of the International Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the CEO of ...
Discussion
August 16, 2011, 12:49 pm
