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Domain Name Wire
Afternic Sells MarketShare.com for $148,500
Marketshare.com gets some serious market share. Afternic has brokered the sale of MarketShare.com for $148,500. It appears the seller was a software company, but the buyer is using whois privacy to protect their identity. While by far the highest rep...
Discussion
Afternic Sells MarketShare.com for $148,500
Marketshare.com gets some serious market share. Afternic has brokered the sale of MarketShare.com for $148,500. It appears the seller was a software company, but the buyer is using whois privacy to protect their identity. While by far the highest rep...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 9:01 pm
Elliot's Blog
Was Income.com Sold by Sedo Today?
A few weeks ago, I learned that Income.com, a domain name owned by Internet entrepreneur and marketing guru John Reese, had been put up for sale and was being marketed by Sedo domain broker, Dave Evanson. According to a post on the Wicked Fire forum,...
Discussion
Was Income.com Sold by Sedo Today?
A few weeks ago, I learned that Income.com, a domain name owned by Internet entrepreneur and marketing guru John Reese, had been put up for sale and was being marketed by Sedo domain broker, Dave Evanson. According to a post on the Wicked Fire forum,...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 8:23 pm
The Domains
MarketShare.com Sells for $150K and Leads Afternic.com on A $700K Week
MarketShare.com lead the way with a $148,500 domain sale at Afternic.com this week. In all Afternic.com sold almost $700K in domain names in a the week before the big holiday. Other notiable sales off the list include LandingPages.com at $20K, eWindo...
Discussion
MarketShare.com Sells for $150K and Leads Afternic.com on A $700K Week
MarketShare.com lead the way with a $148,500 domain sale at Afternic.com this week. In all Afternic.com sold almost $700K in domain names in a the week before the big holiday. Other notiable sales off the list include LandingPages.com at $20K, eWindo...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 8:08 pm
Sully's Blog
3 Things NOT To Say In a Domain Sales Letter
It’s great to find sample sales letters that other domain owners use when selling to end users. Some are excellent and can be used in almost every situation. Others, are poorly written and ineffective. I’ve noticed some trends in the l...
Discussion
3 Things NOT To Say In a Domain Sales Letter
It’s great to find sample sales letters that other domain owners use when selling to end users. Some are excellent and can be used in almost every situation. Others, are poorly written and ineffective. I’ve noticed some trends in the l...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 7:47 pm
Elliot's Blog
Favorite Domain Story of 2010: Turning $10 into $1,200 into $151,000
It’s just about every domain investor’s dream to turn a relatively inexpensive purchase into a hugely massive profit, but the chances of that happening are very slim. This story played out earlier in the year, and it’s my pick for t...
Discussion
Favorite Domain Story of 2010: Turning $10 into $1,200 into $151,000
It’s just about every domain investor’s dream to turn a relatively inexpensive purchase into a hugely massive profit, but the chances of that happening are very slim. This story played out earlier in the year, and it’s my pick for t...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 1:38 pm
Domain Shane
Did Your Domains Investment Return 60% Since September? It Easily Could Have
Actually my domains didn’t but my Marchex investment did. I admit it, I was pretty pissed at Marchex earlier in the year. I wrote an article about them not being a domain industry measuring stick and felt they were heading the wrong directio...
Discussion
Did Your Domains Investment Return 60% Since September? It Easily Could Have
Actually my domains didn’t but my Marchex investment did. I admit it, I was pretty pissed at Marchex earlier in the year. I wrote an article about them not being a domain industry measuring stick and felt they were heading the wrong directio...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 1:03 pm
Domain Shane
Getting Local Business By Buying Local Geos
I have a problem. Our business is located in Urbana but in reality our town is made up of two cities, Champaign and Urbana. Because the University of Illinois is half in Champaign and half in Urbana our town is essentially one. That is except on ...
Discussion
Getting Local Business By Buying Local Geos
I have a problem. Our business is located in Urbana but in reality our town is made up of two cities, Champaign and Urbana. Because the University of Illinois is half in Champaign and half in Urbana our town is essentially one. That is except on ...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 11:59 am
Elliot's Blog
Afternic?s 5% Cash Back Offer Explained
As you’ve already seen, Afternic is now an advertiser on my blog, and someone asked me about the 5% cash back offer currently being promoted by the company. Since I didn’t have an answer, I referred the question to Afternic, and here̵...
Discussion
Afternic?s 5% Cash Back Offer Explained
As you’ve already seen, Afternic is now an advertiser on my blog, and someone asked me about the 5% cash back offer currently being promoted by the company. Since I didn’t have an answer, I referred the question to Afternic, and here̵...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 10:31 am
Domain Shane
One of the Better CVCVs Is Up For Auction: MuMu.com
I recently came across a domain for auction at Snapnames, MUMU.com. It’s a heck of a domain and I can’t believe it wasn’t more publicized. After doing a little whois research I realized that it’s the domain of the guy that i...
Discussion
One of the Better CVCVs Is Up For Auction: MuMu.com
I recently came across a domain for auction at Snapnames, MUMU.com. It’s a heck of a domain and I can’t believe it wasn’t more publicized. After doing a little whois research I realized that it’s the domain of the guy that i...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 10:26 am
IDN Blog
Steve DelBianco of Net Choice on the Future of Domains
Q: What is NetChoice and who are some of NetChoice’s constituents? A: NetChoice is a coalition of leading e-commerce and online companies, including AOL, Facebook, eBay, VeriSign and Yahoo. We also have nearly ten thousand small e-online retail...
Discussion
Steve DelBianco of Net Choice on the Future of Domains
Q: What is NetChoice and who are some of NetChoice’s constituents? A: NetChoice is a coalition of leading e-commerce and online companies, including AOL, Facebook, eBay, VeriSign and Yahoo. We also have nearly ten thousand small e-online retail...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 10:12 am
