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7 things Domainers should do before the end of the year
A December checklist for domain name investors. It’s December 1, which means the end of the year is rapidly approaching. With that in mind, here’s a checklist of things for domain name investors to complete before the end of the year. 1. ...
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7 things Domainers should do before the end of the year
A December checklist for domain name investors. It’s December 1, which means the end of the year is rapidly approaching. With that in mind, here’s a checklist of things for domain name investors to complete before the end of the year. 1. ...
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December 1, 2015, 2:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
.XYZ’s Negari and Ambrose now own 5% of Rightside
CXOs at .XYZ have invested $8.6 million in Rightside. First it was Frank Schilling. Now two other domain name industry insiders are disclosing ownership in publicly traded domain name company Rightside. .XYZ founder and CEO Daniel Negari and COO Mike...
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.XYZ’s Negari and Ambrose now own 5% of Rightside
CXOs at .XYZ have invested $8.6 million in Rightside. First it was Frank Schilling. Now two other domain name industry insiders are disclosing ownership in publicly traded domain name company Rightside. .XYZ founder and CEO Daniel Negari and COO Mike...
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November 30, 2015, 9:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
So far, my “For Sale” only landers have drawn the wrong type of inquiries
People submit offers for domain names when they don’t mean to. A couple months ago I switched some of my domain names on Domain Name Sales from PPC landers to “for sale” landing pages. I was curious if this would increase the number...
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So far, my “For Sale” only landers have drawn the wrong type of inquiries
People submit offers for domain names when they don’t mean to. A couple months ago I switched some of my domain names on Domain Name Sales from PPC landers to “for sale” landing pages. I was curious if this would increase the number...
Discussion
November 30, 2015, 9:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
Introducing UpMoney
A new site about spending, saving and investing. I’m excited today to announce the launch of UpMoney℠, a new site about…money. Simply put, UpMoney is a site for people who have money. This isn’t a snobby 1% thing; It’s a si...
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Introducing UpMoney
A new site about spending, saving and investing. I’m excited today to announce the launch of UpMoney℠, a new site about…money. Simply put, UpMoney is a site for people who have money. This isn’t a snobby 1% thing; It’s a si...
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November 30, 2015, 7:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Whoa, this company totally doesn’t understand UDRP
Company says .Com domains must be used commercially, and offers to pay money in return for getting a domain name through UDRP. BURRI public elements AG of Glattbrugg, Switzerland has filed one of the most misguided UDRPs I’ve ever seen. The com...
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Whoa, this company totally doesn’t understand UDRP
Company says .Com domains must be used commercially, and offers to pay money in return for getting a domain name through UDRP. BURRI public elements AG of Glattbrugg, Switzerland has filed one of the most misguided UDRPs I’ve ever seen. The com...
Discussion
November 30, 2015, 3:40 pm
Domain Name Wire
3 reasons you shouldn’t kick yourself for selling a short domain name too soon
Here’s why you shouldn’t have sellers remorse. With the rapid rise in values for three and four character domain names, I’ve read some commentary from people kicking themselves for selling domain names too soon. Call it seller&rsquo...
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3 reasons you shouldn’t kick yourself for selling a short domain name too soon
Here’s why you shouldn’t have sellers remorse. With the rapid rise in values for three and four character domain names, I’ve read some commentary from people kicking themselves for selling domain names too soon. Call it seller&rsquo...
Discussion
November 30, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Black Friday Expired Domain Name Report
In the week prior to Thanksgiving, 44 expired domain auctions surpassed $1000 at NameJet and SnapNames. 15 of those fell within the $2000-3000 range. Another 14 spread $3000-$8000. The top auction, as you can see, finished at $16.2k. P...
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Black Friday Expired Domain Name Report
In the week prior to Thanksgiving, 44 expired domain auctions surpassed $1000 at NameJet and SnapNames. 15 of those fell within the $2000-3000 range. Another 14 spread $3000-$8000. The top auction, as you can see, finished at $16.2k. P...
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November 27, 2015, 4:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
What domain names eBay, Mastercard and 22 others bought this week
Big brands among domain name buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had another strong week for domain name sales with a whopping 1,080 transactions for at total of $1.5 million. Many of these sales were, once again, short letter and numeric domain name...
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What domain names eBay, Mastercard and 22 others bought this week
Big brands among domain name buyers at Sedo this past week. Sedo had another strong week for domain name sales with a whopping 1,080 transactions for at total of $1.5 million. Many of these sales were, once again, short letter and numeric domain name...
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November 25, 2015, 5:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Verisign gets patent for evaluating typeability of domain names
Patent describes ways to score domain names based on how easy it is to type them on different keyboards. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,195,316 to Verisign for “Evaluating typeability of domain names.” Th...
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Verisign gets patent for evaluating typeability of domain names
Patent describes ways to score domain names based on how easy it is to type them on different keyboards. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,195,316 to Verisign for “Evaluating typeability of domain names.” Th...
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November 24, 2015, 5:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Forests Asset Management is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker
Company filed dead-on-arrival UDRP after failing to purchase domain name it wanted. New Forests Asset Management Pty Limited of North Sydney, Australia has been found to have engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking over the domain name NewForests.co...
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New Forests Asset Management is a Reverse Domain Name Hijacker
Company filed dead-on-arrival UDRP after failing to purchase domain name it wanted. New Forests Asset Management Pty Limited of North Sydney, Australia has been found to have engaged in Reverse Domain Name Hijacking over the domain name NewForests.co...
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November 24, 2015, 4:08 pm
