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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
The Domains
FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality Today Protects Land Lines But Puts Wireless in The Hands of The Carriers
The FCC is voting today on passage of Net Neutrality rules and like anything in Washington the proposal is getting both support and some opposition. The basic premise behind net neutrality is that all sites should have equal and open access to the ne...
Discussion
FCC To Vote On Net Neutrality Today Protects Land Lines But Puts Wireless in The Hands of The Carriers
The FCC is voting today on passage of Net Neutrality rules and like anything in Washington the proposal is getting both support and some opposition. The basic premise behind net neutrality is that all sites should have equal and open access to the ne...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 9:00 am
Domain Shane
Tuesday?s Daily Dropping Domains And Auctions
I love business. I love my family. I hate when business gets in the way of my family. It hardly ever happens but ever since I decided to plow snow it hasn’t stopped snowing this winter. As of Friday we most likely will have had the most snow ...
Discussion
Tuesday?s Daily Dropping Domains And Auctions
I love business. I love my family. I hate when business gets in the way of my family. It hardly ever happens but ever since I decided to plow snow it hasn’t stopped snowing this winter. As of Friday we most likely will have had the most snow ...
Discussion
December 21, 2010, 3:18 am
IDN Blog
Israel?s IDN ccTLD Public Registration Opens This Sunday
Today I received an email from ISOC-IL, the registry for Israel’s ccTLDs such as .co.il, announcing that this Sunday registrants will be able to purchase Hebrew IDNs under the .co.il extension. The email is as follows: “Hello, The opening...
Discussion
Israel?s IDN ccTLD Public Registration Opens This Sunday
Today I received an email from ISOC-IL, the registry for Israel’s ccTLDs such as .co.il, announcing that this Sunday registrants will be able to purchase Hebrew IDNs under the .co.il extension. The email is as follows: “Hello, The opening...
Discussion
December 20, 2010, 8:47 pm
