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The Domains
Guest Post: .WS Goes To China
This is a guest post by Alan Ezeir who is the Founder & President of Global Domains International, Inc which owns and operates the .WS registry which is the ccTLD of Samoa. I found it an interesting read not just for .WS domains but for all...
Discussion
Guest Post: .WS Goes To China
This is a guest post by Alan Ezeir who is the Founder & President of Global Domains International, Inc which owns and operates the .WS registry which is the ccTLD of Samoa. I found it an interesting read not just for .WS domains but for all...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 3:47 pm
Domain Name Wire
Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon – DNW Podcast #93
Jothan Frakes discusses the upcoming DomainFest in Hong Kong as well as January’s NamesCon show. NamesCon co-founder Jothan Frakes explains changes being made to January’s upcoming NamesCon conference. He also discusses NamesCon Hong Kong...
Discussion
Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon – DNW Podcast #93
Jothan Frakes discusses the upcoming DomainFest in Hong Kong as well as January’s NamesCon show. NamesCon co-founder Jothan Frakes explains changes being made to January’s upcoming NamesCon conference. He also discusses NamesCon Hong Kong...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 3:30 pm
Sully's Blog
Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.net Talks Domains and Blogging
Blogging was a medium that Darren Rowse stumbled upon by accident in 2002 as he was researching a new project – little did he know that just 18 months later he’d be one of the world’s first professional bloggers and making a ...
Discussion
Darren Rowse from ProBlogger.net Talks Domains and Blogging
Blogging was a medium that Darren Rowse stumbled upon by accident in 2002 as he was researching a new project – little did he know that just 18 months later he’d be one of the world’s first professional bloggers and making a ...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Pheenix raises backorder prices, adds .xyz
Prices are still much cheaper than competing services. Expired domain drop catching service Pheenix announced it is increasing prices “Due to price increases by both ICANN and registries.” The move comes days after SnapNames and NameJet b...
Discussion
Pheenix raises backorder prices, adds .xyz
Prices are still much cheaper than competing services. Expired domain drop catching service Pheenix announced it is increasing prices “Due to price increases by both ICANN and registries.” The move comes days after SnapNames and NameJet b...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 12:52 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, July 18th
I still go through the auctions every day but lately I have been buying my best names privately. Just reaching out via email making offers for names. Some times it takes a day, some have taken years, but the number of names I&rsquo...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Monday, July 18th
I still go through the auctions every day but lately I have been buying my best names privately. Just reaching out via email making offers for names. Some times it takes a day, some have taken years, but the number of names I&rsquo...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 10:01 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – Jul 18: TheBigIsland·com, Mahogany·com, GetThis·com, HappyUsers·com…
This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors – people we call Sherpas – and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become mor...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – Jul 18: TheBigIsland·com, Mahogany·com, GetThis·com, HappyUsers·com…
This is the show where we get into the minds of successful domain name investors – people we call Sherpas – and talk about the value of specific domain names. By listening to the Sherpas, we expand our thought process so we can become mor...
Discussion
July 18, 2016, 7:02 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips (65x on NFSports.com, Circle.net, CatchTheWave.com) and Flops (TheBall.com, US.ski)
I missed this post last week because I was out shuffling through a 50 mile run in the mountains outside Leadville. A quick picture is to the right, complete with a visor in honor of Shane. Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops,...
Discussion
Domain Flips (65x on NFSports.com, Circle.net, CatchTheWave.com) and Flops (TheBall.com, US.ski)
I missed this post last week because I was out shuffling through a 50 mile run in the mountains outside Leadville. A quick picture is to the right, complete with a visor in honor of Shane. Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops,...
Discussion
July 17, 2016, 9:31 pm
Domain Shane
Video: SEO Guru Rand Fishkin on Selecting a Domain Name: “Bias to .com”, Keywords, Brandability, More
Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz has a massive following in the world of SEO and online marketing, so when he puts together a video with his current thoughts on selecting domain names, it’s worth taking notice. Many of his eight rules (listed below) are ...
Discussion
Video: SEO Guru Rand Fishkin on Selecting a Domain Name: “Bias to .com”, Keywords, Brandability, More
Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz has a massive following in the world of SEO and online marketing, so when he puts together a video with his current thoughts on selecting domain names, it’s worth taking notice. Many of his eight rules (listed below) are ...
Discussion
July 17, 2016, 4:42 pm
Domain Shane
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 16, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on July 16, 2016. Main List No Bids at research time Ambitional.com I think it’s a real word AmericanKiller.com Sounds like a book or tv series AntiLikes.com The social med...
Discussion
AUCTION RECAP OF JULY 16, 2016
A look at the final prices from the auction list posted on July 16, 2016. Main List No Bids at research time Ambitional.com I think it’s a real word AmericanKiller.com Sounds like a book or tv series AntiLikes.com The social med...
Discussion
July 17, 2016, 4:04 pm
Domain Shane
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, July 17th
Yesterday Raymond of TLDInvestors had an article about Michael Krell of Brandbucket. Michael is going to be on DomainSherpa on Monday but unfortunately for many of the readers, he only reviews names and doesn’t discuss any of the question...
Discussion
DSAD.com: Domain Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, July 17th
Yesterday Raymond of TLDInvestors had an article about Michael Krell of Brandbucket. Michael is going to be on DomainSherpa on Monday but unfortunately for many of the readers, he only reviews names and doesn’t discuss any of the question...
Discussion
July 17, 2016, 10:16 am
