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Elliot's Blog
Why CDN.net Sold for 6 Figures
I was somewhat surprised that the CDN.net domain name sold for $185,000, as reported by DN Journal. The seller was Frank Schilling’s Name Administration, and the buyer appears to be Ditlev Bredahl of a company called OnApp, according to th...
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Why CDN.net Sold for 6 Figures
I was somewhat surprised that the CDN.net domain name sold for $185,000, as reported by DN Journal. The seller was Frank Schilling’s Name Administration, and the buyer appears to be Ditlev Bredahl of a company called OnApp, according to th...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 1:48 pm
Elliot's Blog
Thanks to Afternic for Helping with an Acquisition
I want to give a big thank you to Afternic for helping me complete a private acquisition this past week. With the help of Neil Kavanaugh, Aaron Visaggio and Becca Clifford, I was able to purchase CallCenters.com (for an undisclosed sum). When I worke...
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Thanks to Afternic for Helping with an Acquisition
I want to give a big thank you to Afternic for helping me complete a private acquisition this past week. With the help of Neil Kavanaugh, Aaron Visaggio and Becca Clifford, I was able to purchase CallCenters.com (for an undisclosed sum). When I worke...
Discussion
March 15, 2012, 11:02 am
Elliot's Blog
I Am Not Associated With Silver Domain Brokerage
I received a couple emails and phone calls about a company called Silver Domain Brokerage, and I just want to let you know I am not associated with the company. The company is not pretending to be me or anything like that, but since people have asked...
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I Am Not Associated With Silver Domain Brokerage
I received a couple emails and phone calls about a company called Silver Domain Brokerage, and I just want to let you know I am not associated with the company. The company is not pretending to be me or anything like that, but since people have asked...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 3:29 pm
Elliot's Blog
BabyPhotographer.com Goes on Sale
A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a contest on my blog, with the winner being the best domain name at the best price. The winning domain name by quite a large margin was BabyPhotographer.com. Shortly after the winner was announced, a buyer agreed to ac...
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BabyPhotographer.com Goes on Sale
A couple of weeks ago, I hosted a contest on my blog, with the winner being the best domain name at the best price. The winning domain name by quite a large margin was BabyPhotographer.com. Shortly after the winner was announced, a buyer agreed to ac...
Discussion
March 14, 2012, 12:18 pm
Elliot's Blog
Tech Cocktail Conversation with Juan Diego Calle
No matter what your view on .CO is, the .CO Registry has done a masterful job at marketing and promoting .CO domain names. There have been a number of mainstream articles written about the company’s presence at SXSW this past week (USA Today an...
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Tech Cocktail Conversation with Juan Diego Calle
No matter what your view on .CO is, the .CO Registry has done a masterful job at marketing and promoting .CO domain names. There have been a number of mainstream articles written about the company’s presence at SXSW this past week (USA Today an...
Discussion
March 13, 2012, 6:00 pm
Elliot's Blog
PR: “Domainindex.com Downgrades Internet TLD: .COM, .NET from AAA to AA”
DomainIndex.com is supposedly “the domain industry’s leading internet domain name benchmarking, rating and appraisal service.” I don’t recall ever hearing of (or using) DomainIndex.com before, but I saw an interesting pre...
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PR: “Domainindex.com Downgrades Internet TLD: .COM, .NET from AAA to AA”
DomainIndex.com is supposedly “the domain industry’s leading internet domain name benchmarking, rating and appraisal service.” I don’t recall ever hearing of (or using) DomainIndex.com before, but I saw an interesting pre...
Discussion
March 13, 2012, 5:01 pm
Elliot's Blog
March Great Domains Auction Picks
Great Domains is holding its March auction beginning tomorrow, and you might notice something difference when you visit the website. Sedo announced a GreatDomains.com site redesign last week, although the functionality remains the same. As of right n...
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March Great Domains Auction Picks
Great Domains is holding its March auction beginning tomorrow, and you might notice something difference when you visit the website. Sedo announced a GreatDomains.com site redesign last week, although the functionality remains the same. As of right n...
Discussion
March 13, 2012, 12:08 pm
Elliot's Blog
Could IDNX Indicate Financial Crisis Is Over?
For many people throughout the world, the past few years have caused quite a bit of economic hardship. In concert with the world economy, the domain market took a tumble towards the middle or end of 2008, and it hasn’t yet fully recovered. Doma...
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Could IDNX Indicate Financial Crisis Is Over?
For many people throughout the world, the past few years have caused quite a bit of economic hardship. In concert with the world economy, the domain market took a tumble towards the middle or end of 2008, and it hasn’t yet fully recovered. Doma...
Discussion
March 12, 2012, 3:13 pm
Elliot's Blog
Contest: DNForum Scavenger Hunt
DNForum is the first place I really learned that there was a community of domain investors. In fact, the person who told me about DNF was a domain buyer who told me that when I sign up, I would probably stop selling domain names to him, and he was co...
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Contest: DNForum Scavenger Hunt
DNForum is the first place I really learned that there was a community of domain investors. In fact, the person who told me about DNF was a domain buyer who told me that when I sign up, I would probably stop selling domain names to him, and he was co...
Discussion
March 12, 2012, 1:45 pm
Elliot's Blog
Contest: DNForum Scavenger Hunt
DNForum is the first place I really learned that there was a community of domain investors. In fact, the person who told me about DNF was a domain buyer who told me that when I sign up, I would probably stop selling domain names to him, and he was co...
Discussion
Contest: DNForum Scavenger Hunt
DNForum is the first place I really learned that there was a community of domain investors. In fact, the person who told me about DNF was a domain buyer who told me that when I sign up, I would probably stop selling domain names to him, and he was co...
Discussion
March 12, 2012, 11:02 am
