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Elliot's Blog
Afternic Records Over $550k in .com Sales
Last week, Afternic recorded about $564,000 in pubic .com domain sales of $1,000 or more. Two out of the three sales above $10,000 were Afternic DLS sales, not owned by NameMedia companies. I think the sale of Tagalog.com at $12,000 was a great...
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Afternic Records Over $550k in .com Sales
Last week, Afternic recorded about $564,000 in pubic .com domain sales of $1,000 or more. Two out of the three sales above $10,000 were Afternic DLS sales, not owned by NameMedia companies. I think the sale of Tagalog.com at $12,000 was a great...
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April 19, 2011, 5:04 pm
Elliot's Blog
Seeking Offers on BikeTour.com & BikeTours.com
I recently acquired BikeTour.com and BikeTours.com from two different owners, and I am interested in selling the pair of domain names. I believe BikeTours.com would be a great domain name for a travel website that offers bike tours in cities around t...
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Seeking Offers on BikeTour.com & BikeTours.com
I recently acquired BikeTour.com and BikeTours.com from two different owners, and I am interested in selling the pair of domain names. I believe BikeTours.com would be a great domain name for a travel website that offers bike tours in cities around t...
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April 18, 2011, 1:38 pm
Elliot's Blog
Going to Cheer on Domain Shane
It’s not often that I’m in New England for Patriots Day, but it’s a lot of fun. Not only is it a holiday in Massachusetts (friends have the day off from work), but the Red Sox play an 11:30am matinee, and of course, the Boston Marat...
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Going to Cheer on Domain Shane
It’s not often that I’m in New England for Patriots Day, but it’s a lot of fun. Not only is it a holiday in Massachusetts (friends have the day off from work), but the Red Sox play an 11:30am matinee, and of course, the Boston Marat...
Discussion
April 18, 2011, 10:57 am
Elliot's Blog
Stats for the 1 Millionth Visitor
My blog hit 1,000,000 visits this evening, as I projected in a post this morning. Thanks to all for the good wishes. Here are some stats for the one millionth visitor to my blog: IP Location: Seattle, Washington Article Read: Yext Tags to Rebra...
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Stats for the 1 Millionth Visitor
My blog hit 1,000,000 visits this evening, as I projected in a post this morning. Thanks to all for the good wishes. Here are some stats for the one millionth visitor to my blog: IP Location: Seattle, Washington Article Read: Yext Tags to Rebra...
Discussion
April 17, 2011, 10:11 pm
Elliot's Blog
Yext Tags to Rebrand on an $1,800 Domain Name Purchased from BuyDomains
I learned a couple of things when reading TechCrunch yesterday. First, there’s a company called Yext that helps small businesses add and enhance (tag) listings across a wide variety of popular websites like Yelp, Yahoo, CitySearch, YellowBook, ...
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Yext Tags to Rebrand on an $1,800 Domain Name Purchased from BuyDomains
I learned a couple of things when reading TechCrunch yesterday. First, there’s a company called Yext that helps small businesses add and enhance (tag) listings across a wide variety of popular websites like Yelp, Yahoo, CitySearch, YellowBook, ...
Discussion
April 17, 2011, 8:52 pm
Elliot's Blog
1,000,000 Unique Visitors
You know those websites that have flashing banners announcing that you are the 1 millionth visitor and you just won a prize? You just have to answer a bunch of survey questions, leave your email address, provide your bank information, and promi...
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1,000,000 Unique Visitors
You know those websites that have flashing banners announcing that you are the 1 millionth visitor and you just won a prize? You just have to answer a bunch of survey questions, leave your email address, provide your bank information, and promi...
Discussion
April 17, 2011, 12:51 pm
Elliot's Blog
Saturday Updates
On the road again today, so if your comment doesn’t get posted immediately, it will likely be posted later on this afternoon. Here are a few updates today. As much as National A1 Advertising’s $1 million sale of Poker.org last year seemed...
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Saturday Updates
On the road again today, so if your comment doesn’t get posted immediately, it will likely be posted later on this afternoon. Here are a few updates today. As much as National A1 Advertising’s $1 million sale of Poker.org last year seemed...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 12:18 pm
Elliot's Blog
US Government Seizes Major Poker Company Domain Names Including UB.com
The US Attorney’s Office in New York City issued a press release this afternoon announcing charges for the founders of three major online poker companies: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. There are some serious charges in the in...
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US Government Seizes Major Poker Company Domain Names Including UB.com
The US Attorney’s Office in New York City issued a press release this afternoon announcing charges for the founders of three major online poker companies: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. There are some serious charges in the in...
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April 15, 2011, 2:43 pm
Elliot's Blog
Go Daddy Checkout Option: “Round Up and Give to Hope for Haiti”
I was going through the checkout screen for a domain name (QueensDogWalker.com) this morning at Go Daddy, when I noticed an interesting option on the Order Summary tab asking me to “Round up and give to Hope for Haiti.” If you select this...
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Go Daddy Checkout Option: “Round Up and Give to Hope for Haiti”
I was going through the checkout screen for a domain name (QueensDogWalker.com) this morning at Go Daddy, when I noticed an interesting option on the Order Summary tab asking me to “Round up and give to Hope for Haiti.” If you select this...
Discussion
April 15, 2011, 11:25 am
Elliot's Blog
5 With Andrew Rosener… CEO of Media Options
Andrew Rosener, founder of MediaOptions.com, is another classic example of someone who just happened to stumble into the domain industry. He had purchased a few domains of personal interest in the late 90′s, but it wasn’t until 2005...
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5 With Andrew Rosener… CEO of Media Options
Andrew Rosener, founder of MediaOptions.com, is another classic example of someone who just happened to stumble into the domain industry. He had purchased a few domains of personal interest in the late 90′s, but it wasn’t until 2005...
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April 14, 2011, 1:22 pm
