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Domain Name Wire
Is .NGO the First Defensive TLD Registration Announcement?
Registry behind .org wants .ngo. This week Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced it will apply for the .ngo top level domain name when ICANN opens up its application process next year. Could this be the first example of a “defensive” T...
Discussion
Is .NGO the First Defensive TLD Registration Announcement?
Registry behind .org wants .ngo. This week Public Interest Registry (PIR) announced it will apply for the .ngo top level domain name when ICANN opens up its application process next year. Could this be the first example of a “defensive” T...
Discussion
August 3, 2011, 10:26 am
Domain Name Wire
Sony-Microsoft? How About Apple-MSN?
Microsoft has owned other brand name domain names before. There was quite a bit of buzz recently when Microsoft registered a couple domain names including the Sony brand name. A merger? A phone product? Video games? While certainly newsworthy, often ...
Discussion
Sony-Microsoft? How About Apple-MSN?
Microsoft has owned other brand name domain names before. There was quite a bit of buzz recently when Microsoft registered a couple domain names including the Sony brand name. A merger? A phone product? Video games? While certainly newsworthy, often ...
Discussion
August 3, 2011, 10:14 am
Domain Shane
Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks:
My wife and I doing our bi annual picking of stocks and the first thought was, should we add more Apple. My initial thought was there are certainly better returns out there from other up and coming stocks. Then I read this article. It sou...
Discussion
Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks:
My wife and I doing our bi annual picking of stocks and the first thought was, should we add more Apple. My initial thought was there are certainly better returns out there from other up and coming stocks. Then I read this article. It sou...
Discussion
August 3, 2011, 3:12 am
DomainSherpa
Building a Niche Lead Generation Empire – with Braden Pollock
When it comes to marketing, the two biggest problems that small business owners face are effective ad buying and maintaining a consistent effort. While it is easy to try a one-off marketing campaign, it can often lead to disappointment. Enter Legal...
Discussion
Building a Niche Lead Generation Empire – with Braden Pollock
When it comes to marketing, the two biggest problems that small business owners face are effective ad buying and maintaining a consistent effort. While it is easy to try a one-off marketing campaign, it can often lead to disappointment. Enter Legal...
Discussion
August 3, 2011, 12:00 am
Domain Name Wire
ClickBank Cracks Down on Questionable Sales Practices
Payment processor and affiliate network changes guidelines for promoting products using its services. I’ve had a ClickBank account for over a decade. In college I used Clickbank to sell thousands of dollars worth of product a month. But over th...
Discussion
ClickBank Cracks Down on Questionable Sales Practices
Payment processor and affiliate network changes guidelines for promoting products using its services. I’ve had a ClickBank account for over a decade. In college I used Clickbank to sell thousands of dollars worth of product a month. But over th...
Discussion
August 2, 2011, 11:00 pm
Domain Shane
What Should The Revenue Multiple Be When Selling a Website in Today’s Market?
I was part of selling 7 or 8 websites back in 2007 and 2008 when multiples were sky high and getting 2 or 3 years revenue was commonplace. In fact, I don’t think I ever received less than 2 years on any site I’ve ever sold. O...
Discussion
What Should The Revenue Multiple Be When Selling a Website in Today’s Market?
I was part of selling 7 or 8 websites back in 2007 and 2008 when multiples were sky high and getting 2 or 3 years revenue was commonplace. In fact, I don’t think I ever received less than 2 years on any site I’ve ever sold. O...
Discussion
August 2, 2011, 7:09 pm
The Domains
Sedo.com Sells $924K In Domains Led By Grid.com For $275K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 1st. All reportable domain sales totalled $923,725. The top seller of the week was Grid.com at $275,000 followed by Namibia.de at €30,000. Elliot’s Blog reported on th...
Discussion
Sedo.com Sells $924K In Domains Led By Grid.com For $275K
Sedo.com just released its sales list for the week ending Monday August 1st. All reportable domain sales totalled $923,725. The top seller of the week was Grid.com at $275,000 followed by Namibia.de at €30,000. Elliot’s Blog reported on th...
Discussion
August 2, 2011, 5:44 pm
Domain Name News
GoDaddy Lowers Premium Listings Commission to 20%
DNN has just received word from Godaddy that Premium Listings sales commissions have been reduced to 20% on all new Premium Listings for the month of August. The previous rate was set at an industry-high 30%. Many domain name selle...
Discussion
GoDaddy Lowers Premium Listings Commission to 20%
DNN has just received word from Godaddy that Premium Listings sales commissions have been reduced to 20% on all new Premium Listings for the month of August. The previous rate was set at an industry-high 30%. Many domain name selle...
Discussion
August 2, 2011, 5:42 pm
The Domains
Afternic.com Sells $744K In Domains Led By The Domain Hack Famo.us For $25k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 31st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totaled $744,471. The top seller of the week was the domain name hack Famo.us at $25,000 followed by Imusica.com at $18,000. Famou.us ...
Discussion
Afternic.com Sells $744K In Domains Led By The Domain Hack Famo.us For $25k
Afternic.com just released its sales for the week ending Sunday July 31st. All reportable domain sales $1k and over totaled $744,471. The top seller of the week was the domain name hack Famo.us at $25,000 followed by Imusica.com at $18,000. Famou.us ...
Discussion
August 2, 2011, 3:54 pm
