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Elliot's Blog
Capitalization Important With X.CO
In yesterday’s post about Sam Adams using a X.CO url shortener on the back of its New Albion Ale bottles, someone wrote a comment that is important enough to share a follow up post. If you use X.CO, you need to be mindful of capitalization. Acc...
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Capitalization Important With X.CO
In yesterday’s post about Sam Adams using a X.CO url shortener on the back of its New Albion Ale bottles, someone wrote a comment that is important enough to share a follow up post. If you use X.CO, you need to be mindful of capitalization. Acc...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 10:54 am
Elliot's Blog
Name.com Educating Clients About New TLDs
I strongly believe that the more that domain registrars publicize and promote new gTLD domain names, the greater the likelihood these TLDs will gain traction with consumers and be in demand. I’ve mentioned how eNom is promoting gTLDs, and I wan...
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Name.com Educating Clients About New TLDs
I strongly believe that the more that domain registrars publicize and promote new gTLD domain names, the greater the likelihood these TLDs will gain traction with consumers and be in demand. I’ve mentioned how eNom is promoting gTLDs, and I wan...
Discussion
April 8, 2013, 2:14 pm
Elliot's Blog
Interesting Usage of X.CO
I frequently see references to Go Daddy’s X.CO url shortener in various articles and elsewhere online. It’s not as popular as Bitly or T.CO shorteners that are more commonly used on Twitter, but I do see it somewhat regularly. However, I ...
Discussion
Interesting Usage of X.CO
I frequently see references to Go Daddy’s X.CO url shortener in various articles and elsewhere online. It’s not as popular as Bitly or T.CO shorteners that are more commonly used on Twitter, but I do see it somewhat regularly. However, I ...
Discussion
April 8, 2013, 11:21 am
Elliot's Blog
Forms.com Broker: “Ebay Won’t Raise Seller Limits”
I read a Letter to the Editor in Ecommerce Bytes concerning eBay’s apparent refusal to raise a seller’s limits on an auction for a domain name. The letter was written by Scott Newman, who is the broker of record for the Forms.com domain n...
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Forms.com Broker: “Ebay Won’t Raise Seller Limits”
I read a Letter to the Editor in Ecommerce Bytes concerning eBay’s apparent refusal to raise a seller’s limits on an auction for a domain name. The letter was written by Scott Newman, who is the broker of record for the Forms.com domain n...
Discussion
April 7, 2013, 5:48 pm
Elliot's Blog
Would Love to See This List Data
Every day, Domaining.com is filled with websites that share lists of names that are coming up for sale or auction. One thing that I think would be very interesting to look at would be a master list of those domain names that were mentioned 6-12 month...
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Would Love to See This List Data
Every day, Domaining.com is filled with websites that share lists of names that are coming up for sale or auction. One thing that I think would be very interesting to look at would be a master list of those domain names that were mentioned 6-12 month...
Discussion
April 6, 2013, 11:16 am
Elliot's Blog
Contest Results for My NameJet Auctions
I held a contest to see who could guess the value order for my seven domain names I had up for auction this week on NameJet. Unfortunately, not one person guessed that PortStLucieRealEstate.com would be the highest valued sale, so nobody won the $200...
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Contest Results for My NameJet Auctions
I held a contest to see who could guess the value order for my seven domain names I had up for auction this week on NameJet. Unfortunately, not one person guessed that PortStLucieRealEstate.com would be the highest valued sale, so nobody won the $200...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 4:30 pm
Elliot's Blog
Tip When Emailing Domain Buyers
I want to share a tip with you that may help increase your email open rate when trying to sell domain names to end user and other buyers. On a daily basis, I receive quite a few emails from people trying to sell me domain names. More often than not, ...
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Tip When Emailing Domain Buyers
I want to share a tip with you that may help increase your email open rate when trying to sell domain names to end user and other buyers. On a daily basis, I receive quite a few emails from people trying to sell me domain names. More often than not, ...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 12:08 pm
Elliot's Blog
Problem With Getting a “Valuable” Brand Domain Name
During a meeting yesterday, Facebook announced a new product dubbed “Facebook Home.” According to a TechCrunch article about the product launch, Facebook Home “replaces your standard Android’s homescreen with an immersive Face...
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Problem With Getting a “Valuable” Brand Domain Name
During a meeting yesterday, Facebook announced a new product dubbed “Facebook Home.” According to a TechCrunch article about the product launch, Facebook Home “replaces your standard Android’s homescreen with an immersive Face...
Discussion
April 5, 2013, 10:04 am
Elliot's Blog
Afternic Domain Auction Results
Afternic held a domain auction on Snapnames that ended a couple of weeks ago in March. The results of the auction are listed below. The highest value domain name that sold was GFA.com, which closed at $15,100. In addition to the listed results, I was...
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Afternic Domain Auction Results
Afternic held a domain auction on Snapnames that ended a couple of weeks ago in March. The results of the auction are listed below. The highest value domain name that sold was GFA.com, which closed at $15,100. In addition to the listed results, I was...
Discussion
April 4, 2013, 10:12 am
Elliot's Blog
Domain Brokerage Listings – 4/3
Here are this week’s domain brokerage listings from various domain brokers and brokerages. If you want to purchase one of the domain names or have any questions about one of the domain names that is for sale, please contact the broker directly....
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Domain Brokerage Listings – 4/3
Here are this week’s domain brokerage listings from various domain brokers and brokerages. If you want to purchase one of the domain names or have any questions about one of the domain names that is for sale, please contact the broker directly....
Discussion
April 3, 2013, 5:25 pm
