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Elliot's Blog
Domain Investor Pledges a $250,000 Matching Donation to Local Hospital
If you attend a domain conference, one of the people you will want to meet is Roy Flanders. He is one of the original domain investors, and he owns some fantastic domain names. I don’t know him well, but Roy seems like a private individual, so ...
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Domain Investor Pledges a $250,000 Matching Donation to Local Hospital
If you attend a domain conference, one of the people you will want to meet is Roy Flanders. He is one of the original domain investors, and he owns some fantastic domain names. I don’t know him well, but Roy seems like a private individual, so ...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 3:43 pm
Elliot's Blog
Rick Schwartz: “JointVentures.com is Open and We Are Ready for Your Listings”
Rick Schwartz sent out an email this morning to let people know that his recently launched JointVentures.com is looking for domain name submissions. Joint ventures, leasing, and other similar types of deals have become more popular in the domain busi...
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Rick Schwartz: “JointVentures.com is Open and We Are Ready for Your Listings”
Rick Schwartz sent out an email this morning to let people know that his recently launched JointVentures.com is looking for domain name submissions. Joint ventures, leasing, and other similar types of deals have become more popular in the domain busi...
Discussion
December 11, 2012, 9:18 am
Elliot's Blog
Watch What gTLDs You “Like” on Facebook
On your Facebook user interface, there are recommended pages for you to like. Facebook displays these based on what they believe your interests are as well as the interests of your friends. Facebook often displays a message that says “Friend li...
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Watch What gTLDs You “Like” on Facebook
On your Facebook user interface, there are recommended pages for you to like. Facebook displays these based on what they believe your interests are as well as the interests of your friends. Facebook often displays a message that says “Friend li...
Discussion
December 10, 2012, 2:33 pm
Elliot's Blog
Watch Out for Personalized Phishing Attempts
I would imagine that most domain name hijacking incidents happen as a result of phishing attempts. Someone that gains access to a person’s email login can almost certainly request registrar information to transfer a domain name away, change reg...
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Watch Out for Personalized Phishing Attempts
I would imagine that most domain name hijacking incidents happen as a result of phishing attempts. Someone that gains access to a person’s email login can almost certainly request registrar information to transfer a domain name away, change reg...
Discussion
December 10, 2012, 10:42 am
Elliot's Blog
Another Tip to Find an End User Buyer
I want to share another tip with you on how you can find the contact information for an end user buyer. Now that LeadRefs is no longer an active website, performing Google searches is generally the most effective way that I find potential buyers of m...
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Another Tip to Find an End User Buyer
I want to share another tip with you on how you can find the contact information for an end user buyer. Now that LeadRefs is no longer an active website, performing Google searches is generally the most effective way that I find potential buyers of m...
Discussion
December 8, 2012, 2:03 pm
Elliot's Blog
Protrada Contest Winner
I held a contest on my blog this week sponsored by Protrada, and the winner will receive an hour of private domain consulting from Protrada founder Troy Rushton. The one on one consulting can cover any domain name related topic, not exclusive to the ...
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Protrada Contest Winner
I held a contest on my blog this week sponsored by Protrada, and the winner will receive an hour of private domain consulting from Protrada founder Troy Rushton. The one on one consulting can cover any domain name related topic, not exclusive to the ...
Discussion
December 8, 2012, 11:09 am
Elliot's Blog
Inc. Magazine: Go Daddy Hired Over 1,400 People in Last 3 Years
There’s an interesting article and interview posted on the Inc. Magazine website focusing on Go Daddy and the company’s growth. The article features an interview with Lane Jarvis, the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer. Accordi...
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Inc. Magazine: Go Daddy Hired Over 1,400 People in Last 3 Years
There’s an interesting article and interview posted on the Inc. Magazine website focusing on Go Daddy and the company’s growth. The article features an interview with Lane Jarvis, the company’s Chief Human Resources Officer. Accordi...
Discussion
December 7, 2012, 4:45 pm
Elliot's Blog
Domain Investing is Alive and Well
“A few events over the last few months, however, provide solid evidence that the domain investment party is officially over.” – Andrew Knibbe of Flippa, December 2011, on JohnChow.com Almost one year ago, entrepreneur and blogger Jo...
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Domain Investing is Alive and Well
“A few events over the last few months, however, provide solid evidence that the domain investment party is officially over.” – Andrew Knibbe of Flippa, December 2011, on JohnChow.com Almost one year ago, entrepreneur and blogger Jo...
Discussion
December 7, 2012, 1:23 pm
Elliot's Blog
Reason to List a Domain Name at a Great Domains Auction
I just received an email from Sedo, and I think this tactic is an advantage to listing a name in the Great Domains monthly auction vs. other venues. Here’s the email I received: Subject: Auction started for [redacted].com Hello Elliot You previ...
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Reason to List a Domain Name at a Great Domains Auction
I just received an email from Sedo, and I think this tactic is an advantage to listing a name in the Great Domains monthly auction vs. other venues. Here’s the email I received: Subject: Auction started for [redacted].com Hello Elliot You previ...
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December 6, 2012, 1:35 pm
Elliot's Blog
One Way I Evaluate a Domain Name to Buy
One of the things I look at when evaluating domain names to acquire is how many other TLDs are registered for that keyword. Obviously, the more domain names that are registered, the better. In addition, I also look at very similar keyword domain name...
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One Way I Evaluate a Domain Name to Buy
One of the things I look at when evaluating domain names to acquire is how many other TLDs are registered for that keyword. Obviously, the more domain names that are registered, the better. In addition, I also look at very similar keyword domain name...
Discussion
December 6, 2012, 11:17 am
