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Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday January 5th, 2015
At the end of the week many of us will be heading to Namescon. With more sessions, more people, than any domain conference has had in years, if ever. We’ll meet people that will change our minds, solidify our assumptions, and inspir...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Monday January 5th, 2015
At the end of the week many of us will be heading to Namescon. With more sessions, more people, than any domain conference has had in years, if ever. We’ll meet people that will change our minds, solidify our assumptions, and inspir...
Discussion
January 5, 2015, 11:55 am
DomainSherpa
How Mike Faith Creatively Purchased and Grew Headsets.com
Mike Faith founded a headset company and experienced explosive growth, selling $3 million in the first three years. Then he hit a bump in the road. To get the company back on a path of consistent growth, he raised money and acquired Headsets.com.Lear...
Discussion
How Mike Faith Creatively Purchased and Grew Headsets.com
Mike Faith founded a headset company and experienced explosive growth, selling $3 million in the first three years. Then he hit a bump in the road. To get the company back on a path of consistent growth, he raised money and acquired Headsets.com.Lear...
Discussion
January 5, 2015, 8:02 am
Domain Shane
National Public Radio Covers new gTLD’s (.WED, .XYZ) and Then Confuses Investors with Squatters
National Public Radio (NPR) covered the new gTLD’s back in April of this year when the new extensions were getting rolled out. In a year-end segment last week, they did an update on their April story, and checked in on the progress of two exte...
Discussion
National Public Radio Covers new gTLD’s (.WED, .XYZ) and Then Confuses Investors with Squatters
National Public Radio (NPR) covered the new gTLD’s back in April of this year when the new extensions were getting rolled out. In a year-end segment last week, they did an update on their April story, and checked in on the progress of two exte...
Discussion
January 5, 2015, 3:43 am
The Domains
The Domain Name Indian.Me In Auction At Sedo Meets Reserve At Just $4,817,200
The Domain name Indian.Me just hit its reserve price at auction at Sedo at $4,817,200. The domain name which is in auction at Sedo.com, shockingly only has one bid which was placed just a little bit after the auction went live on Sedo. There is still...
Discussion
The Domain Name Indian.Me In Auction At Sedo Meets Reserve At Just $4,817,200
The Domain name Indian.Me just hit its reserve price at auction at Sedo at $4,817,200. The domain name which is in auction at Sedo.com, shockingly only has one bid which was placed just a little bit after the auction went live on Sedo. There is still...
Discussion
January 4, 2015, 10:25 pm
Domain Shane
Flippa – A Look Forward: Nachos.com, Weed.in, AAV.net Meet Reserve. Poker.guru, SEO.io, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Nachos.com – Big name that has hit reserve and bidding has crossed the $10k mark. AlaskanWilderness.com – Not a ton of value, but I’m a big fan of Alaska……..a couple days backpacking in Denal...
Discussion
Flippa – A Look Forward: Nachos.com, Weed.in, AAV.net Meet Reserve. Poker.guru, SEO.io, More
Reserve Met and Will Sell Nachos.com – Big name that has hit reserve and bidding has crossed the $10k mark. AlaskanWilderness.com – Not a ton of value, but I’m a big fan of Alaska……..a couple days backpacking in Denal...
Discussion
January 4, 2015, 5:58 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday January 4th, 2015
It was a miserable day here in Illinois yesterday. 38 Degrees and raining. So what better way to pass the day than to go do a 7.4 mile trail race in the pouring rain and slippery hillside. I figured nobody would show up and I could g...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday January 4th, 2015
It was a miserable day here in Illinois yesterday. 38 Degrees and raining. So what better way to pass the day than to go do a 7.4 mile trail race in the pouring rain and slippery hillside. I figured nobody would show up and I could g...
Discussion
January 4, 2015, 11:55 am
Domain Shane
Domain Flips and Flops: GoldBit.com, Winko.com, ElectricDrive.com
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips Winko.com – Sold recently for $6,500 at Sedo, vs $3,102 in 2013 at NameJet. You can see their site be...
Discussion
Domain Flips and Flops: GoldBit.com, Winko.com, ElectricDrive.com
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips Winko.com – Sold recently for $6,500 at Sedo, vs $3,102 in 2013 at NameJet. You can see their site be...
Discussion
January 3, 2015, 10:27 pm
The Domains
Christopher Hofman Asks Industry Participants “What’s in the DNA of a Successful New gTLD ?
Christopher Hofman of EuropeanDomainCentre.com did a big piece back in August where he got insight from several industry players on the new gtld program. He revisited these individuals with some new questions for the New Year. The primary theme was w...
Discussion
Christopher Hofman Asks Industry Participants “What’s in the DNA of a Successful New gTLD ?
Christopher Hofman of EuropeanDomainCentre.com did a big piece back in August where he got insight from several industry players on the new gtld program. He revisited these individuals with some new questions for the New Year. The primary theme was w...
Discussion
January 3, 2015, 6:02 pm
Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday January 3rd, 2015
I wrote a piece yesterday with my opinion of domain name types in 2014 and where I see them heading in 2015 in case you missed it. I have a lot more articles in me but it takes so much time. I found that doing instead of writing is a lot...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Saturday January 3rd, 2015
I wrote a piece yesterday with my opinion of domain name types in 2014 and where I see them heading in 2015 in case you missed it. I have a lot more articles in me but it takes so much time. I found that doing instead of writing is a lot...
Discussion
January 3, 2015, 11:55 am
Domain Shane
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Uber.org, PersianRugs.com, Xili.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. IA.ca for $58,590 No site resolves. Owned by a company with IA as its initials — Industrial Alliance, an insurance and financial service...
Discussion
Update on Top 10 Sales from a Year Ago: Uber.org, PersianRugs.com, Xili.com, More
Listed below are updates to the top 10 domain sales from a year ago this week, as ranked by DN Journal. 1. IA.ca for $58,590 No site resolves. Owned by a company with IA as its initials — Industrial Alliance, an insurance and financial service...
Discussion
January 2, 2015, 11:58 pm
