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NameDrive’s New NDX Market - Another Way To Sell And Buy DomainsSammy Ashouri January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Namedrive has recently announced that they created a new domain buying and selling platform named “NDX Market“. NDX Market - a service that will provide domainers with a fast, secure and powerful public marketplace for buying and selling domains. It might seem like any other domain buyin... -
DotWeekly.com is doing some upgradesJamie Zoch January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
I have been working on some site upgrades today, so if you notice any bugs please let me know so I can fix them. So what’s new? You can now Subscribe to comments. If and when you make a comment, it’s always nice to see what other’s say and allows you to stay in the loop. [...]... -
Fly.com Sold for $1,760,000Elliot Silver January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
According to a news release this morning, Travelzoo purchased Fly.com in an all cash, $1,760,000 deal brokered by Sedo. Travelzoo plans to launch a site on Fly.com in February. Related posts:Printer.com Sold for $800,000 According to an article in the Dutch online publication WebWereld.nl...Prop... -
What Do You WantChefPatrick.com - Domaining and How To Make Money Online January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Sorry I haven’t blogged in a couple days, I have been on Twitter a lot. I may need an intervention because I am addicted. Having said that I will be putting up an article in the next few days about Twitter and why you should be on it too. Just two things and I’ll let you [...]... -
Spectacular Party at the Playboy Mansion Brings Down the Curtain on DOMAINfest Global 2009Domain Name Journal - The Domain Industry Trade Magazine at DNJournal.com January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
An eye-popping party at the Playboy Mansion Thursday night brought the curtain down on a DOMAINfest Global Conference that drew 600 attendees to Hollywood, California. We have exclusive photos and highlights from the closing day including what Google reps had to say about the company's view of the d... -
Bob Parsons speaks about playing it safe onlineJamie Zoch January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Bob Parsons rolls out another video blog on playing it safe on the net! I always enjoy watching Bob and his team and the videos they create! You can always checkout Bob at BobParsons.me I can’t wait to see the Superbowl ad they decide to roll with! I found out today that a local company to [.... -
I want $2.5m for my Domain as it is Domain Art! How do you deal with unrealistic sellers?admin January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
This is not a joke, but an actual reply I got from someone I contacted to see if their domain was for sale. Now sure it was a nice name (a LLLL.com) – that could have probably fetched $2,000 on the aftermarket. But $2.5m and Domain Art? Now I haven’t been involved in this business... -
The Audacity of NopeRick Schwartz January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Morning Folks!! I get a lot of emails each day looking to buy this domain or that domain. Since I don't sell wholesale to domainers, my one word answer when I even answer one of these emails is "Nope." Pretty simple and straight to the point. "Nope." Most can handle tha... -
How I Quit My Job in 61 DaysSkyDomains January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
Have you ever wondered how people make the leap from 9 to 5 working for someone to 24/7 domaining? Have you ever wondered what goes on in there mind before the decision to quit there job and right after they actually quit? Have you ever wondered what it takes to quit your regular job? W... -
Buying a Great Domain Name is all about TimingSteve Smith January 30, 2009 | Comments Off
"Every morning in Africa, a Gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a Lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest Gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn't matter whether you are a lion or a Gazelle... when the sun comes up,... -
Economy Über-Bad? Domainers Speak With Their Wallets @ DOMAINfest Global 2009Sammy Ashouri January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
The live domain auction is over, and I made this post regarding the auction results. 62 domains out of 200 sold for a total of $665,000. A little disappointing? I figured that with some big names at the live auction, and Domain Name Wire reporting that there are over 600 people currently at DOMAINfe... -
Interesting Domain Name Sales: DomainFest 2009 Live Auction ResultsSammy Ashouri January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
A chart of the results from DomainFest 2009 Live Auction at the Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, California has been released at DNN.com: DOMAINfest Global 2009 Auction Results Interesting watch. Will comment on some of the sales later. ... -
DomainFest Live Auction Nets Only $665KMHB January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
The Moniker.com live auction from the DomainFest show just concluded, with just 62 domains out of 200 domains selling for a total of $665,000. We will have further thoughts and analysis tomorrow, however first impressions was a surprising lack of interest in .me domains compared to just the New York... -
Top 125 Picks for DomainFest Silent AuctionAlan January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Everybody has a different way of valuing domain names - Development, age, traffic - all depends on the buyer and his or her intent. With over 5,000 names listed for silent auction beginning this week at DomainFest we wanted to include what we think are the top 125 in the silent auction. This list i... -
why I don’t use wikis for content developmentBarry January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
On a recent post, I was asked why I didn’t include wikis as a source of free content for domain development. Wikis have become very popular especially the king of all wikis, Wikipedia. So here is why I do not use wiki content. Unique content If you want a website to rank well with the search e... -
Expired DomainsDaily Domain Blog January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
The following expired domains are available to register: binarydiets.com peoplelens.com immediatearrest.com soupremesoup.com dns-guardian.com mutualfundprofit.com shoprally.com havanafactory.com home-startup.com acecopyright.com prisonproofing.com nonstopmodels.com socalfundraising.com japanesemortg... -
Why specific domain names are not always the bestJamie Zoch January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
I had somebody ask me to do an appraisal on a domain name. If I do take the time to do one, I try to explain A LOT more then a price. I explain why the price is what it is and if it’s a reg fee domain that doesn’t make long term sense, I [...]... -
Generic Domain Names Get Government Boost: New U.S Adminstration Launches Reocovery.GovConceptualist.com, By Sahar Sarid January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Via Tech Daily Dose: Recovery.gov, a new Web site that President Barack Obama has said will enable the public to monitor how effectively the U.S. government spends and distributes the $800-plus billion stimulus package, is ready to go live, an Obama transition team member and former director of the... -
.TEL for New Domainers: Golden Opportunity or Minefield?admin January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
The following post was written and provided by webnames.ca. If you are looking for an answer to why .TEL might be worth investing in, it is definitely worth a read! If you’re new to the game of domain investing and wishing you’d started your portfolio ten years ago, you probably want to know wh... -
Google: We’re Committed to Domain ChannelAndrew Allemann January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Google’s Hal Bailey discusses domain parking at DOMAINfest. In what can only be described as an awkward session, Google Adsense for Domains’ Hal Bailey discussed the future of the domain channel at DOMAINfest Global today in Los Angeles. The good news for domainers is that Bailey said th... -
Super Bowl Ads and Domain Name StrategySteve Smith January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
InternetRetailer.com - Daily News for Thursday, January 29, 2009A high percentage (84%) of Super Bowl advertisers last year integrated domain names into ads, as 70% ran paid search advertising to coincide with their 30-second TV commercials, which ran in the area of $2.7 million. This year, the 2009... -
DOMAINfest Global Premium Live Auction ResultsChad Kettner January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
We have just finished liveblogging the DOMAINfest Global Premium Live Auction where over $600,000 worth of domains were sold with sales ranging in value from IncredibleBargains.com for $500 to Wife.com for $100,000. Only 29 percent of the domains listed were sold today (58 of 200) with the rest head... -
Name.com Launches New Level of Account Securityadmin January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
Domain Name Hijacking has been an issue for almost as long as domain names have been around. In 1995 sex.com was stolen from it’s registrant in a very high profile case. It was still happening in 2001. In 2003. 2008 was a rough year from Godaddy – they were hit hard twice, in February and again ... -
DomainFest 2009 Domain Industry Conference News Coverage, Photos, Video and More!Mark Fulton January 29, 2009 | Comments Off
You won’t hear it from me! Unfortunately, I was unable to attend the conference this year. I was a little late in begging the guys at Oversee.net for my media pass and my family really needs me at the moment. However, I have compiled a list of articles highlighting updates and features ...




