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  • How Does This Thing Work? (Comic Strip)
    Chef Patrick April 11, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    I’m sure you’ve already heard, but after nearly six years of being self employed I now have a job. You can read more about my position with Moniker here. Previous Comic Strip: Easter Bunny Files UDRP For Easter.com ...
  • Domain Name News Episode 44
    Chef Patrick April 9, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    This week’s video sponsor is Name.com, the registrar that Chef Patrick uses. Sorry for the delay in posting. I actually did this hours ago but completely forgot to post, I got so wrapped up in work. Links: Moniker Brings In A Hired Gun – Chef Patrick by ChefPatrick.com Rick Latona Cha...
  • Moniker Brings In A Hired Gun – Chef Patrick
    Chef Patrick April 8, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    As of April 1st, I am Oversee.net’s newest hired gun (Domain Sales Specialist) brokering domain names for Moniker/SnapNames. You all know me as a hard core entrepreneur. I haven’t worked for anyone but myself for the last 5 years. I know you are wondering why I would accept a position with ANY c...
  • Rick Latona Changes Newsletter To Daily Auctions
    Chef Patrick April 8, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Rick Latona is switching things up a bit! In a nutshell, he’s taking what used to be his daily newsletter and has turned it into a daily auction instead. For the inaugural auction the inventory will have a $1.00 reserve, but going forward after that the names will have a reserve price. Most of...
  • SnapNames Spring Auction Ends Tomorrow!
    Chef Patrick April 7, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    SnapNames Spring no reserve auction ends tomorrow at 3:15pm EST. I think it’s a great idea to hold a no reserve auction. This allows for the market to set fair pricing. Some of my favorite domain names in the auction are: IPOLawyer.com ClaimLostMoney.com AffordableRate.com SpamProof.com NoAppl...
  • Five Easy Ways to Get Started with ccTLD Investing
    Chef Patrick April 7, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    The following is a guest post written by Morgan Linton. Morgan is the President of Linton Investments, a Los Angeles-based Domain Investment Firm. Morgan runs a ccTLD Brokerage Newsletter and is the publisher of ccTLD Investors magazine. Morgan writes about his adventures in Domain Investing on his ...
  • Easter Bunny Files UDRP For Easter.com (Comic Strip)
    Chef Patrick April 4, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    The Easter Bunny is not happy, he wants Easter.com. Happy Easter Everyone! Previous Comic Strip: tldRoulette.com ...
  • Book Your Hotel For GEO Domain Expo Now!
    Chef Patrick April 3, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    My travel arrangements are now booked for GEO Domain Expo. I have to say that it’s not a moment to soon. Patrick Carleton sent me an email yesterday saying their block of reserved hotel rooms will be gone on Wednesday. That means for everyone that hasn’t reserved a room, you might not be...
  • Domain Name News Episode 43
    Chef Patrick April 2, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    This week’s video sponsors are SocialDomainers.com and Name.com. Both companies held two great contests to give away some awesome prizes. For Name.com we announced the winner of a $500 account credit and for SocialDomainers.com we announced two winners of an Apple iPad. Make sure you watch to ...
  • Stolen Domain Alert – YH.com
    Chef Patrick April 2, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    YH.com has been hijacked from it’s owner, Jaynell Hogan. The thief is actively marketing the domain name for sale so before making any purchase please verify owner’s information. Jaynell’s correct email address is Jaynell @ me.com. Escrow.com is also aware of this, if there is any ...
  • AdSense Now Supported In .TEL Domain Names
    Chef Patrick April 2, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    In February, Andrew Allemann of DomainNameWire.com reported the ability to use Google AdSense on .TEL domain names by the end of March. I just received my first email for just that. OnlineNIC has announced they are now supporting the use of Google AdSense with .TEL domains. Based on the email receiv...
  • Pilot.com Sells For $300,000
    Chef Patrick April 1, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Earlier today Sedo.com reported the sale of domain name Pilot.com for $300,000. Whois history shows the seller under privacy and the buyer as DBS, LLC which may also be known as Hearst Entertainment & Syndication. Before looking up the buyer my initial reaction for domain use would be, as pictur...
  • Last Chance To Win One Of Two Apple iPads – Ends Today!
    Chef Patrick April 1, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    As of right now you have less than 7 hours to enter for a chance to win one of two Apple iPads. How to you enter: Sign up at SocialDomainers.com by midnight est tonight. Your name will then get thrown into a drawing for a chance to win one of two 16GB WiFi enabled iPads. Drawing and winners [...]...
  • Escrow.com Recognized As Best Domain Name Transaction Escrow Service
    Chef Patrick March 31, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Press Release The premier online escrow company chosen as the best escrow service for domain purchases, according to a recent DomainNameWire survey. March 31, 2010 – Escrow.com, the leader in secure internet settlement services, has been selected as the leading service for domain name transactions...
  • Last Chance To Win $500 From Name.com – Enter Now!
    Chef Patrick March 31, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    First things first, let me announce the final $50 weekly winner. Our fifth weekly winner is R. Bagshaw. Mr. Bagshaw has already been notified and the $50 credit applied to his Name.com account. Ok, today is the LAST CHANCE you have to enter for the Name.com grand prize of a $500 account credit. All ...
  • Files.com Sells For $725,000
    Chef Patrick March 29, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Files.com finds a good home, goes to the company that owns of Software.com. Today Sedo reported the sale of Files.com for $725,000. Files.com $725,000 Google Search: listed on the second page Google Page Rank: 3 Alexa Rank: 145,683 Compete.com: 7,726 unique and 9,348 total visits per month Keyword: ...
  • tldRoulette.com (Comic Strip)
    Chef Patrick March 28, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Now launching tldRoulette.com, register a domain name with random tld’s. Click on the comic strip to enlarge. Previous Comic Strip: Oops .TV Did It Again ...
  • Domain Name News Episode 42
    Chef Patrick March 26, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Today’s video sponsor is Parked.com. Links: JustDropped.com Sale Never Completed - ChefPatrick.com DOMAINfest To Hold Two One-Day Events In The U.S. – ChefPatrick.com Domain Madness Auction Continues (Already Over $200k In Sales) - DomainMadness2.com FourSquare Admits Its Expired Doma...
  • DOMAINfest To Hold One Day Power Networking Events In Fort Lauderdale And New York
    Chef Patrick March 25, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    I will personally be attending both events. I live in Florida so Fort Lauderdale is not that far and for New York, I’ll already be in town for Affiliate Summit. Great idea to schedule the New York networking event the day after Affiliate Summit! Press Release LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Domain...
  • The Third And Forth Name.com Contest Winners Are…
    Chef Patrick March 24, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    By now, most of you know that earlier in the month I announced an exclusive Chef Patrick contest held by Name.com with $750 in prizes. Every Wednesday, until the end of the month, we will announce a $50 Name.com account credit. Then, at the end of the month we will announce one grand prize winner wh...
  • JustDropped.com Sale Never Completed
    Chef Patrick March 24, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    In October DNN.com reported the acquisition of popular pending delete domain name service JustDropped.com by Rob Monster of Epik, LLC. Now, let’s fast forward to today. I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dan Rubin of JustDropped.com during the last South Florida domainer meetup and h...
  • Domain Madness 2 Live Auction Tomorrow
    Chef Patrick March 22, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Tomorrow, March 23rd, the DomainConsultant.com’s live auction will start at 3pm CDT. There is no registration fee for participating in the auction. However, by registering for the auction you are also entering yourself into the iPad giveaway they are having. The winning member is going to be annou...
  • Oops .TV Did It Again (Comic Strip)
    Chef Patrick March 21, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Recently Michael Berkens posted on TheDomains.com that D.tv and P.tv were registered for less than $22 each. By reading the comments on that blog post it appears this is not the first time. Previous Comic Strip: .XXX A Bit Premature ...
  • This Week’s Industry Top Articles
    Chef Patrick March 20, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    I was away during the week and did not spend much time on my laptop. Because of this I was unable to get any blog posts done or a video recorded. So instead, I’ll give everyone a quick recap of this week’s top stories. Sex.com Auction Cancelled – Creditors of Escom, LLC filed an in...
  • Sedo Collaborates with VeriSign to Host Its First .tv Domain Auction
    Chef Patrick March 16, 2010 | Comments Off  Comments
    Press Release Sedo, the leading online domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced that it has teamed with VeriSign, the global registry operator for the .tv internet domain, to hold an exclusive auction for the entire available catalog of 115 premium .tv domain names at the standa...