It didn’t take Sedo too long into 2010 to bring in a big domain name sale. Sedo.com sells Credit.fr for 587,500 EUR which at today’s exchange rate is $853,519 USD. Credit.fr 587,500 EUR Google Search: Not listed on first three pages. Probably listed higher in France. Google Page Rank: 5 ...

Meet Tim Schumacher, CEO of Sedo.com LLC. Sedo.com is the largest domain name marketplace in the world. Sedo sold 4 of 2009’s top 10 domain sales, Fly.com $1.76 mil, Russia.com $1.5 mil, Call.com $1.1 mil and Server.com $770k. Q. Who founded Sedo and a brief background? A. Sedo’s was founde...

Ha, this is what I’m telling my kids, lol. If you missed last week’s comic strip, it was Sex Or Domains? ...

Cybersquatting (also known as domain squatting), according to the United States federal law known as the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, is registering, trafficking in, or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else. Defi...

Another casual video this week. I was going to have Tia help me, but she couldn’t make it at the last minute. So, as incentive to watch this week’s video I’m giving away 10 Bido.com accelerator credits. Watch the video for entry details. Links: New Site To Sell Your Domains Launch...

January 8th, 2010 –New Orleans, LA – Domainer Mardi Gras announced today that it will partner with Moniker® to incorporate a special showcase auction into Domainer Mardi Gras 2010, a premier domain names conference, scheduled for February 11-13, 2010, at the New Orleans Marriott in New Orleans,...

To bring in the New Year we have three six figure domain name sales. With the help of social media, Victor Pitts, senior broker for Moniker.com, announced on Facebook the sale of Migraine.com for $125,000. This was a joint sale between Sedo and Moniker, with Sedo representing the buyer. Whois record...

Whenever I am coaching someone in regards to their blog or website, I make sure to explain some things about SEO and how important link building is. We all know that we can’t make any money if no one is visiting our sites. Traffic is a fundamental necessity for the success of one’s site. Thing [...

A few days ago I posted that the seven year old domainer forum DomainState.com was for sale. I also mentioned that I placed a bid on the forum. Well, I just received the following email from the owner’s of DomainState in response not only to my offer, but all offers. To sum up what you [...]...

The WhyPark Charity domain auction closed a few weeks ago, selling a total of 28 domain names for $3,593. The complete list of domain names and selling prices can be seen at whypark.com/auction.cfm. I’m reporting this now because the bidder who had the highest single sale, $775 for EquityFirm....

Two weeks ago the Domainer Mardi Gras team introduced us to bikini bartender number one Brittany, now it’s time for a couple more. Meet Ashley and Valerie. If you haven’t already booked your ticket then do so now, visit DomainerMardiGras.com. But, before you do make sure to watch the v...

Earlier today DomainState.com’s owners placed their 7 year old domaining forum up for sale. Their reason given for selling; “It is with a sad heart that we have realized that it is no longer something we can commit the same level of energy as we once did.” Stats: Google Page Rank: ...

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2009 is over and honestly, not soon enough. I’ll be the first to admit that 2009 was not my best financial year ever. 2009 is the year that I completely let go of physical real estate to focus on virtual real estate. This was not an easy decision, because I loved real estate. During the [...]...

My Favorite Blog Posts: With the end of another year brings reflection. Looking back at over 300 blog posts from 2009, I wanted to highlight some of my favorites. It was hard, but I narrowed it down to a baker’s dozen. How Do You Explain What We Do? 5 Tips For Selling Domain Names Developing ...

My first blog post of 2010 is a video. Using the webcam again for the weekly video, I actually like this format. Uploading directly to YouTube makes it quick, easy and no editing. Links: Live Current May Have Sold Leisure.com by DNW.com GoDaddy Raises Prices On Expired Firesale Domains by DotWeek...

Between working on a couple projects for 2010 and the kids being off of school for the holidays I haven’t been blogging much. That will change tomorrow! I’ll be back with my weekly news video and then a couple 2009 blog posts over the weekend. In the mean time, Happy New Year!!! ...

Domainers.us, which launched in July of 2009, was created to highlight one influential domainer every month. Each month domain investors nominate fellow domainers for this award. Then, the five nominees are voted on by the public to find a single winner. With a total of 84 votes, I received 38% (32 ...

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We beat last year’s top domain name sales by $2,031,358. Notice that all of the top sales are .com compared to last year which had 4 non .com sales. 2009 sales $18,150,000 (left side) 2008 sales $16,118,642 (right side) Some may argue the numbers and would say that we’ve sold even more....

First let me thank Frank Schilling for sending an assortment of four rum cakes from Tortuga Rum Company located in the Cayman Islands. My wife and I are admittedly not rum cake fans, but these rum cakes have opened our eyes. Seriously, these are the best rum cakes in the world. I’ve already...

Rick Latona is feeling the holiday spirit. Just three hours ago Rick announced half price tickets to T.R.A.F.F.I.C. for the Las Vegas show on January 21-23. What do you have to do for the half price tickets? Simple, just be one of the next twenty people to post a comment on his blog post saying I [....

I will be attending four conferences within a four week period of time in January/February. Thankfully I won’t be alone, I’m bringing my friend Morgan Linton of Domainvestors.tv to film everything. Affiliate Summit – Las Vegas, Nevada – January 17-19 2010 This is the largest ...

Sorry guys, no video for today. I’m spending time with my family and finishing up on all the last minute holiday errands we have. Next week there won’t be a video either since it will be Christmas day. In fact, you won’t see one of my lovely videos until next year on January 1st. F...

If you haven’t bought a ticket for DOMAINfest yet, you just might be enticed to after reading what is on the agenda. January 26-28, 2010 are going to be some jam packed days full of great speakers discussing important and pertinent domaining topics, contests, Moniker auctions, networking sessions ...