The big news of the week is Rick Latona shutting down AEIOU.com, because, and I quote, “The reality is there is no money in web design. It’s hard. The customers are hard to please. The margins are slim and frankly, there are bigger fish to fry”. Rick is not the first one to walk away [...

Sedo just keeps on going and going, just like the energizer bunny. Today they announced the sale of Resumes.com for $400,000. The domain names whois information is listed as private. At this time we do not know who the buyer is. Below is a break down of the domain stats. Resumes.com $400,000 Google ...

BuyDomains.com today announced the availability of premium domain names FlyFish.com and LargeMouth.com. These category defining and key word rich domain names represent a unique opportunity for an online sporting goods retailer to capture the leading online destinations in the fish and game industry...

I was out and about over the weekend and drove by this billboard. I love it when online companies advertise offline. This billboard is short and sweet. The message; start a website, visit HostGator.com and get a free month. Perfect! Why do I love this so much? Two reasons: There is an entire audien...

This week’s video is sponsored by GigaDomains.com. Thousands of premium domain names available for sale. News Links: TRAFFIC Auction List - RickLatona.com Epik.com Buys JustDropped.com - DomainNameNews.com Bido Wants Your Feedback - Conceptualist.com NBA Player Chris Bosh Gets Domain Back Pl...

Own the perfect domain name? Protect it! Step One: Secure misspellings, plural/singular versions and alternate domain extensions of your domain name. If you own CarTopper.com make sure to purchase CarToppers.com, CarToper.com, CarTopers.com and so forth. For the alternate domain extensions, this is ...

Saturday’s guest post about keyword alternative domain names seems to have hit a nerve. I wanted to follow up and give my view on the topic. The best way to express how I feel is by sharing my previous successes. I owned two real estate companies, one used a keyword domain name and the other d...

BuyDomains.com today announced the availability of premium domain names CreditRate.com, PrimeRate.com and CreditScores.com. These category defining and key word rich domain names represent a unique opportunity for a financial services, credit card, debt consolidation or lending company to capture th...

Yesterday I had the chance to sit down with Michael Ward to discuss Domainer Mardi Gras 2010. After checking out the video make sure to get your pass here. I’ve got mine! I almost forgot. Reserve your seat now and book your hotel before October 16th and get your pass for only $495. Once the e...

That’s right, Google has run out of companies to acquire so they are buying themselves, lol. This comic strip was inspired by an article I read on DomainGang.com. If you have not had a chance to check out DomainingGang.com, then do so. Theo has created a domain news parody site that is extreme...

Guest post written by Caitlin Randolph of BrandBucket.com. On Monday, I am going to post my personal views on this topic. In the sea of existing .com names many start ups find themselves stuck treading water, having an impossible time finding a keyword domain that is memorable yet inventive and u...

No video this week. Instead, a short podcast with a few of the headlines from this week’s domain name industry news. News Links: Domainer Mardi Gras early bird special ends Thursday. Get your pass now! Advise From The Most Successful Domain Owners of All Time - ElliotsBlog.com Dark Blue Sea...

Ticket.com sells for $1,525,000, promoted through AfternicDLS global distribution network. The domain name is currently being redirected using an affiliate link to StubHub.com. Whois information is still under the seller, Rare Domains, Inc., whom also owns BuyDomains/AfternicDLS. Ticket.com $1,525,0...

I’ve shared with you guys many times that my background is in real estate investing and flipping houses.  That experience immediately allowed me to make an easy transition into domaining, because the basic principles are the same - you buy something and quickly sell it to someone else (flip) ...

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Where to begin? So much went on at IzeaFest. Things started out Thursday night at Busch Gardens Howl-O-Scream. If you guys remember I am scared to death of roller coasters. I even did a blog post about facing your fears. Since my fear was of roller coasters, I shot a video of me on one. Well, [...]...

So, is Rick Schwartz a great visionary or did he have some help? lol Click on the comic strip to enlarge. In case you missed it, my last comic strip was also my one year anniversary. Wow, 52 comic strips! ...

LiveDomainAuctioneers.com (LDA) is now accepting domain name submissions for their October 25th auction. Any domain submissions must be in by October 9th. Domain owners will pay 10% commission on any sales. If your domain name is selected you will be notified via email with a sales agreement by Oct...

BuyDomains.com announced the availability of premium domain names Biking.com, Cycling.com and MountainBiking.com. These category defining and key word rich domain names represent a unique opportunity for an online bicycle retailer to capture the leading online destinations in the $6 billion global c...

The following article is a guest post by my friend and fellow domain blogger Morgan Linton. Morgan is the publisher of Domainvestors.tv as well as author of Domain Flipping available at DNFlipping.com. If you are just getting started in the Domaining world then you’ve probably gone on the famous ...

Sorry for the lack of blog posts this week. I have been busy getting ready for IzeaFest, which begins tomorrow night. The event will start off tomorrow night at Busch Gardens in Tampa, FL (Howl-O-Scream) and end Sunday in Orlando, FL at SeaWorld. What is IzeaFest? Direct from IzeaFest’s websi...

I have a reader that is looking for a domain name. I am not brokering the name, this is a paid post. Please follow the contact information below for any questions or domain name submissions. The following information comes directly from the client: WANTED: Short Fashion Related .com For A Client - B...

UPDATE - THIS AUCTION HAS ENDED - TOP 7 SALES LISTED AT THE BOTTOM LiveDomainAuctioneers.com is holding their third live online auction today at 3pm PST, 6pm EST. Their second auction held on August 30th ended with 85 domain names selling for a total of $1,718. Some of the domain names in the NO RES...

My cartoonist, who is located in the Philippines, emailed me yesterday advising me that the weekly comic strip will be delayed because of a tropical storm named Ketsana. He said his family is safe, but some relatives have had houses flooded and need help. Honestly, I do not watch the news and had no...

Anishya is back, but this time with her shirt on. This is good, last week’s video was TOO HOT for YouTube so they took it down. I am in the hunt for a new video assistant. TC, just took a job with a large media company in New York. Congrats on the new job TC and [...]...