Welp, I would have included this with my post earlier today, but I only realized it a few moments ago.  TrendDomaining.com made it to one year!  Barely… On May 17th, 2008 I made my first post.  I went and reread some of my earlier posts a few days back, and my goodness some were either awfu...

It’s been a while. I’ll be moving into my new house in 2 weeks. This, among other things, has been keeping me from blogging. About that. I’m not entirely sure I will bring the blog back once I have moved in. As most of you know, or have heard, keeping a blog [...]...

P2P Lending, otherwise known as person-to-person lending, people-to-people lending, peer-to-peer lending and social lending, is not a new idea; it’s how lending started in the first place. P2P lending is, simply put, a loan between two (or more) people without the participation of a financial ...

As the Going Green Train picks up more and more steam, new domaining opportunities are presenting themselves. And today, I have another list for you! Fast Company magazine has published the best green jobs for the next decade.  I’ll post a little comment about each, but you may also want to c...

So, my wife and I are about halfway done with building a house.  We’re having one built just outside a booming suburb of Houston.  It’s taken up a lot of my time and energy as of late, but it will be worth it. (<— excuse for lack of posts) While researching ways to make our n...

The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index recently released some interesting info.  The page has links to several excel documents that list the most, and least, affordable cities to live in.  I’ll just discuss the metro areas over 500k people. The most affordable cities Indianapolis, I...

Small Business Trends recently published loads of trends for 2009.  This is not my most favorite of sites, and I don’t particularly agree with many trends that they predict.  But they do get some right, and it’s always smart to check it out and decide for yourself. Interestingly enough...

I have another list for ya.  I’m a fan of lists, even biased lists (not that unbiased lists exist, right?).  But my main problem with lists are putting them across a ton of pages.  Forbes does this.  I can’t stand it! This list is brought to you by Popular Mechanics, who also puts on...

Americans don’t really know about the Kyoto Protocol, as the U.S. isn’t a part of it.  Well, technically we are; we just didn’t ratify it.  So it’s not in the every day vocabulary of regular Americans.  Anyways, the treaty, ratified by 183 countries, legally binds the sign...

According to Forbes, Seattle is the new Internet King, replacing two-time winner Atlanta.  Recently, Forbes published America’s Most Wired Cities, ranking the top 30 U.S. cities in several internet access categories.  Seattle also took the top spot in availability of wi-fi access. San Franci...

What a month it#8217;s been for me.  After a nasty case of bronchitis followed by a fun case of sinusitis- neither pass quickly for an asthmatic- we made some big steps towards purchasing our first home.  We#8217;re having one built, which has been an exciting and scary process what with selecting...

Some nice names made their way onto TDNAM this week.  Using the service Freshdrop.net, this is what I have found on the TDNAM Exp Names listing: SupportLink.com $30 with five bids Ends on 1.9.09 ~ 1:00pm 13 years old! HikingLife.com $10 with one bid Ends on 1.8.9 ~2:50pm SummerNight.com $30 with fo...

I had an idea to get the opinions of a bunch of domainers on what they feel were solid upcoming trends for 2009.  Unfortunately, there didn’t seem to be much interest in participating, as only 11 of  29 replied.  To those 11, many thanks and I appreciate your time.  To the other 18… ...

I’m sticking with the top 10 list theme for this week.  Top 10 lists usually cover trends and niches.  But some offer info that can be applied to how you do domaining, or more importantly, how you can move up and begin developing your domain names. I have a love/hate relationship with Forbes...

I’m sticking with the theme of Top 10 lists. Today I want to show you a great list from Popular Mechanics: The 6 technologies that shaped 2008. You’ve read a couple of them here on TrendDomaining.com. I fully expect all six of these technologies to continue on well into 2009 and beyon...

With 2008 coming to a close, people are publishing oodles of “Best of” and “Top 10″ lists.  Back in May on the third post I ever made on this blog, I talked about Top 10 lists and why domainers should read them, even if they are a bit lame or biased.  This still holds true ...

According to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, California is in for a rocky 2009.  Overall, the 2008 Q3 report shows a 16.6% drop in the index, continuing the trend of it falling every quarter since 2006 Q2. As for their forecasts for 2009, 8 of the 10 cities with the worst forecasts are in Califo...

To continue my new series on how I find quality domain names using Freshdrop.net, I bring you 12 great names and 14 holiday gems. These were all found on the TDNAM Exp Names list on Freshdrop.net. TechieStore.com $10 no bids Ends on 1.3.09 ~11:25am CST 6 years old, nice short name for a tech ecommer...

Recently I sat and pondered whether I should update my Wordpress version to the new 2.7.  I was sitting at 2.5.2 (I think) and never had the balls to update it.  I’ve done some small tweaks here and there and was sure that updating would either delete them or completely mess up the site. So ...

I don’t particularly like the show 60 Minutes, but when it’s airing I will often turn it on in the background.  It’s a decent resource for trend domaining with it’s focus on current events and all.  This past Sundays episode made me turn my head though. You see, a trend I p...

Every now and again I come across some interesting info that would add value to a website.  Often these would be nice on a geo site or a travel site. Recently, Forbes released a list of their top family-friendly resorts.  I know this not ground breaking news and most of you won’t even care.Â...

I’ve always been a big fan of the site FreshDrop.net.  I’ve found some nice names for sale on TDNAM using this nifty tool.  In fact, one could say that I probably spend too much time searching the hundreds of thousands of names in their database. I find so many that I simply can’...

Some have already speculated on how the Obama Administration will affect our domaining industry.  Even a few domainers tackled this subject: Mike over at The Domains Steve over at SimplyGeo There are others who have commented, but these are good reads if you want to do some trend domaining on our ...

Many of the ideas that I write about here on TrendDomaining.com are nothing more than small websites.  I don’t post about huge business models or Digg-killers.  I post about small sites that you can either put up yourself, or easily outsource.  These often fall into a category or niche that...

Published back in May, I finally got around to reading The Domain Game: How People Get Rich From Internet Domain Names by David Kesmodel.  I’ll start right off by saying it was worth every penny.  The book has already received a good deal of praise from various names in our industry.  I wou...