Archive for January, 2010

16 Domain Experts Sound Off in DN Journal’s 6th Annual State of the Industry Report

The January Cover Story is out at DNJournal.com and as we do at the start of every year, we asked some of the industry's leading domain investors and developers, top level company executives, monetization experts and attorneys to evaluate the past year...
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$25.5 Million – ReliableRemodeler.com

January 17, 2010
By Alan
$25.5 Million – ReliableRemodeler.com

Another domain which was developed but would probably see no more than a couple hundred in auction is ReliableRemodeler.com According to Quinstreet’s SEC filing “In February 2008, we acquired ReliableRemodeler.com, Inc., or ReliableRemodeler, an Oregon-based company specializing in online home renovation and contractor referrals for $17.5 million in cash and $8.0 million in non-interest-bearing,...
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$10.2 Million – CardRatings.com

January 16, 2010
By Alan
$10.2 Million – CardRatings.com

I love hearding stories about development especially with domains most domainers would never bid on. As the mammoth Quinstreet filed to go public more of thier purchases are now public. CardRatings.com – a site with just under 100,000 visitors a month (not an enormous amount of traffic by any measure) was sold for $10.2 million...
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Building GeoDomains and Their Values Interview

January 14, 2010
By Steve

This is a topic that we have received several of questions about throughout the years. Now readers may be able to learn a few tips from this recent interview conducted with WebmasterRadio.fm today. It took over a month to organize due to conflicting schedules between Skip and myself. Additionally, due to the holidays as well....
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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas Keynote Speaker Promises to Help You Succeed in Your Business

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Las Vegas names the Keynote Speaker for next week's conference at the Hard Rock Hotel. He has co-authored two best selling books with world famous peak performance coach Tony Robbins and he promises to help you succeed in your business.
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New Weekly Domain Sales Report at DNJournal.com Topped by ccTLD Blockbuster

The New Year's first full week of domain sales is now in the books. Sedo helped get 2010 off to a rousing start by closing a huge ccTLD sale - one that is more than three times bigger that the largest country code sale recorded in 2009. A pair of IDN ...
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DOMAINfest Global Hotel Sells Out and IDNTools.com Takes a Bow in Times Square

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Rooms have sold out at the host hotel for DOMAINfest Global but organizers have found more rooms nearby - IDNTools makes a splash in New York's Times Square & free seats are available for a webinar on Top Parking/...
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HyperLocal Online Media Sites Soaring While Old Platforms Continue to Sink

While newspapers have been decimated by the economics transforming today's media industry, Web sites that report news and deliver other content at the neighborhood, or "hyperlocal" level, are bursting with life. The money being thrown at the larger ope...
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2010 DOMAINfest Global Preview: An Inside Look at What DFG Has in Store For You This Year

DOMAINfest Global 2010 is coming up later this month and all indications are that attendees will be enjoying another world class show when the event runs January 26-28 in Santa Monica. We hooked up Oversee.net President Jeff Kupietzky to find out what ...
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Howard Neu & Danny Pryor Join Domain Aftermarket Competition With New Sales Platform

Another competitor joined the domain aftermarket fray Wednesday when T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Co-Founder Howard Neu and Rodan Media Group's Danny Pryor joined forces to launch a new free sales platform at BestDomainsWebsite.com.
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