Monday, February 8th, 2010
When you have secured a deal to purchase a domain name, especially one that has significant value, you need to do your due diligence. The most important research you need to do is to ensure the domain name is owned by the party that you think owns it, and the second is to make... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
DN Journal's comprehensive review of the DOMAINfest Global conference that ran January 26-28 in Santa Monica, California has just been published. Our wire to wire coverage has the show photos and details that you haven't seen yet! »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
As you all know Godaddy.com ran 2 ads during the SuperBowl.
According to USA Today’s Ad Meter which tracks viewers opinions of all the ads on the big game, Godaddy’s commercial’s fumbled the ball.
Out of the 63 commercials USA Today tracks, the Godaddy.com ad featuring Danica Patrick getting a message, ranked 63rd while its other... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Live/Extended Auction Sales Over $20k
LoanCalculator.com – $215,000
*46.com – $80,000
GolfLessons.com – $65,000
PearlEarrings.com – $50,000
Husband.com – $45,000
GolfShirts.com – $45,000
FederalAid.com – $40,000
SalaryCalculator.com – $30,000
OrganicCosmetics.com – $27,500
TabletComputer.com – $26,000
*ShoppingMalls.com – $26,770
Dating.org – $22,500
*FitnessTrainer.com – $20,888
Swoop.com – $20,000
From this list, I thought that the extended auction sale of ShoppingMalls.com was a really nice deal at just under $27k. I... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
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} When using Google AdSense, how many ads can you place on your site? Google’s policies are strict, and you don’t want to do anything that will ultimately get you banned.
You are allowed to have 3 ad units on each page. Within each unit you can... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Brand yourself with customized URL shortener.
It has always bothered me that URL shorteners are taking over the web. As many people have pointed out, your entire linking history is subject to the lifeline of a third party service. And with many URL shorteners operating on questionable country code domain names, the risks... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
A look at selling points for domain name registrars.
Price and security are the most important characteristics customers consider when choosing a domain name registrar, according to a survey of over 500 people in the 5th Annual Domain Name Wire Survey.
171 respondents selected the security of their domain names at the registrar as the most... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
Most domain investors would probably agree that the results of live domain auctions have been pretty weak recently. Aside from a few strong sales that have taken place, most auctions haven’t produced the results people hoped to see. I’d like to discuss problems I see in part one and give my advice to improve... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
I am currently on the hunt for great domain names. Since I tend to search for these domains using a series of manual methods, I am now looking for a way to automate the process. This will help me free up time to do other things! While searching through the vast amount of domaining... »
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Monday, February 8th, 2010
News network wants Spanish domain name.
Cable News Network, aka CNN, wants to get its hands on the CNN.es domain name. There’s just one problem: it was registered back in 2005. So the company has filed a domain dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization to try to get the domain name.
At the time... »
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