Originally published on KickstartCommerce.com Why the bulk-reg question still lingers, and what prior years have taught and keep teaching us. Years ago, I asked a simple question: Is bulk hand-registering domains actually worth the time and money? At the time, the domain world was in full hand-reg mode. Ali Zandi registered 4,600 domains in one […]
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Why Social Media Can’t Replace Domains
Social Media Since the birth of the Internet, millions have long taken to the web to promote personal and company brands with their own websites. Almost three decades later, many more millions have launched profitable brands exclusively using social media networks. While many take to social media networks because of ease of use, and the […]
Continue ReadingHow Jessica Doppelt Turned $100K Investment into Multi-Million Dollar Domain Development
The domain industry is long littered with stories of domain investors entering and quick flipping their way to profitable success. Domain investing, specifically quick flipping, to profitable success in short order shouldn’t be dismissed. However, the more puzzling and challenging feat to achieve and sustain is multi-million dollar domain development. Today’s podcast guest, Jessica Doppelt, […]
Continue Reading.brand domains: to be or not to be?
In 2010, a growing list of well-known brands began to speculate on the future of the internet and its hopeful acceptance of new domain extensions. While .com and other legacy domain extensions have long been accepted, many of the brands couldn’t turn a blind eye to the possibility of .brand domains becoming the next big […]
Continue ReadingLightning in a Bottle: $64.85 Single Click from Parking Revenue
There’s been much talk in the last few weeks about parking revenue and its impact on the domain industry in its entirety. While it’s safe to say that domain parking revenue may not ever return to the “good old days”, I found what Mike Berkens had to say about parking revenue and the role it […]
Continue ReadingHow many characters are too many for a domain name’s length?
Most companies looking to create and launch their digital presence use their company’s name as their domain name. Although I know there are nearly 350 million domain names currently registered and counting, I wish I had specific numbers on how many businesses currently operate a domain name that is an exact match of their business […]
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