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Dot Com Dominated Top Sales Again in 2013

January 7, 2014 by Raymond Hackney Leave a Comment

By: Raymond Hackney The .com extension wrapped up 2013 with 82 out of the top 100 domain sales of the year. Of course there are deals that go unreported or only a select few know about, so as always I look to DN Journal as the publication of record. The 18 non .com sales were […]

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A few articles looking at domains from outside the industry

January 1, 2014 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

Over the last couple weeks there were some interesting articles regarding domain names from publications outside the industry. Larry Levenson wrote a piece on HubSpot entitled, “Why Marketers Should Care About The 1,300 New Top-Level Domains” Levenson talks about things from using the new gtlds for brand protection to potential SEO benefits to innovation. He […]

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Filed Under: Branding, Domain trends, Domaining 101, new gtlds, Start ups

TheNextWeb.com asks “With so many new top level domains launching, what should your strategy be”

December 3, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 4 Comments

By: Raymond Hackney TheNextWeb.com did a piece today on the coming new gTlds, "With so many new top level domains launching, what should your strategy be?" The article did get viewpoints from both sides of the aisle. On the New gTlds are the future side: But why are gTLDs relevant? Elisa Cooper, director of product […]

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Forbes.com shows just how far the disconnect is between those that understand domains and those who don’t

November 22, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 1 Comment

By: Raymond Hackney Forbes came out with an article this afternoon that really had some misconceptions about domain investing and some plain out and out lies. The author who specializes if Personal Finance especially for seniors took a cheap shot at Rick Schwartz calling him a squatter. This statement should not really be coming from […]

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has offers interviews Morgan Linton

November 4, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

By: Raymond Hackney Monica Gordon from hasoffers.com sat down with Morgan Linton Domain owners have many different options and channels to choose from once a domain name is acquired. When it comes to monetizing a domain name, one option (besides selling it) is to go with the affiliate marketing route. I had a chance to […]

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Filed Under: Affiliate Programs, Domain trends

Venture Beat “The big winner of Obamacare rollout: The guy with HealthCare.com”

October 25, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 2 Comments

By: Raymond Hackney Christina Farr tracked down the real winner from the Obamacare website debacle. The owner of Healthcare.com. From the article: Miami-based web entrepreneur Jose Vargas is sitting pretty. The domain he purchased seven years ago for a little over $2 million is now one of the most lucrative web properties on the Internet. […]

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New Trend Reports – Wearable Technology

July 28, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 4 Comments

New Trends Many domainers try to be looking ahead and trying to find the next great product or service before it goes mainstream. Many times the best domains in new trends have been taken for many years. In an effort to look at new trends and take a look at what the kids are regging […]

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Domaining Doesn’t Need More Marketplaces, It Needs More Buyers

June 30, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 5 Comments

By: Raymond Hackney Over the last couple days a few people asked me for opinions on new marketplaces they want to start. There are a couple people with threads on Namepros asking for advice on a name to pick for an auction site. My advice is don't do it ! I never try to dash […]

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Domaining Schism

June 1, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 8 Comments

By: Raymond Hackney There is a schism in the domaining community which seems to center around what one owns and how one goes about acquiring domains. On one hand you have those that believe people should focus on quality .coms only as that is the only path to riches. Then you have those that are […]

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BrandBucket.com has made some changes and their founder joins Namepros to explain why

May 29, 2013 by Raymond Hackney 8 Comments

By: Raymond Hackney BrandBucket.com has become one of the hot new darlings to the domainosphere. They specialize in selling brandables and claim to be very picky with what names they will allow to be listed on their site. They also get paid to list your domain on their site. $10 per listing for an approved […]

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