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 […]
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Forbes details how Swag.com went from great name to great sales
Joan Verdon wrote a great story on Forbes about Swag.com and detailed the history of the company, from staking out Facebook’s offices to get a $3,400 order to closing in on sales north of $6 million this year. From the article: The HBO series Silicon Valley included several memorable moments featuring characters rhapsodizing about the […]
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 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 […]
Continue ReadingNamepros adds metrics to post to provide some new insights into your posts
Namepros has added a metrics options to their posts. This can be viewed on any post but should be most helpful on sales posts. This will give you some data on how many people are watching your sales thread and how many will be alerted when the thread is bumped. After you click the metrics […]
Continue ReadingStevan Lieberman Sheds Light on Domain Agreements and Trademark Searches
No sooner than a person is introduced to domain investing, affectionately known as “domaining” by domain investors as known as “domainers”, that they soon encounter the ramifications of legally transacting payment and agreement of domains. Most new investors, a few old ones too, blindly play the payment roulette game when using PayPal or a non-secure […]
Continue ReadingShould religious and charitable organizations invest in domain names?
It’s no secret that companies of all sizes have been known to invest in domain names in addition to their core business. Some of these companies started because of a domain upgrade for their brand and digital presence. Others invested in domains for brand protection and to stave off the competition from owning prime digital […]
Continue ReadingTempering expectations for sales at Namepros
Understanding the mindset and perspective of those you interact with helps with how you approach and manage your expectations. Over the years, especially the last three, I have had many discussions with people who were frustrated they were not doing more business on Namepros. They felt that the largest community for domain investors should bring […]
Continue ReadingDo numeric domains have Chinese meanings?
Recently I wrote about the sale of 13591.com for 13,500 yuan and added a Chinese meaning. In a comment, investor Rune said his domain 17515.com also has a good meaning. So, do all numeric domains have Chinese meanings? In the post, I said 13591 rhymes with Pinyin words Yi Sheng Wang Jiu Yi (医生网就医 = […]
Continue ReadingIf you can’t beat .com, join .us!
Reading Time | 8 Minutes With almost 400 million domains registered worldwide, there is no shortage of decent domain name registrations, especially with 1400+ new domain extensions to choose from and a speculation of more to hit the market beyond 2020. There are approximately 145 million .com domains (~35%) registered worldwide. Most people will likely […]
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