Mike Berkens has sold a lot of “longer” domains for a lot more money than most expected. Over the years I have had people ask me, “How does he do it ?” I would say being a skilled negotiator and rich enough to always say no, top the list. I decided to take a look […]
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The thing about advice you should always consider
The one thing about advice in the domain industry is that often it’s not universally applicable. As much as you want to be like Rick Schwartz, without a time machine you can’t. You can be successful but you will not be picking up NNN.com names for $100. You can read about Mike Berkens turning down […]
Continue ReadingIs there a “boys club” in domaining ? There are many clubs
There have been a couple discussions this week about whether or not there is a “good old boys club” in domaining. Shane Cultra discussed his personal experience in the preamble to his daily picks post on Wednesday, I think Shane did a good job of articulating his feelings and early experiences in the business. There […]
Continue ReadingNo, .com is not losing its grasp
In a post on The Next Web titled, “8 myths about new gtlds” the author Jason Chernofsky decided to keep with one of the oldest tropes out there. .Com is losing its grasp. No, no it’s not. Jason also made the rather ignorant assumption that all .coms are owned by “squatters.” The new gtlds need […]
Continue ReadingDo end users lie ?
People lie in negotiations, it happens on both sides in the domain industry. Domain owners who have never developed anything will reply to a prospective buyer, “I am planning on developing this domain name but for the right price, I might be open to selling.” Buyers lie all the time, company executives or underlings use […]
Continue ReadingAn interview with Byron Henderson on the .travel relaunch
Dot Travel is an extension that never quite caught on when it launched years ago. There were restrictions as to who could register a .travel domain. Dot Travel has relaunched and now more people are able to register a .travel domain. We sat down with Byron Henderson and he answered questions about the .Travel extension. […]
Continue ReadingA look at reported Namebio sales that are now available to register again
DNBolt.com took on a pretty big project and just released their findings. The goal was to look at Namebio reported sales and find which names once sold, were available to register again. There are over 3,900 names. The post shows how so many sales are one off, one time sales. Some of the names would […]
Continue ReadingBeing lazy can cost you money
There are many things essential to being successful in domaining, after we get past having the financial ability to purchase domains, one of the most important is consistency. Domaining is a 365 days a year business, there are auctions on weekends and holidays. There are things going on in every timezone. Consistency is important because […]
Continue Reading“Would you accept sex ?”
So this might be the oddest email I have received by someone looking to buy a domain name. Them: Hello Sir, I wanted to know if TabletLabs.com was for sale ? Me: Yes, it is for sale Them: Would you accept sex ? Now I am thinking maybe they made a typo and meant six, […]
Continue ReadingEthics question spurs one hell of a debate
Namepros just closed a thread that had one of the more heated debates we have seen in a long time. The debate sparked over ethics, whether or not cutting a broker out of the deal, is unethical or smart business. The thread starter (talhahassan) decided to call out Shane Bellone and use his name in […]
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