By: RH January is closing out and this January marked the 10 year anniversary of DN Journal. In the Woody Allen movie "Midnight In Paris", Ernest Hemingway asks Owen Wilson if he liked Mark Twain ? Wilson's character replied back,"I'm a huge Mark Twain fan. I think you can make the case that all modern […]
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Poll Results from How Much Do You Believe What You Read in Domaining
By: RH Back on January 18th we ran a poll asking how much you believe what you read in Domaining ? First off to everyone who voted thank you. 74 people voted and the majority voted that they believe 50 % of what they read. I thought 75 % would win to be honest and […]
Continue ReadingWhat kind of domainer do you want to be ?
By: RH Knowing what you are trying to accomplish and what kind of domain investor you are is certainly helpful in becoming successful. Having a business plan the same way any business would will help in the long run. There are certainly differences of opinion on whether there are certain classifications of domainers, since anyone […]
Continue ReadingGetting Golf Advice From A Tennis Coach, and why you really should never ask for an appraisal in public
By: RH Appraisals are one of the most popular places on a domain forum. Now some are really just looking to advertise their name and don't really care what anyone else thinks, while others do want to know what others think of the name. They want to get opinions a lot of the time on […]
Continue ReadingHow much do you believe in Domaining ?
By: RH I was having an interesting conversation with another domainer who told me that he believed less than half of what he read about sales and success stories in the domain industry. He mentioned that he tracked names that the whois never updated, some deals he believed were so crazy that it must be […]
Continue ReadingSo Which One Is The Largest ?
By: RH So I had a consulting client say that he thought he might like to advertise on a domain forum. I sent him the links to the media kit for Namepros and DnForum.com. He emailed me back and said, "Which one is the largerst ?,they both claim to be the largest. When you click […]
Continue ReadingNew Domain Bloggers Need Domaining.com
By: RH I got an email from someone who asked me what he was doing wrong ? He asked if we could talk on the phone and I said sure. He explained that he wrote a blog on domaining but got no traffic, like zip. I asked him what kind of blog was he doing […]
Continue ReadingFresh Direct lets domain expire
By:RH Fresh Direct Website Down For Hours FreshDirect is an online grocer that delivers to residences and offices in the New York City metropolitan area. FreshDirect also offers next-day delivery to most of Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, Staten Island, Nassau County, Westchester County, Fairfield County, Hoboken, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Jersey […]
Continue ReadingWhen looking to resell a domain, make sure you are not the end user
By: RH People sometimes grow to have great affection for certain domains in their portfolio. These names seem to have greater sentimental value than they do monetary value. There is nothing wrong in having names that resonate with you, it may be the name of a family member or your favorite phrase. When looking to […]
Continue ReadingThink longer when regging names to save yourself money
By: RH I have done it and I know many others have done it, just register a domain on a whim without much thought before regging it. Usually when you do that you just register for 1 year, change the nameservers and list for sale. When doing that you may miss out on a better […]
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