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 […]
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Think 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 […]
Continue ReadingInc.Magazine “5 Tips For Negotiating A Big Deal”
By: RH Inc. Magazine wrote a very good article on tips for negotiating a big deal. The article gives 5 tips to help people make better decisions when negotiating. A lot of domainers frequently leave comments on blogs and forums that they just can't seem to get the big deal done. Either they push to […]
Continue ReadingIs Snapnames billing customers $69 for previously unregistered domains ?
By: RH In a thread over at Namepros a member posted, "SnapNames charged my account for 56 domains (at $69 a pop, for a total of $3,864) that were NOT previously registered to anyone and had not been for some time, and many I believe have never been registered." The member claimed for some reason […]
Continue ReadingYou Cannot Define The Indefinable
By: RH There are always those looking for guarantees with domain investments or trying to break domaining down and define it like its a science. People create threads on forums wanting to know if .com will last forever, will .co supplant for the top extension and what % is the .org worth if the .com […]
Continue ReadingGrade your name with DomoMark
By: RH DomoMark is an interesting little tool you can play around with and if you like the results maybe include in a sales pitch to a non domainer prospect. The tool looks at : Length TLD Dictionary Distinctivity Its something to really just have a little fun with and may prove helpful for some […]
Continue ReadingForbes: “The Brooklyn Nets Are Not Found At Nets.com, But They Should Be!”
By: RH With the upcoming NBA season, Forbes did a piece on the Brooklyn Nets and Nets.com From the article: The 2012-13 National Basketball Association (NBA) season will tip-off on October 30, 2012, and a main topic of discussion leading up to the beginning of play has been the arrival of a team in Brooklyn […]
Continue ReadingWhat Startups Need to Know About SEO and Domain Names
By: RH Danny Sullivan did this quick 1 minute video about domain names and SEO. He gives a quick mention about the new tlds and how search will treat them. This is a quick little video that you may be able to use in your sales pitch when someone is giving you a line about […]
Continue ReadingTake a trip back in time to some domain stories you might not have known about
A trip back to the real early days of domaining I was doing some research on a name and I started finding some other info that I thought might be interesting especially to those who came into domaining after 2000. Take MTV.com for instance, MTV.com was registered in 1993 not by Viacom the corporation that […]
Continue ReadingDo you want an honest opinion or self validation ?
One of the most heated areas on a domain forum is the domain appraisal section. It becomes a duel back and forth between the thread starter and the appraisers. It is also one of the most popular and busiest sections on the forum. Of course the quality of names runs the gamut from the very […]
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