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Is Snapnames billing customers $69 for previously unregistered domains ?

November 15, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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 […]

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You Cannot Define The Indefinable

November 8, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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 […]

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Grade your name with DomoMark

November 1, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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 […]

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Forbes: “The Brooklyn Nets Are Not Found At Nets.com, But They Should Be!”

October 15, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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 […]

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What Startups Need to Know About SEO and Domain Names

October 15, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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 […]

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Filed Under: Domaining 101, Search Engines, SEO

Take a trip back in time to some domain stories you might not have known about

October 13, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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 […]

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Do you want an honest opinion or self validation ?

September 4, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

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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The Complete Guide To Where You Can Sell Your Domain Names

September 3, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

By: RH There are a lot of places to sell your domain name, in this guide we will try to give you all the info you need to start listing your domains and giving them maximum exposure. We will also look at the pro's and con's of listing everywhere and what you need to keep […]

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5 Psychological Studies on Pricing

August 17, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

By: RH When selling domains many domainers struggle with pricing their domains. There is the fear of losing the prospect by asking too much, while at the same time worrying about under pricing the domain. Of course the best position to be in is that of an unmotivated seller. Where turning down $5000 can be […]

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Sell from strength

August 4, 2012 by Raymond Hackney

By: RH Too many times on forums sellers reveal too much weakness. Thread titles like : "Going out of business", "Leaving the domain business", " Need money desperately", "Get them before I drop them", etc… There is no need to share that information if it is true, and makes you look foolish if you do not […]

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