Posts Tagged ‘domaining’

Very pleased with eCOP.com and CAX.com

Posted by Acro in Business, Domains on September 26th, 2011

As an impulse domain buyer, when I saw the domain KissNote.com listed for sale on the Domaining.com timeline I clicked on it.

The domain was being offered on CAX.com with eCOP.com as the escrow – another pair of great services by French domain entrepreneur, Francois Carrillo.

In June I sold KissBank.com on Sedo for $4,500 and in my opinion KissNote.com is by far superior.

Because I used the “Buy Now” option on CAX.com I was also rewarded with 5% of the sale price, credited to my eCOP account.

The process of paying and receiving the domain has been automated very much since my first purchase of a domain at CAX.com several months ago. With the introduction of eCOP, there is now a comprehensive messaging system in place, with email notifications as well.

The only “complaint” would be that in the messaging system, the messages arrive in a condensed format and one needs to click on the image of an envelope to expand them. They appeared to be empty to me until I hovered over the envelope. I would suggest to Francois to add a “Click me” line of text for numskulls like me :)

I will be using CAX.com and eCOP.com again in the future. Great service, Francois! :D

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Sedo active on the weekend?

Posted by Acro in Business, Domains on September 25th, 2011

Yesterday, I was pleasantly surprised to see that a transaction that was pending at Sedo on Friday, moved on with payment on Saturday.

Specifically:

On Friday, I pushed as instructed a domain to the Sedo account with the holding registrar. Due to the time being around 5pm, there was no further action during that day on the domain.

On Saturday, the Sedo agent apparently reviewed the status of that transfer and issued a credit note, thus marking the transaction as complete.

It’s definitely exciting seeing Sedo active on the weekend, a move that speeds up the process of buying and selling domains!

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Things I’ve learned from other domainers

Posted by Acro in Domains on July 13th, 2011

While I achieved my first domain sale in early 2000, I didn’t register domains with the intent to sell until a year later. In 2002 I joined the WebHostingTalk community, and after that DNForum.

Since my early days of interacting with other domainers I’ve learned a few things, for which I’m grateful.

I apologize for not being able to list all the names of great people that I’ve interacted with; it would be impossible to do so. Collectively, every domainer I’ve communicated with gave me the opportunity to both gain ideas from and to, hopefully, offer my insight and advice.

Ron Jackson has been around since my early days at DNForum; a good 10 years of achieving remarkable sales through competitive pricing. Ron taught me how to price domains right and to seek opportunities.

Igal Lichtman (MrsJello LLC) who sold me hundreds of quality domains at reseller prices; many of which I was able to sell to end-users at a remarkable profit. When I finally met Igal in person at TRAFFIC Orlando in 2008, it was bear hug time :)

Tia Wood, a talented web developer who prefers to keep her feet on the ground with regards to her achievements and clientele; she taught me the importance of keeping lists and how much positive thinking and faith in oneself can make a difference. Thank you, Tia.

Bill Kara, for becoming my enterprising idol since he facilitated my biggest domain sale ever; as a fellow Greek he is well aware of the intricacies of our culture and has offered constructive criticism during the past three years.

Elliot Silver, whose fine sense of humor I finally managed to understand and appreciate; he’s been a great stimulant with regards to domain development and despite never meeting him in person so far, we’ve had some great phone conversations.

Adam Dicker, owner of DNForum who put up with my feisty temper and attitude on numerous occasions; he’s a quiet force from the North who manages the largest domainer community on the Internet.

Francois Carrillo, a great French entrepreneur who has rejuvenated the domain industry through his numerous domain projects; he’s been the welcoming butt of my jokes at DomainGang.com and has provided me with plenty of project work in the past two years.

Shane Cultra, Morgan Linton and Patrick Ruddell for providing me with stimulating feedback about my projects, providing valuable leads and for keeping me in check. Thanks guys!

Mike Robertson of Domain Guardians, for topping the list of the most likeable persons in the domain industry, with his demeanor and hard work to make things happen.

Rick Schwartz – he’s the giver of “tough love” in the domain industry that we all need in order to succeed. Never a BS’er, always a provider of thoughtful advice. Rick taught me the power of “no”: turning down offers that don’t match a domain’s value.

Andrew Allemann, a news machine when it comes down to UDRP updates. Andrew is the reason I created the famous “100%” image for DomainGang and his advice was rock solid from the beginning.

Nadia Pessoa, a brilliant young domainer who is challenging the “boys club” in domaining. She has been successful where I have failed and her methods are very effective. Not bad for a professional harp player!

Mike Berkens, who keeps a low profile but dishes out great advice daily through his blog; he’s been a great motivator for me to restructure my approach to domaining.

Lori Anne Wardi, for providing me with great amounts of support to achieve equilibrium at a professional and personal level. Thank you, Lori Anne.

Lisa Allen, of Sedo – who along with other Sedo staff have taken great care of my needs and have provided me with a valuable platform to sell my domain names.

Marc Randazza, possibly the only attorney who understands my sense of humor; he has to, as he runs The Legal Satyricon. Marc has been a great advisor and a good friend.

And so many more, that I will collectively say: Thank you, all.

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Cast Away: Mike Robertson’s “Wilson” moment for a good cause!

Posted by Acro in Business, Domains, Social issues on January 23rd, 2011

This is an exclusive picture of Mike Robertson – Business Development Manager for Dark Blue Sea and Fabulous.com

Mike has been growing a beard for more than three weeks now, in order to help raise awareness about the devastating floods in Queensland, Australia.

Not only has Mike’s campaign helped raise a significant portion of the pledged money before Australia Day on January 26, but it has helped bring out a lot of the humor that Aussies are known for – including Paul Hogan of “Crocodile Dundee” fame :D

Mike’s sense of humor is evident in the exclusive photo below, with Mike Robertson posing with “Wilson” – the volleyball that Tom Hanks spent “quality time” with in the movie “Cast Away“.

Simply awesome!

Please help Mike and his campaign by donating to the cause – every dollar counts.

I will personally mail Mike a shaving kit once the goal is reached! :D

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Domainers & Australian floods – Please donate!

Posted by Acro in Domains, Social issues on January 17th, 2011

As a followup to a post made on DomainGang.com, I’m asking for all domainers to donate to the relief fund for the flood victims of Australia:

The catastrophic floods in Australia exceed in area 1 million square kilometers – or about 4 times the affected area of hurricane Katrina. It’s an area so vast that it matches the total size of Germany and France combined. It’s a catastrophe, especially since there is no indication the waters will recede soon.

A lot of bloggers asked for the image used on DomainGang to be made available in a smaller, more usable format. Feel free to use this new, WordPress-friendly 125×125 image to link to the Queensland relief fund.

Please also note that Fabulous.com & Mike Robertson are also on a similar initiative that collects Paypal funds as seen at Mike’s twitter post.

Please donate and help spread the word that Australians need our help now!

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