I've been privileged to have sold one of my best domains, 100.org, to a great cause. The transaction completed last year, and gave the chance to a great, celebrity-backed campaign about 100% renewable energy to be born. The Solutions Project has now pushed forward for the 100% campaign with … [Read more...]
Sweet Captcha : WordPress plugin spread ads serving malware
June 9, 2015 by 3 Comments
A year ago I raved over the discovery of Sweet Captcha, a free captcha plugin for WordPress. At the time, and until yesterday, the plugin appeared to do its task quietly, blocking thousands of spam comments on my blog publications. Unfortunately, since at least Sunday, Sweet Captcha has been … [Read more...]
You can still get great domains at the forums
June 5, 2015 by 4 Comments
Having just sold a .ORG domain for three times the amount of a recently acquired, aged .COM, I can honestly say: you can still get great domains at the forums. Whether you're after a brandable domain or a generic, domain forums such as DNForum and NamePros offer the opportunity to discover domain … [Read more...]
How a DNForum domain acquisition led to a 9000X ROI
May 18, 2015 by 15 Comments
When I say that I hold domain names long term, I mean it. Domain flipping is the surest path to losing money. A domain name acquisition from 2009 has just transformed into an almost five figure sale, and the completed exchange is yet another example of my decision to trust my gut feeling. Six … [Read more...]
Flippa and the ever-shifting domain BIN price
May 16, 2015 by 10 Comments
A few weeks ago, I noted how most active domain auction venues lack one thing in common: the ability to display the annual cost for renewing the domain. Kevin Fink was the only one that contacted me privately on the matter, to assure me that Flippa takes notice and many improvements are slated … [Read more...]
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