Offers made around a domain’s expiration date

Over the course of more than a decade in active domain investing, I've experienced that a lot of inquiries are made around the time of a domain's expiration date. There are several reasons why this happens, and here's what I've found the most important ones to be: The inquiries are made by … [Read more...]

September 11: It only takes two minutes to honor and remember

Thirteen years ago, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center came down in a formless mass of glass, steel and human remains. As much disconnected as we appear to be today from the visuals of 9/11/2001, the gut-wrenching imagery of a destroyed pair of iconic New York City buildings is still … [Read more...]

Why domain quotes come with an expiration date

Just like pasteurized milk, domain quotes have an expiration date. There's a good reason for that; milk goes bad after it "expires", and a domain quote has a lifespan in order to protect its value as an asset. When someone inquires about a domain name and they engage in an exchange with the … [Read more...]

Down with Facebook, get your own domain names!

Facebook has been up and down more often than an Essex girl's knickers, to quote a British joke. Many businesses were drawn into utilizing Facebook as their sole outlet to conduct transactions, all thanks to the easy - and downright plain - creation of content. Facebook's reach is remarkable, … [Read more...]

My TRAFFIC 2014 / Miami nominations

Being nominated is often more important than winning an award. I didn't come up with this remarkable observation, Frank Schilling did - despite winning the Domainer of the Year award three times at TRAFFIC. Nomination is an indication of appreciation, a floating pointer above one's virtual head … [Read more...]