This year, as I do every other year since 2008, I will be attending TRAFFIC in Ft. Lauderdale. Why the 2 year gap, you may ask? Unlike many wonderful people in the domain industry, my main business is web and graphics development. Domaining is a full 50% of my business, so it's only fair that … [Read more...]
Sedo: Visitor counter removal was a glitch
July 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A couple of days ago I posted about how the number of visits - the public counter - was removed from domains parked at Sedo. It appears that this was done unintentionally; today, Sedo contacted me about the matter and I was told that their programmers will work to fix this glitch. That's great … [Read more...]
Cash for a domain? It’s possible
July 19, 2012 by 4 Comments
Nadia's tweet about delivering a domain in person reminded me of a sale I made eight years ago, while on a trip to Greece. The buyer, a bank executive, was after an adult domain I had for sale and was willing to meet up in order to have it "delivered". It was definitely an interesting … [Read more...]
Sedo quietly removed visit indicators from parked domains
July 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
Change is good, when it's announced and declared. When it's quietly introduced, nobody realizes its subtle effects, until later on. So I just discovered that by introducing a pop up of metrics aimed at domain buyers, Sedo has quietly and without further explanation - not even a peep - removed the … [Read more...]
Bido responds on the double-dipping post
July 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
The other day I described how the otherwise likable Bido upset me, by allowing the owner of a domain to list it on GoDaddy's TDNAM as well. By doing so, both Bido and the seller essentially lost a good chunk of money; I did not bid even close to my allocated budget for the domain name, which … [Read more...]
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