As a domain investor I follow a simple mantra: buy low, sell high. The question is, what exactly is that "low" that will eventually determine the "high" price and how does one determine that? When evaluating the potential of a domain to be acquired, I consider its TLD, keyword, age, positive … [Read more...]
Wikipedia: The choice of a Copy and Paste generation
Wikipedia is out of bounds today, participating in a global protest against the proposed SOPA bill that threatens our civil rights. And yet, I'm not so sad seeing Wikipedia's black page after each search query. You see, centralized sources of information aren't really a good thing. Free or not, … [Read more...]
See you in October
On Friday, Rick Schwartz announced a deal that myself and 34 others could not refuse; a $995 ticket for TRAFFIC 2012 in Ft. Lauderdale. Having attended TRAFFIC 2008 in Orlando and TRAFFIC 2010 in Las Vegas, I can only say that I'm very excited to have booked my attendance for this year, a full … [Read more...]
DNForum or NamePros? Tapping into memory lane
The owner of Bodis.com - the domain monetization company that acquired the domain forum NamePros - gave an excellent speech today; albeit in the form of a unity post. It's not a secret that both DNForum and NamePros each have their own "gang" of supporters, fans and sworn "servants". It's what … [Read more...]
Parked.com and the mechanics of PPC
When I met the Parked.com crew during TRAFFIC 2008 in Orlando, I had the opportunity to engage with some of the best people in the domain monetization business. It was clear that Parked rocked during those times and the company did remarkably well; the people that worked for Parked were top notch … [Read more...]
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