I am happy to announce that Francois of Domaining.com has acquired DNGator.com – the Domain News Aggregator – to further expand the offering of services, including delivering up-to-date news related to the domain industry.
Domaining.com recently launched a domainers’ profile service, at Domainers.org which is free for all users of Domaining.com
Very impressive. Congratulations, Francois.
Congrats on the sale — always great when you know both the buyer and seller are happy with the outcome 🙂
Congrats, Acro 😀
You are not a team player. You bowed to the pressure for a quick buck, rather than being real competition to domaining.com. Shame on you. You have lost my respect.
Congratulations but 🙁
David, Reece, Copper, Tia – many thanks 😀
Domain Investor, your criticism is unsubstantiated and spoken from a safe standpoint. I find your comment too childish to be actually offensive. “Team player” – were you involved in any way in a private project I developed? I mean, you call yourself a “domain investor” and criticize an actual sale of a developed web site? Jesus. Stay off the booze.
Entrepreneurship, just like poker, is about knowing when to call and when to fold. The sale involved negotiation and a mutually agreed set of terms. For the right price, I’d sell my right testicle.
I’ll let you slide if you make a Friday Funny. 😀
Congrats Acro. Do you have a bin in mind for your right testicle. lol.
Tia – that’s a deal 😀
LazyDomaining – thanks. I’ll have to ask my doctor first LOL
Thanks again for the sale Theo.
Regarding this “Domain Investor”:
I don’t know who is the person who hides behind this nick name but I already noticed in various blog’s comments how he is acting like a mad dog waitting any possible occasion to try to hurt me, with bad words, lies, …
I will not be surprised to know he’s one of these few people who were banned from domaining.com for bad practices… and cannot longer sign up again.
“banned from domaining.com for bad practices… and cannot longer sign up again.” Francois
What do you consider bad practices? To not know who this person really is, you yourself are taking a swipe at him or her. I have seen you turn off individuals domaining accounts, because they voiced their own opinions, as some sort of gesture to punish them. That only makes you yourself guilty of bad practices.
Some people got upset by this sale. I wonder why. When someone puts effort, time and money into a project and then offers it for free – what type of stake can others have in it? Similarly, when I do home improvements to my house and then sell it, do my neighbors revolt and criticize me when I sell it, because they can no longer get free partying at my porch?
“Soundly Reasoned” – your other comment was not approved simply because I don’t accept criticism from anonymous sources, from people that don’t have the testicular fortitude to sign with their name or business moniker; and especially statements that are just personal attacks.
The story ends here. Having “one option less” as someone put it, is a challenge for whoever wants to take on the competition to prove that they’re not just talking the talk – go ahead and create your own “DNGator”. In a world of entrepreneurship, the idea is to create your own path and take on challenges, not to talk down on whoever you consider “competition”.
Good luck to all.
I can’t stand Francois, and will not support him. Off to find another news source.
Acro made a nice comparison with a remodeled home sold. I don’t have anything to add.
Acro his part of these old domainers I have a lot of respect and who were already dealing names when I still not even known domaining existed.
Not only he have acted with talent in a business point of view but he also have helped our industry by this sale as our industry need to have a strong site that amplify the voices of our community.
Regarding this anonymous comment:
I don’t turn accounts for voice different opinions.
At the inverse if you look at the history of this site you will notice I have allways take care of all suggestions and critics and very often they influated my initial opinions.
This small list I talk are mainly composed by people who abused of the affiliate program by paying people to create fake accounts. People who put some domains for sale and after did not delivered the domain, others who started escrow transactions and never paid the name and few ones that made Paypal refund after having advertise their domains in our newsletter. I continue to call these BAD PRACTICES.
Now I admit I was maybe a bit fast on tell this person was maybe part of these people and I do apologize on this. Now I don’t see another reason why he/she is so motivated to anonymously hurt me.
Acro congrats on the transaction, you are a class act and anyone that knows you will appreciate what you have done!
Francois, congrats on growing your business, smart move.
Great job to both of you.
Thank you Francois,
That was professional and courteous.
I am disappointed but I support you in your decisions, Theo. Now…where is my Friday Funny?!?!?! arrrrr
*throws herself on the floor kicking and screaming* FRIDAY FUNNY?!
Acro: I hope you realize that a lot of the people that liked DNGator liked the fact that it was an alternative to Domaining.com
Francois: Sure, you’ll get a traffic gain now, but in the long run, you’ve wasted your money. DNGator had its own unique feel that made it great. It seems you’ve killed it off by simply redirecting the domain. I take it you’ve never read any business merger case-studies. Bad move.
Acro & Francois: I wish both of you the best of luck. I’m disappointed to see DNGator end the way it did, but from a business stand point, I suppose its all about acquisitions. If you’re not buying, you’re getting bought. =/
Domain Investor, Is that his ‘thank you’ for providing a service free all these months while he had to pay out of pocket to keep it going? You have no idea what is going on or what transpired behind the scenes. You have no right to judge Theo’s character. Theo’s a great guy and whatever the reason for the sale he deserves to be supported.