Jamie over at DotWeekly posted an interesting story about a domain he sold and which was let to expire and which he re-registered. My story is similar, yet different - so Jamie's post brought back some interesting domaining memories. Eleven years ago I registered a two-word .com domain that I … [Read more...]
GoDaddy and the early days of domaining – Would you sell that domain back?
December 27, 2011 by 7 Comments
SOPA.com – A great resource tool in the right hands
December 24, 2011 by 1 Comment
The 'SOPA' buzzword will remain alive through the holiday season and beyond, especially since the Congress has yet to decide on the fate of the bill by the same name. The "Stop Online Piracy Act" gives controversial authority to the US Government to take down any web site and content it deems … [Read more...]
Wham, bam – Thank you Sedo!
December 22, 2011 by Leave a Comment
For the third year in a row I will commend Sedo's performance in the domain aftermarket. Sedo has been absolutely stellar for me in 2011, resulting in a record number of sales. While the PPC performance has dropped, it's the same across the board with other PPC companies, thanks to Google's … [Read more...]
Beware of TDNAM auctions in the thousands of dollars
December 22, 2011 by 11 Comments
Using TDNAM can lead to some great acquisitions on the cheap; while their auction interface lacks the live updates like that of NameJet, there are still some great deals to be found. Unfortunately, I had a taste of the pitfalls of the GoDaddy TDNAM system recently, when an auction I won ended up … [Read more...]
When you have to ‘eat the reg fee’ on Sedo
December 21, 2011 by 5 Comments
During an ongoing transfer of a domain sold at Sedo, I was notified that the domain must be renewed before proceeding any further. That's a first for me, as usually I get inquiries to domains *after* they get renewed, not just before. It seems that potential buyers that monitor a domain … [Read more...]
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