There is no doubt that every industry is male dominated due to an artificial imbalance caused by our very own society. This does not mean women professionals aren't as good, it means they aren't given equal opportunities to show their skills in a professional setting that respects and emphasizes … [Read more...]
The never-ending ‘Squatter’ vs ‘Investor’ debate
August 8, 2014 by 7 Comments
Cybersquatter. These days the media reports seem to drop the "cyber" part; an apparent fallout with the writings of William Gibson and his "cyberpunk" novels. Squatters are, according to the popularization given to the term by various digital pulp media, anyone who decides to spend money on a … [Read more...]
Domain lists look better when sorted alphabetically
August 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I've perused lengthy lists of domains for sale on forums for more than a decade. A large part of my domain portfolio was acquired from dictionary drop lists, from a now defunct service called DomainsBot, between 2000 and 2002. These lists contained thousands of domains in random order. To go … [Read more...]
GoDaddy auctions + lousy customer service = moving my domains out
July 23, 2014 by 18 Comments
After 14 years of on/off relationship with GoDaddy, it's game over and I'm in the process of moving out every single one of my 250+ domains there. GoDaddy failed miserably to acknowledge and satisfy a simple customer request, preferring to keep $14 instead of retaining a customer. The GoDaddy … [Read more...]
When the reserve is nothing but a bait number
July 14, 2014 by 3 Comments
Maintaining the dual roles of domain buyer and domain seller, is not an easy task. One has to juggle between these two roles - rolled together into the joint function of "domain investor" - and keep an objective approach to business. As a domain seller, whenever I offer domains for sale on … [Read more...]
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