Mike Curving is a man of numbers. The domain investor from Austin, Texas, has been crunching data and blogging since 2009, and has been producing some very interesting results, reflecting his focus on the wild side of domaining. I've had the pleasure of discussing the stream of past and … [Read more...]
Expanding on my TRAFFIC 2012 nominations
August 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Two weeks ago, I posted my TRAFFIC 2012 nomination list. Now it's the time to expand on it, explaining why I nominated each person or company. By doing so, I'm able to keep notes other than mental ones - after all, this is the purpose of a domain industry blog - as well as providing information … [Read more...]
How I turned a false spam email into a $7500 sale
August 7, 2012 by 5 Comments
As promised yesterday, today's 'big news' is that I turned an email inquiry - mislabeled as 'spam' - into a sizable sale. I don't park all of my domains; some of the better ones I build into temporary placeholders, with a designed logo and an email address to be contacted at. Some of them are … [Read more...]
Sedo deletes account – that was fast!
August 6, 2012 by Leave a Comment
This morning I received a notification that the Sedo account which made the offer I previously blogged about, has been closed. It appears that the account was only active for a few hours! The email from Sedo mentioned the following: "Unfortunately we have been forced to cancel the recent bid … [Read more...]
The Religious buyer: Missed that domain type, Shane
August 6, 2012 by 7 Comments
A few days ago, Shane posted a list of "buyer types" that irritate domain investors, which can be classified into one of the following five categories, based on their claims and behavior: Poor students Generous husbands Angry men Spammers Lowballers Today, I discovered a new … [Read more...]
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