Sedo pays fast

As I said in the past, Sedo pays fast. How fast, depends on your willingness to participate in the seller/buyer exchange. If you fail to respond to messages regarding a transaction, or if you do not take the initiative to inform the transaction manager about completing that action, chances are … [Read more...]

Reminder: If you use it for free, you are the product

Time and again, the users of free online products and services cry 'foul' the moment their favorite gizmo is acquired by an 800-lbs industry gorilla. The news about Facebook buying photo-sharing app and web site, Instagram, for a billion dollars in cash and stock was met by frustration by … [Read more...]

Nobody at Google knows what’s going on with parking issues

As I've been testing a handful of domains at VooDoo.com, a situation with one particular domain - MetaSurf.com - turned up. Simply put, while traffic is minimal, 50% of the time that I tested for optimization purposes, no ads showed up, unlike in the past, according to snapshots captured by … [Read more...]

Want to sell more domains? Make your own landing pages

Shane Cultra's post about increased domain inquiries at Frank Schilling's Internet Traffic outfit, clearly shows something that Sedo and other parking companies need to take note of. The increased number of inquiries and offers aren't due to the beautifully crafted landing pages that Frank … [Read more...]

Parents: Secure your son’s or daughter’s full name in .com

Congratulations to Elliot Silver, who not only became a father today but performed a very simple task many modern parents forget about: he registered his daughter's name in .com With most if not all first names taken in several TLDs and ccTLDs even, parents often give up their quest to register … [Read more...]