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...]
Escrow.com ticket response breaks new ground
August 4, 2014 by 10 Comments
I do not respond to domain inquiries during the weekend. It's a personal choice, and it gives both myself and the potential buyer the opportunity to think things over for 48 hours or so. Obviously, weekends are also meant to be used as time to tone down from the weekly work load. In the past, … [Read more...]
‘I hate your business model’
June 13, 2014 by 12 Comments
I will not sugar-coat it: we are being hated upon, potentially by the entire world outside our little industry. Domain investing is an open industry where anything goes; speculators, short term tasters, flippers, agonized penny stock traders, long term betters - anyone and their mother can become … [Read more...]
Has the gTLD domain market plateaued?
April 22, 2014 by 23 Comments
I will be the first to admit it: I haven't registered a considerable number of gTLD domains in weeks. With the exception of Uniregistry domains, and .link, .photo in particular, I have not registered any other new gTLDs in recent memory. When I developed a strategy for the launch of gTLDs and … [Read more...]
Diversification: A key element of intelligent domain investing
February 26, 2014 by 4 Comments
When I was a kid, my Grandma used to say "Don't put all your eggs in one basket." I didn't understand the meaning of that phrase back then, because I didn't have a basket to put any eggs into, and my Grandma handled breakfast - God bless her. Actually, my Grandma never said that, because the … [Read more...]
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