Chasing that “Dream Domain”: Define your budget accordingly

On a daily basis, I peruse domain forum posts from other domainers, requesting the submission of domains. Some are outright hilarious, in the sense that they are seeking "dream domains" for a budget not to exceed $99. That $XX reference is an indication that one's "dream domain" exists only in … [Read more...]

Educating the Sedo buyer: Finally, someone who gets it!

I was browsing various geo-domains, in particular Kennebunk in Maine. There seems to be a tremendous interest in the area, due to the recently exposed "Zumba sex" scandal, involving a local fitness instructor. Obviously, the .com, .net and .org are all taken. Due to the shorthand for Maine … [Read more...]

Things you missed out if you didn’t attend TRAFFIC 2012

I can't believe it's already been a full week since TRAFFIC 2012 opened its gates to hundreds of attendees. This was my 3rd TRAFFIC conference since 2008, and I gained so much from every moment of interactive communication with the domain conference organizers, their exhibitors and fellow … [Read more...]

Art is important to the domain industry

Just came back from a day full of local festivities, here in Orlando, FL. The Winter Park art festival takes place twice a year, and the weather today - breezy and cool - helped lure out thousands of people. The Autumn event was packed with quality exhibits from local and far-away artists, … [Read more...]

SedoMLS: A failure at GoDaddy TDNAM

Late last month, Sedo added every single domain - even the ones that were listed with a "make an offer" option - to the GoDaddy TDNAM. Right now I have a record 10 open transactions at Sedo, all of which were initiated at GoDaddy. All of them can't proceed any further, because there is no option … [Read more...]