An important task of a domain investor, is the evaluation of incoming inquiries and the subsequent response to them. While some inquiries might note appear to be promising, it's good practice to respond to them, as an exercise in business communications. Many domain investors fail at this … [Read more...]
China and domain escrow services : Just use Escrow.com
March 14, 2016 by 1 Comment
DN.com has released a series of increasingly cryptic announcements regarding its service and web site availability. It all started when a message via Twitter and Facebook indicated that DN.com will be closing down for "1-3 days" to perform some business entity changes. The announcement was … [Read more...]
Domain inquiries : The year after year repeaters
March 2, 2016 by 3 Comments
I have no problem with receiving domain inquiries that do not immediately convert into a sale. An exchange that did not lead to a sale, provides useful metrics about a particular domain, and helps me understand the other party's intentions better. Some inquiries fail due to a budgetary … [Read more...]
Flippa : On a good course removing trademark violations
February 29, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Flippa is a domain marketplace that attracts a variety of domain sellers; its global reach is quite profound. While most US-based domain sellers are aware of and comprehend the purpose of trademarks, those in many other countries often do not. Trademark infringing domains are definitely being … [Read more...]
Domain inquiry : A buyer went for the gTLD, and I’m fine with that
February 23, 2016 by 6 Comments
I've been a keen supporter of the new gTLD system since its launch two years ago. It is the evolution of an Internet name space that was densely occupied by those that ventured into domain investing early on. While I still invest in and support the original TLD triad, .com, .net and .org, I … [Read more...]
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