Domain brokering: It’s a dog eat dog world

I've been following the proliferation of professional domain brokerage establishments for several years, and have arrived to the following conclusion: It's a cut-throat business, and a 'dog eat dog' world. During the previous decade, the focus shifted from domain selling venues, to aggressive … [Read more...]

Kudos to Sedo for their Chinese domain market awareness

Despite having moved all my domains out of Sedo three years ago, I still buy domains at their marketplace. Recently, I completed an acquisition of a generic domain via Sedo, from domains in their owned inventory. Curious about what other domains they are offering, I was able to locate several … [Read more...]

How I first found out about Escrow.com

One of my early domain registrations was a four letter .com, COVX.com. I registered it on a "whim" in late 2000, while owning just a handful of other domains, because it was short and sounded edgy. At the time, I only pursued domain registrations as brand ideas only. There were very little … [Read more...]

Greece : Capital controls and Escrow.com domain transactions

As a Greek investor and entrepreneur, a good portion of my domain portfolio is focused on Greek brands, names and geodomains. It's not easy to relay the true essence of the Greek society and entrepreneurship, without it being distorted by the media. One thing is certain: there is plenty of … [Read more...]