A post by Elliot Silver yesterday raised again the issue of unscrupulous and unethical practices in domaining. As I've said in the past, various new-comers, shooting stars or even seasoned domainers engage in unethical games for profit. While I agree that it's a "dog eat dog" world out there, … [Read more...]
Ten points for Register.com
January 29, 2012 by 2 Comments
Everyone has their registrar of choice and prefers to register their domains with them. For the purpose of organizing one's domains, it's prudent to keep your domain names with as fewer registrars as possible. Register.com is not my choice of registrar, although it belongs to the first group … [Read more...]
Defining the sweet spot when buying domains
January 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
As a domain investor I follow a simple mantra: buy low, sell high. The question is, what exactly is that "low" that will eventually determine the "high" price and how does one determine that? When evaluating the potential of a domain to be acquired, I consider its TLD, keyword, age, positive … [Read more...]
Wikipedia: The choice of a Copy and Paste generation
January 18, 2012 by 2 Comments
Wikipedia is out of bounds today, participating in a global protest against the proposed SOPA bill that threatens our civil rights. And yet, I'm not so sad seeing Wikipedia's black page after each search query. You see, centralized sources of information aren't really a good thing. Free or not, … [Read more...]
There’s lots of room in the Domain Industry
January 11, 2012 by 3 Comments
When success arrives in the form of a sale of a business, those of us that partook in its first steps, observing its growth should rejoice. Ron James of NamePros negotiated a deal with domain monetization company Bodis that few could refuse; the end result will be a bigger, better, faster domain … [Read more...]
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