I've no recollection of my first domain purchase but it probably happened on eBay, more than ten years ago. Back in those days, eBay held a higher reputation than today, even with non-tangible goods such as domain names. Since then, my domain acquisitions diversified and I've completely … [Read more...]
Things I’ve learned from other domainers
July 13, 2011 by 8 Comments
While I achieved my first domain sale in early 2000, I didn't register domains with the intent to sell until a year later. In 2002 I joined the WebHostingTalk community, and after that DNForum. Since my early days of interacting with other domainers I've learned a few things, for which I'm … [Read more...]
Fixed price listings at Sedo: It doesn’t work for me
July 10, 2011 by 12 Comments
By using the Sedo marketplace as a seller, I'm always after maximizing my sales revenue. The recent announcement by Sedo that fixed price listings will enjoy the old 10% fee is not an incentive for me to switch over from "make an offer" listings for my domain portfolio. Perhaps if Sedo lowered … [Read more...]
A fistful of GoDaddy dollars
July 4, 2011 by 2 Comments
It finally happened: the legendary Bob Parsons will no longer be in charge of the company he founded, GoDaddy.com Not many seem to like GoDaddy for practices of the past. And yet, the biggest domain registrar in the world with 40 million domains seems to have found the Holy Grail of domaining: … [Read more...]
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