Frequent readers of Domain Name Wire know that I park most of my domains at TrafficClub. TrafficClub optimizes your domains across a number of different parking services. Most traffic to date has been delivered to either Domain Sponsor or Google Adsense ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Will new Google content bids affect domain parking revenue?
· ServicesJenSense (a great blog for contextual advertising information) just pointed out that Google is now offering separate bids for search and content ads in its Adwords program. This is similar to Yahoo/Overture, which lets you set different bid amounts for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain Hacks
· ServicesA focus on so-called "domain hacks" grew when social bookmarking site del.icio.us starting gaining international attention. The actual domain for the site is http://icio.us, but del is a subdomain. It's a neat way to make a word out of an otherwise ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain name company Communicate.com announces earnings
· Services, UncategorizedDomain name investment company Communicate.com (OTC: CMNN.ob) announced earnings today. Communicate.com owns high profile domains like Importers.com and Perfume.com. Communicate.com's results point to the good health of the domain name industry: - ... Continue Reading3 Comments
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. adds Silicon Valley Show
· ServicesOnly in its second year, the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name conference is adding a third show to its roster - Silicon Valley. T.R.A.F.F.I.C. already holds shows in Florida and Las Vegas. This show might turn into the roving Search Engine Strategies ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name Resources: URLTrends
· ServicesThere are hundreds of free tools for domain name owners to analyze domain names. URLtrends.com is a great tool that I've been using recently, and it has been integrated into Sedo's domain listings. URLtrends aggregates a number of statistics about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrafficClub Paid Parking results for October
· ServicesHere's an update on my success with TrafficClub in October. TrafficClub is a unique parking service that automatically optimizes your domains on various parking services. Currently it uses DomainSponsor and Google for monetization. -My overall RPM ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy’s Domain Name Aftermarket adds features
· Domain Sales, Expired Domains, ServicesGoDaddy faced lots of criticism when it first launched its domain name aftermarket service, TDNAM. One of the major problems was the long and indeterminate wait period for receiving domains after you won (see GoDaddy aftermarket - I finally got my ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name Roundtable conference set for April 2006
· ServicesName Intelligence has announced that its Domain Name Roundtable conference will return for a second year and will take place April 18-21 in Seattle. Hopefully T.R.A.F.F.I.C. won't hold its West conference at the same time :) Topics will include: -The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain name companies hit by Hurricane Wilma
· Domain Registrars, Services, UncategorizedHurricane Wilma is having an effect on a number of domain name service providers. The Hurricane hit Florida just as the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East conference concluded and also hit a number of Florida companies. DNJournal delayed its weekly sales report as it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment