This weeks DNJournal mentions the sale of ULY.com on eBay for $1,699, which reminds me of a common question for domain name buyers: should you bother looking for domains on eBay? First, let's look at the positives. You can occasionally find a good ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Domain name price comparison
· Domain Registrars, Expired Domains, ServicesWhat's the cheapest registrar for .com domain registrations? What about .org? What's the cheapest way to backorder domain names? You can find out at Midano.com. Midano.com is a price comparison engine for domain name services. It's like ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Parking Dots vs. Parking Site
· Services, UncategorizedSeptember was a fairly quiet month in the Domain Parking field. Sedo has been gradually increasing their PPC numbers, while Parking Site recovered nicely from August's DNS attacks. Several services continue to experience growing pains. Parking ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ParkingSite.com paid parking review
· ServicesI've been promising a review of Adam Dicker's Parkingsite.com parking service for quite some time. After initial excitement my revenue dropped, and so did my satisfaction. But I decided to give the service a chance before writing my initial review. ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Expired domain name market consolidation
· Expired Domains, ServicesIs Enom's Club Drop doomed? Can Pool.com survive? According to DNJournal, expired domain heavyweight SnapNames has signed an exclusive agreement with Register.com to snap its expiring domains. SnapNames already has a similar agreement with Network ... Continue Reading1 Comment
1&1 adds free WhoIs privacy to domain package
· Domain Registrars, Services1&1 Internet, which already offers domains for a rock-bottom $5.99 per year, announced that it is adding free private registration at no additional charge. $5.99 was a great deal to begin with, and now 1&1 Internet is adding something that other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain name returns
· ServicesCommunicate.com (OTCBB: CMNN.ob) just released some comparable stock returns for its business versus other profitable internet companies. Communicate.com invests in valuable domains and turns them into functional sites, such as importers.com. Marchex ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic vs. Sedo for adding domains in bulk
· Domain Sales, ServicesI recently decided to add a list of about 300 domains to both Afternic and Sedo, the two leading domain sales sites. I've sold domains through both of the systems, and find that just listing domains there can spur interest. The usual process for ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Denial-of-Service Attacks hit PPC Services
· Services, UncategorizedHave you noticed that your PPC parked domains haven't been performing as well as usual? Several services have recently been hit by denial-of-service (DOS) attacks. Such attacks occur when many computers are enlisted to send an overwhelming amount of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
ParkingSite.com gets off to a fast start
· ServicesParkingSite.com, launched by DNForum owner Adam Dicker, is off to a fast start. (See DNForum launches paid parking service.) Yesterday ParkingSite added new templates, automatic selection of DNS parking or forwarding, a payment withdrawal system, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment