With elections in the US quickly approaching, candidates are finding their domain names are already registered. Politicians aren't always the most web-savvy individuals. (Just ask Alaska's Ted Stevens how the internet operates.) As the next set of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Political domain challenges on the uptick
· Policy & LawMovieTheaters.com attracts attention
· Domain SalesMovieTheaters.com has been bid up to $12,500, but still has room to go. A listing for MovieTheaters.com has attracted 7 bids on Afternic since I placed an initial bid last month. The latest offer is $12,500, but the seller has not indicated a reserve ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Mid-tier domains gaining ground
· Domain SalesDomains priced $1,000-$10,000 are picking up steam, as evidenced by recent sales at Afternic. Big, 6-figure domain sales get all of the press. But let's face it, most of us can't afford to play that game. I typically buy domains under $10,000 and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo parking changes putting more money in our pockets
· ServicesSedo's better-late-than-never parking changes are benefiting domainers. It took Sedo a while to upgrade its domain parking program, but domain owners are starting to see the results. On August 17 I wrote about some of the changes to Sedo's program, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
40 bids on Afternic
· Domain SalesAn auction for ThreePieceSuits.com shows the value of Afternic's "Closing Soon" section. Have you received an offer on a domain listed at Afternic that isn't quite as much as you'd like? One option is to lower the reserve for your domain to the offer ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Chicago.com interview
· UncategorizedAssociated Cities asks Chicago.com founder Josh Metnick about his flagship domain and the domain business in general. Associated Cities is an owners group made up of people that own location-based domains. They recently interview the founder of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Wiki.com proves value in unregged domains
· Domain Sales$2.86M for a domain registered this decade? Many domainers that got in early like to scoff at people who register freely available domain names. "If it's available, it can't be worth anything," they say. Wiki.com is just once example of why that's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
TrafficClub RPM tops $70
· ServicesMy results from Moniker's TrafficClub hit another high in August. Last month I bragged about my RPM (revenue per thousand) on TrafficClub hitting $65.85 for July, a personal best. August saw another record with a $73.82 RPM. Part of this increase was ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Cash(less) Parking
· ServicesGoDaddy needs to retool its domain parking program. When GoDaddy released its domain parking program in June I scoffed at its terms. They want people to pay them to park domains with them? At the time they required you to pay $39.99 per month to get ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Slow weekend for domainers
· UncategorizedA U.S. holiday slows the pace of domain traffic over the weekend. This past Friday to Monday was a U.S. holiday - Labor Day - and web traffic slowed as people travelled and cooked barbecue. If you count on U.S. web surfers at work, this Monday was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment