CNNMoney just published a domain name article about acquiring the right domain. The article is very high level and probably won't be helpful to experienced domains (it is geared to the mass market of business owners). Nonetheless, it's great to see ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CNNMoney.com article on domain names
· UncategorizedTrafficClub RPM hits all-time high
· ServicesMy revenue per thousand (RPM) at TrafficClub.com in July hit a personal record. My RPM (revenue per thousand views) hit $65.85, which is extremely good for a mixed portfolio of domains and is the best I've ever had. My portfolio was largely unchanged ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Afternic Featured Listings Results
· Domain SalesI sold 3 of my 11 Featured Listings on Afternic. Wait a minute...just 1? A month ago I listed 11 of my domain names in the Featured Listings section of Afternic. These domains get great exposure because they rotate through the home page and show up ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Communicate.com reacquires Call.com
· Domain SalesDomain name development company sold name, gets it back. Communicate.com (OTC: CMNN.ob) is known for owning some of the world's best domain names, including Perfume.com, Body.com, Cricket.com, and Brazil.com. A while back they sold several of their ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Interview with Branson.com Buyer
· Domain SalesAssociated Cities has an interview with Larry Milton, who bought Branson.com for $1.6M. You would think that million dollar sales of city domain names would be for huge cities like Houston, L.A., New York, and Chicago. That's why the domain industry ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
eNom completes BulkRegistrar acquisition
· Domain RegistrarseNom has completed its purchase of BulkRegistrar, making it the world's second largest registrar. eNom's acquisition of BulkRegistrar comes after eNom itself was purchased by Demand Media earlier this year. Demand Media is a recently formed domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
eNom aiding terrorist organization? Um, sure.
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawI've seen some crazy articles about domain names, but this one tops the list. The New York-based Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has written a letter to US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson asking him to take action against domain registrar eNom. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Ignorance gives domain industry a bad name
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawComments on tech articles about domains show how ignorance makes us all look bad. Whenever I come across a domain article on CNET and its peers I am amazed by some of the comments made by John Q Public. The comments show that the readers don't ... Continue Reading3 Comments
EURid suspends 74,000 .eu registrations
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawEURid, which manages the .eu country code, has suspended 74,000 registrations. When Bob Parsons and others criticized EURid for its handling of .eu registrations, most people thought no action would be taken. But EURid has taken action, although not ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What’s that domain name worth?
· Domain Sales, Expired DomainsForget domain appraisals. You can get domain name sales comps online. Trying to settle on a price for the value of a domain you are buying or selling? You can do a multiple based on traffic, but that's not always the best approach. You can search ... Continue Reading3 Comments