The ValuableNames.com domain service is expensive but worth the price. Yesterday I reviewed NameSpy, an expiring domain service that I don't think is worth the $39.95 monthly fee. So you might be surprised that today I'm going to recommend a domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ValuableNames.com Review
· Expired Domains, ServicesReview of NameSpy
· Expired DomainsActive domainers are familiar with dozens of expired domain tools. In this entry I review NameSpy. We all know that expired domains are an important part of any domain portfolio. Many expired domains come with existing link popularity, have been ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Yahoo is wrong target for Typo-Squatting Critics
· ServicesYahoo has been sued for placing ads on typo-squatting ads, but Yahoo is the wrong target. The Washington Post is reporting about a lawsuit against Yahoo for placing text ads in adware and on typo domains. More than likely Yahoo is unaware that its ads ... Continue Reading2 Comments
TrafficClub RPM hits $58
· ServicesMy paid parking results with TrafficClub hit $58 per 1,000 views in April. I'm the first to point out that no one domain parking solution is perfect for a domain portfolio. ParkQuick.com, which writes an entry monthly at DomainNameWire, does an ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
80% Payouts from Parking Dots, Matt Bentley Interview
· Services, UncategorizedThings have been a little slow in the lull between the Domain Roundtable conference and the TRAFFIC conference in Las Vegas. Changes are afoot in the domain industry, and some of the changes at Sedo and Parking Dots are highlighted in the latest issue of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Conversation with Dot VN
· Domain RegistrarsDot VN, registration provider of Viatnamese .vn domain names, is going public. I met Gary Thompson, Director at Dot VN, at Domain Roundtable a couple weeks ago in Seattle. Because relatively few are familiar with the company, I thought it worthwhile ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wall Street Journal – eNom bought, Domain Parking
· ServicesMonday's Wall Street Journal has yet another domain name article. I just finished writing a post about a domain name parking article in Business 2.0. I opened up the Marketplace section of The Wall Street Journal and what did I see...another article ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Business 2.0 on SmartName
· ServicesThe May 2006 issue of Business 2.0 has an article called "Tricking Out Those Parked Domains". The article (page 152) is about making parked domain names look more like real web pages. It features Ari Goldberger's SmartName parking service and quotes ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wall Street Journal article on Whois Privacy
· Policy & LawToday's Wall Street Journal discusses the fight over Whois privacy. The article on the front page of the Marketplace section starts by discussing how the American Red Cross and eBay use the Whois database to track down scammers: Last fall, in the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANNWiki – Great resource for the domainer community
· ServicesICANNWiki has the latest info about the domain industry with a particular focus on key players. I caught up with Ray King, former CEO of SnapNames, last week at Domain Roundtable. I first met Ray at a search engine optimization conference in New York ... Continue Reading1 Comment