I’m a proud capitalist and believe everybody should make a buck but domain appraisals – come on. In the past couple months this has been a key buyer’s element in the negotiation of a few smaller deals we did. I can not emphasize how ridiculous these appraisals are and how we have never, nor ever [...]

Most of us who have been in this industry for a while have a story (or two) about the domain(s) that we let get away. Ours was PrimeRate.com Like others we were watching this name sit on Afternic with a domain sponsor page for years. $100,000 was the minimum offer. Every now and then I [...]

We have a golden rule around here. Any name we acquire, register or take possession of must meet (at the very minimum) three (3) strict requirements: 1) Generic enough so no person(s) can claim exclusive right 2) Potentially violate an existing trademark (where we do not have a plan to create a business so uniquely different that [...]

I always find it interesting to view how private domain sale transactions often start with the same question… How much traffic does the name get? From my experience (and we own some names with very good traffic) this question is one to avoid if you are a seller and your asking price is fairly low [...]

Coming Out… One domain changed my life. It’s funny how things come together and how one minute you are fighting for a sales lead and then, within days, leads are coming to you. That’s what $35 did for me many years ago – and yes, I even had 30 days to pay (Network Solutions would [...]