Almost 18 months ago we sold the domain mortgagecalculator.net at SnapNames and as a developer I was hoping somebody would buy this to develop rather than park. This domain is clearly one of the larger mortgage domains and although the mortgage and real estate business is what led me to having great success online the [...]

Mini-sites, SEO, keyword research and development is all the rage in the domain industry today but not often enough do we hear about hyphen domains for development value. I’ve blogged about the success of celebrity-gossip.net before but there are hundreds (if not thousands) of examples of hyphen domains which far surpass .net and .org names [...]

There has been some decent discussion about the value of Mini-Sites on a recent post at Domain Name Wire however I really want to challenge all the mini-site providers to step up to the game. First, I want to say I commend all those who are providing mini-sites to people. Basically, kudos for doing something [...]

What a nice surprise to get online for a few minutes and see a 3 letter .com coming up for auction at BIDO with a $1 reserve. Sweet – that’s what I call trust in an auction house to provide value to the seller and quality to the marketplace. Kudos Sahar and everybody else at [...]

I’m away on a personal matter at the moment but using the 15 minutes I have to spare this morning .. or tonight wherever you are .. I really want to say that day after day I see crap getting bought and crap getting sold more and more. First, I do not claim to be [...]

You can spend years building a brick and mortar business but why? The power of the internet is so powerful that with the right product, the right ads and knowledge of social networks one can become a powerhouse within weeks. GetSnuggie …. Domain registered in July, Ads launched in October, Laughing all the way to [...]

Many of the bloggers in this industry spend hours every day writing good articles and some great stories but many also fail on maximizing the potential to engage their audience. As the expression goes “if you will build it they will come” however if you make it easier for readers to come back then it [...]

2009 is here and its officially time to stop domaining. That’s right – pack up your bags, let your names expire and move in with your parents. Economies are collapsing, ppc is revenue is dropping, domain buyers seem to be in caskets and people still have no idea about the difference between a browser and [...]

Over the past couple weeks I’ve been doing housecleaning of old bookmarks and sharing what I think are still interesting with some friends. Today, I came across my favorite animated project of all time and decided to check the site out – thankfully, I did! as it looks like Jeff Lew has finally put together [...]

2008 is almost gone and the industry has brought another year of challenges. It’s officially time to pat ourselves on the back for simply surviving while global economies are in disarray. Before the holidays come and people disappear to spend unthinkable time away from the computer (without incurring too much withdrawal I hope) we at [...]