Frank Schilling Loses UDRP
November 20, 2008
In one of the most ridiculous UDRP decisions that I have ever seen, Frank Schilling (owner of Name Administration) lost the domain ChilliBeans.com. The case was brought by a company in Uruguay, which owns a trademark for “CHILLI BEANS” for eyewear and watches. The panel found that the domain... [Read more]
Sedo / dotMobi Registry Auction Results
November 12, 2008
Today the latest Sedo / dotMobi auction finishes. All eyes are on this auction as it is a bellweather for the state of dot mobi domains. While the domain market as a whole has fallen during the course of the year, some say that the mobi market has had a meltdown this year. The domains on auction... [Read more]
Network Solutions to Offer .CA Domains
November 11, 2008
In a sign that Canadian domains are now a major player in the domain world, Network Solutions has announced that is going to offer .ca domain registration. This is hot on the heals of Godaddy doing the same thing in July. Network Solutions is charging $34.99 per year for a .ca registration - quite... [Read more]
Domainersphere War - A Possible Resolution
November 8, 2008
An ugly war has broken out in the domainersphere between Mark Fulton and Owen Frager. Mark states that Owen’s GrandNames is a “Grand Waste“; Owen gives a “thumbs down” to Mark’s blog and his AQDN marketplace. I can’t begin to express how disturbed and... [Read more]
Protecting Your Domains - Going Offshore to Canada
November 4, 2008
In an increasingly hostile legal environment in the United States, your domains are at risk. Whether it’s the US Treasury Department blacklisting your domains because they are about Cuba or the governor of a backwards state trying to put his cronies’ competitors out of business, this legal... [Read more]
It’s Time To End Pattern Domaining
October 19, 2008
There is one thing that current tough economic times for domainers has made abundantly clear - it’s time to end pattern domaining. Although values for all domains have decreased recently, the values of pattern domains have been hit particularly hard. What is pattern domaining? It’s buying... [Read more]
LLL.com - $5,000 Barrier Broken
October 12, 2008
On Friday at 2.00 p.m. Eastern Time, the auction hammer dropped at Sedo on VXG.com - with a closing price of $4,988. While OLU.com previously sold at $5,002, a lot of people said that this was simply the fault of the time and venue. However, for VXG.com, the venue was Sedo, which most active domainers... [Read more]
Weekend Fun - Domain Blog Rankings
September 14, 2008
The well known and respected SEOMoz company has come out with a new tool to measure a blog’s popularity, known as the Trifecta. According to SEOMoz, the Trifecta tool measures metrics to estimate the relative popularity and importance of a blog. It does this by measuring factors such as the... [Read more]
Sibername Increases .ca Prices for Second Time in a Year
September 10, 2008
I just received an announcement from Sibername that they are increasing their prices for .ca domains from $14.95 to $16.95 (Canadian). This follows on an increase earlier in the year that increased prices from $12.95 to $14.95. I am somewhat surprised at this aggressive pricing move, especially in... [Read more]
Rick Schwartz Cashing Out?
September 7, 2008
I noticed this vignette on the TRAFFIC website: 7:30PM Come and buy as many as 50 Original Rick Schwartz vintage domains as Moniker hosts this special auction. Domains like Mens.com, Men.net, DarkChocolate.com, KinkySex.net, GoldFutures.com and many more. Many with type in traffic and reserves set so... [Read more]
Making Money Through Domain Parking
August 30, 2008
Why work hard to generate money when domain parking takes almost no effort and pays well? Your choice: work on a domain to generate an income or NOT work on a domain and still generate an income. It’s a difficult choice! Domain parking is one method of earning money from domaining. It’s sweet... [Read more]
3 Letter Dot Com’s Continue Their Downward Spiral
August 28, 2008
As far back as June 7, I warned that LLL.com domains were going to fall and that it would be wise to sell them. People laughed. At that time, the cheapest three letter dot com domains were going for $7,600. On June 26, LLL.com domains started falling, with several sales in the $7,100 region. ... [Read more]
Canadian Domain Laws - What Domainers in Canada Need to Know
August 26, 2008
This has been a banner year for Canadian domains. The year has seen record sale after record sale being recorded with the four highest ever .ca sales closing. Jobs.ca sold for $600,000, and Emplois.ca, CV.ca, Banks.ca, GMX.ca, and Interview.ca all closed for solid five figures. An active secondary... [Read more]
GoDaddy to Offer .CA Domains
July 10, 2008
As most people know, Godaddy is the most popular registrar in the world, thanks largely to their aggressive marketing and reasonable pricing. Unfortunately, one of their shortcomings is that while they offer ccTLDs from around the world, they did not offer .ca registrations. This is about to change... [Read more]
LLL.com Prices Continue to Fall
July 2, 2008
Previously, on June 7, I warned that LLL.com prices were about to fall. On June 26, I showed that prices had already began to fall. I hate to sound like a broken record, but today, evidence comes in that prices continue to fall further. Today on Bido, the domain QVK.com closed at $6,730. A week ago,... [Read more]
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