A Little Bit Of Domaining Knowledge

Earlier this week I had a good friend come by to spending a few hours learning the ropes of searching for domains, where to back order drops, and the other things that I tell people before they even buy their first domain. It was a great few hours, a few weeks back he had indicated interest in the industry so I focused him on Domaining.com and said read, research, go to DNJournal.com and learn some more and do NOT buy a domain until we talk again. He did better than most I tell that too, he actually did not buy any domains but he did come in with a list of 25 he had picked out. He had defined what is domaining model would be (revenue from affiliates/adsense) and that he would get to know the ropes that way before going big and spending some real dollars on quality generics for investment rather than just ad revenu

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Quit Paying High Prices for Domain Related Names

Why do domainers continue to overpay for domain related names or names that start with DN, or even the word domain when they have no plans to develop or brand them?  The reason why, emotion. People are basing their buying on an attachment to their hobby (if you are just collecting and hoping  someone buys its a hobby) rather than...

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The Value of Product Roadmaps when Developing Domains

As much as I try not to put to much structure in place and cause headaches when first launching this little thing called Missouri.me there are certain concepts and ideas that work well no matter how large or small your enterprise/product. The one that I think is of the most value is the idea of having a product roadmap when...

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Interview with Marc Gawith of Godaddy.com Executive Accounts

Godaddy.com is without a doubt the gorilla of domain name registrations. They hold more registrations than any other company and are the company most general consumers think of when they go to register a domain name. What some domainers do not know is they also have an executive accounts program for domainers and individuals with...

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Interview with Steven Sikes Founder of YouAnd.ME and Domainer

Steven Sikes is co-founder of YouAnd.ME, a rapidly growing online dating site. He is also a domain investor who found domaining almost by accident after offers for names came in after he would purchase a name for a new business idea. After seeing the value of domains he began investing and has recently been successful with his .ME...

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