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DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Review – August 10: GoHike.com, KSR.com, SavingsBonds.ca, ChicagoSolarPanels.com & AnythingForMoney.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: GoHike.com, KSR.com, SavingsBonds.ca• An investor's portfolio is appraised: ChicagoSolarPanel...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Review – August 10: GoHike.com, KSR.com, SavingsBonds.ca, ChicagoSolarPanels.com & AnythingForMoney.com…
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: GoHike.com, KSR.com, SavingsBonds.ca• An investor's portfolio is appraised: ChicagoSolarPanel...
Discussion
August 10, 2015, 7:05 am

Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
How do you handle offers or inquires? So when I get an inquiry it is often without an offer. I will usually ask for an initial offer but sometimes I will just hit them with the price. I don’t want to waste my time explaining why the domain name...
Discussion
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
How do you handle offers or inquires? So when I get an inquiry it is often without an offer. I will usually ask for an initial offer but sometimes I will just hit them with the price. I don’t want to waste my time explaining why the domain name...
Discussion
August 10, 2015, 6:04 am

Domain Name Wire
Paul Graham: Change your name. Get the .Com
Venture capitalist makes the argument for picking a good name and owning the matching .com. Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham has published an essay on his site about why it’s important to get a good company name and its matching .com. Is it ...
Discussion
Paul Graham: Change your name. Get the .Com
Venture capitalist makes the argument for picking a good name and owning the matching .com. Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham has published an essay on his site about why it’s important to get a good company name and its matching .com. Is it ...
Discussion
August 10, 2015, 12:23 am

Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Report: In-Depth on LLLL.com
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain sales. During the past several months, LLLL.com domains (4 letters, for those just joining us) have multiplied in value among wholesale traders who expect to flip to China or resell to one...
Discussion
Expired Domain Report: In-Depth on LLLL.com
Joseph Peterson’s weekly roundup of expired domain sales. During the past several months, LLLL.com domains (4 letters, for those just joining us) have multiplied in value among wholesale traders who expect to flip to China or resell to one...
Discussion
August 9, 2015, 10:46 pm

Domain Shane
Domain Flips (USA.io, ProfitClick.com, Grapes.org) and Flops (47.org, MRD.org)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips USA.io sold for 1,500 USD on 2015-07-30 at Flippa, vs 749 USD on 2015-06-26 at Sedo. A quickie – a double in a month, before commissions. The pr...
Discussion
Domain Flips (USA.io, ProfitClick.com, Grapes.org) and Flops (47.org, MRD.org)
Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with data courtesy of NameBio. Flips USA.io sold for 1,500 USD on 2015-07-30 at Flippa, vs 749 USD on 2015-06-26 at Sedo. A quickie – a double in a month, before commissions. The pr...
Discussion
August 9, 2015, 10:00 pm

The Domains
The Mount Rushmore of Domaining
Tony from Musics.com left a good comment yesterday in the greatest domain investor of all time post. He mentioned creating a Mount Rushmore. Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota and was opened to the public 74 years ago. The faces on Mount Rushm...
Discussion
The Mount Rushmore of Domaining
Tony from Musics.com left a good comment yesterday in the greatest domain investor of all time post. He mentioned creating a Mount Rushmore. Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota and was opened to the public 74 years ago. The faces on Mount Rushm...
Discussion
August 9, 2015, 2:41 pm

The Domains
Australia Says Bitcoin is Money – Japan says Bitcoin can’t be owned
A couple different views on Bitcoin have come out this week, Australia and Japan both made statements regarding the digital or cryptocurrency. Bryon Kaye of Reuters reported earlier in the week that Australia will look to treat digital currencies as ...
Discussion
Australia Says Bitcoin is Money – Japan says Bitcoin can’t be owned
A couple different views on Bitcoin have come out this week, Australia and Japan both made statements regarding the digital or cryptocurrency. Bryon Kaye of Reuters reported earlier in the week that Australia will look to treat digital currencies as ...
Discussion
August 9, 2015, 1:47 pm

Domain Shane
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, August 9th 2015
Looks like its time to start selling some domains. I have made exactly zero effort all summer trying to move names and have been sending back quotes much higher than normal. It’s not that I don’t want to sell names, its that ...
Discussion
DomainShane’s BIG LIST of Domain Name Auction Picks: Sunday, August 9th 2015
Looks like its time to start selling some domains. I have made exactly zero effort all summer trying to move names and have been sending back quotes much higher than normal. It’s not that I don’t want to sell names, its that ...
Discussion
August 9, 2015, 10:40 am

Domain Shane
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
So on Name Jet Daniel Negari is auctioning off his last name .com. Apparently he doesn’t need it anymore because he is not a .com guy anymore or some such thing. Does this mean he is selling every .com he owns or is this just for the publicity?...
Discussion
DSAD DAILY AUCTION RECAP
So on Name Jet Daniel Negari is auctioning off his last name .com. Apparently he doesn’t need it anymore because he is not a .com guy anymore or some such thing. Does this mean he is selling every .com he owns or is this just for the publicity?...
Discussion
August 9, 2015, 8:12 am

Domain Shane
Some Q2 2015 Domain Sales
Domain sales in the second quarter of this year were much more robust than the acquisitions I discussed last week. It’s an imbalance that occurred in my Q1 sales and purchases as well, but I’d like to get closer to evening things out by ...
Discussion
Some Q2 2015 Domain Sales
Domain sales in the second quarter of this year were much more robust than the acquisitions I discussed last week. It’s an imbalance that occurred in my Q1 sales and purchases as well, but I’d like to get closer to evening things out by ...
Discussion
August 8, 2015, 8:34 pm