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Business Lessons for Building a $10 Million+ Portfolio – With Ammar Kubba

Ammar Kubba was not the original founder of Thought Convergence, but he can now be found at the helm of the service provider whose revenue is “in the 8 figures.” Thought Convergence helps domain investors monetize their assets, individuals buy and sell domains, and businesses research domain names on the Internet.

In this interview, Kubba describes the twists and turns of his domain career, and how business acumen, strategic risk taking and a passion for learning have helped him navigate decisions and build successful companies.

Michael Cyger April 30, 2012 23

Domain Names and Search Engine Optimization – With Danny Sullivan

To have a website that ranks highly in search engines like Google and Bing, just how important is the domain name? For the most reliable information on this topic, I invited the leading authority on search engines, Danny Sullivan, to join me on DomainSherpa.

Listen in as Sullivan discusses the often-debated relationship between domain names and search engine optimization, including:
* Do keywords within the domain name help search engine optimization?
* Are keywords within the domain name better than just having keywords elsewhere in the URL?
* Is buying a premium generic domain name a good investment for a new business?
And many more

Michael Cyger March 19, 2012 32

Sedo: Building the World’s Largest Domain Marketplace – With Tim Schumacher

How do three college students go from developing a software game to creating the largest domain name marketplace in the world?

Find out in this interview as the CEO of Sedo, Tim Schumacher, describes how he and his co-founders assembled the world’s largest database of domain names for sale, with more than 15 million listings, and grew the company’s revenue to over $135 million.

Michael Cyger November 21, 2011 24

Brand gTLDs: Changing the Way Companies Engage with Customers on the Internet

With the introduction of new gTLDs, brands will have to rethink their online strategy.

A domain name strategy is quickly becoming critical for any organization conducting business or wanting to engage customers online. Ignoring the profound impact of the rapid evolution of the Internet with respect to the introduction of new gTLDs could turn out to be a missed opportunity for a company to extend its brand deeper into the Internet.

Pat Kane November 6, 2011 2

Alternatives to Full Web Development and Domain Parking

Domain parking is not the only alternative to full web development. There are many ways to monetize, utilize and grow your web traffic without taking the expensive, long road of full web development.

By understanding your domain name market, you can generate greater revenue than from just parking, even if your site – or your pocketbook – is not ready for full-scale development.

Tia Wood October 9, 2011 7

Web Analytics in Real Time

Although Google Analytics has become virtually a requirement of web analytics toolboxes, most website owners know that Google Analytics does not provide real-time data.

One of the best free applications for monitoring web analytics in real time is StatCounter.com. Best of all: you can share your domain name web statistics in real time with any interested buyers.

Jason Allen Goodlin October 3, 2011 8

How to Transfer a Domain Name to Another Registrar

Do you want to transfer your domain name to a different registrar, but aren’t quite sure where to start? Maybe you are initiating a domain transfer process to sell your unused domain. Maybe you need additional services that your current registrar does not provide. Maybe you are simply looking for a price break.

Regardless of your reasons, transferring your domain name to a new registrar is relatively easy and straightforward. We show you how.

Aishwar Sharma September 11, 2011 2

What Every Politician Should Know About Domain Names

Savvy use of the Internet must be a key component of almost any political campaign, as Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich have recently discovered.

An easy-to-find, well-branded and well-constructed website can be a powerful tool for politicians – a place for sharing information, building a public image and collecting campaign donations. And the whole process starts with a domain name.

Trev Alex August 28, 2011 6

How to Rank 6 Times in Google’s Top 10 – with Christian Walter

Most small and medium businesses would be thrilled to be listed even once in the top 10 organic search results on Google for a keyword phrase that describes their business. But what if you could rank in six of the top 10 positions?

Christian Walter, the chief technology officer of NowYo.com, has helped a small landscape design firm in Cincinnati do just that. The firm ranks in positions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 10 of the top 10 positions for “Cincinnati hardscaping structures,” as well as many other search phrases. In today’s show, Walter shares the secret to achieving these results.

Michael Cyger August 9, 2011 23

What Every Domain Investor Needs to Know to Avoid a Legal Snafu – with David Weslow

Today’s guest first became knowledgable about domain names as a webmaster at the dawn of the World Wide Web and later while working at an Internet high-flier. Now, he is an attorney specializing in intellectual property and domain names.

In an interview that will be sure to interest entrepreneurs, start-ups, and domain name investors, David E. Weslow discusses: buy/sell domain name agreements, trademarks, auto-blogging software that is popular with WordPress-powered websites, UDRP issues, lawsuits, and much more.

Michael Cyger July 26, 2011 25