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Sherpa Founders Series: Making Bank: An Evolution of Opportunities with Banks.com – with Chris Snyder

Sherpa Founders Series: Making Bank: An Evolution of Opportunities with Banks.com – with Chris Snyder

Chris Snyder’s career, in essence, has been creatively providing bespoke solutions for clients. Chris speaks about the evolution of opportunities he encountered with Banks.com, the network effects and marketplace models that challenged him during development, and how he is hoping to build a $50M+ company!

After Chris had negotiated a licensing agreement for Banks.com and personally invested $750,000, the rug was pulled from underneath him and he was informed the domain was for sale for $2-$5M! With his unique focus, savvy and authenticity, Chris managed to negotiate and acquire the domain, and is now reaching for the stars!

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Making a Moat: Matt Barrie Pulls out all the Stops

Making a Moat: Matt Barrie Pulls out all the Stops

Tech entrepreneur & top global influencer Matt Barrie reveals how to build a moat around your business and why he believes exact match domain names are integral to strategy.

Matt calls the domain industry a phenomenal, fertile industry and reviews Escrow.com’s recent report on Alternative Investing: A Comparison Between Traditional Instruments & Web Domains.

If you’re developing business strategy, maximizing marketing budget, or curious about domain investment, you want to hear one of the smartest – and most engaging – successful tech entrepreneurs today!

DomainSherpa Review – Feb 25: Packle.com, KeepCalm.com, Undisclosed 6 letter LastName.com

DomainSherpa Review – Feb 25: Packle.com, KeepCalm.com, Undisclosed 6 letter LastName.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: Packle.com, KeepCalm.com, Undisclosed 6 letter LastName.com
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: Kannah.com SkillsCenter.com GoodConduct.com…
• Get your bids in soon for Unitar.com GetExtreme.com HowToBeGreat.com…• Plus, much more!

We’re joined by Amanda Waltz, Shane Cultra & Andrew Rosener.

Category Killer ccTLD Acquisition to 7 Figure Business in 2 1/2 Years – with Adrian McKeown

Category Killer ccTLD Acquisition to 7 Figure Business in 2 1/2 Years – with Adrian McKeown

When entrepreneur Adrian McKeown started a new online makeup business, his prior knowledge of domain values lead him to acquire category killer ccTLD Makeup.co.nz. In just 2 1/2 years, it’s grown to annual sales of 7 figures. Learn how the credibility of having the EMD category killer lead to key business opportunities. He discusses why he’s not switching from the exact match domain to a more brandable domain name, which is especially unusual in the highly branded makeup market, but he shares how his understanding of this particular niche informed his domain strategy and branding strategy.

Investors and entrepreneurs who incorporate domains into brand strategy will benefit from today’s show.

Royal Rumble over Forbes Domain Valuation Method

Royal Rumble over Forbes Domain Valuation Method

Serial Entrepreneur Michael Gargiulo discusses how the EMD is contributing to the company’s ongoing success, including 8 recent offers.

He and Andrew Rosener have a heated debate over Michael’s novice Forbes article where he tries his hand at an EMD valuation methodology VS the industry standard of domain name valuations, created by Rosener, the Rosener Equation™.

Plus, Rosener makes predictions about a major shift coming to the EMD market.

Understanding Domains As SEO & Marketing Tools – with Rand Fishkin

Understanding Domains As SEO & Marketing Tools – with Rand Fishkin

Rand Fishkin, founder of Moz.com and SparkToro.com, and one of the top 5 SEO experts in the world, explains the value of domains as marketing tools.

We discuss EMDs and SEO today, SEO for new gTLDs, how to deal with blacklists or shadow banning, and how voice and mobile search may affect domain name values.

All buyers trying to discern the true marketing or SEO value of domain names will benefit from watching this show.

VPN.com: a Crucial Entrepreneurial Pivot – with Michael Gargiulo

VPN.com: a Crucial Entrepreneurial Pivot – with Michael Gargiulo

Serial Entrepreneur Michael Gargiulo spent years trying to acquire VPN.com, poured about $2 Million into developing it, and then identified a crucial need/opportunity to pivot. Hear a serial entrepreneur’s perspective on EMDs (exact match domains), and how VPN will shape the future of our internet connectivity.

The Quickest Path to $60M/month: Buy Business, Add Exact-Match Domain – With John Rampton

The Quickest Path to $60M/month: Buy Business, Add Exact-Match Domain – With John Rampton

What do you get when you combine a killer, three-character exact-match domain name with the assets of a software-as-a-service invoicing provider?

A quick path to generating revenue.

That’s what today’s Sherpa did, combining a $130,000 domain name with a $20,000 asset purchase. And they were up and running, with some customers saying the brand is so familiar they think they’ve used them in the past.

One year into operations, Due.com is processing about $60 million per month in transactions. Here’s how it happened.

Conquering the $15 Billion North America Battery Market with a Killer Exact-Match Domain, Batteries.com – With David Clements

Conquering the $15 Billion North America Battery Market with a Killer Exact-Match Domain, Batteries.com – With David Clements

Should you buy a killer, exact-match domain name and build a business?

Or should you stick to the business of investing in domain names?

If you want to know what goes into running a business—with employees, inventory, shipping/receiving and customer service—this is the show to watch.

And what better exact-match domain name to take on the $15 billion North America ($62 billion worldwide) battery market than Batteries.com.

How a $30,000 Domain Helped Voices.com Grow to $15 Million in Revenue – With David Ciccerelli

How a $30,000 Domain Helped Voices.com Grow to $15 Million in Revenue – With David Ciccerelli

If you’re a startup entrepreneur wondering how a category-defining domain name can help your business grow, you need to watch this show with David Ciccerelli, co-founder and CEO of Voices.com.

In this show, Ciccerelli relates how he purchased Voices.com for only $5,000 cash up-front (using a credit card advance), and how the domain was instrumental in building the $15 million business that exists today – so you can see that even without extensive resources, a deal is possible for a great brand and domain name.

He also discusses one of the most important benefits of an exact-match domain – instant credibility with customers and media companies – as well as provides some fantastic candid business advice.

It’s a must-watch show for entrepreneurs.

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