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If you want to buy keyword-rich domain names with the objective of ranking the domain name at the top of the results for a search, you’ll first want to determine if there is enough search volume and interest to justify purchasing the domain name.
In this how-to video, you’ll learn exactly how to use the Google Adwords Keyword Tool to determine search volume and advertising interest before you make a domain name purchase.
Michael Cyger February 18, 2013
Purchasing a domain name from a retail marketplace might be your best option. There is no one “Amazon.com” marketplace, so you’ll have to visit many domain name marketplaces to search and find the domain name of your choice. Because there are literally thousands of marketplaces where you can buy a domain name, below is a […]
Michael Cyger December 31, 2012
After a couple of years of buying, holding and renewing “pigeon shit” domain names, Warrick Mulder realized there was a better way. So he dropped all of the .com, .net and .org domain names that didn’t earn any parking revenue or solicit any purchase offers and instead turned his attention to the top-level domain of his home country of South Africa: .co.za.
As a result, his monthly parking revenue increased from $100 to $2,000+ per month, he was able to reduce his domain registration fees from $7 to about $4.50 per domain, and his domain names sell for an average of $X.
Michael Cyger October 22, 2012
The whole point of due diligence is to identify potential issues before you spend money.
This video will guide you through the process of identifying potential issues in purchasing domain names, prebuilt websites and website services.
Michael Cyger September 24, 2012
Buy any domain name you want – even that domain name that’s worth $20,000 or $250,000 – for as little as 3 percent down and $69 per month.
That’s the seller-financing service that Adam Paddock of Zenscrow.com is offering, opening up the opportunity for entrepreneurs to build their business on the best domain name possible.
Michael Cyger September 10, 2012
Does this sound like a familiar situation for you?
You:
- Went to GoDaddy (or name another popular domain name registrar),
- Searched for a domain name,
- Saw that it was available for registration,
- Decided to take a few days to think about it,
- Decided you wanted to register the domain name and
- Went back to GoDaddy only to find that it was already registered.
Then, of course, you think: GoDaddy stole my domain name!
How could it not be GoDaddy?
Michael Cyger June 14, 2012
If you buy domain names from other parties or through auction, inevitably you’re going to find a need to have it removed from the SEDO sales process. For example, I purchased a domain name from another person who had it listed for sale on SEDO. Once the domain transfered to me, however, the domain name […]
Michael Cyger June 10, 2012
Ask three domain name investors for a valuation of a domain name you are selling or thinking of buying, and you are likely to get three different answers – maybe even four.
Enter Dennis Lastochkin, a technical genius who in just six months created a sophisticated valuation engine that is likely to remove most of the subjectivity from domain name appraisals.
After three failed attempts over a period of several years to gain approval through the ICANN system for the new top-level domain .XXX, most people would have thrown in the towel. Not Stuart Lawley, who started as a minority investor in ICM Registry at the time of the initial ICANN application and eventually became its CEO and chairman.
Through his vision and indefatigable spirit, Lawley brought the registry to life and extraordinary profitability. Listen in as he describes how the new TLD .XXX generated $25 million in its first three months and what his aspirations are for future growth.
Michael Cyger April 16, 2012
More than 500,000 businesses are registered in the United States every year, with magnitudes more being contemplated and planned. As technology advances, more and more businesses are focused entirely online or at least need to be found online.
What do startups and entrepreneurs need to know about domain names? Find out in this interview with domain name veteran Steve Jones, including:
* The trends of premium domain name pricing and desirability
* Options for determining domain name valuation range
* The best way to initiate negotiations with a domain name owner
* Options for buying the “best” domain name for your business, product or service
* Why domain name owners are not motivated, and what to do about it
* Alternatives to premium domain names, including country codes and domain hacks
Michael Cyger April 9, 2012