The Week of Domaining In Review: July 15, 2011.

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DomainSherpa July 15, 2011 0

« Back to Domain Name Dictionary | Definition of LeakageDomain name leakage is the process of losing visitors as a result of a confusing domain name (such as through a domain name hack) or through typographical errors. For instance, many startup companies will employ domain name hacks in order to acquire a hand registration domain […]

DomainSherpa July 7, 2011 Comments Off on Leakage

Ryan Colby of Sedo discusses the 15 factors that he uses to assess the value of premium domain names, and what you need to know before you start working with a domain name broker to maximize the value of your premium domain names.

Why is Ryan such a good source of information? Ryan has sold over 7 million dollars in domain sales in the last 11 months, and has brokered 2 of the top 10 publicly recorded sales on Ron Jackson’s DN Journal sales chart for 2011. He also currently has 64 premium domain names under contract, including 3D.com, Italy.com, Laptops.com, Margarita.com and Optometrist.com.

Michael Cyger June 29, 2011 20

The millions of domain names that are bought and sold every year have given rise to an industry of countless domain name investors.

Despite their vast numbers, however, most domainers fall into one of four types: Freshmen, Hustlers, Builders and Aristocrats.

J. Williams June 26, 2011 31

Mike Mann has essentially built a startup business incubator where entrepreneurs receive resources (including a domain name), mentorship, connections and – in many cases – customers, waiting for services.

If you want access to one of Mike’s super premium domain names, watch this interview.

Michael Cyger June 14, 2011 55

« Back to Domain Name Dictionary | Definition of Premium Domain NameIf a domain names sells for greater than the registration cost, it is – by definition – premium. If people attempt to sell it for greater than the registration cost then they are saying its premium but it isn’t if it doesn’t sell. Mike […]

DomainSherpa June 13, 2011 Comments Off on Premium Domain Name

Frank Schilling is shaking up the domain parking industry by providing a reported 50-90% more revenue to domain name portfolio owners.

With very little information published on his new company’s website, InternetTraffic.com, I sat down with Frank to get the whole story and clear up some rumors and misconceptions about his new service.

Michael Cyger May 31, 2011 60

Wouldn’t it be great to be the CEO of Groupon or LivingSocial right now? Two domain investors are trying to do just that – but by specializing in their own niche: pizzerias.

Maz Ghani and Ron Santos bought Pizzerias.com in an expired domain name auction, and are building a business where consumers and pizzerias both win. You might be able to do the same thing with one of your domain names – watch and find out.

Michael Cyger May 24, 2011 26

Domain names are bought and sold every day, often with no legal problems. Just because you have not had a legal snafu, however, does not mean your purchase or sale rights are sufficiently safeguarded.

Currently there is no open-source legal agreement to reference in domain name purchases. Until today, that is. My objective in providing this template is to make the domain name sales process easier for both sides.

Michael Cyger May 15, 2011 54