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Due Diligence for Domain Names, Websites and Services

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 13

300. DomainSherpa Digital Fortune – April 19, 2021: Smoke on the Water
299. DomainSherpa Digital Fortune – April 12, 2021: Fire In The Booth
298. DomainSherpa Digital Fortune – Mar 24, 2021: Evergreen Content w/ Jen Sale
297. DomainSherpa Founders Series – Mar 11 2021: Can't Stop, Won't Stop w/ Bradley Kam of Unstoppable Domains
296. DomainSherpa Clubhouse – Feb 11: Talking About the Upcoming RightOfTheDot Auction with Monte Cahn and Scott Pruitt
295. DomainSherpa Weekly – Jan 25: Preparing for the NamesCon Online 2021 Domain Name Auction with Joe Styler
294. DomainSherpa Introduces Our New Host, Jonathan Tenenbaum, and More Exciting News!
293. Geek Out: A Casual Chat with Steve Webb & Shane Cultra
292. Exploring Australia's Unique Domain Investment Culture - with Ed Keay-Smith & Rob Kaay
291. The Full Utility of a Domain: Now & in the Future - with Jothan Frakes
290. Auction System & Price Discovery Mechanics: Could Blockchain Change Everything? - with Cryptograph Co-Founders Edouard Bessire & Hugo McDonaugh
289. Michael Saylor: Bitcoins & Domain Names as Foundation & Framework for the Future
288. Sherpa Founders Series: Making Bank: An Evolution of Opportunities with Banks.com - with Chris Snyder
287. Sherpa Founders Series: A Look Ahead - with Domain Industry Veteran & Serial Entrepreneur Richard Lau
286. Booking.com Supreme Court Decision for TM Domains
285. We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident, That All Men Are Created Equal
284. From SEM Expert to Domain Industry Expert in 2 Years - with Alvin Brown
283. Sherpa Founders Series: Gateway.io as Cypherpunk Activism: Decentralizing the Internet - with Mike Carson
282. Money on the Table: Getting the most out of your Expiring Domains - with Jason Sheppard
281. Startup Domain Acquisition Process - with Amanda Waltz
280. Sherpa Founders Series: Common Startup/VC Misconceptions about Domain Names - with Morgan Linton
279. Sherpa Founders Series: Signaling Strength via .COM for a B2B - with Daniel Vassallo
278. 2 Profitable Flips: From $8k to $69k in Under a Year - with Jason Sheppard
277. Thoughts on GoDaddy’s Acquisition of Brandsight & UniRegistry- with Jeff Gabriel
276. Domain Handicapping the 2020 NamesCon Auction
275. Bidding List for NamesCon Auction - and Everything Else You Need to Know
274. Domain Economic Forum: A Reflection of an Evolving Market - with Soeren von Varchmin
273. Liquid Domains 1Q18 - Rasskazov & Graziano
272. Behind the Scenes with Escrow.com: Historic Fashion.com Auction & Q3 Domain Investment Index
271. Doron Vermaat on Growing Efty To 900K Domains & What We can Learn to Sell More Domains Ourselves
270. A Year of Profitable Flips without NDAs - with Braden Pollock
269. Profitable Flip: Crypto Domain with Logan Flatt
268. GoDaddy's Aftermarket Approach: Normalizing Premium Domain Acquisitions
267. Navigating Appraised Value vs Market Value of Your Domain
266. Making a Moat: Matt Barrie Pulls out all the Stops
265. ICA Webinar: A GDPR-compliant WhoIs Access Model
264. Utilizing a Premium Domain for a Rebranding Statement: Halp.com
263. Utilizing a Premium Domain for a Rebranding Statement: Halp.com
262. Domain Handicapping the Europe 2019 NamesCon Auction
261. Meet the Team of SEO Experts Building Online.Casino
260. Emoji Domains - ROI, Tech Updates & More - with Matan Israeli
259. How I Built Steady $15-20k/mo Net Income - with Josh Reason
258. ICA Webinar: Registry Agreements, UDRP reform, Price Increases - with Kamila Sekiewicz & Zak Muskowitz
257. Growing a Profitable B2B in an Emerging Market: Ganjapreneur.com Case Study
256. NamesCon Domain Valuation Panel: What is My Domain Worth?
255. Off the Market Forever: The Increasing Dilemma of Domain Supply & Demand
254. Listening to End Users Pays Big - and is Expanding - with Jeff Sass of Names.Club
253. How a Domain Name Broker got ICE (owner of the NYSE) the Domain of their Dreams - with David Clements
252. Domain Leasing - Zak Muscovitch
251. Domain Handicapping the 2019 NamesCon Auction
250. Tracking Your Domain Inventory & ROI - with Mark Levine
249. Sherpa Founders Series: Pump Up on Entrepreneurship Tips - with Sol Orwell
248. Down the Domain & Crypto Rabbit Hole - with Bitcoin Developer Jimmy Song
247. Where we see Crypto & Domains Today... and Tomorrow - with Charlie Shrem & Andrew Rosener
246. Stop .COM Price Increase - with ICA's Kamila Sekiewicz, Zak Muskowitz, Nat Cohen & Drew Rosener
245. Category Killer ccTLD Acquisition to 7 Figure Business - with Adrian McKeown
244. PX.com - Frans Van Hulle
243. EMD Valuations - Michael Gargiulo VS Andrew Rosener
242. Laying the Foundation: Define your Identity as an Entrepreneur & as a Business
241. STOP Calling Domains Real Estate - Chris Zuiker
240. Analyzing Domain Names of 2018 Unicorns - with Michael Cyger
239. The Intersection of Blockchain & Domains - Chad Folkening
238. Why I Invested 6 Figures in my Startup's Domain - Erik Bergman
237. Domains As SEO & Marketing Tools - Rand Fishkin
236. Liquid Domains 1Q18 - Rasskazov & Graziano
235. 7 Ways Domains Impact Brands - Chris Zuiker
234. GDPR, the end of the WhoIs & you - Attorneys Stevan Lieberman, Ari Goldberger & Jason Schaeffer
233. Vacation.Rentals plans to DISRUPT - w Mike Kugler & Brooke Hernandez
232. Domain Search with Google AdWords Keyword Planner - Tess Diaz
231. Domain Market Insights: Q1 2018 with Drew Rosener & Chris Zuiker
230. Crypto Domaining - NamesCon Fireside Chat with Richard Lau, Drew Rosener & Jen Sale
229. Using Your Resources Creatively: How a World Record is Growing My Business – With Matt Handshakin Holmes
228. VPN.com - Michael Gargiulo
227. DomainSherpa Acquired!
226. DomainSherpa Bids Farewell - Michael Cyger
225. Domain Theft - Mailynne & Christian Calvin
224. Liquid Domains 2Q17 - Rasskazov & Graziano
223. ccTLD Sales - Robert Kaay
222. DNSeattle 2017 - Andrew Rosener
221. $2MM Freedom.com Sale - Ali Zandi
220. Liquid Domains 1Q17 - Rasskazov & Graziano
219. Snappa.com - Chris Gimmer
218. Emoji Domains - Matan Israeli and Jon Roig
217. Free Escrow - Efty.com
216. Due.com - John Rampton
215. Domain Ha.ck - Max Guerin
214. Liquid Domains 4Q16 - Rasskazov & Graziano
213. Sumo.com - Noah Kagan
212. Batteries.com - David Clements
211. Hard Money Loans - Vince Harasymiak
210. 1 Yr Later Investor Update - Christian Calvin
209. Build a Registrar - Ray King
208. .Buzz for Sale - Christa Taylor
207. Track Email Opens - Michael Cyger
206. Ocean.com - Richard Lau
205. $40K Annual Profit - Doron Vermaat
204. CA.com - Russ Artzt
203. Parking Still Work? - Michael Cyger
202. Reverse Engineer - Michael Cyger
201. Free Email Hosting - Michael Cyger
200. $5.1M in 12 Months - James Booth
199. Resolution Club - Michael Cyger
198. The Rise of .io - Mike Carson
197. Get Off Your But - Michael Cyger
196. Type-in Traffic - Michael Cyger
195. Recover Stolen Domains - David Weslow
194. Liquidity - Emerick, Evanson, Styler
193. LongIsland.com - John Colascione
192. The Grooming Network - Luke Webster
191. Content Marketing - Joe Pulizzi
190. Uniregistry Market - John Smrekar & Darren Cornwell
189. Portfolio Mgt - Sam Dennis
188. Expiration - Chris Ambler
187. DNAcademy - Michael Cyger
186. Find Decision Makers - David Kelly
185. NamesCon 2016 - Frakes & Lau
184. Hustling 4L.coms - Jeffrey Emerick
183. 2016 ROTD Auction - Berkens & Cahn
182. Doorbot → Ring.com - Jamie Siminoff
181. $18,500 Profit in 21 Days - Daniel Levi
180. Domain Name Due Diligence - Bill Hartzer
179. Creative Financing - Zalmi Duchman
178. .Tickets - Steve Machin, Gary Fisher
177. $21,000 in Flips - Christian Calvin
176. Sales Persistence - Joe Uddeme
175. Pick the Best Brand - Rob Rawson
174. Liquid Domain Names - Giuseppe Graziano
173. Teamwork.com - Peter Coppinger
172. $165,000 in Flips - Ali Zandi
171. Voices.com - David Ciccerelli
170. New gTLDs - Dan Schindler, Rob Monster and Jebidiah Burnett
169. Escrow.com Tutorial - Michael Cyger
168. BuyShares.com - Kevin Macpherson
167. Generic Trademark Domains - Michael Cyger
166. Domain Valuation - Frank Schilling
165. Domain Leasing - Zak Muscovitch
164. Park.IO - Mike Carson
163. Flippa.com - Ali Zandi
162. Preventing Cybersquatting - Daniel Greenberg
161. ROTD Auction - Michael Berkens & Monte Cahn
160. Headsets.com Acquisition - Mike Faith
159. NamesCon 2015 - Jothan Frakes
158. FastMail.com Acquisition - Rob Mueller
157. Brandable Domain Name Buying & Selling - Mike Navarini
156. Brandable Domain Names - Michael Krell
155. Wish.co.uk & Digital.com - Richard Kershaw
154. Brandable Domain Names - Margot Bushnaq
153. Freemarket.com - Matt Barrie & Jimmy Young
152. Selling on Marketplaces - Michael Cyger
151. Statement.com - Braden Pollock
150. PetPremium.com - Frans Van Hulle
149. Google Domains - Ben Fried
148. 3rd Level Domains - John Lyotier
147. EMD - Kisstix & Mark Cuban
146. Dot Chinese Online & Website - Simon Cousins
145. TRAFFIC West 2014
144. New TLD Opportunities - Michael Cyger
143. $300K Education - Andrew Rosener
142. UDRP & QLP.com - John Berryhill
141. Estibot Sales Tool - Michael Cyger
140. Trademarks - David Weslow
139. Launching a TLD - Juan Calle
138. DNSeattle.com - Luke Webster
137. Hand Registering - Rick Schwartz
136. StockPhoto.com - Jon Yau
135. Numeric Domains - Giuseppe Graziano
134. Prototyping - Raj Beri
133. .Club - Colin Campbell & Jeff Sass
132. Winter Holiday - Don't Miss These
131. Examine.com - Sol Orwell
130. Co.com - Ken Hansen
129. WebsiteProperties.com - David Fairley
128. CentralNic - Ben Crawford
127. NichePursuits.com - Spencer Haws
126. CarLoans.com.au - Shaun McGowan
125. Domain Leasing - Merve Engin
124. Africa.com - Ope Odusan
123. Google AdWords Keyword Planner - Michael Cyger
122. DNAttorney.com - Zak Muscovitch
121. .XYZ - Daniel Negari
120. Melborne IT - Bruce Tonkin
119. DNX.com - Andrew Rosener
118. ReviMedia - Frans Van Hulle
117. Trademark Clearinghouse - Jan Corstens
116. SportsPicks.com - Steven Newman
115. THCMediaGroup.com - Noel Abbott
114. HA.com - Aron Meystedt
113. Sedo - Dave Evanson
112. TeachMe.com - Bill Karamouzis
111. IPNeighborhood.com - Simon Johnson
110. UsedCardboardBoxes.com - Marty Metro
109. Stop Chamber Abuse - Skip Hoagland
108. World Record Sale - Jeff Gabriel
107. Startups - Andrew Rosener
106. AirportParking.com - Raj Beri
105. Chicago.com - Josh Metnick
104. Sell a .com - Michael "Zappy" Zapolin
103. DomainShane.com - Shane Cultra
102. ZipSmart.com - Jake Ackerman
101. WordsForLess.com - Chad Fisher
100. Ocean.net - Richard Lau
99. Estibot.com Tutorial - Michael Cyger
98. VintageStraightRazor.com - Luke Webster
97. DomainCocoon.com - Frank Michlick
96. SportsMemorabilia.com - Jesse Stein
95. Google Adwords Keyword Tool - Michael Cyger
94. Outbound Sales - Joe Uddeme
93. ICA - Phil Corwin
92. NameJet.com - Matt Overman
91. Domaining in 2013 - Ron Jackson
90. Webfest Global - Aaron Kvitek
89. Flippa.com - Dave Slutzkin
88. Above.com - Victor Pitts
87. ParkingCrew.com - Nico Zeifang
86. RightOfTheDot.com - Monte Cahn
85. JointVentures.com - Rick Schwartz
84. InternetRealEstate.com - Michael "Zappy" Zapolin
83. WP Vanity Email - Ian Clark
82. SaaS - Matt Mazur
81. ICANN 45 - Jennifer Wolfe
80. .CO.ZA - Warrick Mulder
79. MikeFromMaine.com - Mike Thomas
78. UDRP - David Weslow
77. WolfeDomain.com - Jennifer Wolfe
76. Due Diligence - Michael Cyger
75. Posse.com - Rebekah Campbell
74. Zenscrow.com - Adam Paddock
73. CreditKarma.com - Stacy Wakefield
72. MoneyCrashers.com - Andrew Schrage
71. Spearfishing.com - Andrew Rosener
70. Protrada.com - Troy Rushton
69. Spying on Competitors - Michael Cyger
68. TheOpenAlgorithm.com - Mark Collier
67. WordPress Multisite - Michael Cyger
66. Affiliate Websites - Perry Rosenbloom
65. NameSilo.com - Michael Goldfarb
64. UDRP - Howard Neu
63. EuroDNS.com - Xavier Buck
62. SeniorHomes.com - Chris Rodde
61. DomainDiction.com - Jennie-Marie Larsen
60. Wish.co.uk - Richard Kershaw/Stephen Pavlovich
59. iEstates - David Wieland
58. DomainParking.com - Dennis Lastochkin
57. Thought Convergence - Ammar Kubba
56. FrenchRiviera.com - Toby Hardy
55. ICM Registry - Stuart Lawley
54. Startups & Domains - Steve Jones
53. WJM.com & Coffee.org - Bill McClure
52. CountyWebsite.com - Shane Wells
51. SearchEngineLand.com - Danny Sullivan
50. DomainPower.com - Paolo DiVincenzo
49. PPCIncome.com - Howard Hoffman
48. GlensFalls.com - Jennifer Manz
47. Escrow.com - Brandon Abbey
46. Hallpass Media - Bill Karamouzis
45. ParkLogic.com - Michael Gilmour
44. DomainWealth.com - Andrew Hazen
43. Domainate.com - Steve Jones
42. DomainHoldings.com - John Ferber
41. Zipsurance.com - Adam Hawley
40. Go Daddy - Paul Nicks
39. ShopCity.com - Colin Pape
38. Sedo.com - Tim Schumacher
37. Condo.com - Richard Swerdlow
36. CitiesPlanet.com - Fred Mercaldo
35. JoeDomains.com - Page Howe
34. FlippingEnterprises.com - Thomas Smale
33. Nokta Domains - Arif Şengören/Merve Engin
32. Epik.com - Rob Monster
31. HuntingMoon.com - Evan Horowitz
30. Slouch.com - Jason Davis
29. Winged Media - Troy Rushton
28. The Domain King - Rick Schwartz
27. CCIN - David Castello
26. Right of the Dot - Michael Berkens
25. NowYo.com - Christian Walter
24. Legal Brand Marketing - Braden Pollock
23. Domain Legal Issues - David E. Weslow
22. CCIN - Michael Castello
21. ScienceFiction.com - Patrick Ruddell
20. .CO - Juan Calle
19. Sedo - Ryan Colby
18. Coupons.com - Steven Boal
17. Aux.com - Mike Mann
16. Bored.com - Eric Borgos
15. InternetTraffic.com - Frank Schilling
14. DomainHole.com - Brad Pineau
13. Pizzerias.com - Maz Ghani & Ron Santos
12. Value Generic Domains - Andrew Rosener
11. Earn $100k+ - Morgan Linton
10. Alberta Hot Rods - Jeff Burgar
9. Get Rich Click - Marc Ostrofsky
8. Geo Domains - Elliot Silver
7. Churn & Burn - Elliot Silver
6. Domain Investment Services - Justin Godfrey
5. DN Journal - Ron Jackson
4. ZipSmart - Jake Ackerman
3. TeenDomainer - Brian Diener
2. Domain Name Wire - Andrew Allemann
1. DomainSherpa.com - Michael Cyger

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