8 years ago Mike wrote a very popular post that got a lot of views and over 120 comments. Domain Investing Isn’t Playing The Lottery, It’s Investing When Mike wrote the post it was before new gtlds, it was before cryptocurrency and the blockchain became mainstream fare. There were not as many domain investors back then as there are now. I agree with Mike 100%. But I can say discussions, … [Read more...]
Court rules scraping a website without permission not illegal
TheNextWeb.com reported that a U.S. court has ruled that scraping data from a public website without permission is not illegal. This is going to prove to be a very interesting case on appeal as it could set a very interesting precedent. From the article: An appeals court situated in California, US, today said it’s not illegal to scrape data from public websites without any prior … [Read more...]
NameJet/Snapnames August sales led by GrowingPower.org
Web.com released their NameJet/Snapnames sales report for August and GrowingPower.org led the way at $45,999. From Wikipedia: Growing Power is an urban agriculture organization headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It runs the last functional farm within the Milwaukee city limits and also maintains an active office in Chicago. Growing Power aims for sustainable food production, as well as … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly sales led by FreeEnglish.com
Sedo released their weekly sales and FreeEnglish.com led the way at $20,700. Yoba.com was right behind at $20,000. This is a week if someone outside the business said, "Hi, explain domain pricing to me." You would have a lot of random names that you would have never thought would sell for what they sold for. Some extensions that don't see sales usually like .mobi as BTC.mobi sold for $4,995. … [Read more...]
Namecheap rolls out free logo maker
Namecheap unveiled a new logo maker today and it looks like you do not have to be a member to use it. You are totally free to play, create, and download as you see fit. We don't even ask for your email address. Our logo maker is free for everyone to take their online businesses further. I have not tried to make one yet but will try later today. When I have needed a professional logo done, … [Read more...]
A look at what skills are fetching the most cash
For domain investors who focus on occupation and service related domains, knowing which categories are hot and which are fading is important. UpWork recently published what are the top 20 highest paying skills for Independent Professionals currently on their platform. Top Upwork skills and their average hourly rates Legal entity structuring – $255Blackline – $220Bitcoin – … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Squadhelp 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the last 30 months a lot has changed at many companies so we are revisiting the good, the bad and the ugly. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also … [Read more...]
