I hear a lot of domainers asking why they don't get the sales volume that others so publicly do. Frankly sometimes its just a numbers game. If you own 1,000 quality domain names your not going to get the sales volume of those with 100,000 quality domains or those with 1,000,000 domains. At some point total sales does become a numbers game reflecting the amount of domains owned and/or … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2011
ICANN Working Group Issues Recommendations Regarding Domain Hijacking
The working ICANN working group published its recommendations on the proposal that would allow domain owners to claw back domains for up to six months in the case of theft of a domain. Some worried that this provision would be used to undo a transaction by a seller that got a higher offer on a domain after a sale was made public or by someone who just changed their mind after a sale: ""The … [Read more...]
House Rep. Promises Hearings On New gTLD’s: “We Want To Ask Them Why It Is Necessary & Important To Do That”
During his remarks this weekend on C-Span Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who is the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, he promised a that the House would be holding a hearing on ICANN's plan on expand the number of top level domains otherwise known as new gTLD's. "We are also going to hold a hearing on ICANN's plan to dramatically expand the number of domain extensions, which … [Read more...]
Chairman Of The IP Committee of the U.S. House Comes Out Swinging Against Leahy Bill
Over the weekend there was some good news out of Washington when Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va said about the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: “We don’t want to be Egypt,” “Nor do we, when you talk about cybersecurity, a broader issue that goes beyond theft, that goes to the functioning of the internet itself, we don’t want to give government so much power that they have a … [Read more...]
Google May Kill Off The URL Bar In Chrome: No More Direct Navigation?
According to an article Conceivablytech.com, domain owners worst nightmare might occur if Google as the article suggests, is considering modifying its Chrome Browser and might kill off the URL bar altogether. According to the article: "Google is working on a “major” overhaul of its Chrome browser... which could eliminate the URL bar altogether." "The most dramatic modification is … [Read more...]
Effort.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com & Other One Word Domains Sell For Under $10K
The domain name Effort.com sold yesterday on NameJet.com for $17K. Its a nice one word .com but don't think it would have gotten any bids if it was say in the live Domainfest auction with a starting bid of $20K. Here are some other notable sales including more one word domains: searchengine.org $8,700 streetfights.com $8,700 coinmarket.com $7,100 telescopes.org … [Read more...]
After 5 Years An SEO Expert Finally Realizes The Value Of Type In Domain Traffic
In a post just published by Stephen Chapman for ZDnet.com entitled: "Capitalizing on hidden sources of traffic: A tale of pure awesomeness", hopefully will be an eye opener to all SEO types on the value of of domain type in traffic. According to his bio, Mr. Chapman has been involved with SEO for over 5 years. In his post, he he tells the story of how he hand registered a domain name that … [Read more...]