Rick Schwartz made his triumphant comeback to domain commentary by getting on Twitter and filling up everyone's timeline with domaining anecdotes, tips, and a few rants. One of the takeaways from Rick's tweets in March was that he believes people can replicate his success today. He believes for every advantage he had in the past there are just as many if not more advantages today. For every … [Read more...]
With Almost 10% Of New gTLD Registrations In Upcoming Delete Status; The Peak Of 28.8M May Stand Until .Web
According to ntldstats.com almost 10% of all registered new gTLD domain names are in upcoming delete status; meaning for at least a while new G's domain name may have peaked out. On March 24, 2017 the number of new gTLD domain registrations sat at 28,854,146. As of yesterday the number is 28,818,819. However the number of new gTLD's in "upcoming delete" status is 2,738,536 which 9.50% of … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz “If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name”
So quite the discussion yesterday on Twitter with Rick outlining his parameters for names he hopes to sell for $100,000. If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name. MUST recognize elements that make that possible. #Domains — Rick Schwartz (@DomainKing) March 27, 2017 Mike jumped in with the following: @thedomains Yes to the first part but … [Read more...]
Sophomore Jinx ?
Dominic Belley who I interviewed last year around this same time, detailed his second year in the business with a post on Namepros. Dominic points out that year 2 was not as good as his rookie season. By detailing his second year he does newcomers a great service in my opinion. Here is his post: It has been a very tough year for me. What seemed easy in the first year has become a … [Read more...]
Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ?
I did a little poll last week about this and wanted to also get a snapshot here on the blog. Plus people have more than 140 characters to explain their position. In that limited sample size of 41 votes, 76% voted yes. Do you believe domaining will still be a viable business in 2027 ? Not will there be domain names and registrars selling them, but will domain investors still be doing business … [Read more...]
So everyone’s full of shit ?
Let me be clear there are scam artists, charlatans and snake oil salespeople in the domain industry. Fact ! I do believe that each situation and or person needs to be looked at individually and you should have something to substantiate your claims. Over the last couple days there was a thread that questioned Mike Mann's sales, and while I understand the initial post after being answered by … [Read more...]
What company do you trust the most in the domain industry ?
You deal with a lot of companies in the domain game, from registrars to registries, escrow companies and aftermarket sites to hosting companies and parking/web development. Which company do you trust the most and why ? Comments that do not answer that question and that question alone, will be removed. … [Read more...]