In May of last year I wrote about Michael Santiago hand registering ChatGPT.com and selling it for $85,000. Michael recently relaunched OnlineBusiness.com. He mentions on X that upon relaunch some were confused. He wrote: OnlineBusiness.com is the live proof site behind my book "The Trust Shortcut" which breaks down why premium domains + AI execution are the new leverage stack. The book … [Read more...]
BenbrookLife.com developed by long time domainer Alvin Brown
Longtime domain investor and podcaster Alvin Brown has a new passion. Alvin has created a website about his hometown of Benbrook, Texas. With a little less than 25,000 residents I think Alvin who is a wiz when it comes to tech and media will stand out. The site is new and will upgrade over time. BenbrookLife.com is the source for aggregated news and events that are particular to Benbrook, TX, … [Read more...]
Flippa – The Outlook for Digital Small Business Owners in 2023
Flippa published a lengthy report on the state of digital business owners. From their outlooks on recession, growth plans and kinds of assets owned, over 1,200 respondents were surveyed. Millennials: The Force Behind Digital Businesses Millennials, born 1981-1996, are dominating the digital world as our survey reveals 55% of digital business owners belong to this generation, with Gen X and … [Read more...]
Here is why you don’t lay out your plans for a new website to the whole world
I have always been of the mindset that you don't give away your gameplan for a new business to the general public. If you are looking to raise money to start it, sure put your presentation together for accredited investors. There is an interesting story about Knitting.com and the knitting community getting all riled up by the owner's comments about the industry and disrupting it. One of the … [Read more...]
How Matt Paulson Grew MarketBeat.com to $10 Million a Year
MarketBeat.com is a website I have stumbled upon a few times while searching Google. I was reading NichePursuits.com and came across a recent podcast interview with the founder. It's a pretty interesting story and a good listen for anyone looking to start an online business. The founder Matt Paulson was running a bunch of online sites and then honed in on one site, MarketBeat.com. He now … [Read more...]
“0.35% of name servers are responsible for 90% of all domain names”
Chris Duckett published an interesting article over at ZDNet on just how few name servers are responsible for the majority of domain names. The article illustrates the potential problems for outages as many opt for a convenient cloud based solution vs your own server. Sans Institute dean of research Johannes Ullrich looked into how many of the world's 2.7 million authoritative name servers it … [Read more...]
Streaming services see a surge in demand – what about streaming related domains?
Someone asked me if I thought the value of streaming related names would go up in value? Their thought was with everyone at home more and more new companies would look to provide a streaming service. Amazon owns the best streaming related .com, streaming.com, it points to PrimeVideo.com. I don't know you got You Tube, Instagram live, Facebook live, Twitch, Periscope, do we need more? Maybe … [Read more...]