Monthly Archives: December 2009

The $XX Auction That Nobody Knew About ……Part 1

By - December 31, 2009 - 4 Comments
A few weeks ago an auction went down over at DnForum that didn't get much publicity.  While the big boys of domaining drink their Grey Goose,  sit in their limos trading million dollar domains and texting each other SEO tricks,us regular guys are picking up the scraps on the forum boards. Earlier in the year, I'd  been involved in such HUGE deals as imtoofat.com and elitefeet.com so obviously when a high flying domain name around $20 is on the market, I get the call.  While this was both exciting and frustrating, the anonymous caller said yet ANOTHER major auction was going on. It seems that a 22... Read More »
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A Few Nice Domains Dropping Today

By - December 31, 2009 - 0 Comments
The last day of 2009, could it be the day you pick up your million dollar name?  Doubt it.   There's still money to be made here.  Made a whopping $35 yesterday flipping pickups that I just picked up,  but money is money. UnViewable.com For the low price this is a very flippable name. NipV.com A decent 4 letter dot com.  Probably worth at least $50 and it will go cheaper than that Mineralizing.com A dictionary term that I use almost every day.  OK,  I never use it but that doesn't mean its not a real word. Buteyko.net A breathing technique.  Asthma users benefit from using this.  I... Read More »
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Swype Inc Buys Swype.com on Sedo for 25K

By - December 30, 2009 - 0 Comments
Sedo recently posted the sale of Swype.com for a nice $25,000 to the seller.  Swype Inc the buyer, is a hot product right now.  If you're not familiar with Swype,  it's a new way to type on a keyboard through "swiping" your fingers across the keys in certain ways that let the program figure out what you are trying to type. It's being put on many of the new devices including the new Google phone and much talked about in the tech world.   Sounds difficult but the results are pretty nice. Like anything it takes practice and if the videos on youtube prove anything, it's that there are people on any of t... Read More »
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A Few Nice Domains Dropping: Wed Edition

By - December 30, 2009 - 2 Comments
Not a very good day for drops but all it takes is one.  Flipped two domains yesterday ( a great "off week") that I picked up on drops within the last 2 weeks.  They went to the owners of the dot coms.  I didn't buy them to sell them to those individuals, I bought them to build a site and monetize but it worked out well for both sides.  Here are the few Droppr.com A perfect name for a domain drop.  Over at Bido  (ps I'm selling it) Nobd.com I'm not going to discuss the meanings behind the name but would make a nice adult name. Southbeachdiet.net Big trademark problems here but pointing out... Read More »
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A Quick And Easy Way to Check For Pagerank Fraud Without a Special Site

By - December 29, 2009 - 1 Comment
I'm always surprised how many people bid good money on sites that have obvious PR fraud.  It's easy to make your site appear to have a better pagerank than it does but it's even easier than that to check it.  You don't have to go to some pagerank site to check,  you simply have to go to Google. Go to Google and type in info:website.com, substituting website.com with your url.  If Google returns the same website underneath then you have a real pagerank.  If it shows another site then its been forged. Be careful of the tld.  You may be checking the .net and it returns the .com.  Let's take a name t... Read More »
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A Whole Nickel. Gotta Love Domain Parking

By - December 29, 2009 - 2 Comments
That's how much money many of my domains have been making a day lately.  They used to return dollars.  I've never been one to complain about parking revenue, I'll take what I can get.  But at a nickel a day, I think my days of making good money are officially over.  My father always says "nickels add up" and they do, they cover registration ,which is more than most domainers can say about their portfolio.  I first noticed  signs last year, a gradual monthly decline in parking revenue that seemed to lose a few 5 percent a month.  So I made a few moves, moves that seem to be the norm. 1. I didn'... Read More »
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A Few Nice Domains Dropping: Tuesday Edition

By - December 29, 2009 - 0 Comments
Flipped 2 pickups yesterday.  Not much money but a couple hundred dollars is nice if you can do it a few times a week.  Here is today's list that was found using DomainStryker.com and a few other tools. . . TwilightMidnightSun.com The last book in the Twilight Series.  Will eventually get big traffic but way down the road.  Trademark issues as well but a good name for $25 if this is your cup of tea PickleballRules.com If you haven't heard of pickleball then you don't have a Mom that's 50-60.  It's the active senior's game of choice.  Rising in popularity each year.  Slap up some rules... Read More »
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Domain Gang to Offer Ebook For 75% of Readers Who Don’t Understand Their Satire

By - December 28, 2009 - 3 Comments
Recently crowned by Guiness World Records for most blocked blog on Domaining, Domain Gang recently decided to offer an eBook to help communicate to the domaining community the art of satire and it's interpretation. A few misunderstood articles such as"DNForum to Close" have shown that the community may only be reading on the surface and can't break through to the "sheer brilliance" that lies within. Although it may appear that each article has the "all bloggers other than Rick Latona, Chef Patrick, and Elliot suck" feel, the intention is for all of us to laugh and learn together. Domain Shane was hon... Read More »
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A Few Nice Domains Dropping Today

By - December 28, 2009 - 1 Comment
In a slow period of domaining but still some decent deals to be had.  Stay Away from the junk is a theme for many but at $10,  you can afford to gamble for a few of these. Of course a few of these will reach the thousands. Manish.org A very popular Hindu name mean "The God of the Mind"  For $10 it could be an easy resell.  If there's no takers I'll let my friend Manish know it's for sale RubberBracelets.org 9800 searches and a $5.52 CPC can make this $10 pickup a nice turn Aino.com Lots and lots of bidders for this nice LLLL.com. Ponte.com A great 5L with lots of bidders.  Ponte Winerie... Read More »
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Headed Out To Take Photos For My Websites

By - December 27, 2009 - 2 Comments
The key to creating a nice visual for a post or website are photos or pics.  Unfortunately, a library of photos is not something most people have laying around.  Original photos not only save you money,  but keep you legal and often stand out when people are searching through Google images. I hate when I am forced to do what Elliot did here.  He did what he needs to do and put a credit link under the photo but it really takes away from his clean look. (I actually am going to search through my Chicago photos and see if I can find him a good one and send it to him).  I've mentioned before that I t... Read More »
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