Don’t Be Fooled By the Startup and IPO Hype: It’s a Tough Economy for Business

By ShaneCultra - July 30, 2011 - 8 Comments

Apple and Google are soaring. Fresh startups and new IPOs have everyone excited again about new found, quick wealth. Meanwhile, most businesses are struggling. I'm not trying to be Negative Nelly, but for every high flying start-up there are 20 businesses that are on the brink of failure. And that's why I'm so excited. When times got tough it seems that the American economy moved towards cheap entertainment and away from larger personal investments. When money is a little more scarce it seems that people have not been afraid to spend their extra few dollars on what makes them happy. The... Read More »

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Some Nice New Products in The Domain Investing World This Week

By ShaneCultra - July 29, 2011 - 5 Comments

There was a bevy of new products and sites introduced this week in the domain industry. Rather than put out a post each day I figured I would talk about them all today. You've probably seen releases already but none of them have MY opinion on them so you'll still want to read. DomainTheft.org A nice new site from Morgan Linton that is domain theft database and recovery service. First of all, great idea. Love the simplicity of the site and the overall concept. I think this can absolutely work but I see a few issues. One, are people that just had their domain stolen going to want to pay mon... Read More »

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Friday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks Sponsored by Gatorade

By ShaneCultra - July 29, 2011 - 0 Comments

Ok the post isn't sponsored by Gatorade but as many as I drank yesterday it should be. I swam a mile and a half and had one before and after. Drank 5 at work because it was 95 degrees and worked outside at the nursery all day, and then biked 25 miles in the evening and drank 2 more. Good thing I buy them by the case. I think that's over 1000 calories in Gatorade alone. To top off the evening and the hard day of work, my wife cooked me a nice filet mignon, sweet potato, and a salad out of our garden. Life isn't too bad. Speaking of not bad, here are a few not so bad names. Perishables.co... Read More »

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Here’s How I Make Money With My Sites

By ShaneCultra - July 28, 2011 - 19 Comments

I'm going to start off this entire post by saying I realize my sites aren't very pretty. They have always been a work in progress to see what works. To present in a way that gives the user information and yet have Google still deem it worthy of going to the front page. I have big plans but like most of the domain investors I know, it's more in my head than in my site. If fact, in the near future I will be working with Theo and Tia Wood to redesign the sites that present my information in a much prettier way. You've heard me say I make $500 to $1000 a month with my websites and many months mor... Read More »

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Thursday’s Great Domain Auction and Drop Picks

By ShaneCultra - July 28, 2011 - 2 Comments

Big auction ending today with some solid names. Same thing on Namejet but I'll try and keep the list under 20 names. And I'd also like to thank Adam Dicker for giving me the nice birthday present of changing my DnForum from Bgum to DomainShane. When I started on DNF back in 2005 I hadn't become DomainShane quite yet. Now onto the names. 140.com 140 is the new 420. Twitter/Marijuana joke there Have.com Pick up Want and Need for the complete set Rested.com One of the better deals in the auction at under $500 Skating.com My favorite of the whole auction. Trumpet.com Nice name but ... Read More »

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