Great. Another Article On CyberSquatters Buying Up Political Domain Names

By ShaneCultra - August 31, 2011 - 1 Comment

It's the kind of article that drives me crazy. Some squatter buys a celebrity or company name, puts a ridiculous price on the name and the media does a story on it. I've stated my opinion on this many times. If you knowingly buy a name that is a celebrity or a company name and try to make money on the sale of that domain you are squatting. There are certainly times that it's not as clear but if you buy ShaquilleOneil.com and try to sell it, you are wrong. There are a million ways to make money in this field without trying to capitalize on another person's image or brand. But the media loves ... Read More »

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Wednesday’s Daily Domain Drop and Auction Picks

By ShaneCultra - August 31, 2011 - 5 Comments

This should be the last day of the drought. I felt like I do when I am trying to make one more sandwich out of the remaining peanut butter in the jar. You know, when you have to get in so deep you get it on your knuckles. And you end up getting a spoon so you can get the last little bit in the cracks. That's how hard it was to get a list out of the names for today. New jar of peanut butter tomorrow. LongevityPill.com Everyone is searching for this. Of course there is already one you can take. It's called exercise. FightVids.com I am always surprised how many people are looking for figh... Read More »

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Do You Want to Be Successful?

By ShaneCultra - August 30, 2011 - 7 Comments

I am not easily moved by motivational speakers or videos but I enjoyed this one. In a world where everyone wants what others have but refuse to put forth the effort taken, this video does an excellent job explaining it in a way that seems to get the point across. How Bad Do You Want It from Greyskale Multimedia on Vimeo.... Read More »

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Tuesday’s Daily Domain Auction and Drop Picks 8/29

By ShaneCultra - August 30, 2011 - 8 Comments

This is most likely the worst daily list ever assembled. I've seen days where no decent names were available but this one might take the cake. Even more surprising are some of the names that people are bidding on. Godaddy and Namejet must be giggling. It's like throwing away an old pair of socks because they smell and have holes in them and then a guy comes by, fishes them out of the trash, and leaves $50 in your mailbox. To improve the list I scanned the forums to find some names with real prices and sellers that actually looked like they wanted to move a name. Let's take a look. 8L.com ... Read More »

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Why I Almost Quit Blogging This Past Week But Pivoted Instead

By ShaneCultra - August 29, 2011 - 20 Comments

This post isn't for sympathy or a search for "you do a good job" comments. It's a a story of reality. The reality is writing a site completely on your own is draining. The time it takes to write, gather, and research takes hours and the time to criticize takes seconds. It's not about money. From that standpoint things couldn't be any better. It's about taking a plate and filling it until things fall off the side. I chose to do all the things on that plate so nobody is to blame but me, but something was going to have to give. It all came to a head this week when I got tired. Tired from t... Read More »

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