Why You Should Surround Yourself With People Who Know What They’re Doing
One of the reasons I would never leave DomainShane.com to write for another blog that perhaps may be offering more money is because on most any other blog I wouldn’t be able to do a post like this. Sure this is a domaining blog, but domaining is a business, and inspiration or business can come [...]
If You Have To Explain The Value, You’re Selling To The Wrong Person
Recently a buddy of mine tried to sell me a TV wall-mount he didn’t need anymore. He was asking $100. I told him I can buy a brand new one for half that price. He got offended. He explained to me what a high quality mount this was, pointing out all of the features, told me [...]
Repost: Here’s Why You Go To A Domain Conference
Just to remind people of the positivity of domain conferences I am reposting my article from my first TRAFFIC conference. I think it shows my enthusiasm and excitement that I had (and still have) for the industry. This is what I think should be promoted. The auction may be important but the social and relationships [...]
10 Reasons You Can Still Make Money With Domains
I may not know it all but this much I know is true 1. As of this fall there will be 7 BILLION people on this planet (source). Two BILLION of them will use the Internet (source) 2. Michael Berkens starts every year $750,000 in the hole (source) and he still manages to make money [...]
This Is Where I Sell My My Domains
One of the most often asked question is “Where/How do you sell you domains?” I don’t have the luxury or quality of domains that get me daily offers through email. While I do get offers each day, ninety nine percentage of those are fishing emails. The old “are you interested in selling XXXX.com? If so, [...]
How I Handle My Domain Payment and Transfers
I get a few emails a day asking different questions and a good one I received a few days ago asked me how I handle the payment and receipt of payments for my domains. Here’s some simple rules I follow for my domain transactions 1. If it’s through a big auction house there are no [...]
One of the Most Creative Cons I’ve Found Yet
The other day I got an email offering a pretty good price for a domain that caught my attention. It wasn’t a huge amount but it would be a pretty good sale. One problem. I had let the domain drop and I no longer owned it. My first instinct was to look who had bought [...]
Does Google Own You? aka Don’t Be Google’s Bitch
Fred Wilson said it best. “Don’t Be a Google Bitch” It’s a scary place to be. Your whole business model based on where you rank on Google. The majority of your income based on Google Adsense. You may be surprised how many people are in this position. Google owns them. One algorithm change. One perceived [...]
Domaining Tips 51-60
I’ve been slowly putting together a list of 100 domain investing tips. The list contains a little common sense, a few reminders, and perhaps a few new ideas. Here is are tips 51-60 51. Take what you read on the Internet with a grain of salt. View the information as a puzzle piece. A piece [...]
DomainFest Taught Me There are a Million Ways to Make Money with Domains
Of all the things I enjoyed about the DomainFest conference, I think the most amazing part was all the different ways people are making money in our industry. From straight buying and selling of domains to Terrell selling cattle tags through livestock oriented domains, there is so more to this industry that just the domains [...]
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