Really? Two Clicks for a One Cent Payout? Just When I Thought Parking Payouts Couldn’t Go Down Any More

By ShaneCultra - December 19, 2011 - 7 Comments

I'll start out by saying I do like Sedo. For buying and selling names it is fantastic. Last year I used to laugh because I was consistently getting pennies for my clicks. I would think "At least it can't go any lower or I'll have to pay them to park". Wrong. I am CONSISTENTLY getting paid one cent for 2 or more clicks. Thank goodness I got two clicks. I'd hate for the US monetary system to have to introduce a whole new 1/2 cent coin just for me. As an Adwords bidder I realize the minimum bid is $.01 for keywords and .$.25 for CPM , so it IS possible to have less than a penny payout... Read More »

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A Detailed Look At the Domain Shane Traffic Stats: Who Visits, How Long and How They Got Here

By ShaneCultra - December 6, 2011 - 8 Comments

As I've stated many times before, I don't mind sharing my site's stats. I learn a lot from them and I think others can as well. While I love to analyze the data, I must admit I am pretty bad about doing much to change it. Regardless, it's still fun to take a look at the numbers, not the quantity of people, but more about visitors and their characteristics. Use 25,000 uniques as your divider. 1. Who drives domain industry traffic? For us, it's the big three. Google, and Domaining, and type in. Look at the referrers It showed a few things. One, I royally suck at social media. Two... Read More »

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December Special: Half Off Advertising for the Month of December

By ShaneCultra - December 2, 2011 - 0 Comments

Plain and simple we've got some space open here at the site and we'd like to offer anyone half off our advertising rates for the month of December. That's 50% off any of the open advertising spots to run for the next 30 days. Think of it as a chance to give it a try. If you'd like to try more than one month we'll also take off 20% of additional months. Below are our regular rates and available spots. Email Us if you'd like one of the spots. For the price, the spot at the top of page and at the top of each and every post is a deal at $175. It's the most exposure you can get in our industr... Read More »

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The UnMotivated Seller: 10 Keys to Getting the Best Price for Your Domain Name

By ShaneCultra - November 8, 2011 - 2 Comments

We've all gotten the email. Someone is interested in buying your domain name and they'd like to make an offer. Usually they offer you $50 on a name you paid 5K or more but occasionally you'll get someone that actually wants to negotiate and may be serious. While I may not have been involved in the million dollar domain negotiations of Rich Schwartz or Rick Latona, business is business and the art of negotiation translates from one object to another, including domains. I wouldn't advise many of these if you truly are a motivated seller. They could drive a buyer away, but if you wanted top dollar,... Read More »

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Part 2: Monetizing a Domain Portfolio with Justin Gilchrist from FlipFilter

By ShaneCultra - August 17, 2011 - 0 Comments

Here's part 2 to yesterday's guest post from Justin Gilchrist. Justin Gilchrist is from FlipFilter.com, an application that pulls data from various online sources of established websites for sale and aged domains for sale, and allows you to browse, compare and analyze the results all in one place. I talked about how much I liked the site in a post the other day and asked Justin if he minded doing a guest post. Here's the rest of the article. What do buyers look for? Some people choose to answer this question with a complex list of needs and requirements, but the answer can be greatly simplif... Read More »

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