Everybody Sells What does a guy who is well known for “not selling domains” know about selling domain names? Well I might just know a thing or two. As the title of this post states: Everybody sells.
It doesn’t matter whether you’re selling cars, homes, financial instruments, religion.. everyone sells something. Some of us are hard-sell : Timesh...
Frank Schilling - 3/21/2008 1:57:18 PM
What Happens in Vegas .. Happens Everywhere I just spent a few days in Vegas at the TRAFFIC convention.. man that town will chew you up and spit you out if you let it.
The night I left town Josh sent me this link which focuses on an interesting observation.
While $4+ million worth of domain names just sold at the Las Vegas TRAFFIC
Frank Schilling - 2/22/2008 10:49:38 PM
My Kingdom for An Eyeball
What a world we live in.. and what a great deal a man (or woman) can learn in a month away from the blog-sphere.. Deals announced, partnerships strategized and all roads lead to the ability to reach our fellow-man. I’ve been traveling for family issues (nothing serious folks) over the past month – I’ve been
Frank Schilling - 2/14/2008 7:24:46 AM
2008 and Beyond It’s wonderful being back after an extended vacation break. I used to scoff at vacationing (vacations are for the weak), but I was amazed that those friends and colleagues who took longer absences around the holidays skated circles around my productivity around March and April of the next year.
I won’t bore you folks wi...
Frank Schilling - 1/7/2008 9:17:18 AM
Christmas Vacation Folks it’s time for me to recharge the batteries.. I’ll be leaving the blog today so that I have some time to wrap up a few left-over items.. then I take to the skies for my Christmas vacation.. I’ll try to upload some shots from the trip and stop in to post if anything major comes up
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 12:00:59 PM
Disruptive Technology to Change Advertising as We Know it can all feel the changes reverberate across the Web.. Domain names registered by small registrants and large aggregators who create content and take eyeballs/market share away from established media/content co’s are the ultimate disruptive technology. It’s a great time to be in this industry.. I’m really looking ...
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 11:51:11 AM
Monday Linkfest Elliot blogs about the 3 letter .com realm.
There are only 17,576 3 letters in .com .. This piece probably explains which a have gotten scores of spam sales offers for my three letter and 3 number domains over the past few days.
Google reduces the importance of sub domains in it’s ranking system.
Excerpt: “As eBay
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 11:35:19 AM
A Visit to Art Basel in Miami Makes Mike Berkins Appreciate how Cheap Domains Are piece deserves to be set apart from the Linkfest.. Berkins has that “oh-my-gosh” moment and realizes how cheap domain names are when viewed against overpriced pieces of modern-art. Art hangs on a wall and costs you money.. Domains activate on the Web and “make you money”. To be fair.. the art market is ...
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 11:16:17 AM
The Blind Leading Those Who Can Not See Beware of Domain Name Traffickers. by John F. Letchford: (From the Archer and Greiner Intellectual Property website.)
Excerpt: “”Domain parking sites collect and index additional links where domain name registrants share revenue generated by web traffic but do not directly compete with the holders of similar legitimate t...
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 11:06:30 AM
The Gift That Keeps on Giving Conor writes:
“”I am giving fullname.com domains as gifts for Christmas this year. Any suggestions on how to give as a gift? I am thinking about just registering and hosting myself and if they want to take full control I will transfer it to an account they create. Otherwise, I’m not sure how to register in
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 8:37:19 AM
Yet Another Reason to Buy J&J Stock Danno writes:
“”Watched a TV comercial this morning, advertising this website: & Johnson ‘gets’ generic domain names. Maybe someone should invite the person in charge of their marketing to speak at domainfest about how generic domain names have added value to their business(s).”"
***FS*** So right Danno.. ...
Frank Schilling - 12/10/2007 8:26:58 AM
When Domain Managers Go Bad Andy sends link: much loose money and price swings in the domain business… a perfect opportunity for ne’er-do-wells to profit.. Only, it’s hard to keep a secret on the Internet.
Frank Schilling - 12/7/2007 10:24:38 PM
Weekend Linkfest From Danno:
AfternicDLS Member Sells UI.com for $275K (nice story)
Still sooo much untapped opportunity in the name business for those who care to try.
iREIT leaves the ICA
(Scroll down at the link.)
It was really more Bob Martin who was behind iReit’s participation in the ICA.. with Bob gone it’s no surprise the gr...
Frank Schilling - 12/7/2007 1:53:41 PM
Chris Stewart’s New Blog Domainer Chris Stewart runs through the numbers for us and explains why Name Media’s leveraging up is a “good thing”. Chris is a very bright guy and this is an excellent post and argument. Posted in it’s entirity with permission:
Why Companies Borrow, and Why I Think NameMedia Borrowed Smart
This is the first...
Frank Schilling - 12/6/2007 10:50:48 PM
The Donald Does Some Frontrunning commentary from this blogger … link courtesy of Adam
I left a $15,000 tip at “Light” in Las Vegas once.. but then I called my credit card company and they corrected it to $1,500.00 (the amount I actually left). I also had a strange charge from a restaurant called the ”Olympic Garden” in Vegas.. But...
Frank Schilling - 12/6/2007 9:18:12 PM
Thursday Linkfest Invest.com bid up to 431k at Auction
auction is still live. 4 hours to go, as of 10 a.m. EST. Friday, Dec 6, 07 Reserve is 200,000 - 499,999. Great name.. This is fully valued from a wildcat-return investor’s perspective.
Which domain extensions have increased in value the fastest.
Between 2004 - 2007. All the data:
Frank Schilling - 12/6/2007 11:00:35 AM
The 20 Most Influential People in Domains Nice list.. missing the founders of Domainstate.com and also I think Paul Sloan/ Josh Quitner (writer and former editor) of Business 2.0 should have made this list.. Their coverage of the disruptive technology embodied in the name-biz helped to shine the light on the industry for other ”legitimate web” participants to se...
Frank Schilling - 12/6/2007 10:30:20 AM
WIPO Increasingly Says Okay to Using Trademark Brands as Protest Tools is the kind of direction we need to see more of.. It’s an unhealthy and unsafe dynamic when brand holders can beat you up because you told the world “their brand stinks” via a website which incorporates their brand-name. Taken to it’s illogical conclusion, we’d have to invent codewords to talk about t...
Frank Schilling - 12/6/2007 10:09:27 AM
Larry Flynt joins Paul Allen in Cayman Paul’s still here.. and last night Larry popped onto the island.. He had dinner at my favorite spot (Pappagallo). The world seems to be decending on the island.. makes me wonder why I’m leaving for Christmas. .. Rumor Oprah was here too.
Frank Schilling - 12/5/2007 7:41:36 PM
Fairwinds Sending Spam to Drum Up Memberships? trying to do good, caught doing bad? .. I couldn’t make this stuff up if I tried.. as reported on Rick’s blog. Let he who is without sin cast the first unsolicited email. I think Rick is chagrin that those who would label the domain space as uncouth, go ahead and themselves “do the
Frank Schilling - 12/5/2007 3:17:23 PM
Domain Extensions - You Can’t Change Human Behavior You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.. Insert your favorite related Mark Twain quote here..
Snoopy on domainstate.com is a pretty clever chap. He’s put together some info on how how particular domain extensions have performed over the last couple of years (in relation to 3 letter names). Interesting...
Frank Schilling - 12/5/2007 11:15:30 AM
What to do With Cowboys.com “”Hey Frank,
how about this idea as a potential buyer for the domain name Cowboys.com:
The Cowboys fan in me grumbles like he’s unable to fire up the tailgate hibachi.. The Redskins fan in me cheers like Pam Anderson just had a wardrobe malfunction.
Web 2.0 Bubble? - Must See Video Hilarious actually.. linked on Joe Davidosn’s blog.. and as joe points out, I get a mini supporting role.
Frank Schilling - 12/5/2007 10:55:37 AM
Wednesday Linkfest Domains Down Under
Melbourne.com sells for 700k.
Brisbane.com sells for 100k.
are excellent geographical names.. I like cities with “i” in front of them too. Less organic traffic but cheaper and more brandable
Other notable sales:
TheNightBeforeChristmas.com $2,600
BabyBoomers.net $5,000
LuxuryHomes.org $1,775
Cann...
