Have you seen Frank Schilling’s domain video? It’s perfect to show to end users who question the ... Frank Schilling’s YouTube channel shared a video on Thursday that explains how & why domain names are truly valuable assets. It’s a short video, only 1:43, so I’m inclined to believe most end users wouldn’t mind taking a look. See below: It’s always great to have something else to show end users and ...
JacobFedosky.com - Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 16:53
The Importance of Personal Branding and Social Media As a domain investor, you may spend a significant amount of time reaching out to end users. I’d be willing to bet that many end users search your name online if they aren’t familiar with you. What do they find? Even if you have never done anything shady or wrong, a quick Google search of ....
JacobFedosky.com - Saturday, April 27, 2013 - 11:56
How I got started in the domain industry – updated for the Dynadot Scholarship contest! Below is an article that I wrote last year that has been updated for Dynadot’s scholarship contest. When I was 14 years old I was like every other kid. I played soccer, I played percussion in my school band, and I enjoyed playing video games! As much as I hate to admit it, my friends ....
JacobFedosky.com - Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 16:3
Have you heard about #TheNextBigThing? Believe it or not, I’m typing this post from a camera. Not a mobile phone, a point and shoot camera from Samsung. This past week, Samsung contacted the top ten Klout influencers at Texas Tech to offer us a free Galaxy Camera. If you’re not familiar with Klout, it’s a service that tracks your social ....
JacobFedosky.com - Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 0:14
MAJOR WordPress attack going on NOW If you own a WordPress blog, make sure it’s secure. According to HostGator.com’s blog, there is a significant WordPress attack taking place across a number of web hosts. As I type these words, there is an on-going and highly-distributed, global attack on WordPress installations across virtually every web host in existence...
JacobFedosky.com - Thursday, April 11, 2013 - 18:38
Congratulations Oscar! Winner of a $25 GoDaddy Gift Card (story inside!) Last week I ran a short contest to win a $25 GoDaddy Gift Card. All you had to do to enter was tell me how you got started in the domain industry. I used random.org to pick a winner: Oscar was the 8th entry (out of 11). His story is below. It was Feb of ....
JacobFedosky.com - Monday, April 8, 2013 - 19:45
Last chance to win a $25 GoDaddy giftcard! On Wednesday I asked my readers to share how they got started in the domain industry for a chance to win a $25 GoDaddy giftcard (or $25 via PayPal). At the end of the day today I will randomly select a winner. Comments are closed on this article, but you can leave your comment on ....
JacobFedosky.com - Friday, April 5, 2013 - 11:33
How did you get started in the domain industry? (Win a $25 GoDaddy gift card!) It’s always fun to read about how different individuals started investing in domain names. I accidentally landed on GoDaddy’s TDNAM (The Domain Name Aftermarket), which is now GoDaddy Auctions. You can read my story, but I’m more interested in yours! Leave a comment below! Come Friday, I’ll randomly select one...
JacobFedosky.com - Wednesday, April 3, 2013 - 12:34
Fellow college students: Apply for the GoDaddy & dotME $10,000 scholarship! If you’re a college student like myself, you’re probably finding how expensive it can be. GoDaddy & dotME are giving away 10 $10,000 again! Take a few minutes to fill out the application, found here. One of our fellow domainers, Brian Diener, won the scholarship a couple of years ago. This year, maybe it will be you ....
JacobFedosky.com - Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 11:51
Working in the domain industry: HostGator.com When you think of HostGator, you probably think of web hosting. Did you know they offer domain registrations too? I had the pleasure of speaking with Sean Valant about working for HostGator. Read his responses below! This is the first part of an ongoing series about working in the domain industry. Stay tuned for more! ....
JacobFedosky.com - Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 11:7
Calling domain industry professionals: Participate in an upcoming series! This is a casting call (of sorts) to domain industry professionals. After participating in recruiting events with PwC, I decided to start a series on my blog about working for a domain name company. If your company is in any way related to the domain industry, and may be hiring within the next year, please ....
JacobFedosky.com - Sunday, February 24, 2013 - 20:11
How do YOU find available domain names? A couple of days ago I posted about finding available domain names using Amazon’s “Movers & Shakers” page. I know many domainers use Google’s Keyword Tool and I know many domainers simply sit down and type their own list of domains to check. What about you, how do you find available domain names? Feel free...
JacobFedosky.com - Thursday, December 20, 2012 - 19:18
Neat Trick For Finding Available Product Domain Names As we all know, Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world. For that reason, they have extensive data on what people are buying. One of their helpful pages is the “Movers & Shakers” page - The “movers & shakers” are products that quickly climb the sales ranks. It doesn’t necessarily list...
JacobFedosky.com - Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 13:43
Francois’s “Domain Optioning” could be huge Francois Carrillo has always provided quality services to domain name investors. He’s the man behind domaining.com, valutate.com, cax.com, and ecop.com. Earlier today Francois announced a new service: optioning for domain flipping. It’s a service of eCop. What is domain optioning? Simply: If I find a buyer within the term...
JacobFedosky.com - Thursday, November 29, 2012 - 20:26
Launching my own domain development service & a Cyber Monday special! Although you may have seen recent articles/ interviews mentioning me & my position at another company, I want to introduce my own domain development service, Develio. I had a great time launching a domain development service for another company and I learned a lot. However, I decided to part ways and launch my own service. ....
JacobFedosky.com - Monday, November 26, 2012 - 12:55
Another bad experience with HostGator It’s never pleasant to get an early phone call from a client telling you that their site says “account suspended”. It’s also pretty alarming to see the same message on your own site. Earlier this week I realized that I was paying way too much for web hosting. I had 5 accounts open with HostGator ....
JacobFedosky.com - Saturday, August 25, 2012 - 0:48
WARNING: Stolen LLLL.com’s for sale on forums This information has been reported by DomainGang previously, but I wanted to re-share this since I nearly purchased the stolen domains. The following domain names were reportedly stolen from their rightful owner: OSXU.com GMIX.com QRNH.com QNCB.com SAXG.com XKBU.com BBRZ.com PVWX.com UZPN.com RZOR.com VXFO.com OJRQ.com NVDX.com OZGZ....
JacobFedosky.com - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 16:30
All moved in – ready to start a new semester It’s been a stressful couple of days but after lifting countless boxes, unpacking said boxes, and arranging furniture – I’m all settled in here in Lubbock. This semester could be the most important of my college career, in a sense. I am taking a mix of business courses and science courses to see if I ....
JacobFedosky.com - Sunday, August 19, 2012 - 13:27
.TEL in the Costco magazine Do you .TEL? I was a bit surprised when looking through the latest Costco magazine. In a letter to the editor, a man wrote about how a .tel domain name streamlined his networking process. Of course, it was just a letter to the editor, but the man went on to discuss selling his business, making ....
JacobFedosky.com - Sunday, August 12, 2012 - 17:58
Everyone knows content is king, but how many of us practice what we preach? I’ve seen it a million times…. Content is king! Every domainer & website developer will tell you that over and over again. But I’m curious to know how many of us with developed domain names actually have great content on those sites. “Minisites” were killed by the recent Google updates because they w...
