ICANN Make FIFA Look Legit! In My Opinion
If you’re a soccer/football fan you will be aware of the current debate about FIFA and the corruption that seems to be endemic throughout the FIFA organisation. In my opinion when it comes to domain names, ICANN aren’t that far behind.
I’m relatively new to domain brokering but I’ve been buying an...
Name Cake - Tuesday, June 21, 2011 - 7:17
Caveat Emptor ~ “Let The Buyer Beware”
We all know domain thieves abound. Oftentimes they do it via something as simple as a run of the mill keylogger. Other times it’s malicious code sent via email. There are many techniques but the results are the same. Compromised systems mean eventually names will be stolen.
As a broker I have to do due diligence.
Name Cake - Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 16:27
Who Says There’s No Money In Domains Anymore?
I read with interest Rick Latona’s recent post which stated more or less that he’s had it with domains and is investing in other areas. His main reasoning was "It is our opinion that the market won’t recover any time soon, if it recovers at all. We feel that domains just aren’t worth that much ...
Name Cake - Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 8:38
Develop, And Do It Right ~ Here’s A Prime EXAMPLE !!!
How much are Premium Domain owners leaving on the table? Development is the way to go, especially for certain domains. I’m not talking about - now dead in the water - mini sites but strategically built out sites that offer pertinent and in demand info.
James Stafford (the Namecake owner) has just returned ...
Name Cake - Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 15:49
Natural Born Gamblers?
Dress it up however you like, Domainers are natural born gamblers. If polls were taken on the typical personality profile of the "average" Domainer I’d say that most would show that a Domainer has a propensity to gamble. Life’s a gamble and that’s fine, unless the house usually wins. It’s a...
Name Cake - Friday, May 13, 2011 - 6:17
N.D.A’s Are A Drag But A Necessary One Aside from deals falling through at the last minute, buyers not keeping their word, sellers changing their minds, deals stalling, bidders lowballing etc one of the biggest downsides about brokering high end domains is not being able to disclose them when you finally manage to sell them.
N.D.A’s (Non Disclosure Agreements) preve...
Name Cake - Thursday, May 12, 2011 - 4:15
If You Don’t Ask For Good Money You Will Never Get It All Domainers are equal but some are much more equal than others. Most domainers will never hit the heights of a Rick Schwartz*, Frank Schilling, Mike Mann et al. Most of us fall into the realms of making $1k - $5k profit on a domain sale if we are lucky.
As a broker I regularly ask potential (and existing) client...
Name Cake - Sunday, May 1, 2011 - 14:22
Proactive? Reactive? Or Plain Old Inactive?
The World doesn’t owe any of us a living, in fact it doesn’t owe us anything! Anyone with half a brain knows too well that human history is littered with injustices and that the World we live in isn’t fair, the distribution of wealth in this World is grossly unfair, the rich get richer blah blah bla...
Name Cake - Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 3:8
Short Domains ~ The State Of The Nation
Many domainers consider three letter coms to be the "Gold Standard" of the domain industry. A barometer to measure the overall state of the domain climate, generally speaking.
So how are they fairing lately? Looking at archived sales pages on DNJournal over the last few months they’re not doing too badly at ...
Name Cake - Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:6
We Are All Selling Something - Hopefully!
We are all selling something, and if we’re not we’re in trouble! If you’re a Car mechanic you’re selling your car repair skills. If a Teacher you’re selling your knowledge and if you’re a Domainer you are selling your domain names (hopefully)
Ever since Mankind started to evolve from the pri...
Name Cake - Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 0:53
It’s Getting Interesting
We work in a funny old Business. Last week we ran 40 auction losts on Bido. 6 of those 40 sold, not a disaster but not that impressive either. Of the 34 remaining lots we relisted 6. Well the first of that six just closed on Bido and we are extremely happy with the result.
Name Cake - Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 14:53
Back To Work! ~ Well, I didn’t Quite Go Away!
Although I hail from Ireland originally I live in England. As it happens I have the great fortune to live in the most scenic and underpopulated region of England. I live in the South Lakes of the Lake District National Park and boy am I glad I do.
The weekend just gone I decided to take
Name Cake - Tuesday, April 19, 2011 - 7:2
Trigger Happy Namepros Mods?
Like so many of you out there I frequent the main domain forums regularly, hmm ok well two! Dnforum and Namepros are by far the best forums out there in terms of knowledge base and most importantly making sales (invariably to other domainers)
I’ve been a member of both for many years, I actually forget exact
Name Cake - Friday, April 15, 2011 - 6:24
Our Bido Experiment, Hit? Or Miss?
Well the initial auction has closed on Bido. Of the 40 lots, 2 hit reserve in the prebidding stage. Two were sold in the live auction. We also have two "accept high offer" sales to report. The best results were the sales of BrandingStrategy.com for $3823 and Deposit.org for $2100.Find results of all 6 sales
Name Cake - Thursday, April 14, 2011 - 15:29
The UpMarketURLs/Bido Auction Closes Today!
The first of the 40 Auction lots on the UpMarketURLs/Bido Premium Domain Auction ends in just over 5 hours.There are in my opinion some excellent domains, most of which are set to reserves at reseller ranges. A few fall out of the reseller range but are we believe within the lower end of potential end
Name Cake - Wednesday, April 13, 2011 - 6:7
Yesterday Before Midnight I Turned Down $25 In Offers; Domaining Can Be Like No Deal Or No Deal
Excuse the tongue in cheek parody. I read with interest Michael Berken’s post and you know what, best of luck to him. Michael not only has one hell of a domain portfolio but he has a consistent track record of high profile sales. From a position of strength Michael has the luxury (hard earned no
Name Cake - Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 11:19
A Review Of The New Cax.com/DNForum.com Domain Sales Initiative
Please note this is a review of the No reserve Cax Promotion, if you have good names that you are good to list with no reserve price/s - in order to generate bidders - then this may be the best option to liquidate some of your portfolio.
Any new initiative in the domain sales aftermarket has to
Name Cake - Monday, April 11, 2011 - 17:16
On Your Marks, Get Set!, Go!
Just a quick weekly round up of things that have caught my eye.
Pad.com sold on Bido! for $80 k seemingly. Congrats to buyer and seller and Bido of course! WTG Guys.
Ron Jackson published a very interesting article on DNJournal.com.If you click the link it takes you to a link to an article written by Domain
Name Cake - Saturday, April 9, 2011 - 9:8
The Best Business In The World
After almost 10 years of full time domaining I have to say that this is the best Business to be in. I love working from home. I love being my own boss and best of all I love domain names. Luckily I have no problem getting myself motivated. The rewards of your efforts are incentive
Name Cake - Friday, April 8, 2011 - 8:48
The Best Business In The World
After almost 10 years of full time domaining I have to say that this is the best Business to be in. I love working from home. I love being my own boss and best of all I love domain names. Luckily I have no problem getting myself motivated. The rewards of your efforts are incentive
