Ideas for sources of domain names that haven’t worked - at least for me In exploring possible sources for domain names, there are plenty of ideas that haven’t worked for me. I thought I would share some so you could choose to avoid them or perhaps take on the challenge.
Digg.com is a community that “promotes” news stories from the web by “digging” them. I thought this might ...
Predictive Domaining - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 0:15
Randall Steinmeyer Doesn’t Like To Share Domains There’s not much point in publishing free available domain name lists if one individual, Randall Steinmeyer, continues to horde them for his own personal gain. I’ve politely asked Randall to stop on dozens of occasions but Mr. Steinmeyer doesn’t respond or honor my requests. Randall Steinmeyer must think I do all of...
Bill Eisenmann - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 19:54
Case Study: Register Your Company’s Domain Name A world famous chef is planning to open a new restaurant in a few months. This restaurant is going to quickly become one of the top restaurants (probably in the world). Out of curiosity, I checked, and the .com domain name of the exact restaurant name is unregistered.
Here’s the kicker… The restaurant group bought a
Elliot Silver - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 18:5
As the World Turns.... Morning folks!! The earth will revolve today but it just may seem a little faster than most days. 2008 is about to start with a BANG. A very BIG bang. What will it all mean? Stay tuned. This is a biggie! We are going to start the year off right. Talk to you later today. Rick Schwartz
Rick Schwartz - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 8:5
Domain Industry Raises $1750 for Acres of Love Isn't it great when people of good heart and character get together to do something wonderful. Domainers have donated a total of $1,750 to the Acres of Love Forever Homes that provide the highest quality care for abandoned and HIV/AIDS infants and children.
Christie Buckingham from Bayside church said on...
Michael Gilmour - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 1:55
.Mobi: Fortune Magazine Covers The State of the Domain In an article published online today in Fortune Magazine, small business, entitled “websites for cell phones“, they examine the .mobi extension, and it’s a pretty positive article.
The author of the Article Mina Kimes states in part:
“If the first wave of online business was all about getting a dot-com, the ne...
The Domains - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 19:2
Domain King Announces.... A major announcement is forthcoming from our friend Rick Schwartz, the domain king. Watch this space for more information as wherever goes Rick so goes the industry... and that's usually forward. I just may have to file an i-report about this.
The Frager factor - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 8:32
List Of 166 Expired Domains I was looking for expired domains for my email subscribers today and managed to put together a list of 166 of some really good domains.
I send my email subscribers lists of expired domains at no charge. That is right, my lists are free. Had you been a subscriber to my newsletter, you would have got this list too. But don't worry, it'...
DnExpert - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 15:1
New Image Templates & IMAGE placeholder We've added several new templates, which include rotating images. The images are called into the template based on your website's category. So, be sure that you choose a relevant category/subcategory when adding or editing your domain names. The new [[image]] placeholder can be used in your templates. A random 202 x 152 pixel image ...
WhyPark - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 14:52
Moniker acquired by Oversee.net I have just received an interesting email from SnapNames.com ( owned by Oversee.net ) worded as follows:
We’re contacting you with an update about Oversee.net, the parent company of SnapNames. Moniker and its TrafficClub program, well-known service providers in the domain name industry, have been acquired by Oversee.net. ...
DnExpert - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 13:54
Oversee.net Acquires Moniker.com Just three days into the new year and we have a blockbuster deal in the domain world.
Oversee.net the parent company of DomainSponsor.com and SnapNames.com announced today that they have acquired Moniker.com.
Moniker.com is one of the top ten domain registrars in terms of numbers of domains registered.
Moniker.com also maintains traf...
The Domains - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 12:55
The Lowell Project: Determining a Revenue Stream In order to “pay the bills,” it is important that we determine how we will generate revenue for Lowell.com. Of course there will be home page advertising banners, but there need to be other ways to generate revenue throughout the site. After reviewing many other geographic websites and consulting with several people in th...
Elliot Silver - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 12:47
Breaking News: Oversee Acquires Moniker According to this just distributed press release, Oversee.net has acquired domain registrar Moniker. I assume this is the news to which Rick Schwartz was referring this morning. More information about this can be found on Moniker’s homepage.
It will be interesting to see what will happen with the two major domain conferences (...
Elliot Silver - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 11:38
Moniker Joins Oversee.net --Industry Leaders Create a Full-Service Domain Powerhouse Providing Total Solutions for Domain Professionals--
LOS ANGELES & POMPANO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oversee.net, a leading technology-driven online marketing solutions company, and Moniker®, one of the fastest-growing providers of domain name registration, domain asset ...
The Frager factor - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 11:29
New Image Templates & IMAGE placeholder We've added several new templates, which include rotating images. The images are called into the template based on your website's category. So, be sure that you choose a relevant category/subcategory when adding or editing your domain names. The new [[image]] placeholder can be used in your templates. A random 202 x 152 pixel image ...
WhyPark - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 9:52
Annual Recap: 2007 The Year In Domain Name News
Adam Strong for DomainNameNews.com writes:
June 2007 marked the debut of Domain Name News. So although we were not able to cover all the stories of 2007, we decided to put together our first annual recap of the past year in domain name news. What would you say the big stories in 2007 were? What news changed the space or made an impa...
Conceptualist - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 8:32
Moniker Sells 5-Figure Numeric Domain Names Pompano Beach, Florida- Moniker's top selling numeric domain names were overshadowed by Moniker's announcement of their big merger today with Oversee.net. Moniker's two 5-figure numeric domain name trades- 213.com and 408.com each sold for $33,000. Pompano Beach-based Moniker Online Services is now a subsidiary of Oversee.net.213.co...
Inside Domaining - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 15:5
The Moniker and Oversee “WedLock” I missed the news by about half an hour. Moniker and Oversee.net have now joined hands. Oversee’s acquisition of Moniker is huge news… Moniker is a really well known registrar and Oversee owns the infamous SnapNames.com.
Here are some plans now that they own Moniker:
Deepening Moniker’s continuing commitment...
fka200 - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 12:42
Oversee acquires Moniker I knew of this deal for a little while, finally coming to fruition. Via Business Wire:
Oversee.net, a leading technology-driven online marketing solutions company, and Moniker®, one of the fastest-growing providers of domain name registration, domain asset management, and monetization services, announced today that Oversee has acquir...
Conceptualist - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 11:34
BIG News in the Domain Business Unfortunately, I am not privy to what the news is, but if you didn’t already see, Rick Schwartz has announced that there is going to be some BIG news later today:
“2008 is about to start with a BANG. A very BIG bang. What will it all mean? Stay tuned. This is a biggie! We are
Elliot Silver - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 9:18
Marchex COO Sell Shares According to cnn.com, John Keister, the president and chief operating officer Marchex Inc. sold 22,000 shares of common stock under a prearranged trading plan, on Thursday and Friday for $10.36 to $10.56 a share.
The stock sale was conducted under a prearranged trading plan which allows a company insider to set up a program in advan...
The Domains - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 1:8
The Lowell Project: Lowell.com Logo Unveiled An important aspect of the Lowell.com website is the look and feel. When a visitor navigates to Lowell.com, the logo is one of the first things that will be noticed. When we were working on the logo concept, the goal was to create something simple but meaningful to the city’s rich history and current resurgence.
For
Elliot Silver - Thursday, January 3, 2008 - 13:1
SEO… Can The Smallest Change Can Affect Your Traffic? I had a site that was ranked pretty well for its domain keyword. It wasn’t making great revenue, but it made enough… and some. I decided I would make the site a little more user-friendly and changed some stuff around. Well, my rankings dropped. At first I thought it must be some sort of crappy
