Not everything is about domains. Rick Latona Auctions is now accepting any and all submissions to... I think that’s a Jonas Brother’s signature. LOL
A month or so ago I was thinking about our auction business. It occured to me that I have an auctioneer, an auction staff and a willing audience. It was one of those “whoa” moments where I realized I should be auctioning off anything and everything that people
Rick Latona - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 21:3
Sedo Acquires RevenueDirect and Why It Makes Sense Sedo has acquired RevenueDirect, Dotster’s domain name parking service.
Sedo has acquired domain name parking company RevenueDirect.
For established domain parking companies, acquiring another domain parking company usually doesn’t make sense. Parking companies rarely have long term contracts with customers, so the acqui...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:4
How I increased offers by 100% plus There is nothing spectacular about this post. There is no big secret to unleash. I am just going to tell you what I did recently that increased the number of offers I got for my domains even in these though times.
Before I start I must give you some background info. I park most of my
Sky Domains - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 13:0
Life after NameJet and Bido I’m away on a personal matter at the moment but using the 15 minutes I have to spare this morning .. or tonight wherever you are .. I really want to say that day after day I see crap getting bought and crap getting sold more and more.
First, I do not claim to be an
Newfound Names - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 2:53
Rick unleashed on Auctions....Wrap up Morning folks!! Interesting that out of the 3 part series that the #3 post had the most readers. #1 sets things up, the meat of the posts are in post #2 and that was the least read. Go figure. I had a very constructive conversation with Moniker yesterday as well. I think they get it. They know what they need to do and I am confident ...
Rick Schwartz - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 7:38
5 With… Craig Rowe, President, WhyPark WhyPark is a unique company whose platform can allow you to customize dozens, hundreds or thousands of domain names into websites with fresh daily content and multiple monetization options for just $.99/each (or less in bulk). Instead of solely relying on type-in traffic to produce revenue via parking, your site has a much better cha...
Elliot Silver - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 12:23
Economy be damned. We’ve extended our marketing reach yet again with Search Marketing Standard Ma... Search Marketing Standard Magazine - You can subscribe by following this link.
In April of 2008 I took a very risky move and started to advertise in Website Magazine. We took out a 2-page spread to make sure that everyone noticed us.
In August we added Internet Retailer. Again, with a two-page centerfold.
Shortly after we added Moder...
Rick Latona - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 11:9
Where the smart money is I am writing this post from my PDA so bare with me. I am going to be calling similar post in future “micro posts”
Most domainers will not want to believe this. I am a domainer so this is a painfull micro post to make. I believe that for this moment, the smart money is in
Sky Domains - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:21
Domain Investment Company Launches Exclusive Forum at XF.com For Top Domain Portfolio Holders XF.com Investments is pleased to announce the launching of the most exclusive domain forum on the Internet. Found at www.XF.com,“the Exclusive Forum” already has representation from top domain investment companies across the globe. Corporations such as Reinvent.com, Directi.com, NetraCorp LLC., BPHG Media and Fabulous.com are
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DnExpert - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 8:50
WordPress Themes What WordPress theme are you using and do you like it?
I get this question a lot so I wanted to do a quick response for future reference. This way if I’m asked again, which I know I will be, I can just refer to this link.
This site is based on a theme called Live Wire
ChefPatrick.com - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 13:24
Why I rarely build forums Forums are a legitimate way to develop a domain but I rarely use them. Proponents argue that the content is created by users and it brings life to a website. This is true but does that outweigh the negative aspects of forums? In my experience, forums are rarely worth developing except in certain cases.
The origins
Predictive Domaining - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 19:48
Woot Pokes Fun with 59 Character Domain Clever ad pokes fun at single serving sites.
Those guys at Woot, the one-a-day product showcase, sure are clever. Consider this advertisement on downforeveryoneorjustme.com:
Woot is poking fun at so-called Single Serving web sites that do just one thing. Part of the irony is that this ad is on the single serving web site downforever...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 14:10
Reality Check: Rick Schwartz Gets It Right Again Reality Sinks in at Online Advertising ConfabRecession Could Lead to Business Failures, Irrational RisksNEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- For five years online was advertising's growth business, but 2008 delivered a wake-up call: Online advertising isn't immune to the recession, and it's only just begun.That reality has clearly sunk in at the ...
The Frager factor - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 11:45
Volvo Loses A Domain “Trademark” Dispute On Domain Used In Commerce The car maker Volvo, filed a case under the dispute resolution panel of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), against the owner of a spare parts seller, for control of the domain volvospares.com.
The panel found that the owner of volvospares.com was found to have legitimate interests in the name.
The panel said that a...
The Domains - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 11:19
On the Road Again - Some Travel Notes as We Head Home from the Frigid North We are en route back home to Florida after stops in New Orleans and Ohio. Some things you need to know while we are making the trip; our weekly domain sales report will be pushed back one day due to our travel commitments and while we are in the air today, news may come of a major domain industry acquisition.
DNJournal - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:44
Sedo.com minor suggestions I would like Sedo.com is clearly doing things Right! They are selling some great domains at great prices which is very exciting to any domain name seller.
These are a couple things that I wish they consider to offer or change.
~ Parking Pages: If you park your domain name with SedoParking.com, the parking pages are not bad, but if
DotWeekly - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 20:10
dotMobi Steps Up Enforcement for Non-Compliant Domain Names Registry to take additional measures against buyers who haven’t developed domain names.
It’s taken a long time, but buyers of premium .mobi domain names appear to finally be developing their domain names. dotMobi says it will take additional measures against those who have not taken this step as required in their purchas...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 12:20
Aftermarket.com to hold “after party”auction I had submitted several domain names to the Aftermarket.com domain name auction for Mardi Gras and all with No Reserve. Yes, I submitted a couple so/so domains but I also put in several nice domains as well. (irrigators.com and GenuineGold.com/.net)
I was a little upset when nothing made it into auction but that’s the way it
DotWeekly - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 8:35
Sedo buys Revenue Direct from Dotster Sedo announced this morning that they purchased parking company RevenueDirect from registrar Dotster and expanded their partnership with the registrar.
From the Sedo Press Release: The acquisition of RevenueDirect’s substantial customer base significantly increases Sedo’s North American market share. In addition to the acquisition, S...
Domain Name News - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:48
Q&A With Sam Nunez about Sedo and RevenueDirect Sam Nunez explains the RevenueDirect acquisition and the potential for future acquisitions.
Sam Nunez, VP of Product Management for Sedo, answers some questions about the companies acquisition of RevenueDirect.
Domain Name Wire: When did Sedo first enter into discussions with RevenueDirect/Dotster about acquiring the parking company...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 21:3
Two Years of Ad Spending Declines Not Seen in 75 Years NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- The roiling economy is reversing the fortunes of traditional media across the spectrum and has caused a leading forecaster to revise its initial outlook. A new report from private-equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson projects that overall spending on media will fall 0.4% in 2009, after an increase in 2008 of 2...
The Frager factor - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:31
Hard to Say Names Are Risky Business Some new research in Psychological Science from The Association for Psychological Science, tells us that human beings tend to find unpronounceable product names risky.Two made up food items were put head to head, Magnalroxate and Hnegripitrom, and the latter, which is almost impossible to pronounce, was declared by consumers to be th...
The Frager factor - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 19:34
RevenueDirect Gets A New Parent Company: SEDO I just received a very interesting e-mail from RevenueDirect, a domain parking company that I use sparingly. Apparently, Sedo now owns RevenueDirect. Not that great of news to me since for some reason Sedo has left a sour taste in my mouth late-2006 after trying to squeeze out “acceptable” customer service from them. Busi...
fka200 - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:40
"How can we move away from buying media time and toward creating time" between us and our customers? Someone finally asks the right question,the question that ,until a entity sees the difference will leave them in the past.. Marketers used to spend the bulk of their money on TV ads, which ran for a few weeks or months at a time. But these days, because of the Web, the shelf life on ads is infinite. "How can we move away from buying ...
Mister US - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 8:56
"How can we move away from buying media time and toward creating time" between us and our customers? Someone finally asks the right question,the question that ,until a entity sees the difference will leave them in the past.. Marketers used to spend the bulk of their money on TV ads, which ran for a few weeks or months at a time. But these days, because of the Web, the shelf life on ads is infinite. "How can we move away from buying ...
Mister US - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:56
Not everything is about domains. Rick Latona Auctions is now accepting any and all submissions to... I think that’s a Jonas Brother’s signature. LOL
A month or so ago I was thinking about our auction business. It occured to me that I have an auctioneer, an auction staff and a willing audience. It was one of those “whoa” moments where I realized I should be auctioning off anything and everything that people
Rick Latona - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 22:3
Why I rarely build forums Forums are a legitimate way to develop a domain but I rarely use them. Proponents argue that the content is created by users and it brings life to a website. This is true but does that outweigh the negative aspects of forums? In my experience, forums are rarely worth developing except in certain cases.
The origins
Predictive Domaining - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 20:48
Domain Investment Company Launches Exclusive Forum at XF.com For Top Domain Portfolio Holders XF.com Investments is pleased to announce the launching of the most exclusive domain forum on the Internet. Found at www.XF.com,“the Exclusive Forum” already has representation from top domain investment companies across the globe. Corporations such as Reinvent.com, Directi.com, NetraCorp LLC., BPHG Media and Fabulous.com are
charter...
DnExpert - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 9:50
Economy be damned. We’ve extended our marketing reach yet again with Search Marketing Standard Ma... Search Marketing Standard Magazine - You can subscribe by following this link.
In April of 2008 I took a very risky move and started to advertise in Website Magazine. We took out a 2-page spread to make sure that everyone noticed us.
In August we added Internet Retailer. Again, with a two-page centerfold.
Shortly after we added Moder...
Rick Latona - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 12:9
How The Japanese Avoid Domain Names Japanese find ways to navigate web even before IDNs.
In an article titled “Domain names? We don’t need no domain names”, IDG News Service writer Martyn Williams explains how the Japanese use the search box in lieu of domain names.
Instead of typing Google.com into their browsers, they search for Google at Yahoo.
On...
IDN News - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 17:44
WordPress Themes What WordPress theme are you using and do you like it?
I get this question a lot so I wanted to do a quick response for future reference. This way if I’m asked again, which I know I will be, I can just refer to this link.
This site is based on a theme called Live Wire
ChefPatrick.com - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 14:24
How I increased offers by 100% plus There is nothing spectacular about this post. There is no big secret to unleash. I am just going to tell you what I did recently that increased the number of offers I got for my domains even in these though times.
Before I start I must give you some background info. I park most of my
Sky Domains - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 14:0
Where the smart money is I am writing this post from my PDA so bare with me. I am going to be calling similar post in future “micro posts”
Most domainers will not want to believe this. I am a domainer so this is a painfull micro post to make. I believe that for this moment, the smart money is in
Sky Domains - Tuesday, February 24, 2009 - 10:21
On the Road Again - Some Travel Notes as We Head Home from the Frigid North We are en route back home to Florida after stops in New Orleans and Ohio. Some things you need to know while we are making the trip; our weekly domain sales report will be pushed back one day due to our travel commitments and while we are in the air today, news may come of a major domain industry acquisition.
