Got a #domain sale windfall? Safeguard your money!
If you got a domain sale windfall, congratulations. Now it’s the time to kick back and enjoy life: take a trip to the Bahamas, treat your friends to a luxury dinner, or jump off a cliff doing...
View ArticleTwo things to do before you bid on that domain!
Domain investors often neglect the fundamental basics of transacting with domains: trademarks and prior litigation. If you’re about to bid on a domain name in an aftermarket auction, there are a couple...
View ArticleFive important points that make a great domain name registrar
A domain registrar is a company that manages the registration of domain names on the internet. For generic TLDs, ICANN oversees the accreditation of domain registrars, as they must meet certain...
View ArticleDomain Christmas miracle: Million dollars given to charitable person, 30...
Tracie was boarding a plane from Budapest, headed for New York City, after a successful seminar on political science. She settled into her seat and prepared for the long flight ahead. As she looked...
View ArticleHow to be a domainer Grinch this Christmas!
You too can be a domainer Grinch this Christmas, using this simple method related to domain name renewals: let your domain names expire for the duration of the Holidays. Imagine the frustration of...
View ArticleChristmas Story: The Domain King’s good deed
Once upon a time, in a small town called Dotcomville, lived a young boy named Bobby. All Bobby wanted for Christmas was a shiny new domain name, but his parents just didn’t understand the importance of...
View ArticleStart-up founders: Stop calling #domain names “URLs”
For the love of Jesus: Domain names should not be called “URLs.” The domain investor community should be up in arms, as uneducated founders of start-ups, mid-level managers, and aged CEOs close to...
View ArticleDomain offers: Polite email to a college student
College students are often in need of domain names, as assignment and thesis requirements might ask for a presentation online via a web site. That being said, many domain inquiries from college...
View ArticleHow to export *all* your domain sales leads from the Uni Market
There is nothing worse than not having access to years of your own data, such as detailed leads about your domain names. The Uniregistry Market became the Uni Market upon its acquisition by GoDaddy...
View ArticleWork for a sucky domain brokerage? Time to quit!
Not every platform that brokers domain names is great to its employees. Domain brokers are typically paid commission for sales that they achieve on behalf of the domain brokerage. Conditions of...
View ArticleThe Afternic Diaries: Mundane tasks of a domain name broker
My name is – wait, better leave that out, on second thought. I’m a junior domain broker at Afternic, the biggest domain brokerage platform owned by GoDaddy. We are giants. At least, that’s what the...
View ArticleKiller domain brokers & the best way to acquire domains
Domain names held “for profit” or used by businesses or individuals can be bought by other parties, when the price is “right.” Consider this scenario: A start-up forms and becomes successful quickly;...
View ArticleHow to disable the new Dan GoValue “appraisal” in your browser – Part 1: Chrome
Among new features introduced at Dan.com today there’s GoValue, an arbitrary metric stuck next to your domains’ BIN prices. Tagged with an “Est. Value” header, the numbers are calculated the same way...
View ArticleInterview with Arif Sengoren of Secret Brokerage and CryptoExchange.com
Experienced domain broker, Arif Sengoren, has had a lengthy career spanning more than 13 years. From Nokta, to DomainNameSales, to Uniregistry, Arif has a compelling story to tell that involves...
View ArticleRank theory: Interview with Sean Markey about domains and SEO
Sean Markey’s Rank Theory serves up a weekly newsletter about SEO and domain names. Instead of delivering boring stuff, Sean cooks up a delicious cake of useful information mixed with caustic humor and...
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