DomainSherpa Discussion: Looking Back at 2014; Looking Forward to 2015
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• What the Sherpas think are the top stories from 2014 and why.• Sherpa predictions for the domain name industry in 2015 for businesses, investing and monetization.•...
View ArticleBerkens Negotiating a 5-figure Sale; NamesCon in Retrospect; .Club; Glitter...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Thoughts after attending NamesCon and the Right of the Dot auction• .Club's recent sales• Whether copycat "glitter" domain names are worth registering• Michael...
View ArticleICANN Calls You a Domain Hogger; $17MM Domain Sale Dwarfs Schwartz’s Porno...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Who won the Superbowl commercials: GoDaddy or up-start Wix?• Rick Schwartz proves he's still Domain King with his Porno.com sale for $8,888,888• 360.com overshadows...
View ArticleVerisign’s Afraid of XYZ; $20MM for .Blog; 55% New gTLD Renewals; NamesCon...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Verisign sues .XYZ and Negari for false advertising• Verisign also ramps up their marketing of .COM• The .Blog auction was settled for an estimated $20 million•...
View ArticleIndustry Sentiment; How to Stop Domain Theft; .Sucks Sucks; UDRP Issues…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• The domain industry sentiment summarized in DomainNameWire.com's annual survey• Domain name theft is on the rise - here's what you can do to stop it today• .Sucks...
View ArticleGoDaddy Was Scammed; New gTLD Renewal Rates; ICANN Slashes Revenue Budget…
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• GoDaddy gets scammed by a social engineer and hands over domain• Page Howe goes to Washington to promote .LA domains for Los Angeles• The first new gTLD renewal rates...
View ArticleAre .COM Values Increasing; Outbound Sales Calls; ICANN Passes the Buck; Long...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Are .COM values increasing or decreasing as a result of the new gTLDs?• Should you be doing outbound sales calls by telephone on inbound inquiries by email?• Not all...
View ArticleNegotiating Hand-Registered Names; GoDaddy’s 200K Domain Portfolio; 2-Word...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Negotiating a hand-registered domain name• What to do when a hot purchase inquiry has gone cold?• Is there value in two-word .NET domain names with high search...
View ArticleMassive Volume .Mobi; Tracking Elusive Registrants; IDN Value;...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• A massive search volume word but in .MOBI - worth the hand registration?• How to find the elusive registrant with either bad or fake information• IDN.com or IDN.IDN,...
View ArticleHow to Invest $10K; Unresponsive Sellers; Reject $10K for $50K Offer; Going...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• How to invest $10K if beginning investing today: ten $1K domains or one $10K domain?• After negotiating, seller goes unresponsive. What are your options now?• When is...
View ArticleBerkens’ $1k->$50k Flip; First Names as Investment; .XYZ Plummet?; Brands vs....
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Berkens flipped a $1,111 domain for $50,000 in less than 60 days, learn how!• Are first names, like Linda.com or Frank.com, good investments?• How to stop spammers...
View ArticleBerkens’ .Rocks $8k Sale; Rude to Ask Income?; New G Data Points or Trend?;...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Berkens sold Moon.Rocks for $8k -- a real investor-to-end user sale! We hear the details.a• Autism.Rocks sells with an initial offer of $100k - something seems fishy.•...
View ArticleWordPress Bad Faith?; Nat Cohen Takes Frivolous UDRP to Court & Wins;...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• WordPress buys Thesis.com in bad faith but wins UDRP on technicality, or was it?• Domain Name investor rights are buoyed by a recent UDRP ruling -- find out why.• Fake...
View ArticleChinese Numeric and Acronym Boom or Bubble?
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Are we experiencing too much growth in too fast a time period?• Is this type of growth sustainable?• Is this a domain name bubble that’s going to pop?• Should you stay...
View ArticleNegotiating Hand-Registered Names; GoDaddy’s 200K Domain Portfolio; 2-Word...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Negotiating a hand-registered domain name• What to do when a hot purchase inquiry has gone cold?• Is there value in two-word .NET domain names with high search...
View ArticleMassive Volume .Mobi; Tracking Elusive Registrants; IDN Value;...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• A massive search volume word but in .MOBI - worth the hand registration?• How to find the elusive registrant with either bad or fake information• IDN.com or IDN.IDN,...
View ArticleHow to Invest $10K; Unresponsive Sellers; Reject $10K for $50K Offer; Going...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• How to invest $10K if beginning investing today: ten $1K domains or one $10K domain?• After negotiating, seller goes unresponsive. What are your options now?• When is...
View ArticleBerkens’ $1k->$50k Flip; First Names as Investment; .XYZ Plummet?; Brands vs....
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Berkens flipped a $1,111 domain for $50,000 in less than 60 days, learn how!• Are first names, like Linda.com or Frank.com, good investments?• How to stop spammers...
View ArticleBerkens’ .Rocks $8k Sale; Rude to Ask Income?; New G Data Points or Trend?;...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• Berkens sold Moon.Rocks for $8k -- a real investor-to-end user sale! We hear the details.a• Autism.Rocks sells with an initial offer of $100k - something seems fishy.•...
View ArticleWordPress Bad Faith?; Nat Cohen Takes Frivolous UDRP to Court & Wins;...
In this DomainSherpa Discussion:• WordPress buys Thesis.com in bad faith but wins UDRP on technicality, or was it?• Domain Name investor rights are buoyed by a recent UDRP ruling -- find out why.• Fake...
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