Domain Tips

"If Only I Had Been Around in 2008"

The word is out: The domaining bubble has finally burst. Many domainers are short on cash and prices are falling across the board. What created the bubble, how did it end, and is there a way to profit from the slowing economy and financial crisis?
The Components of a Seductive Bubble
A significant percentage of the domaining [...]

Domaining Like It's 2001

"It's too late to make big money in domaining… I wish I had been around in 1995, 2001 or 2005".
That's a very common complaint heard among today's domainers. Who wouldn't want to reach back through time and join the forefathers of domaining when they were just laying the foundation for their future domain empires?
In 1995, [...]

The Google Loophole: Profiting Through Google Arbitrage

Google Arbitrage is not a program offered through Google but if you know how to work it right, Google can certainly become your “sponsor” and help you pay a bill or two each month. It’s based off an old world concept of arbitrage that’s being applied to benefit from today’s e-commerce traffic.
Ready for Google Arbitrage [...]

Domainers Targeted By Credit Card Scammers

Telemarketers have been cold calling homes for years, trying to promote the greatest product, service or cause in the world that needs your money. Some are legitimate, some aren't.
Credit card scammers and identity thieves are using the same technique but instead of targeting general audiences, domain owners like you and me have become the focus [...]

T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain Conference Highlights

For those of us who missed out on the March 2007 Las Vegas T.R.A.F.F.I.C Conference & Expo, DNJournal has published a comprehensive recap. The event was fun and informative for all of the 600+ domainers that did manage to make it to the event. Here's a quick summary.

Event kicked off Monday March 5, 2007 with [...]

Splenda Killed My Dog

Sustainable Is Good reports that Tate & Lyle, manufacturer of the chemical sweetener Splenda, along with its US based co-developer Johnson & Johnson, have bought up hundreds of chillingly expressive domain names, including SplendaPoison.com, SplendaKills.net, VictimsofSplenda.com, SplendaToxicity.com and SplendaAlert.com (full list below).
Do they know something that we consumers don't, or are they merely protecting [...]

"Oh no, that was MY domain!"

A few weeks ago I was going through a weekly list of recent domain sales together with a friend of mine. Suddenly, he froze in his tracks. "That's my domain!", he screamed.
And there it was: Expired, caught and sold.
For five figures.
His investigations revealed that he had simply failed to renew the domain. With thousands of [...]