Domaining & I
YOUR SEARCH ARE BELONGS TO ME (muahahaha)
Before i start my rant on the upcoming Search Engine by ex-employees of Google, I would seriously like to know what made these obvious “experts” to come up with such a forgettable name? I read somewhere its supposed to be pronounced “cool”? lol. I would think this name is one typo-squatters paradise. Couldn’t they have gotten a one word generic, or maybe a more pronounceable CVCV.com?
A recent Article released by iGosh, an Online Security Group, highlights main concerns about the ever growing and uninhibited attacks on websites in order to gain unauthorized access to computer systems or deny them of functionality. They also shed light on the limited efforts put forward by big corporates to inhibit these malpractices; and how managed research along with timely solution to these problems was the need of the hour.
iGosh, a security advisory and service provider group, addresses the concerns of single owner websites to big firms managing a web of hundreds of computers. Here is the read:
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DNForum is holding their first Online Auction in another 12 hours. Some nice names have been put up for sale including ABBC.com, Image-Gallery.com, NHQ.net, HostingScript.com, DNGuide.com, CrunkFest.com and a host of others. The hosts of the auction recently stated that their focus would be on getting better names and prices than playing with numbers. Looking at the list, I think they wouldn’t be dissapointed. What reserves have been put up, and whether the bidders meet them, remains to be seen.
Continue reading ‘DNForum All Set to hold an Online Auction’
I had read sometime ago that the moment you buy a domain, its value increases automatically, as it becomes inaccessible to others.
Also someone mentioned at DNForum that every general dictionary word in .net and .com has a prospective buyer somewhere. The key is to find him.
And that the best achievement is when you see the domain you handregged being put to good use. (SuccessClick)
.Me is still continuing to receive Interest amongst the domainers.
As Justin mentioned at DNForum, the success rate of these new upcoming extensions (with very minimal exceptions like of .info), has been very low and there is nothing positive to indicate otherwise for this extension.
The registries are having a fun time making hay with every new extension which comes up. Now I agree that some names like Consolidate.me OR Resell.me or Blog.me or Monetize.me might be highly brandable, but they alone cannot make a whole new extension successful. For any extension to be successful, I believe it should point to a particular niche; or might be usable in a particular niche. Info rose as it clearly indicated the sites to be “Information” oriented, which is what the web is all about.
What madness!!!
The forums were full of .me buzz, and the chatrooms were a crazy place to be in. Domain names were being registered in a frenzy. Tempers were flying high because of GoDaddy messing up again (tell me something new).
Well i registered around 55 domains for fun, and then got rid of them all (dynadot is offering free grace deletions, full refund for .me). Why I decided to lose all the domains was simple. I’ve seen it happen before, at the .asia fanfare. And then it all dies. Same happened with .maybe (oops .mobi i mean). Right now, with all the hype about new extensions and stuff, the last thing I would want is to get stuck with a worthless extension for 2 years.
Lets see how it all turns out to be. This should be fun 
Okay, every newbie goes through this dilemma and at some point of time asks this question. Although I have seen numerous answers being posted about this on forums like NamePros and DNForum, I would like to cover as much ground as possible here. Alright, you have a name now and you would like to get rid of it (uhm sell it) for a profit. Let us assume that the name in question has not been developed and marketed, and is being sold solely on its own worth. There are a few places where you can put your name up for sale, they are:
In the previous article I focused on domains that sold at forums. This time I’m going to list out the domains that, despite having an intrinsic value, don’t sell all that easily. The ones leading the table are Two worders.
When CreativeShoppe.com did not sell, I wondered what the reason could be. Then I realized, that for two word generics or even mid-quality two worders, the price wasn’t well defined. As compared to LL/LLL/LLLL Dictionary domains which had a somewhat standard pricing, two worders weren’t that easy to appraise, and therefore put a price on.
Another reason is the narrow scope / niche of the domain. Each two worder is generally more concentrated on a niche. They have a small market for the quick flippers to work on. You need to keep a larger collection to be able to capture a bigger domainers market. Continue reading ‘Why Dont Two Word Generics Sell at Forums?’
It’s been an year since I registered my first domain as a reseller. It was “CreativeShoppe.com”. I thought I’d made a great find and this single name would prove to be one of the biggest sales till date.
It was a great name as the two words complemented each other, and I thought an Investor would immediately jump on it. But after numerous sales attempts, I had to let it expire. Since then, I have been reading up a lot at these forums, trying to figure out what sells and what doesent. Figuring out what sells at forums was a task at hand, and still is. There is quite a bit of contrast in what sells at forums and what other domainers tend to develop, or buy for development. My primary sales point is still the forums, where I have till date made some good sales. Continue reading ‘What Sells at Forums’
We have been working on a new Project titled “CheckTM”. This is a service i plan to launch which will help a user check whether a domain has a trademark attached to it or not. This will be a free service which would not only check US trademarks, but a host of other countries, and will give out a full report based on the same.
Today we have finished the first draft outlining key areas to cover in the first phase of development. I hope to complete the first phase by September 15th, 2008; and to cover all aspects including User Registration, Domain submission, Online Report & Report by Mail, Comparatives and substitutes, and finally Account Settings Panel.
I will keep the blog updated with the progress on the project 
