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Attachment to Domains

Published on June 19, 2011 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments

Three years ago I registered my <fullname>.com. It was exciting to own my name in .com. I kept it for two years, never really used it.

I planned nothing for it, just liked to see it sitting in my account. Then after two years, I didn't renew it and just forgot all about it. Today just sifting through various sites, I did a whois, and found somebody else had it. Its a developed website with a blog and links to somebody's twitter and fb accounts. Someone is actually using it.

I instantly had a pang of loss and jealousy. "Weird", I thought.

Why did I become attached to a domain I never really had any plans for and in fact let it go without a second thought? Maybe it was just an attachment to the domain cuz it represented me in some form? Or maybe if you take the analogy of an ex girlfriend whom you see with someone else after an year, does it make you feel good? I would feel the same thing, sense of loss and kinda  a little bit of jealous? lolz

Damn, I'm comparing a domain to an ex, how disrespectful to domains ;)

Cloud! Really?

Published on June 11, 2011 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments

With all the cloud registrations happening across the board, I thought its time to write a bit about what I think.

Today I scanned 2000 cloud<word> and <word>cloud.com names. I found that out of the 2000, 1452 were registered. These were just random words, All Taken!

I know things are moving top speed in the Cloud world, but random cloud names are just another response to the anticipated growth in the niche.

Some time ago, I registered some MT9 Domains (as some of you would remember the hype about a new music format called mt9 which would purportedly replace mp3 *rolls his eyes*). Never happened, I wasted twice the registration costs and then gave up.

Was it worth it? Well, I would say yes. It was worth a try. The names were very relevant to the niche, and had mt9 progressed as promised, the domains would of paid off many times the investment. But the point to notice here is, they wer RELEVANT names mt9albums, mt9world, mt9players etc? Not mt9jumping, mt9callme, mt9haha :]


Anyways, to sum it up, to all the new domainers around, I would say, speculate early and keep your domains relevant. I have been working on getting some domains to a trend which is under development and may pickup by the end of 2012. I have been collecting good names in the niche, and because I did my research and have started early, I can say some names could be category killers if the trend picks up. If not, hey its speculation right? But in the Right Direction and Timely.

Laters people!

Long time, Same Stuff

Published on July 24, 2010 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments

I think my posting here has become an yearly affair. A little more than an year ago I tried reviving this blog. But ever since, a lot of stuff has been happening and I never really got back.

Well, ever since I have been in and out of domaining forums, occasionally checking on whats changed; and guess what, its the same stuff I saw one year ago. Newbies trying to learn the ropes, peddling crazy domains and searching in the dark. Pro’s asserting their business prowess by telling off newbs and elaborating on their recent successes and how well their doing in the domaining biz. Heh, some things never change do they?

Another wave of rampant registrations and craze on a newly released extension is picking speed. .co is out for registrations and people are once again going crazy with a promise for future riches. Some argue .co’s are hunting fields for traffic. Well, I dont really remember ever typing .co when i wanted to go .com. Also, there is always  the trusty Ctrl+Enter key combo which appends .com to the domain names.

Its all good though, these new extension gimmicks keep cash fluid in the industry, and thats always good news eh? ;)

Im er, back again!

Published on July 5, 2009 in Domaining - General. 2 Comments Tags: .

Cant say I got lazy with posting here, but lets say I took some time off domaining again.

With uncertainties being hurled around everywhere, I thought it would be best to concentrate on the basic revenue source. Well, the domain marketplace has certainly diminished in numbers, more quality than quantity now. Actually, you could say its better quality thats selling, the lesser but still good domains are having problems with mobility and liquidity. Only time will tell how all this will churn out to be.

How uncertain the market is shows with small utility sites being developed by domainers. From zone file readers to domain aggregators, anything and everything seems to be developed. In a way its all good, the domaining industry needed some time to reflect upon itself and build on their tools and resources to take it to the next level. You can finally see some competition in the  "utility & resources" market. As far as buying and selling domains goes, refining and sorting your portfolio is the way to go. I have let go a lot of domains, but I did renew some for multiple years as  they were highly speculative for me, and I did not want to let them go next year. I wish to give them a chance, and would simply give them the breathing time & space to raise in value.

Meanwhile, I will continue with the development and optimization work. See you until my next post dudes.

I’m back.

Published on January 10, 2009 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments Tags: .

 

 

Firstly, a Happy New Year to you all!

I’ve been missing from the domaining scene since September 2008, and its time I got back. Thank you all for sending in your mails asking me whether I was dead or what (heh!). Well i’ve just relocated to another place and needed some time to settle in. Will be posting more often now.

So, see you all here and at the forums =)

Disclosable.com Launched

Published on September 25, 2008 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , .

Disclosable.com, a new Website dedicated to providing you with top quality domain names, is now launched. Although the list scanner and local application filters arent a 100% working, we will post articles related to domain scanning and drop catching. Disclosable has today released a small list of available domains using DRT. The intention behind the site is to show readers how easy it is to scan lists, register domains and sell for atleast 100 ROI. Regular scanning and flipping would put you in a comfort zone with a decent profit and high sustenance.

Disclosable.com is a small but worthy effort to share knowledge and lists amongst peers.

Website: Disclosable Domain Lists

Available Names

Published on September 18, 2008 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments Tags: , .

I have been missing from the blogging action for sometime. Although I haven’t been posting, a lot has happened. The best news is that I’m soon going to be launching another domaining site, featuring best dropped and available names, free of cost. While rummaging through huge lists for Dictionary, Geo, Geo Generic, and Two worders, I often come across some that I let go. Well now that I have taken up development full time, I would be leaving a lot more. Why waste the good names, so I am putting up a site giving you the best of the lot that gets dropped and is available.

I have also been playing around with a drop catching script which can be run locally on a machine. This script currently only works with Dynadot, but I would be extending it for various registrars. The script would also be available for anyone who wishes to try it out.

Will keep you updated on the progress, the site should be up and about in another 5 days or so. I also promise to update my blog regularly from now on :D

Letting go of some Reem Names @ NamePros.

Published on August 29, 2008 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , .

Like I mentioned elsewhere on the blog, I have decided to let go a part of my Reem Island Portfolio. I thought about keeping them for another year, but I already have too many of new project geo’s. Its better to make the portfolio lean. Anyone interested to go after them can get them here:

Namepros Reem Sale Thread

 

BIDO Auctions “on hold” for now

Published on August 20, 2008 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments Tags: , , .

With the very eagerly awaited auction of FixedLoans.com came problems for BIDO. Yesterday, BIDO auction for FixedLoans saw so much response that it overloaded the servers and they crashed before the auction could complete. Today, there was a re-auction and this time too the same thing happened.

One of the things I previously noticed was that BIDO sends out a mail to ALL the bidders each time a bid is placed. Generally, an auction only sends a mail upon being outbid. Perhaps this could have choked the bandwith looking at the fact that I have till now received 240 mails from them. Multiply that by lets say 100 bidders, makes it 24000 mails in a span of less than an hour. There could be other problems including the new installation of a chat server as mentioned by Sahar.  Although this problem seems troubling, im sure the technical staff would be working on it 24/7, and it would be a matter of time before the site is up and about.

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First Win @ BIDO – ReliableBilling comes home ! :)

Published on August 14, 2008 in Domaining - General. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Today I received my first ever domain from BIDO, ReliableBilling.com. Being a software developer for the better part of my career, this domain simply spells development for me.

The price was as cheap as could be, and the registration dates back to 2001, which is really cool. Most of my sites are static ones providing info or portfoilio’s. I think Reliable Billing would be great for a "Free Online Invoicing System", providing billing capabilities for small and medium sized companies over the net. This would mean minimal hardware requirements and advanced networking capabilities.

Really excited about the prospect, thought I’d share it here :)