Domain Week

The real dot com killer?

(October 13, 2010)

Imagine websites like Mercedes.Benz, Coca.Cola, Bud.Light, White.House, Disney.World. What if, instead of rolling out a handful of new domain extensions (like the proposed .xxx, .nyc, .web, etc.) each year, all possibilities of domain extensions were instantly available. In this scenario, instead of picking from existing domain extensions like .com, .net, .org, you could simply choose [...]

Where is the best place to sell your domain names?

(February 16, 2010)

I typically like to wait for an end user to approach me with a good offer, however sometimes it is nice to just sell some domains on your own schedule. I have a couple of big purchases on the horizon, so this week I have been testing a few of the auction sites. First, I [...]

DomainState.com is for sale

(January 3, 2010)

Just received this via email: After over 7 years of running Domainstate we have decided to sell the site. It is with a sad heart that we have realised that it is no longer something we can commit the same level of energy as we once did. Our aim is to have the site sold [...]

Flashback: 10 years ago today, I registered my first domain name

(December 11, 2008)

Ten years ago today, I registered my first domain name.  At the time, registrations cost $70 for two years.  Check out the scan of the invoice below.  Also, you did not have to pay right away.  You could actually register a name and they would send you a bill in the mail.  This resulted in [...]

Rick Schwartz – The “Bobblehead” King

(September 24, 2008)

There was a special surprise at the registration desk given to the first 250 people who arrived at the TRAFFIC conference in New York; a custom Rick “The Domain King” Schwartz bobblehead. The custom bobblehead was produced by Bobbleheads.com owner Warren Royal and approved by the domain king himself. 250 of the bobbleheads were given [...]

Funny Video: The Domain Name Dollar Store

(September 3, 2008)

Check out this great video by the guys at QuietLibrary.com. If you thought all the good names were taken, think again, …AND get your credit card ready! Also, check out the Domain Name Dollar Store online at www.DomainNameDollarStore.com

Is Digg the future of search?

(July 23, 2008)

Google is arguable the best search engine out there, and yet when using it we sometimes get poor quality search results and “made for adsense” sites. In fact, many of us in the domain and/or SEO industry are responsible for some of those sites. What is a “made for adsense” site? Well, they can be [...]

Video.us auction ends at $12,000

(July 17, 2008)

The auction for Video.us ended at 12pm this afternoon, and this time it sold for $12,000. The name sold for $75,000 last year and then $18,500 earlier this year. Check out Ron Jackson’s recent post on DNJournal.com for more information about the strange history of this domain name: In the past 15 months, two previous [...]

Which is worse, the company name or their domain name?

(June 29, 2008)

Ok, so I think I found the worst company name ever combined with the worst choice for domain names ever. This one is so bad, it might even make Aaron from good URL bad URL cry. It is so bad that I had to stop and take a picture of it (check out the picture [...]

UUOPD – Mix.com

(June 20, 2008)

Today’s UUOPD (Unusual Usage of Premium Domains) website is Mix.com. Mix is not just a three letter domain, it is also a word with several uses. Apparently though, the owner thinks the best use is to put a picture of a girl in a bunny suit with a couple of fire extinguishers, next to a [...]

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