George Shepherd

Second Internet Gold Rush

(February 15, 2010)

Get your coveralls, shovels and pans because we are headed to the next domain gold rush. You might laugh and think, "The are no more claims." And... well... You'd be wrong!

The down economy has definitely hit PPC revenues and auctions, but for the savvy investor "there is GOLD in them thar' hills". I have bee watching the drop lists and can't believe my eyes at the great names that are dropping. Now of course you probably won't be snagging the best names unless you are ready compete with the likes of NameJet and Pool, but you can grab them in the pre-release and pending delete auction market.

DomainFest and New gTLDs

(January 27, 2010)

The first day of DomainFest in Santa Monica was great. The first panel discussion centered on the release of new gTLDs by private companies. While the discussion of the subject swings from those for it and those

Domain Fest 2010 Auction Catalog Released

(January 20, 2010)

Yesterday Moniker released the 2010 Domain Fest Global Extended Auction Catalog. Domain Fest, taking place in Santa Monica California from Jan 26-28th, is the industry's premier domain conference and networking event. You can view the schedule of speakers here:

No more”snowdays”for Domainers!

(January 8, 2010)

Domain owners for names such as highschool.com, school.com and related names, here is a thought that wont make you popular with the students at most schools