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Domain Names

Chossing a Brandable Domain or a Generic Keyword Domain

A good question to ask yourself, when contemplating your website’s “brand name” and whether to choose a “to branded website domain name” versus “the domain name that is the generic name of the product or service you plan to offer” is “What is our budget for building and maintaining the ‘meaning of the branded domain’ [...]

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How Would I Ever Know How Great Your Domain Is If You Didn’t Tell Me?

Read the title again.
Any questions?
Still don’t get it?
Then you really should find another line of work.
Inserting this < >>> or !!!!!!!Example.com!!!!!!!!!!!! in a domain name forum subject line is just a waste of bytes and screen space.
Likewise, inserting superlatives into a subject line such as “REALLY GREAT!” or “SUPER OPPORTUNITY” will never transform [...]

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How to Effectively Inquire About Buying a Domain Name

I’ve been teaching others about “How to Buy a Domain Name from a Private Owner” for years, by answering related questions posed at WebmasterWorld.com, where I moderate the Domain Name Forum.
Despite my best efforts it appears the world hasn’t yet learned how to do it, so allow me to outline my view on the best [...]

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Converted Leads and Domain Name Aftermarket Values

If you haven’t read any of my posts at WebmasterWorld.com, where I moderate the Domain Name Forum, I suggest you start by reading what I’ve written about determining an aftermarket value of domain names based upon the value of the sales, customer or client leads the domain generates.
Basically I’ve called this model (I think [...]

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Poker.org Sale For $1,000,000. a Bellweather?

Mike Berkens, the lead auther of the website The Domains, asks the question “Is The Sale Of Poker.Org For $1M A Game Changer?”
His answer? “We Say Yes”.
I hold a few .Org domains so the sale and the commentary naturally drew my attention.
Arguing that any single aftermarket domain name sale lifts all gTLD associated (.Org gTLD) [...]

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Domain Development Necessity Versus Dreams

I surrender. To necessity. To practicality. To reality.
I’m choosing to develop certain domains because there is more money “in them”, i.e. the monetization potential of the domain names is inherent in the domain itself. I’m talking finance, insurance, law, etc. . . not the arts. I’m also not talking long term development potential. I’m talking [...]

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Want to Own a Domain Name Forum?

DomainState.com , a domain name forum where I have been a member for years (CrankyOldMan – if the nic fits, register it and wear it humbly) – is being put up for sale by the current 3 administrators.
DomainState has always been a free reg forum, unlike DNForum, and is run without advertising. The membership includes [...]

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