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Usually only worthless domain names are found when searching on eBay. (At least that’s my experience.)
But David Kelly uses a secret tip to filter and find diamonds in the rough.
He shares that tip, as well as how he negotiated and purchased TopOffers.com for $550 – while normally the eBay platform only encourages you to just bid on stuff you want.
In addition, you’ll learn how Kelly both actively and passively markets his domains for sale, and how pricing it in one location led to this $10,000 sale.
Michael Cyger March 20, 2017
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: S70.com, Birthday-Cake.com, Happy.club
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: GetSteaks.com, NewYorksBroker.com…
• Get your bids in soon for GoodFriend.com, WashingMachine.net, SugarMill.com…
• Plus, much more!
We’re joined by Adam Strong, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
Michael Cyger March 13, 2017
What do you get when you combine a killer, three-character exact-match domain name with the assets of a software-as-a-service invoicing provider?
A quick path to generating revenue.
That’s what today’s Sherpa did, combining a $130,000 domain name with a $20,000 asset purchase. And they were up and running, with some customers saying the brand is so familiar they think they’ve used them in the past.
One year into operations, Due.com is processing about $60 million per month in transactions. Here’s how it happened.
Michael Cyger March 6, 2017
Domain name hacks are words and phrases that span the dot and make use of the top-level domain extension as part of the word. Startu.ps, ta.gs and k.im are a few examples.
But can you make any money investing in domain name hacks?
Today’s guest can, and in this interview he shares his investment strategy, valuation technique and go-to market tactics for generating $100,000 in sales per year.
Michael Cyger February 27, 2017
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Happiness.com, UltraCast.com, GardenGifts.com
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: Pedway.com, Focra.com, Geniss.com…
• Get your bids in soon for Whippy.com, Techable.com, CoolIsland.com…
• Plus, much more!
We’re joined by Michael Krell, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
Michael Cyger February 20, 2017
Liquid domain names are the types of domains that are actively traded in the domain name industry.
Would you like to learn more about investing in liquid domains?
Every quarter Ivan Rasskazov and Giuseppe Graziano put together a “state of the market” industry report. Get the insights directly from those who wrote the report.
Michael Cyger February 14, 2017
On this Profitable Flips, we talk to Marty Pelletier, a domain name investor who focuses on marijuana-related domain names.
From his personal experience, he understands the difference between cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), two main ingredients in the marijuana plant.
While many other domain investors focus on THC, Pelletier has bought up many CBD domain names, one of which he picked up as an expired domain name for $27 that he sold for $10,000.
Learn how he’s managing his portfolio and is expanding into other positively trending areas like virtual reality and drones.
Michael Cyger February 13, 2017
Lots of companies make eight figures per year and generate a high profit margin. But those that upgrade to a premium domain name can see even greater success and market dominance.
Consider:
* Slack used to be SlackHQ.com.
* Facebook used to be TheFacebook.com.
* Dropbox used to be GetDropbox.com.
* Mint used to be MyMint.com.
Those companies that buy a premium domain name are saying something about their company to their customers and the industry. According to Noah Kagan, they’re saying they have status, they’re going to last the test of time, and they have a “seriousness of business.”
Learn how Kagan persisted through seven years of negotiations to finally own Sumo.com, and how his financing creativity finally got the deal done.
Michael Cyger February 8, 2017
Should you buy a killer, exact-match domain name and build a business?
Or should you stick to the business of investing in domain names?
If you want to know what goes into running a business—with employees, inventory, shipping/receiving and customer service—this is the show to watch.
And what better exact-match domain name to take on the $15 billion North America ($62 billion worldwide) battery market than Batteries.com.
Michael Cyger February 6, 2017
The DomainSherpa Review, Live from NamesCon 2017! ClosetDesign.com, Rat.com, PublicEye.com, 2.cool
In this show:• Domains from the audience at NamesCon are reviewed and appraised…
• Find out which reserve or reserve-met auctions at NameJet the Sherpas like…
• Audience questions…
• Plus, much more!
With Andrew Rosener, Frank Schilling and Shane Cultra.
Michael Cyger January 30, 2017