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Efty is announcing something we’ve been working on for a while: a new, beautiful marketplace theme gallery.
Why is this important?
I tell you in this short video overview. (P.S. No more need for a website…we’ll help you list all your domains for sale! It’s really cool. Check it out.)
Michael Cyger June 16, 2016
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We get to know the entire DSAD.com (DomainShane) crew
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: TheInteriorDesigner.com, SupplierExpo.com, SchoolDays.net…
• Get your bids in soon for MindWorks.com, Atomizer.com, BuzzTalk.com…
• Plus, much more!
We’re joined by Aaron Wilken, Josh Eisenhower, Shane Cultra and Travis McKee.
Michael Cyger June 13, 2016
Millions of credit cards numbers are stolen every month, and bots continually scour the internet looking for websites to hack. The domain name industry is not immune to thieves and hackers.
A month doesn’t go by without a domain name being identified as stolen and the registrant frantically trying to stop it from changing registrars and leaving the country.
In this interview, David Weslow describes the three steps you can take to recover your domain name before it’s too late.
He also discusses the six steps you need to take to prevent a domain name theft from occurring in the first place.
Michael Cyger June 6, 2016
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: GlobeTrotter.com, LoveAndMoney.com and One Sherpa Took a Bye
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: Crisis.com, RetailTherapy.com, Strider.com…
• Get your bids in soon for HealthData.com, GreenCleaner.com, FTP.net…
• Plus, much more!
We’re joined by Andrew Rosener, Frank Schilling and Shane Cultra.
Michael Cyger May 23, 2016
DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at GoDaddy’s headquarters in Kirkland, Washington, just North of Seattle — and raised more than $5,000 to help find a cure for cancer!
More than 90 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name liquidity during this live panel session with Jeffrey Emerick (individual investor, Brand Bucket Ambassador), Dave Evanson (Sedo) and Joe Styler (GoDaddy).
NamesCon wrote up a fantastic summary of the event, and is offering $299 NamesCon tickets ($300 off!) to DNSeattle attendees for their January 2017 event using the DNS299 coupon code. Get it now — see you there!
Also, our event photo album is live at DNSeattle.com. (Thanks Shari Bradbury!)
And, special thanks to the Zandibot, Ali Zandi, for his mad skillz adjusting the audio of today’s show.
Michael Cyger May 16, 2016
John Colascione registered his first geographic domain name – LongIslandExchange.com – for only registration fee (about $10), and after years of hard work discovered the best way to make money in his specific geographic region.
With the success of that business model, he parlayed his readership and revenue into an ownership stake in LongIsland.com and now serves more than one million readers per month across his Long Island Media network. And in 2016, they’re on track to generate $1.5 million in revenue.
In this interview, we discuss his business model, how he structures advertising packages and his sales force, how he uses social media to his advantage, and advice he has for other geographic publishers.
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: AIX.com, FastFunds.com, LLL.xyz
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: 1xl.com, PopcornKing.com, SafetyRecords.com…
• Get your bids in soon for Ecofund.com, ReferralClub.com, TrainingOnline.com…
• Plus, much more!
We’re joined by Sam Dennis, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
The DomainSherpa audience often asks us to check in with past Sherpas to see how their business has fared since their interview. So that’s what we’re delivering today.
Luke Webster started his shaving business on a single, niche, exact-match domain name: VintageStraightRazor.com. But he executed day in and day out and reinvested profits. Today his venture, now called The Grooming Network, sells razors and blades of all types, soaps, brushes, cologne, and more.
We find out how his revenue has grown, what his vision is for the next few years, and how domain names, a “club” model and content marketing are going to play important roles in future growth.
Oh, and I ask Luke how much he paid for Beard.com and why he’s financing most of his high-value domain names. It’s a great show with a great entrepreneur.
Michael Cyger April 25, 2016
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: DogEatDog.com, PTY.com, 50X.com
• An investor’s portfolio is appraised: RussianWhisky.com, ConorPass.com, AssadRegime.com…
• Get your bids in soon for CashQuick.com, DallasBroker.com, MDC.org…
• Plus, much more!
We’re joined by Ammar Kubba, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
Michael Cyger April 15, 2016
On today’s DomainSherpa interview, we discuss content marketing with Joe Pulizzi, the person who coined the phrase and the world’s leading expert on the topic.
We also discuss why he passed up the opportunity to buy ContentMarketing.com, whether he regrets it, and what it would have taken to close a deal when it was offered to him.
It’s an interesting case study on pairing exact-match domain names with the best end user of the domain name.
Michael Cyger April 11, 2016