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Domain Name News: May 3 Week in Review

Domain Name News: May 3 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: May 3, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

Dot.CEO Puts Out Some Stats…, Marchex Reports & Archeo Sells…, Google Testing a Version of…, Politico: House Appropriations Proposes to…, Moniker to Switch to Domaindiscount24…, .build Starts Building: 1,700 Domains…, Rightside Signs With Architelos for…, Blackberry Files Patent App for…, Wolfram Wins .CEO URS Dispute…, Donuts’ Claims Plus Service Starts…, Glitch Takes Out ICANN’s Zone…, ThreatConnect Partners With DomainTools &…, New TLD Auction Prices Hitting…, Millions Spent On New gTLDs…, Minds + Machines Wins Auctions…, 101domain Shifts Blame to Google…, GoDaddy Eliminates Email Support in…, Domainagents’ New System Might Accelerate…, Uniregstry’s Affiliate Program to Date:…, 3 New Domain Registries Ask…, Villa.com Changes Registrars As Part…, FICEP SPA Guilty of Reverse…, NetNames Acquires WebIP, Go Daddy Continues Global Expansion, Ficep.com Registrant Wins Again and…, Oops! TLD Registry Over-reports First-day…, 10 More New TLDs Hit…, Chinese IDNs Rocket in First…, USA Today Interviews Web.com CEO…, Fashion Television Media Acquires Fashion.tv…, After The Meeting On Internet…, Frank Schilling Beats $200 Billion…, Verisign Withdraws IDN Application and…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview


  • VIDEO: Why You Can’t Afford to Miss TRAFFIC West May 28-31 With Rick Schwartz, Howard Neu

    Why You Can’t Afford to Miss TRAFFIC West May 28-31 With Rick Schwartz, Howard NeuRick Schwartz and Howard Neu, the co-founders of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name industry conference, join Michael Cyger to discuss T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West taking place May 28th through May 31st in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Questions answered include:
    * What can people expect if they attend the TRAFFIC West conference this year? (e.g., educational content, speed networking, live auction, “gTLD shootout”, “king com”, etc.)
    * What is the differentiation of TRAFFIC West from the other domain name related conferences to attendees?
    * Who are the “right people” to come to the TRAFFIC event?
    * Many conferences include multiple tracks to target different attendee segments. Will you be doing that too? Why or why not?
    * Who are the keynote speakers and how will their message impact attendees focused on domain name investing, startups and entrepreneurship?
    * TRAFFIC always throws great parties. What can attendees expect this year?
    * What do you say to people who are thinking of skipping TRAFFIC West to attend TRAFFIC East?

    Watch The Full Show Now »


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  • DomainSherpa Discussion: Dot Chinese Launch; LL.TLD Request; Registrar Requirements…

    DomainSherpa Discussion: Dot Chinese Launch; LL.TLD Request; Registrar Requirements…This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * The Chinese IDNs for dot Chinese online .在线 and dot Chinese website .中文网 were quick out of the gate. Or are our expectations too low?
    * Three registries are asking for two-letter domain names to be released by ICANN. Likely?
    * Recap of actions taken by DomainNameSales.com and 101domain.com from last week. Are you satisfied?
    * What do the Sherpas think of the priorities summarized by DomainNameWire.com’s annual survey with respect to registrar priorities?
    * Wal-Mart partners with AutoInsurance.com. Would it have been possible with a brandable?
    * Dropping high priced .TVs and buying the equivalent .COMs. Who’s doing it?
    * And more!

    Read/Watch »

  • DomainSherpa Review – Apr 28, 2014: SexText.com, FindEvents.com, Tubeless.com, MostCommonSideEffects.com…

    DomainSherpa Review – Apr 28, 2014: SexText.com, FindEvents.com, Tubeless.com, MostCommonSideEffects.com…Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!

    * An investor’s portfolio is reviewed and appraised: AcidTabs.com, MostCommonSideEffects.com, DegreeRequired.com…
    10 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued: FindEvents.com, JustGraduated.com, SexText.com…
    * Adam Dicker takes the crown in this week’s “Name That Price” game

    For each domain name portfolio, the Sherpas answer:
    * Which domains are valuable, and in what way?
    * What is the market value (both wholesale and retail) of the best domain names?
    * Which domains are worthless and should be dropped?
    * Which domain names may invite legal issues, such as a UDRP case or cybersquatting lawsuit?
    * Which domains do our Sherpas want to make an offer on?

    We’re joined by three Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Andrew Rosener and Page Howe.

    Read/Watch »

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Domain Name News: April 26 Week in Review

Domain Name News: April 26 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: April 26, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

Verisign Reports Slowing .com/.net Registrations…, Verisign Reports: Revenue Up 5%;…, .city Contention Set Resolved at…, Domain Registrars Want More Business?…, The Domain Business Can’t Make…, .club and Two Chinese New…, Publicly Traded Company Announces Acquisition…, Microsoft Dumps .live gTLD Bid, TLD Registry Sells $584k of…, .gop to Launch On July…, Guy Hit With $1,600 Bill…, 2014 Domain Name Wire Survey:…, Updated: The Rise and Fall…, Dot Chinese Online & Dot…, It Looks Like The Apple…, GoDaddy Partners With Sitelock, Meet The 1st New gTLD…, ICANN Seeks Provider to Conduct…, Rook Media Acquires Domainsponsor, Launched – Grown – Sold…, Dot London and Dot NYC…, .guru First New gTLD to…, First .london Anchor Tenants Named, Afilias’ New Top Level Domain…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview



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  • UPDATED! DomainSherpa Discussion: Fails at 101domain and DomainNameSales; Rook Media + DomainSponsor…

    UPDATED! DomainSherpa Discussion: Fails at 101domain and DomainNameSales; Rook Media + DomainSponsor…This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * YouPay.com: From a $355 purchase to $200K sale; Mike Berkens summarizes the sale that took 9 years.
    * Rook Media acquires DomainSponsor: What does it mean for the industry and for you as an investor?
    * MI.com was recently acquired for $3.6MM by Xiaomi Inc. of Bejing. Should you be looking to China to sell your domains?
    * Everyone’s rebranding. Just ask Elliot, Shane, Aaron and Raymond. Should you?
    * DomainNameSales.com adds a feature to make you money, but are they stepping over their rights as a service provider in doing so?
    * 101domain.com tries to extort rightfully-purchased domain names from registrants, and the panel sounds off on this practice.
    * Frank Schilling steps-up and helps a confused registrant who files an ICANN Request for Reconsideration. Who isn’t confused by some aspect of the new TLDs?
    * And more!

    We’re joined by Adam Dicker, Mike Berkens, Page Howe and Rick Schwartz.

    Read/Watch »

  • DomainSherpa Review – Apr 21, 2014: Pozer.com, JAH.com, BandManager.com, SAI.com, GreenBeans.com…

    DomainSherpa Review – Apr 21, 2014: Pozer.com, JAH.com, BandManager.com, SAI.com, GreenBeans.com…Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!

    * An investor’s portfolio is reviewed and appraised
    * 15 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued
    * Page Howe takes the crown in this week’s “Name That Price” game

    For each domain name portfolio, the Sherpas answer:
    * Which domains are valuable, and in what way?
    * What is the market value (both wholesale and retail) of the best domain names?
    * Which domains are worthless and should be dropped?
    * Which domain names may invite legal issues, such as a UDRP case or cybersquatting lawsuit?
    * Which domains do our Sherpas want to make an offer on?

    We’re joined by three Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Andrew Rosener and Page Howe.

    Read/Watch »

Domain Name News: April 19 Week in Review

Domain Name News: April 19 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: April 19, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

Blockchain.info Makes Five-Year Deal to…, Rightside’s First Two Domain Names…, Panelist Digs Up Key Fact…, .marketing and .holiday Each Pick…, .rich Promises New Marketing After…, How One Guy Games New…, Dotbest Cancels Landrush, Nominet: No Plans For a…, 123-reg.co.UK Alerts Customers to Fraudulent…, Power of Press: London Standard’s…, With Just 22 Domains Registered,…, Uniregistry Activates Thousands of Reserved…, A New TLD Just Canceled…, New gTLD Domains Top 500,000…, Hershey’s Files UDRP On 16…, Association Takes on Amazon Over…, Can New gTLDs Save Demand…, GoDaddy.com Account Management Goes Down…, .buzz May Have The Strangest…, Go Daddy Going to Court…, Pricey .luxury Made $500k Already, 25 Plaintiffs Filed Federal Suit…, Belgium Comes Out Against Donuts’…, The ICA Comments On ICANN…, No Reverse Domain Hijacking if…, From $355 Purchase in 2005…, Big Week for New gTLD’s…, CTIA Kills Amazon.com’s Bid for…, Wolfram Doesn’t Use Computation in…, Sedo Hacked Over The Weekend, .guru Becomes 1st New gTLD…, U.S. Internet Advertising Surpasses Broadcast…, Uniregistry WHOIS Tells You Why…, Dune.com Hit With UDRP, Famous Four Submits .sport Reconsideration…, KSregistry Becomes Registry for .vg…, More New TLD Auctions On…, Geo gTLDs Catch a Break…, Famous Four Wins .party gTLD…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview



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  • DomainSherpa Discussion: Massive .Link Registrations; .Rich Flops; Domain Name Hygiene; Dropping .Info

    DomainSherpa Discussion: Massive .Link Registrations; .Rich Flops; Domain Name Hygiene; Dropping .InfoThis is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    * What do the numbers tell us about Tuesday’s launch of .link, .photo, .pics, .gift, .guitars and .buzz?
    * DomainIncite.com discovers that 18,272 .link domain name registrations, about 90% of their total registrations, are to an affiliate of Uniregistry. Is this “business as usual” for registries?
    * What new top-level domain only received 22 registrations to date? (And, yes, the TLD is live.)
    * Reader question: With GoDaddy and Sedo severing ties, how do you manage your inventory for sale?
    * Reader question: When you buy a domain name, how do you clean up past owner’s for-sale listings on multiple marketplaces?
    * Thousands of 3-letter .info domain names are being dropped by a single investor. Find out what the Sherpas think and if they’re doing it too.
    * And more!
    We’re joined by Adam Dicker, Page Howe and Rick Schwartz.

    Read/Watch »

Domain Name News: April 11 Week in Review

Domain Name News: April 11 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: April 11, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

CBS Picked Colbert 18 …, Republicans Advance “Embarrassing” DOTCOM Act, URS Denied On Aeropostale.uno, ThamesRivers.com Lost in UDRP, Money Talks, and Verisign is…, Next Week is Colorful for…, Ready to .party: Famous Four…, BCE.com Acquired By Bell Canada…, Famous Four Wins .party, CentralNic Acquires Assets of DomiNIC…, Verisign: 271 Million Domain Names Registered, ICANN Sets Ball Rolling On…, Four Governments File ICANN Appeals…, 150 NNN.asia Domains Hits Namejet.com…, ID.me Raises Another $10 Million…, Busted: UDRP Panelist Contradicts His…, .tokyo to Go Live July…, Hilton Buys ChicagoAirportHotel.com for a…, JustBelieve.com Saved in UDRP, No…, Google Appears to Have Sold…, UDRP Complainant Shoots Self in…, .co.com Live Registrations Begin April…, Inbay Limited of London Guilty…, How Russia and China Could…, Euro Winemakers Talk .wine Boycott,…, Google to Launch Android TV…, .wine Frozen After EU Complaint, Chehade Rules Out Move to…, Who Said There Would Be…, After 1st Days After Registration…, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:…, .wed, .xyz and Donuts Featured…, Mittal.CEO Suspended After URS; No…, Second US Bill Would Block…, ICANN Fights The Fear in…, Mapfree.com is Not Confusingly Similar…, Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry Announces Affiliate…, Minds + Machines Issues New…, Hugedomains Sues Medical Group to…, 10 New TLDs Now Top…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview


  • VIDEO: How a Fishmonger Lost $300K Learning the Domain Name Ropes – With Andrew Rosener

    How a Fishmonger Lost $300K Learning the Domain Name Ropes – With Andrew RosenerWe all lose money when first starting out in domain name investing, because part of the process of figuring things out inevitably includes buying worthless or undesirable domain names.

    The same was true for today’s guest.

    But instead of just buying 100 or so worthless domain names, he invested in a “domain name education” that cost him about $300,000 over three years until he realized what he was doing wrong.

    Today, he runs one of the most successful domain name brokerages. Listen in as Andrew Rosener shares what he learned from his expensive “education.”

    Watch The Full Show Now »


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  • DomainSherpa Discussion: ICANN Oversight; DNForum.com; Heartbleed; Verisign…

    DomainSherpa Discussion: ICANN Oversight; DNForum.com; Heartbleed; Verisign…This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * Is the ICANN oversight issue overblown, or significant to you as an investor?
    * A physical letter from a reader about .LA domain name valuations
    * What should you expect on the new DNForum.com? (hint: there’s a surprise)
    * Heartbleed and what it means to you as an internet user and business owner
    * Verisign published their Domain Name Industry Brief and the Sherpas chimed in
    * Congratulations to Mike and Judy Berkens on their pending 27th year anniversary!
    * And more!

    We’re joined by Adam Dicker, Mike Berkens, Page Howe and Rick Schwartz.

    Read/Watch »

Domain Name News: March 28 Week in Review

Domain Name News: March 28 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: March 28, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

1st Urs Filed On a…, Microsoft is Happy About The…, Sedo Holdings Reports: Revenue Up…, Twitter Files UDRP On Twıtter.com…, EU Buys More Time for…, UDRP Panel Punts Denying Google’s…, ICANN Acts: .vg; .zm; Collision…, After 1st Day of Availability…, PBS: Who Should Oversee The…, Sign.com and Signs.com Settle Dispute…, .UK Adds Registry Lock Option, End User Sales Report: People…, Whibse.com New Bulk Domain Lookup…, Cheers! .wine and .vin Domains…, .wine is a Go, Zeptolab Seeking to Cancel King.com…, Famous Four Alleges Link Between…, Some Interesting .email Domain Registrations…, IRS Rules Bitcoin (Virtual Currency)…, 5 More Donuts TLDs Available…, Over Half a Million Trademark…, .hotels Applicant Files IRP On…, Bad Decision: HugeDomains.com Turns Down…, Go Daddy Closing The Go…, Cybersquatting Lawsuit Filed Against AnnualCreditReport.com…, Radix Boots ARI in Favor…, Secure Domain Foundation Launches Backed…, Cleveland Clinic’s .med Application is…, UDRP Panel Orders Return of…, OMG! gTLD Applicant Actually Wins…, Who Runs The Internet? An…, Why Neustar Paid $109 Million…, A Domain Investor Goes to…, Top Level Domain Holdings Starts…, First IDN gTLD Auction Raises $181,000, Sedo Macau Auction Concludes With…, DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide…, ICANN: Important Corrections to Inaccuracies…, Breaking: Neustar Acquires .CO for…, 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered…, Exposed: A GoDaddy Impersonator, Lies,…, Amazon.com Registers .domains Domain Names…, UDRP Panel Gets AustinPain.com Decision…, Another Banner Day for Domains…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview


  • VIDEO: How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker

    How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam DickerEveryone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.

    In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their marketplace. The average price was almost $1,900, with a median price of about $600. The fact is, most domain names sell in the range of $100 to $10,000.

    To discuss his personal portfolio statistics, I invited back to the show past Domain Sherpa Adam Dicker, who shares his strategy and roll-up-your-sleeves tactics to sell three- and four-figure domain names.

    Watch The Full Show Now »


Additional Resources


  • DomainSherpa Discussion: ICANN Singapore; Neustar Buys .CO; IRS & Bitcoin…

    DomainSherpa Discussion: ICANN Singapore; Neustar Buys .CO; IRS & Bitcoin…This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * What actually happened at ICANN 49 in Singapore this week?
    * Neustar acquires the .CO registry, who’s it good for?
    * The IRS decides how you should treat Bitcoin on your taxes, know how?
    * Page Howe finds a potential “We Get It” TRAFFIC award nominee in Water.com
    * Does Twitter “get it” with First-Tweets.com registration?
    * And more!

    Read/Watch »

  • DomainSherpa Review – Mar 24, 2014

    DomainSherpa Review – Mar 24, 2014Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!

    * An investor’s portfolio is reviewed and appraised
    * 21 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued
    * Page Howe takes the crown in this week’s “Name That Price” game

    For each domain name portfolio, the Sherpas answer:
    * Which domains are valuable, and in what way?
    * What is the market value (both wholesale and retail) of the best domain names?
    * Which domains are worthless and should be dropped?
    * Which domain names may invite legal issues, such as a UDRP case or cybersquatting lawsuit?
    * Which domains do our Sherpas want to make an offer on?

    We’re joined by three Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Andrew Rosener and Page Howe.

    Read/Watch »

Why You Don’t Want to Miss DomainFest 2014 With Dwayne Walker

Why You Don’t Want to Miss DomainFest 2014 With Dwayne Walker

Dwayne Walker, senior vice president at Oversee.net, joins Michael Cyger to discuss DomainFest 2014 taking place March 31st through April 2nd in Hollywood, California.

Questions answered include:
* What is the differentiation of DomainFest from the other domain name related conferences?
* What are the three educational tracks at DomainFest and who are they geared to?
* Who are the keynote speakers and how will their message impact attendees focused on domain name investing, startups and entrepreneurship?
* DomainFest is well-known for throwing great parties. What can attendees expect this year?
* How many people are you anticipating will attend?
* How much, until when, and how can attendees attend a single day and party?

Domain Name News: March 21 Week in Review

Domain Name News: March 21 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: March 21, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide…, Breaking: Neustar Acquires .CO for…, 12 Year Old Hobbex.com Registered…, Exposed: A GoDaddy Impersonator, Lies,…, Amazon.com Registers .domains Domain Names…, UDRP Panel Gets AustinPain.com Decision…, Another Banner Day for Domains…, Frank Schilling’s Registrar is Live;…, 15 Year Old Quebec.com Owned…, ICANN Last Resort Contention Auctions…, First ICANN gTLD Auction Slated…, Community gTLD Applicants Flunk On…, Donuts Plays The Genericide Card…, One of The Worlds Best…, Strickling Refines Last Weeks Announcement…, Marchex, Endurance Added to NASDAQ…, .berlin Scores 30,000+ Registrations in…, Registrar Suspends All Domain Names…, GoDaddy Loses 5% Market Share…, Chinese Government Buys 20,000 New…, TLD Registry Sells 20k+ Idn…, 55 New TLDs Request Exemption…, Frank Schilling Gets Hit With…, Panel Won’t Find Reverse Domain…, .club Teams Up With TLD…, .menu Picks Up Over 1,500…, Weirdest New gTLD Launch Yet?…, Registrars Screwing Up New gTLD…, Full TMCH Database Published By…, First City New gTLD to…, After Winning UDRP, Denver Nuggets…, You Can Bid On The…, Verisign Stock Punished After US…, Panel Doesn’t Consider TLD in…, 6 New TLDs Have Eclipsed…, Verisign Now Down Over 10%…, Verisign Tells Markets NTIA News…, Canyon.bike Lost in 1st UDRP…, Verisign Issues Statement On ICANN’s…, Roundup: Industry Reaction to US…, Belgians Do Want a Piece…, U.S. Aims to Give Up…, U.S. Plans to Relinquish IANA…, WSJ: GoDaddy Prepping for Initial…, Here is The Offical Statement…, Breaking: US to Give Up…, Teabox.com Sold By MostWantedDomains Featured…, Donuts: “Eco” Registrants Could Get…, French Registrar Gets WHOIS Data…, See Who Registered 1,659 .domains…, Patient.com Domain Name Hit With…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview


  • VIDEO: How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker

    How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam DickerEveryone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.

    In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their marketplace. The average price was almost $1,900, with a median price of about $600. The fact is, most domain names sell in the range of $100 to $10,000.

    To discuss his personal portfolio statistics, I invited back to the show past Domain Sherpa Adam Dicker, who shares his strategy and roll-up-your-sleeves tactics to sell three- and four-figure domain names.

    Watch The Full Show Now »


Additional Resources


  • DomainSherpa Discussion: U.S. Relinquishing ICANN Control; Verisign Stock; Go Daddy IPO…

    DomainSherpa Discussion: U.S. Relinquishing ICANN Control; Verisign Stock; Go Daddy IPO…This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * U.S. Department of Commerce relinquishing control over ICANN in September 2015, Good for investors and the Internet?
    * Verisign stock drops 10% on ICANN news, Why?
    * Go Daddy talks to bankers about potential IPO, Will you invest?
    * In the wake of the Donuts.co and eco.TLD “claw back”, what are the rights and responsibilities of registries?
    * Mike Berkens’ MostWantedDomains.com sells Teabox.com for $30K, Startup seeks $1MM in seed funding on TechCrunch.com, Productive to look back at sales?
    * And more!

    Read/Watch »

  • DomainSherpa Review – Mar 17, 2014

    DomainSherpa Review – Mar 17, 2014Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review!

    * Vin Jacques’ strategy and portfolio are reviewed and appraised
    * 18 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued
    * Adam Dicker takes the crown in this week’s “Name That Price” game

    For each domain name portfolio, the Sherpas answer:
    * Which domains are valuable, and in what way?
    * What is the market value (both wholesale and retail) of the best domain names?
    * Which domains are worthless and should be dropped?
    * Which domain names may invite legal issues, such as a UDRP case or cybersquatting lawsuit?
    * Which domains do our Sherpas want to make an offer on?

    We’re joined by three Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Andrew Rosener and Page Howe.

    Read/Watch »

DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide for Investors

DNTaxGuide: Domain Name Tax Guide for Investors

April 15 is tax day in the United States and we’re here to help.

DomainSherpa has just published DNTaxGuide, a domain name tax guide that is written by a Certified Public Accountant and reviewed by a a former IRS Agent.

It covers all the essentials you need to know about as an investor, including income streams, legal entities to protect your personal assets, how to classify income, how to treat charitable donations and much more.

Domain Name News: March 14 Week in Review

Domain Name News: March 14 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: March 14, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

See Who Registered 1,659 .domains…, Patient.com Domain Name Hit With…, Senator Thinks “.sucks” Domain Name…, Sen. Rockefeller, Adweek & Politico…, Dior Files URS On Dior.clothing…, New York Man May Have…, Donuts’ “Eco” Debacle Affected Two-character…, Agreed Becomes The 1st Licensed…, Former Apple Executive Joins GoDaddy…, Will .exposed See a Big…, DomainHoldings Brokerage is Staying But…, Companies are Exposed to .exposed…, New Top Level Domain Names…, Fiskars is Stoppable, Domain Name…, Brands Finally Find a New…, New TLD Trademark Notifications Top 20,000, Trademark Clearing House Up to…, Chinese Game Company 37wan.net is…, Google Giving Away 5,000 Free…, PIR Goes Live With Three…, Tencent Pays $15 Million for…, M.dot Rebranded As Go Daddy…, Classified Ventures Seeking $3 Billion…, Twitter Starts Supporting (Some) New…, .secure Applicant Loses CTO to…, FT.com Covers Frank Schilling, Go Daddy Risking Oscars Wrath…, Final .eco Applicant Completes Evaluation, 14k of Enom’s 23k New…, Warner Bros. Gets Gauntlet.com Domain…, .buzz Signs RRA With GoDaddy…, Largest Domain Name Sales Database…, GoDaddy Has 40% of The…, .photos is First Day Winner…, Google’s First New gTLD Racks…The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.


This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview


  • VIDEO: How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam Dicker

    How to Sell a Domain Name Redux – With Adam DickerEveryone loves to hear about people selling a domain name for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. But a sales price of that magnitude is the exception, not the rule.

    In 2013, Sedo transacted more than 37,000 domain name sales on their marketplace. The average price was almost $1,900, with a median price of about $600. The fact is, most domain names sell in the range of $100 to $10,000.

    To discuss his personal portfolio statistics, I invited back to the show past Domain Sherpa Adam Dicker, who shares his strategy and roll-up-your-sleeves tactics to sell three- and four-figure domain names.

    Watch The Full Show Now »


Additional Resources


  • DomainSherpa Discussion – Mar 12, 2014

    DomainSherpa Discussion – Mar 12, 2014This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * Question from the audience: is a firstname.newTLD worth registering?
    * Question from the audience: should I have business insurance for accidental domain name registration of a trademark?
    * Google.com gives away 5,000 domain names if you build a website
    * Donuts.co takes-back properly registered domain names because they were on a reserved list but accidentally were sold — this happened to TWO Sherpas on today’s panel
    * Is the TMCH system being “gamed” by people to register generic domain names in new TLDs
    * A new database of domain name historical sales is available
    * How Page Howe made his domain name go from zero to $11,000 on Estibot.com
    * And more!

    Read/Watch »

Domain Name News: March 7 Week in Review

Domain Name News: March 7 Week in Review

The Week of Domaining In Review: March 7, 2014.

The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.

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This Week’s DomainSherpa Interview


  • VIDEO: Using Estibot to Proactively Find and Contact Buyers for Your Domain Name

    Using Estibot to Proactively Find and Contact Buyers for Your Domain NameIf you own a domain name, getting the highest offer possible generally requires waiting for a potential end user of that domain name to contact you. In some cases, you may be waiting years, or you may never hear from the perfect end user.

    The alternative to waiting is to proactively reach out to potential buyers who may be interested in purchasing the domain name. While it may not maximize your sales price, it could produce a sale and cash flow for your business or investment.

    In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the Estibot Domain Lead Generator & End-User Finder Tools to find and contact potential end users. Also included in this tutorial are the real results from trying to sell four domain names to potential buyers using the Estibot tools.

    Watch The Full Show Now »


Additional Resources


  • DomainSherpa Discussion – Mar 6, 2014

    DomainSherpa Discussion – Mar 6, 2014This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.

    In this DomainSherpa Discussion:
    * We’re separating the DomainSherpa Review and Discussion Discussion shows
    * Whisky.com sells for $3.1 million, TorontoDomainer.com earns a $310,00 commission
    * SnapNames.com sold by KeyDrive to Web.com: what’s staying the same, what’s changing
    * New TLD numbers: do they really matter?
    * Uniregistry.com reverses their policy on reserving domain names; is Frank Schilling waffling?
    * Mike Berkens shares audience responses from a recent conference: what does .com stand for and why that matters
    * And more!

    Read/Watch »

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