DomainSherpa interviews successful domain name investors and entrepreneurs – people we call Sherpas – who share their strategies and tactics to help you be more successful. Hosted by Jonathan Tenenbaum.
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Are the emails you send to potential buyers even being opened?
And if your emails are being read, when and how often should you follow up to increase your chances of closing a sale? >> I tell you in this tutorial. <<
Michael Cyger November 7, 2016
It’s rumored but not confirmed that today’s Sherpa sold a five letter, dictionary word domain name that has hundreds of thousands of exact match searches per month, and thousands of companies use this word in their name…but nobody’s been able to confirm the sale or the price.
The domain? Ocean.com.
Michael Cyger October 17, 2016
How does Doron Vermaat earn $40,000 profit per year while only investing 10 to 15 hours per week? Find out in this interview.
Vermaat shares:
* How he learned to value brandable domain names
* What he does as soon as he purchases a new domain name
* How (and how fast) he responds to inquiries from potential buyers
* Why he ends each email with a question
* How he softly pushes just a little further to increase the sales price
Michael Cyger October 3, 2016
Russ Artzt shares his insights on founding software company CA Technologies, building it to $4.5B, launching new products and services over the past 40 years, and how naming and branding took place in this Global 1000 company.
If that isn’t enough, Russ also gives us an overview of a new software company he’s developing that helps companies measure, analyze and improve their digital assets, including domain names, websites and third-party accounts.
Michael Cyger September 19, 2016
This week includes a double dose of DomainSherpa!
In this excerpt of DNAcademy office hours, Michael Cyger walks students through two questions:
1. Does domain name parking still work today?
2. What types of domain names produce revenue with domain name parking?
Michael Cyger September 8, 2016
Sales happen when you work backwards from YES.
Look for where the sales are, and turn yourself into a reverse engineer.
Michael Cyger September 5, 2016
Google Apps for Business costs $60 per year for email hosting. I found an email hosting option for your domain name that only costs $0.06 per year.
In this tutorial, I’m going to show you exactly how to set it up and use it.
Michael Cyger August 15, 2016
How exactly did a 26-year-old sell 5 million dollars worth of domain names in 12 months?
James Booth joins DomainSherpa to share how he got started, built a name, a reputation and some serious credentials in the domain name industry.
Michael Cyger August 8, 2016
On Saturday I presented at the Domain Startup Summit Pitchfest competition.
I’d appreciate your input on my business idea, Resolution Club, an application that uses your social media network to help you build a healthy habit, break an unhealthy one, or do something to make the world a better place.
Michael Cyger August 1, 2016
The startup community LOVES .io domain names.
Never heard of .io and don’t believe me? Today’s Sherpa will convince you, as well as share a method to value .io domain names for end users.
Then, he shows you how to find, contact and sell your newly acquired .io domain names without being an @$$hole.
Michael Cyger July 11, 2016