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Bid to Be Lead Sponsor of our PMC Jersey

John Berryhill and I are riding in this year’s Pan-Mass Challenge to raise funds and awareness for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Each year we ride, we create a custom domain-industry cycling jersey as our primary source of fundraising. This raises considerable funds for Dana-Farber, and it also serves as a display of domain industry companies that support our efforts.

Each year, there is one lead sponsor whose logo is adorned on the front of our jersey, and there are many other companies whose logos are featured on the back and sleeves. You can see some of our past designs here, here, and here. Over the last 10 years, there have been several lead sponsors of our jersey:

Domain Finance Calculator Offered by Catchy.com

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Francois Carrillo is best known for his Domaining.com industry news aggregator. He also owns Catchy.com, a platform for selling domain names.

Francois emailed me to let me know about a domain name financing calculator he recently added to Catchy.com that might be of interest to domain investors and domain name buyers. The tool is free to use, and it can be of assistance to investors who want to offer a customized financing deal to acquire a domain name.

GoDaddy Verification an Unnecessary Speed Bump

I won a domain name at GoDaddy Auctions on April 18, and it was delivered to my GoDaddy account this morning at around 4am. A few hours later, I went into my GoDaddy account, changed the nameservers to point to Afternic, and attempted to add it to my Afternic account so I could list it for sale.

For some reason, the domain name couldn’t be added to my account without verification via the addition of a third nameserver. The error message can be seen here for those who aren’t aware of what it looks like:

Ask Platforms to Reconnect on Failed Deals

I’ve had many agreed upon deals die at the finish line. The buyer agreed to purchase a domain name – sometimes after a lengthy discussion – and then poof – they ghosted. Multiple reminder emails go unanswered, and the domain name is back on the market for sale.

One thing you can do – which I have done – is ask a representative from the marketplace / platform to personally connect with the buyer after the deal failed to try and get the deal closed. I am sure platforms like Dan and Sedo make multiple outreach efforts to close a deal shortly after it has been agreed upon, but following-up at a later date is also a good idea.

Negotiate an Inbound Lead via Broker

Successfully negotiating a deal is something I enjoy. The negotiation is an important aspect of why I find domain investing to be exhilarating. It can also be a source of great frustration. Some people are good at negotiating deals and others aren’t as good. When it comes to negotiating a very large deal – one that could substantially impact your business, it may be wise to hand-off the lead to a domain broker who can expertly negotiate on your behalf.

Some of the top domain brokers are willing to take an inbound lead and help an investor close a deal. These brokers would work on a one-off basis, meaning they’re given a specific inbound lead and have autonomy to use their tools to close a deal with that prospect. Doing this would allow the domain investor to stay out of his or her own way.

Candidate Gets Flack for Old Domain Investments

When I read about domain names being involved in a political campaign, it is usually because one candidate bought a domain name related to an opponent. Sometimes it is because a campaign registered or acquired a provocative or creative domain name – like KeepAmericaGreat.com or Bidenomics.com.

That’s not the case in Tarrant County, Texas. A candidate running for the Texas House of Representatives is getting flack for some domain names he bought as investments, according to a report from the Dallas-Ft. Worth NBC affiliate. Apparently, the candidate owned some adult-related domain names more than 10 years ago, and he is being called out by his opponent.

Here’s what the NBC affiliate wrote:

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Bid to Be Lead Sponsor of our PMC Jersey

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