Mike Mann News: 2 .CO Sales and New Webinar Video Now Available

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I received a couple of updates from Internet entrepreneur Mike Mann that I wanted to share with you. First, his company sold two .CO domain names last week. Tequila.CO was sold for $14,500 and Recipes.CO was sold for $5,600. Both sales were closed on Mann’s DomainMarket.com platform (Correction: I was informed both sales were actually closed on Sedo).

In addition to these sales, Mann recently posted a new webinar entitled “When to Quit Your Day Job.” According to the website on which it’s posted, you can

“Join Mike Mann, serial entrepreneur and author of “Make Millions and Make Change, Secrets to Business and Personal Success,” in a candid webinar about how quitting your job might be the best move you could ever make. Mike will discuss:

  • Why quitting your job is necessary to build a profitable business
  • How to know when to quit your job
  • What to know before you quit
  • The real risks of quitting
  • How jobs prevent personal success
  • The power of faith and belief in your ideas

Mann is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the domain space, and this is a video you should check out if you have some time.

Domaining.com Adds Domain Directory

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DomainingFrancois Carrillo has added a domain industry business directory to the left sidebar and top right tab of Domaining.com, a smart move considering all of the targeted traffic the site receives. The directory has categories for domain brokers, registrars, parking, tools, escrow companies, and a number of other categories related to domain investing.

I had previously noticed the directory when it first started and was fairly empty, but in the past few weeks, it has become heavily populated. The cost for a directory listing is $700 a year for the top section of each category and $300 a year for the lower section of each category. It appears that all categories have at least two listings, and some several far more than the minimum.

I think it’s a smart move by Francois as it will certainly generate additional revenue for his company, and it will also keep people on the Domaining.com website for longer, adding value to the other advertisers. Of course, it’s also beneficial to visitors looking to find a domain related company.

Secret Millionaire Viewing Party in NYC

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John Ferber is hosting what I am sure will be a fun viewing party in Florida on March 27th for his episode of the Secret Millionaire. If I lived in Florida, I would likely attend to show my support.

I don’t live in Florida, so I decided I am going to host a viewing party in New York City, also on March 27th, with a bit of a catch.

As you know, I am currently raising money for the Ronald McDonald House. My wife, Karen, and I will be hosting a Secret Millionaire viewing party at the Ronald McDonald House in New York City for 15 people, to raise funds for this organization.  I will personally pay for the food and drink, which will likely be pizza and pasta, with non-alcoholic beverages.

The cost to attend is a $50 donation to RMH. The party will begin at 7pm so we can casually eat and learn about what the Ronald McDonald House does and who it helps. We may get a tour of the house, but that’s not confirmed. Ronald McDonald House is located on 73rd between 1st and York on the Upper East Side. We will try to set up a video feed with John’s party in Florida.

If you are able to attend the viewing party, please RSVP here and I will add you to the Evite I am sending to past New York domain group attendees. The conference room can only accommodate 15 people, so I would really appreciate only firm RSVPs.

John Ferber’s Secret Millionaire Viewing Party

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As you may already know, Domain Holdings’ John Ferber will be featured in an episode of ABC’s popular show, Secret Millionaire. The show will air on March 27, 2011 at 8pm eastern time.

In conjunction with the airing, there will be a viewing party held at Atlantique Cafe in Delray Beach, Florida (777 East Altantic Avenue) from 7-10pm. John will be in attendance, and I am sure a number of other people in the domain business will be there to support him as well.

A donation of $20 is being requested, and the money will go directly towards the charities/organizations featured during the episode. You can pre-purchase your ticket on Microgiving.com.

It’s going to be a fun evening for sure, and it’s something I would attend if I was in Florida.

Bhavin Turakhia, Founder of Directi, Selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum

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Bhavin Turakhia, founder of Directi, the company that owns and operates Skenzo, BigJumbo and DomainAdvertising.com, was selected as a “Young Global Leader” by the World Economic Forum. Turakhia was one of 12 leaders from India that was honored.

There were over 1,000 people considered for this honor (whittled down from an original 5,000+ that were considered), but only 190 leaders were selected. The World Economic Forum considers things such as rapid career progression, delivering results to the leader’s company or organization, altruistic  entrepreneurship, and a variety of other factors.

This is a significant honor for Turakhia, and I congratulate him for his achievement.

The full list of Young Global Leaders for 2011 can be found in this pdf on the World Economic Forum website.

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Domain Madness 3 Scheduled for April 4-5

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DomainMadness.comI just received word that the third annual Domain Madness “micro-conference” scheduled for April 4-5 will be held again in a suite at the Palms Casino. The conference is public, but there is a very limited number of attendees. The cost to attend is $750.

The public side of the conference, and probably the more well-known aspect, is the live domain auction. Last year, CamRoulette.com sold for $151,000 at Domain Madness. SecurityGuards.com and PalmSpringsHomes.com also yielded decent sales numbers in the auction that totaled over $200,000 in sales. The auction also netted over $200,000 in its first year as well.

The auction opens for bidding on March 29th, and it ends on April 5th. The extended auction (for names that didn’t sell in the live auction) ends on April 6th.  People can submit domain names to  mike@domainconsultant.com. The auction will be run by Boxcar.com.

As you can guess by the conference moniker, the event will be held during the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, known widely as March Madness. To tie in this conference with the basketball tournament, organizers will be  running the bracket contest again, where you pick which names will and won’t sell NCAA-style. The winner gets $1,000 cash.  Jamie MacMillan won $1,000 in 2009.

The conference and live auction is managed by DomainConsultant.com.

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