@Rob Gets Domain Broker Shoutout from Reddit Founder

Rob Schutz, who goes by the enviable @Rob handle on Twitter, is a Co-Founder of Ro, an online health services company. Rob has also built a domain brokerage business called Snagged.com. I have never worked on a domain name deal with Rob, but I have seen his name mentioned before and have had conversations with him on Twitter.

On Sunday, Rob received a shoutout from Alexis Ohanian, the serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Reddit. Alexis was showing appreciation for Rob related to an undisclosed domain name acquisition:

Jim Campbell Discusses Honeymoons.com Success

Earlier today, Andrew Miller and Larry Fischer were joined on a video discussion with Jim Campbell, Founder of Honeymoons.com. I wrote about the success the company has been having following the acquisition of the Honeymoons.com domain name, and Andrew and Larry spent some time chatting with Jim.

If you were unable to watch their stream live, you can view it here:

Cybersquatting Always Going to Harm Reputation

I was chatting with an acquaintance on Tuesday, and out of the blue he told me a brief story. In short, he said he thought about me the other day when he mistyped a web address and landed on some sort of spammy/scammy landing page. I explained that isn’t the type of business I operate, but for all intents and purposes, it didn’t matter. He landed on what was likely a PPC monetized typo domain name and his first thought was of my business.

A Domain Investor’s New Year Ode

In the vast expanse of the digital domain,
Where dreams unfold, and fortunes reign.

A new year dawns, a canvas to explore,
With domain names in our portfolio, we seek success galore.

Some chase the .com, a classic endeavor,
In the realm of the web, an extension to savor.

Others set sail on the .AI, .CO, or .IO tides,
Innovation and tech, with them, they ride.

Jewish.com Raising Funds in Memory of Lonnie Borck

I think one of Lonnie Borck’s proudest domain investing moments was acquiring the Jewish.com domain name. Lonnie was proud to be the owner of such an important and meaningful domain name. Lonnie subsequently closed a deal with attorney Ari Goldberger, who is now the owner of this domain name.

Jewish.com is now being used in an effort to raise money to purchase ambulances for United Hatzalah, a Jewish volunteer emergency medical service organization. Lonnie was an EMT and leader in the Baltimore, Maryland chapter of Hatzalah. According to Jewish.com, the first ambulance purchased with donated funds will be donated in memory of Lonnie.

Mathematics of Domain Investing as a Profession

Most people who buy and sell domain names as investments do so to supplement their main source of income. Domain investing can be a lucrative side hustle. With its steep learning curve, domain investing can also become a costly hobby. Earning a full-time living as a domain investor is a challenge with a high rate of failure.

Domain investing has been my full-time profession since 2008. I think this business has gotten more difficult since I started out, but I have forward momentum – with a domain portfolio, knowledge, and capital. This has enabled my business to continue to grow despite the challenges.

For those of you who are interested in pursuing a full time profession in domain investing, I want to lay out some of the math involved in making that happen.