General Domain Information

A business friend emailed me the other day to let me know he spotted an interesting domain name “acquisition” that appeared to be made by a large company. It wasn’t all that interesting to me, but it would have been interesting to speculate about the plans for this new domain name.

One thing we all need to keep in mind is that a domain name “acquisition” isn’t always what it looks like. If a large company acquires a domain name with their brand in it, they might have done so to protect their brand. They might not have even paid for the domain name that they now own. Perhaps they sent the domain owner a cease and desist letter with a request or demand to transfer the domain name to them to prevent the owner from using it.

I monitor UDRP filings, and there are many that are filed because a

Earlier this week, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin announced that she started a new online, subscription-based media venture called SarahPalinChannel.com. Not long after, Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert announced that he was starting a new network on TheSarahPalinChannel.com. I thought his segment was funny, and I embedded it below for your enjoyment.

Being a domain name broker seems like it could be lucrative, and for the best domain brokers, it is a great job. Domain brokers  represent domain name owners who are trying to sell their valuable domain names and they make a commission on successful sales. Aside from their time and marketing expenses, brokers rarely have a financial stake in the domain names they are selling, but the potential reward on a large sale may be considerable.

I am not a domain broker, and I want to share the three primary reasons why I am not interested in becoming a broker or working with other domain owners to sell their domain names.