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Boston.net on Auction at Sedo

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SedoThere was an article in this morning’s Boston Herald about the Boston.net auction currently taking place at Sedo. Although the owner had turned down nearly 50 offers for this domain name via Sedo, it’s now for sale in an auction, and the reserve price  is somewhere between $10,000 – $24,999.

The current bid price is $13,800, and the auction ends on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at noon (eastern).

I am  bit partial to Massachusetts geodomain names, although .net wouldn’t be my first choice for a geodomain name. However, I think this .net is particularly good, and the reserve price range seems to be excellent for it. My prediction is that this domain name will meet the reserve price and sell at auction.

As you are probably aware, Boston.com is owned and operated by the Boston Globe, and it’s my main source of news and sports information. As a Boston sports fan, I am on Boston.com many times a day.

Earlier this year, Telepathy, Inc. put Massachusetts.com on the market, also using Sedo as the broker.

Rick Latona Pulls Plug on Auction Business; Endorses Sedo’s Auction Platform

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LatonasAs you may have heard, Rick Latona threw in the towel on domain auctions and has endorsed Sedo’s auction services. According to Rick, “Sedo dominates the online domain auction space and they do it well.” In fact, Rick has his own no reserve auction on Sedo ending in about an hour (ISU.com, KansasCity.net, DayTraders.net…etc).

I think it’s a very smart move to withdraw from a venture that isn’t working, even one as high profile as his auctions. As the old saying goes, there’s no sense in throwing good money after bad, and I think it got to that point that the auctions were becoming money losing efforts.

Rick was in a tough spot because the auctions he was running weren’t all doing well. I am sure he felt pressure auctioning other people’s domain names for lower amounts than he hoped, and he was also auctioning his company’s inventory as well. Not only was it damaging his reputation, but it was hurting his bottom line.

I admire Rick for his audacity in the domain space. He doesn’t do anything half-assed, and he puts a big effort into all of the challenges he undertakes. Although some might say his TRAFFIC conference partnership didn’t end successfully, I had a great time at the Amsterdam conference, and I was planning on attending the Hong Kong conference. This is a tribute to his efforts, as I generally wouldn’t travel to another continent for a conference unless it was for something special.

When you are trying new things, there are going to be some that fail. In a small industry like this one, those failures are usually amplified. Rick spent a lot of money on his auction venture, made some waves in the industry with very good results, but he ultimately realized it wasn’t going to work out for his company, and he pulled the plug.

I think it’s great to see people trying new things to better the industry and drive more revenue for domain investors, and I look forward to his next audacious endeavor.

Sedo’s Travel Auction Begins Today

Elliot Silver
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SedoSedo is running a travel-related domain auction beginning this afternoon (March 24) at 1pm EST and running through March 31, 2011.  There are over 225 domain names in this auction, and all of them are related to travel (or could be related to travel). There are many ccTLD domain names included in this auction, and some of the prices are in Euros instead of dollars (so keep that in mind if you decide to bid).

My 5 favorites from the auction include:

  • Philadelphia.org 25,000 – 49,999 USD Reserve
  • HotelNews.com 25,000 – 49,999 USD Reserve
  • VisitPanamaCity.com 5,000 – 9,999 USD Reserve
  • HolidayBlog.com 1 – 499 EUR Reserve
  • Touring.com 25,000 – 49,999 USD Reserve

What are your thoughts on this auction? Do the ccTLD domain names make sense, and how do you think they’ll do?

Diaclaimer: Although I own several VisitCity .com domain names, I do not have any domain names in this particular auction. I may bid on one or more domain names, and the link to the auction is NOT an affiliate link.

My Current Strategy With Hand Registrations

Elliot Silver
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I am feeling a bit more bearish about the short term domain aftermarket than I have in a while, so I’ve found myself hand registering domain names more frequently than in the past. Aside from privately acquiring domain names like BikeTours.com, TaxConsult.com, MonthlyPaymentCalculator.com, and HumorForum.com in the last month, my  acquisitions  and inquiries have been fewer than in prior months.

Instead of spending significant amounts of money on domain names with plans of quickly flipping them, I’ve been focusing on hand registering domain names I think are pretty decent, and I’ve changed up my strategy on what I do with hand registered domain names once I buy them.

I am not aggressively looking to re-sell these domain names, but I am doing something passively that I haven’t done before: I am immediately listing them for sale at Sedo. I am not simply parking them with a message that says the name may be for sale. I am actively putting them on the market right from the get go.

I will likely begin listing these names on Afternic as well, since they have a pretty broad footprint with BuyDomains. The downside from my perspective is that the BuyDomains brokers generally prefer names that are priced, and I don’t want to go through the trouble of doing that yet.

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Guest Post: Matt Bentley on the Recent Google Algorithm Change and Its Impact on Domain Investors

Elliot Silver
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Google Unleashes “Revenge of the Niche Publishers“

Though it’s gone largely unnoticed in the domain industry, a Google algorithm update announced today may just be the best news the domain industry has heard in years. A first step towards ending the long reign of the “MegaSite”, content factories churning out endless supplies of content and ranking solely by the size and authority of their domain.

Or, it may just be another PR move from a search behemoth increasingly under fire for the declining quality of their results. Only time and detailed analysis of the results will tell.

So why should domain investors care about Google changes?

Since ~2007 Big G’s never-ending quest to fight spam has increasingly emphasized Site Authority ie, how big and well-linked a website is. Eric Schmidt famously stated that “[big] brands are how you sort out the cesspool” of the internet.

The unsurprising result of an emphasis on Site Authority was the rise of MegaSites like eHow, AssociatedContent, and About.com, where non-expert writers could make it to the top of the search results not because of their knowledge or the quality of their content, but because of the power of the host domain.

For those with multiple domains, 1+1+1 = 2. Three articles posted on 3 niche sites are worth far less than 3 articles posted on one mega site. The more domains you have, the bleaker the picture.

Now, with the Farmer Update, the pendulum may finally be swinging back in the other direction.

The domain industry needs this change. We need expert bloggers, mom-and-pop businesses, and niche publishers to be able to compete successfully in the search results, on their own domains. If they can’t, they’ll shift resources to social media platforms and hosted content solutions like article marketing rather than spending a lot on a domain for a site that nobody visits.

And finally, domainers increasingly are niche publishers. For those learning scalable domain development, targeted search traffic is an increasingly necessary replacement for declining parking revenues.

As of today, that goal may have just become a little bit easier.

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Matt Bentley is a niche publisher, domain investor, former CEO of Sedo.com, and founder of BetterSEO.com, a stealth-phase content analytics startup.

Afternic Sells Nearly $700k in Domains

Elliot Silver
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Afternic just released its sales report for last week, and the company sold over 125 domain names for $2,000 or more (publicly disclosed sales only). In total, the company sold just shy of $700,000 worth of domain names.

To be quite honest, many of the domain names that were sold are names I wouldn’t even hand register. It goes to show that if you put your names for sale on a site like Afternic or Sedo, a buyer may just find your name.

pinkzone.com $12,000.00
InternetMarketingService.com $9,200.00
incatrail.com $9,000.00
artbuzz.com $8,075.00
coolgames.org $7,500.00
hartwood.com $7,000.00
fineworld.com $6,577.00
2822.com $6,000.00
dirtgames.com $5,500.00
wallo.com $5,488.00
dator.com $5,400.00
jumpingmouse.com $5,188.00
selecao.com $5,000.00
eclean.com $5,000.00
nucleare.com $4,788.00
xmwa.com $4,500.00
workhub.com $4,500.00
palinfo.com $4,388.00
strala.com $4,250.00
mysteryflight.com $4,000.00
WhitePony.com $4,000.00
surnet.com $4,000.00
novabiz.com $3,940.00
casacaribe.com $3,888.00
everydaysuccess.com $3,750.00
geekwire.com $3,688.00
druckservice.com $3,650.00
situate.com $3,520.00
situate.com $3,520.00
taras.com $3,500.00
DuplicateFile.com $3,500.00
lugnutcovers.com $3,500.00
upandcomer.com $3,488.00
militaryaffairs.com $3,388.00
charterus.com $3,321.00
Rentis.com $3,310.00
tbbnet.com $3,288.00
femu.com $3,240.00
readingimprovement.com $3,220.00
salesmatters.com $3,188.00
sycamorepartners.com $3,188.00
ohsushi.com $3,188.00
artdiscover.com $3,188.00
businessfurniture.net $3,188.00
responsable.net $3,188.00
nvus.org $3,188.00
yesfamily.com $3,088.00
machinebuilding.com $3,088.00
electroplanet.com $3,088.00
chinaquality.com $3,000.00
IQDB.com $3,000.00
charma.com $3,000.00
serviceplus.net $3,000.00
loyaltyconnect.com $2,988.00
thewolvesden.com $2,988.00
clipshow.com $2,988.00
protoe.com $2,959.00
coeliac.com $2,900.00
heavenlyliving.com $2,800.00
happychoice.com $2,750.00
behaviour.net $2,688.00
avaianas.com $2,600.00
dressyouup.com $2,588.00
livefury.com $2,588.00
atomicdata.com $2,588.00
digitalreality.net $2,588.00
indiebookstore.com $2,500.00
deogroup.com $2,500.00
connoisseurgroup.com $2,500.00
bothwell.com $2,500.00
mrnerd.com $2,500.00
masterhomes.com $2,500.00
masterhomes.com $2,500.00
suiteservices.com $2,488.00
wildlifephotographer.com $2,488.00
usauto.net $2,488.00
caymanbeachresort.com $2,450.00
mobilecontainerservice.com $2,391.00
i-confess.com $2,388.00
aestheticmedicine.org $2,388.00
icewatches.com $2,377.00
OfficeKing.com $2,370.00
luxurypens.com $2,300.00
ingredientes.com $2,300.00
LuxuryPens.com $2,300.00
pursuingchrist.com $2,288.00
blip.net $2,275.00
powervpn.com $2,250.00
tradeu.com $2,250.00
tradeu.com $2,250.00
primetimeplayers.com $2,231.60
artsection.com $2,230.00
mexicovive.com $2,200.00
nrep.com $2,200.00
asteriskconsulting.com $2,188.00
playlodge.com $2,188.00
hiddeninn.com $2,188.00
forumtrading.com $2,149.00
parentshow.com $2,149.00
cardstatus.com $2,149.00
comparehub.com $2,100.00
wholesaleessentialoils.com $2,100.00
clipsoft.com $2,093.00
healthportfolio.com $2,088.00
opportunityunlimited.com $2,088.00
lowart.com $2,088.00
3to1.com $2,088.00
crossconnected.com $2,088.00
freepocket.com $2,088.00
learningdimensions.com $2,088.00
clickandcollect.com $2,088.00
skydiversonline.com $2,070.00
betterfurniture.com $2,070.00
pipewave.com $2,000.00
valdis.com $2,000.00
icyblue.com $2,000.00
talentpath.com $2,000.00
eliteflorist.com $2,000.00
cyberweather.com $2,000.00
statetv.com $2,000.00
hydrobot.com $2,000.00
virtualcollector.com $2,000.00
santor.com $2,000.00
cligger.com $2,000.00
uvpool.com $2,000.00
wehelp.net $2,000.00
manyphotos.com $1,988.00
halfmarathontrainingschedule.com $1,988.00
halfmarathontrainingschedule.com $1,988.00
acctdept.com $1,900.00
northdakotasports.com $1,900.00
yaa.org $1,900.00
ShareFocus.com $1,895.00
mrlittle.com $1,888.00
therealeconomy.com $1,888.00
grassworld.com $1,888.00
suiteservice.com $1,888.00
lowspeed.com $1,888.00
promotionpoint.com $1,888.00
acairfilters.com $1,888.00
digitalreality.org $1,888.00
masterconcept.com $1,860.00
basketballgames.net $1,850.00
nationalstock.com $1,800.00
readingresults.com $1,800.00
safetytrainingonline.com $1,800.00
changemanagementinstitute.com $1,800.00
paykiosk.com $1,800.00
webvisual.com $1,800.00
americasource.com $1,800.00
goldmarketing.com $1,800.00
storelli.com $1,799.00
residentialinvestor.com $1,798.00
medtracking.com $1,788.00
tutormarket.com $1,788.00
numbersource.com $1,788.00
moneychamp.com $1,788.00
coolschool.org $1,788.00
mindjuice.org $1,788.00
golets.com $1,750.00
rewardyou.com $1,750.00
ranchochico.com $1,750.00
myvessel.com $1,745.00
theglobalforum.com $1,700.00
mecenter.com $1,700.00
QuickerCASH.com $1,700.00
plasticsprocessing.com $1,699.00
autoys.com $1,699.00
increasemyscore.com $1,699.00
RoomMall.com $1,695.00
morrisonhealth.com $1,688.00
mindofman.com $1,688.00
synergisticmarketing.com $1,688.00
littleknight.com $1,688.00
plushmattress.com $1,688.00
captech.net $1,688.00
yahir.net $1,688.00
propertylisters.com $1,678.00
moderateparty.org $1,672.00
panelsaws.com $1,600.00
icrh.net $1,600.00
KHub.net $1,600.00
DefyConvention.com $1,595.00
PrudenceGroup.com $1,595.00
approvedequipment.com $1,588.00
pneumatichydraulic.com $1,588.00
parentsarea.com $1,588.00
c-hill.com $1,588.00
safeneighbor.com $1,588.00
cedarshingles.org $1,588.00
rfta.net $1,588.00
indiafoods.com $1,560.00
flexoptions.com $1,510.00
smartgigs.com $1,500.00
paradisemusic.com $1,500.00
anytimeinsurance.com $1,500.00
adoptabunny.com $1,500.00
viewcapital.com $1,500.00
gastromania.com $1,500.00
empoweringleadership.com $1,500.00
homewatchdogs.com $1,500.00
skincarenews.com $1,500.00
sportseyeglasses.com $1,500.00
mycareerbook.com $1,500.00
shmoozer.com $1,500.00
builtbygod.com $1,500.00
globalparadigm.com $1,500.00
docall.com $1,500.00
travellersshop.com $1,500.00
itstravel.com $1,500.00
LocalDrink.com $1,500.00
Tracki.com $1,500.00
tiendadecoracion.com $1,500.00
autocreditrepair.com $1,500.00
cufe.org $1,500.00
newgames.net $1,500.00
endinghunger.org $1,500.00
humanframe.com $1,488.00
sporttourism.com $1,488.00
ttfdesign.com $1,488.00
aptmanagement.com $1,488.00
mini-cabs.com $1,488.00
odysseycommunications.com $1,488.00
factastic.com $1,450.00
internetonlinemarketing.com $1,414.31
lonelytraveler.com $1,400.00
allerbest.com $1,400.00
420list.com $1,400.00
tanne.net $1,400.00
ShoppingForce.com $1,395.00
PrimeProcess.com $1,395.00
BuyYes.com $1,395.00
ringsdirect.com $1,392.00
fullblack.com $1,388.00
amigomobile.com $1,388.00
sporthub.net $1,388.00
orgchart.org $1,388.00
TopLife.net $1,388.00
usalandsale.com $1,377.00
discountdentalcare.com $1,355.00
wespeak.net $1,354.00
accessaudio.com $1,350.00
worldexporter.com $1,350.00
WorldExporter.com $1,350.00
salesguard.com $1,350.00
goodgames.org $1,350.00
gettingpersonal.org $1,349.00
bloggeraid.com $1,340.00
innovationlink.com $1,325.00
zeropc.com $1,300.00
cpanewsletter.com $1,300.00
betwey.com $1,300.00
supergames.net $1,300.00
MachDynamics.com $1,295.00
manufacturingenterprise.com $1,288.00
resolutionsystems.com $1,288.00
hedgefinance.com $1,288.00
raiseyourhand.org $1,288.00
radarscreen.net $1,288.00
skygame.net $1,288.00
mygarden.org $1,288.00
Psychological.net $1,280.00
companyliving.com $1,275.00
comparebot.com $1,252.00
lendingbroker.com $1,250.00
servicemakers.com $1,250.00
digitalsafes.com $1,250.00
arthe.com $1,250.00
christianfunerals.com $1,250.00
bankingcomplaints.com $1,250.00
entercloud.com $1,250.00
danceworks.org $1,250.00
floridacampers.com $1,200.00
teamfuture.com $1,200.00
sessionone.com $1,200.00
cravechocolate.com $1,200.00
popularclicks.com $1,200.00
thegents.com $1,200.00
diyfinance.com $1,200.00
pixpay.com $1,200.00
ddate.net $1,200.00
safetytips.net $1,200.00
Sleeps.co $1,200.00
NetSpike.com $1,195.00
joespizza.org $1,188.00
terraindirect.com $1,182.00
deskpal.com $1,182.00
WirelessBill.com $1,125.00
hongkongmassage.com $1,102.00
droogs.com $1,100.00
rebeccajames.com $1,100.00
mauiattorney.com $1,100.00
partnersfriends.com $1,088.00
surplustool.com $1,088.00
launchamerica.com $1,088.00
itstaffing.org $1,088.00
marketcommentary.net $1,088.00
security-cameras.net $1,088.00
joespizza.net $1,088.00
eversavecoupons.com $1,053.00
certifiedadvantage.com $1,050.00
caribbeandevelopment.com $1,011.00
godandyou.com $1,000.00
coachtouring.com $1,000.00
moneyvista.com $1,000.00
expeditionclub.com $1,000.00
wealthforwomen.com $1,000.00
mattpeters.com $1,000.00
beyondwebsites.com $1,000.00
clinicalphotography.com $1,000.00
royalwoods.com $1,000.00
captainsteamer.com $1,000.00
grassinc.com $1,000.00
furniturebook.com $1,000.00
wdmgroup.com $1,000.00
buy-vitamins.com $1,000.00
signaturecommercial.com $1,000.00
upandcomers.com $1,000.00
prettypopular.com $1,000.00
cappelleria.com $1,000.00
compliancedirector.com $1,000.00
thetutoringcompany.com $1,000.00
expressvending.com $1,000.00
teleoperator.com $1,000.00
mediatoolkit.com $1,000.00
magnaenergy.com $1,000.00
NowPAL.com $1,000.00
CalorieTracker.com $1,000.00
VistaAmerica.com $1,000.00
psid.net $1,000.00
torontocondos.org $1,000.00
docsonline.net $1,000.00
webgames.org $1,000.00
administratie.net $1,000.00
lowincome.org $1,000.00

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