You may have heard that Boston has been seeing a lot of snow. Yes, this is true. There’s snow everywhere. I love the snow, but for the first time I can recall, it has become a massive inconvenience.
I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I want to share a few thoughts and updates with you. As always, you are welcome to share thoughts about any of these updates or anything else in the comment section.
Another Sunday, another snowstorm. I’ll spare you the details, but it looks like we’re going to get another foot +. Luckily, we have a snow plowing company that clears our driveway. Unfortunately, I am the walkway and stair shoveler. Needless to say, I am sore!
Here are some updates and thoughts on the weekend.
It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and I am excited for the big game. The wing sauce has been made, the chili is on the stovetop, and the champagne is ready to celebrate the Patriots’ victory (or drowning sorrows). I think it will be a close game, but I am confident the Patriots will pull it off. It looks like people who read this blog are pretty split on who will win.
Before the big game tonight, I want to share some thoughts and updates with you.
By now, you probably read the reports that Francois Carrillo sold Domaining.com. Firstly, congratulations to Francois on the sale. I presume he received a solid offer to close a deal, and it’s great to see someone with a good exit.
I also want to give a big “thank you” to Francois for building one of the most popular websites in our small business. Just about everyone who is active in the domain investment space reads Domaining.com. I am on Domaining.com many times a day.
I think that everyone who is associated with Domaining.com is
I returned from Las Vegas yesterday evening, and I want to share some of my thoughts about NamesCon. I thought this was an exceptional conference, and it helped facilitate many productive meetings and even a couple of deals.
If you attended NamesCon, I invite you to share your thoughts about the conference. If you didn’t attend NamesCon and you own domain names, I think you should try to make every effort to attend the conference next year.
My thoughts about NamesCon:
If you are a US taxpayer who pays quarterly estimated taxes, don’t forget that the due date is coming up. There are many domain investors in the US who operate small businesses and need to make these quarterly payments, so here is your reminder.
The IRS website lists an exception for not paying fourth quarter estimated taxes: “You do not have to make the payment due January 15, 2015, if you file your 2014 tax return by February 2, 2015, and pay the entire balance due with your return.”
Technically, the
