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Leap Year Domain Registrations

Elliot Silver
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It’s February 29, 2012, and there won’t be another February 29 until 2016. I am sure more than one person is wondering what the expiration date would be for domain names registered on “Leap Day” since there will be no February 29th next year.

For that question, CentralNic CTO Gavin Brown has your answer:

Twitter is a great place to learn new things!

Big Week in Domain Aftermarket

Elliot Silver
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Both Sedo and Afternic posted big numbers in the domain aftermarket this week. There were also several mid to large sales I followed that closed on NameJet as well. Close to $5 million in domain sales were reported at Sedo and Afternic, not including any sales that closed in private.

According to an email from Sedo, the company closed $3.5 million in sales last week, with over 1,200 transactions reported. 31% of the sales on Sedo were buy it now listings.  At Afternic, the company closed just under $1.4 million in total sales last week. From what I can see, there weren’t really any blockbuster sales reported.

I don’t want to make a prediction that we’re in the midst of a recovery, but I do want to point to the IDNX. The stock market is touching highs dating back to the financial crisis, and the domain market seems to be recovering in the same pattern. I am seeing the same with my own sales, as I detailed last Saturday. Hope you are seeing similar things.

Here are the top 10 sales from Afternic last week:

apartmentlistings.com $87,500.00
TECH.pro $25,500.00
acuto.com $13,000.00
medicals.com $9,000.00
BathSheets.com $9,000.00
seedbed.com $8,800.00
languageclasses.com $8,500.00
askalex.com $7,900.00
aboutmeditation.com $7,500.00
webbuilding.com $7,288.00

Here are the top 10 sales from Sedo last week:
kboing.com 150000 USD
landmarkgroup.com 50000 USD
e-liquid.com 25000 USD
romeapartments.com 15000 USD
tev.de 15000 EUR
medlaser.com 14000 USD
tanga.de 13599 EUR
graniteworktops.com 10500 GBP
sucre.com 10000 USD
cdnreviews.com 10000 USD

Video: How IndyCar Driver James Hinchcliffe Got the Go Daddy Car

Elliot Silver
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I’m not a car racing fan, although any watchable event or “sport” where the crowd drinks heavily seems at least somewhat appealing to me. Anyway, a friend sent a link to this video of Go Daddy IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe, who humorously discusses the events that led him to take over the wheel from former IndyCar driver Danica Patrick (who now drives Go Daddy’s NASCAR car). I have no idea if Godaddy is behind the video or not, but it’s humorous.

Use Google Alerts to Monitor Content

Elliot Silver
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Content theft is annoying if not harmful. I am sure Google can tell what website posted an article first, but when someone steals content and uses it on their own website, it’s frustrating. As a website owner, why should someone be able to take something I created in order to line their own pockets?

Because I use WordPress for this blog and several other websites I operate, I receive pingbacks when other blogs take my content and provide a link back to the source. Unfortunately, there are plenty of other times that websites steal articles and content without a link back, and it’s much more difficult to detect.

One thing you can do to find out about content theft is to set up Google Alerts for sentences on your static pages and your high traffic driving posts. As soon as Google notices the same sentence in another article that is posted online, you’ll get an alert email to let you know about it and let you know where it is posted. With this information, you can file a DMCA takedown notice with the thief’s hosting company, or in the case of an accidental post, you can request a link back to your website.

This can’t really help prevent content theft from happening, but it can help remediate it when you do find that someone lifted an article or something important from your website.

Sedo Using “Facebook-esque” Landing Pages

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A friend sent me the link to a Sedo  parked landing page, and I think it’s interesting to see. I haven’t come across a similar Sedo lander, so I assume it’s either a test or something the company recently launched for parking clients.

I don’t want to link to the parked page because of TOS issues, but as you can see in the screenshot, the landing page for FairCredit.com has the look and feel of a Facebook page. I would imagine it could pose some additional risk for trademark and/or typo domain names since that can appear a bit misleading. For instance, if you owned Facebok.com and used a lander like this, it would be confusing to visitors.

From my perspective, this is probably a high performing landing page because people who are accustomed to visiting Facebook pages will likely instinctively recognize the layout and navigation. It’s reminiscent of the survey landing pages  that look similar to big brands  like Facebook and Google, but it’s obviously not collecting personal information from visitors like those surveys.

Has anyone else seen similar Sedo landing pages? What are your thoughts on them?

Thanks to NameBio for the tip.

Most Important Thing Learned in Domaining

Elliot Silver
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I want to share the link to a post on DNForum that I think is interesting to read and has some good insight from a variety of sources. A user named vinsdomains.com asked the question, “What’s the most important thing you have learned domaining?”

As of right now, there are over 30 responses in the thread, and I think there will likely be more replies over the next few days. I know there are a number of people reading my blog who are new to the domain industry and are looking for good advice from others. I think this DNF thread should be subscribed to and read to get some ideas.

With all of my projects and my blog, I don’t spend much time on domain forums (or any forums for that matter). However, one of the things I like about DNForum and Namepros (and a reason why I think people who are new to the domain industry should become members) is the variety of members on the forums. There are people who have been involved in the domain business for 10+ years and people who just started. The range of experience and experiences runs the gamut, and a lot can be learned by visiting and reading threads like this one.

When you have a moment, check out the thread. If you can contribute to the thread, even better. The more knowledgable domain investors, the less spam we’ll see, fewer UDRP cases involving obvious domain names, and the more positive dealings we will all have in the business.

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