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Sedo Sells Nearly $1.5 Million in Domain Names Last Week

Elliot Silver
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SedoSedo had a solid week last week, selling just about $1,500,000 USD in domain names. Leading the way was the sale of Nat Cohen’s Republic.com, which yielded $200,000. Sedo also sold SiteWeb.com for $100,000 on behalf of Frank Schilling’s company. Additionally, SilverCoins.com sold for $100,000, although I don’t know who the seller was due to privacy protection.

The public sales reported by Sedo are listed below.

republic.com 200000 USD
siteweb.com 100000 USD
silvercoins.com 100000 USD
mylooks.com 50000 USD
itub.com 40000 USD
filly.com 35000 USD
repay.com 30000 USD
hiddenobjectgames.com 25000 USD
sponsor.me 25000 EUR
gypsy.com 22222 USD
intermind.com 20000 USD
burnout.net 14900 EUR
dating.pk 13000 USD
scpg.com 12600 USD
barjobs.com 11000 USD
drinkorders.com 10500 USD
ultrashop.com 10000 USD
ricki.com 10000 USD
mueller.asia 10000 EUR
certifico.com 9700 USD
mimo.me 9500 USD
bedwetter.com 8500 USD
moneyboomerang.com 8000 GBP
wetradeforyou.com 8000 USD
ibidder.com 7600 USD
embre.com 7500 USD
taxdebtsettlement.com 7500 USD
ferien.tv 7000 EUR
wegner.com 6500 EUR
orango.com 6000 USD
seychellesyachtcharter.com 6000 USD
radioproducer.com 6000 USD
trnd.co.uk 6000 GBP
newslondon.co.uk 5600 GBP
pg.co.nz 5500 USD
tvar.com 5000 USD
prüflabor.de 5000 EUR
ebook.es 5000 EUR
seapilot.com 4650 USD
buysilvercoins.com 4501 USD
bluetangerine.com 4500 USD
goldeneuro.com 4000 USD
sunrewards.com 4000 USD
webify.com 4000 USD
vote.info 3999 USD
gare.fr 3800 EUR
kamagra.org 3750 EUR
bitcorp.com 3500 USD
cce.it 3500 EUR
konditorei.com 3350 EUR
talentmedia.com 3300 USD
wohnaccessoires.de 3200 EUR
bizbooster.com 3125 USD
ticketok.com 3000 EUR
bestmelons.com 3000 USD
western-shop.de 3000 EUR
moos.ch 3000 EUR
workandtravel.net 3000 GBP
electricite.net 3000 EUR
tipping.net 3000 USD
modelleisenbahnshop.de 2965 EUR
kingsdock.co.uk 2945 GBP
sberbank.mobi 2800 EUR
gardensbest.com 2500 EUR
ctcomputers.com 2500 USD
picturethat.com 2500 USD
qualee.com 2500 EUR
canalbio.com 2500 EUR
5weg.de 2500 EUR
redux.co.uk 2500 GBP
sns.net 2495 USD
humanliberty.org 2375 USD
holmatro.de 2300 EUR
onoranze.it 2100 EUR
pay4nothing.com 2000 USD
beepay.com 2000 USD
fcard.com 2000 EUR
frimec.com 2000 USD
mantanani.com 2000 USD
burningbush.com 2000 USD
jeden-tag.de 2000 EUR
rac.cn 2000 EUR
imagenesgratis.com 1999 EUR
paygo.net 1950 USD
automotivecluster.com 1900 EUR
wordworship.com 1895 USD
topglory.com 1850 USD
metallografie.de 1850 EUR
juegosdelossimpson.com 1800 EUR
photokina.com 1800 EUR
snic.org 1800 EUR
regiojobs.com 1750 EUR
boattender.com 1750 USD
allwin.de 1750 EUR
minimold.com 1695 USD
behler.com 1660 GBP
rentcloud.com 1600 USD
hcgdietdangers.net 1600 USD
bellanovia.com 1580 USD
officedata.com 1550 USD
privatreisen.de 1550 EUR
klappstühle.de 1550 EUR
pumpen24.de 1547 EUR
redloungecasino.com 1500 USD
liveluxury.com 1500 USD
devenirriche.com 1500 EUR
xmin.com 1500 USD
holidays4two.com 1500 GBP
gumede.com 1500 USD
enerlis.com 1500 USD
webstartup.com 1500 USD
glashuette.in 1500 EUR
schadeletseladvocaat.nl 1500 EUR
einspluseins.de 1500 EUR
haus-der-kommunikation.ch 1500 EUR
gluten.es 1500 EUR
campaign.de 1500 EUR
traveltopia.co.uk 1500 GBP
pegalox.de 1500 EUR
jeuxfilles.net 1500 EUR
freebookings.com 1400 USD
bigbody.com 1400 USD
zylab.es 1400 EUR
annoncesrencontres.fr 1400 EUR
charlieweb.com 1395 USD
alig.com 1310 USD
cadon.com 1300 GBP
cheapflightstolagos.co.uk 1300 USD
energie-innovativ.de 1300 EUR
adoration.net 1300 USD
trekhaken.eu 1299 EUR
johnheath.com 1250 GBP
basalcellcarcinoma.com 1250 USD
openlucht.nl 1250 EUR
alturas.com 1200 USD
20g.com 1200 USD
webbist.com 1200 USD
brickhouse.in 1200 USD
hochkaraeter.de 1200 EUR
freedatingsites.net 1200 USD
seval.net 1200 EUR
german-security.de 1190 EUR
chalecosantibalas.com 1100 USD
automoto.co.uk 1100 USD
happyballon.de 1100 EUR
brand.co.in 1100 EUR
g.gy 1100 USD
nlp-ausbildung&nlpausbildung.ch 1100 EUR
有限公司.com 1050 USD
heute.in 1050 EUR
mysiteis.com 1025 USD
vertalingen.com 1001 EUR
eufire.com 1000 EUR
islamiotel.com 1000 USD
realamateurteens.com 1000 USD
mjzm.com 1000 USD
localsense.com 1000 USD
bigitaly.com 1000 USD
mobilecases.com 1000 USD
i-smile.com 1000 USD
galaxyonline.com 1000 USD
bionicsresearch.com 1000 USD
holidaysindevon.com 1000 USD
tankkaarten.nl 1000 EUR
dommageouvrage.fr 1000 EUR
performancebonds.co.uk 1000 GBP
videomeet.co.uk 1000 EUR
onetravel.es 1000 USD
nha.co 1000 USD
gutepreise.de 1000 EUR
signmeup.mobi 1000 USD
jagd.info 1000 EUR
rumaenien.info 1000 EUR
accidentclaims.info 1000 USD
genossenschaftsverband.com 999 EUR
wholesalemagic.com 995 USD
cloe.co.uk 995 GBP
rennweg.ch 985 EUR
buyausedboat.com 975 USD
fpr3d.com 970 USD
once.eu 965 EUR
obelisco.com 950 USD
techniciens.fr 950 EUR
flirtxxx.de 950 EUR
hotelesconspa.com 900 EUR
livecasinogambling.com 900 USD
bestsmartphone.com 900 USD
tqmi.de 900 EUR
incensi.it 900 EUR
findescorts.net 895 USD
bellywood.com 890 EUR
misch-fonds.de 890 EUR
rarechem.com 888 USD
tratamientodecancer.com 850 USD
aloemania.es 850 EUR
mineralogie.eu 850 EUR
manga4.com 840 USD
causegear.com 800 USD
pesenti.com 800 EUR
unfixable.com 800 USD
docked.com 800 USD
garage.me 800 USD
security-systems.net 800 USD
folkways.org 800 USD
kleid.info 799 EUR
mymediastore.de 795 EUR
selected.es 789 EUR
smmm.com 770 USD
greenwichrealestate.net 760 EUR
duilawyerportland.com 750 USD
sterlingcurrency.com 750 USD
colorphoto.com 750 EUR
inclen.com 750 USD
videovista.com 750 USD
inklife.com 750 USD
callcentersoftware.co.uk 750 EUR
made.tv 750 EUR
realcasadisavoia.it 750 EUR
isdn.ch 750 EUR
fineartprint.nl 745 EUR
bauerngolf.de 730 EUR
gosolar.co.uk 725 GBP
supermarket.de 720 EUR
dailytennisnews.com 700 USD
soleja.com 700 USD
praevention.com 700 EUR
pillsfm.com 700 USD
dinosoles.de 700 EUR
hotsport.ch 700 EUR

Mike Zapolin & Deepak Chopra Seeking Funds on Kickstarter for Documentary

Elliot Silver
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Kickstarter is a cool website where filmmakers, inventors, musicians, designers, and other artists can post a project to seek funding. If the requested amount of funding is raised, the project moves forward with people who pledge funds at varying levels able to receive something in return.

I saw that domain investor Mike “Zappy” Zapolin has posted a documentary film project with Deepak Chopra. The pair are looking to fund a project called  The Reality of Truth. Spirituality, Religion & Psychedelics. Zappy and Chopra are seeking to raise $100,000 for this project by November 7, 2011.

Zappy explains what the project is all about on the Kickstarter page:

“There is a shift in consciousness that is taking place right now. It is a shift away from what used to work in the past, or what used to be “good enough”. This shift in consciousness is causing people to rethink their entire lives–their relationships, their health, and their businesses.

People are fatigued by the chaotic pace of everyday life that leaves them feeling further and further from the peace of mind they crave. People are reconfiguring the very material notion of physical reality, and are moving toward things that would be described as spiritual.  

Deepak Chopra and I, together, have been exploring the concept of “reality” for many years. We have brought together the world’s top thought and spiritual leaders to explore the concept of “The Reality of Truth”.

Religions, businesses and governments would prefer us to stay with the status quo, but people are becoming more and more aware that they have the power to change the game.

This movie will help you understand the difference between what our five senses tell us is real, and the reality that we are all capable of tapping into using our sixth sense.We hope you enjoy, and join us in the conversation.“

Zappy is one of the co-founders of Internet Real Estate Group, a company that has operated or currently operates businesses on domain names like Chocolate.com, Sweepstakes.com, Phone.com, Safety.com, and many others.

Why Seamless Acquisition of MenuPages is Exciting to Me

Elliot Silver
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It was announced yesterday that Seamless, the company that recently changed its name from Seamless Web, acquired MenuPages.com from New York Magazine. This news is exciting to me and I want to share why I think it’s exciting.

If you aren’t aware already, MenuPages is a helpful website that lists menus from restaurants in large cities and tourist hubs around the US and the world. The website started out as a resource for people to find menus from restaurants across New York City, and it grew pretty quickly. I’ve used Menu Pages for several years and probably use it more than any local, non-news website.

The reason I find this news exciting is that it shows that hard work and dedication to an online brand can lead to a big payday. If you create something useful to visitors and have them coming back to your site on a regular basis, there will always be someone that wants to pay a premium price for those eyeballs.

I don’t think MenuPages had a great revenue model, aside from Adsense monetization (if they did I missed it). The company probably didn’t make a ton of money. However, they had a huge audience of people that were ready to order dinner or lunch and visited frequently. That’s where Seamless comes in to the picture. Menu Pages didn’t offer the connectivity for people to order food, but Seamless does. I think Seamless will be able to better monetize the traffic than New York Magazine and the founders.

I’ve been asked about selling DogWalker.com a number of times, but I haven’t even considered selling. I don’t need the liquidity, and I do want the  recurring  revenue stream. However, if a large company that was in the industry would pay a premium because they could monetize it more than I could, then I would certainly consider selling. I would bet that within a few years, I will sell my portfolio of pet websites to a company that can better monetize the traffic. I don’t know who the buyer will be or when, but I bet it will happen.

If you are building a business, the current revenue is not necessarily the most important thing. Building something that people find useful should be the key, and the money will come in later if you’ve done that.

As a domain investor speaking to other domain investors though, I must urge you to have a look at Nat’s post from yesterday. It was well written and is something you need to consider.

Tip to See How Your Site Ranks in Google

Elliot Silver
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For those of you who develop websites, you know that the Google ranking can be a key to success. Being in the top three results for your target keywords is critical to the success (and monetization) of your website.  Although I generally use Aaron Wall’s (free) Rank Checker Tool for multiple keyword search rankings, there’s an even easier and quicker way to find a site’s ranking.

Obviously doing the search yourself will be much faster, especially when you’re only searching for a few key terms. The problem with this method is that Google tracks your searches and websites you visit (in Chrome), and it’s more likely they will rank your favorite websites higher than others. For instance, DogWalker.com may rank higher for me on some searches than for someone else simply because I visit the site so often.

This is almost too easy of a tip to share, but I use it and figure that I might as well share it with others. When you search Google using an incognito browser in Chrome or the Private Browsing window in Safari, your search won’t be impacted by previous searches or visits. You can get a very good idea where most people will see your site when they search.

Yes, this is a very simple tip, but it’s something that can be helpful to you when you quickly want to see where your website (or someone else’s website) ranks.

Brooklyn Nets Owns Its Domain Name

Elliot Silver
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NBA acquired BrooklynNets.com sometime around March of 2011

It was revealed this morning that the NBA team now known as the New Jersey Nets will retain its team name when it moves to Brooklyn, New York next year. Importantly, the basketball team was able to get its domain name, BrooklynNets.com in advance of its move.

According to my research, it appears the domain name was acquired by the National Basketball Association sometime in March of 2011. As far back as May of 2007, there was a basketball related graphic on the homepage, but there was a note mentioning that the site had no relation to the professional basketball team.

This was a smart purchase by the NBA because neither the team nor the league own the more coveted Nets.com domain name. This name is owned by a computer company in New Mexico.

Although the primary domain name currently forwards to the Barclay Center website, the team has set up a landing page on WelcomeToBrooklyn.BrooklynNets.com.

Alibaba to Spin Off Domain Registrar for IPO, Valuing Company at $500 Million

Elliot Silver
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Alibaba reportedly looking to spin off “Go Daddy of China” in an IPO valuing the popular Chinese domain registrar at $500 million.

Alibaba is a Chinese Internet holding company with a number of popular websites and companies.  Included amongst these companies is a popular Chinese domain registrar and hosting company,  HiChina.

Business Insider is reporting today that Alibaba plans to spin off HiChina for an initial public offering (IPO) in a US stock market. Fox Business is reporting that the IPO would value the domain registrar at $500 million. This would be a great ROI considering Alibaba reportedly bought an 85% stake in the company for $79 million back in 2009.

Prior to reading this news, I hadn’t heard about HiChina before, but the company looks fairly large. According to Business Insider, “has over 2.5 million registered users and more than 2 million domain names. It operates at least 1.7 million enterprise mail accounts and more than 2 million company sites and application. In addition, about 50,000 sites are using HiChina’s web construction service.”

There aren’t too many publicly traded domain registrars. Off the top of my head, I can think of Tucows, Web.com (Register.com and Network Solutions pending approval)  and Enom if you count them as a part of Demand Media. GoDaddy flirted with going public, but ultimately decided against it.

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