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Could Google Update Be Good for City .com Domain Names?

I read about another recent Google update  that favors fresh content, and I want to speculate about something. I think the update could prove to be beneficial to owners of developed city .com domain names. Although this is a generalization, I’d like to share my rationale and welcome your feedback.

From what I’ve read, this most recent update seems to favor websites that have fresh information and new content. Blogs, for example, seem to be benefitting from the changes, although I haven’t personally  analyzed  any of my websites yet.

Over the past couple of years in speaking with owners of developed city .com domain names, most have daily, if not hourly updates. The articles include local news, events, and other relevant information. Lowell.com might not be a primary news source, but I update the site daily as events and articles are submitted by local businesses and residents. This helps drive traffic, but it also shows Google that the site is updated frequently.

From my perspective, many “official” city websites are updated irregularly. Although the city government makes news every day, they often send their news to local newspapers for publication online. Their websites are still good resources, with phone numbers, addresses, policies, laws, and other important information. However, they aren’t always good sources of fresh information.

With the most recent Google update favoring fresh content and websites that provide this content, I would imagine some city .com domain names will see a Google ranking boost, and it will consequently drive additional traffic.

What do you think?

.CO Auction at Pool Ends at Noon (EST)

The .CO domain auction currently taking place at Pool will be ending in about an hour and a half, at noon EST. Since the domain names have no reserve price, I believe almost all (if not all) have bids on them right now.

Six auctions currently have bids over $1,000, and InjuryLawyers.CO currently has a high bid of over $10,000. Keep in mind, you must have an account at Pool to bid (with a credit card on file).

At the moment, the ten domain names with the highest bid prices are:

  • injurylawyers.co $10,100
  • omg.co $2,500
  • hub.co $1,350
  • seoul.co $1,300
  • legacy.co $1,050
  • accidentlawyers.co $1,025
  • standard.co $875
  • getaway.co $830
  • insight.co $825
  • lawn.co $824

Domaining.com Newsletter on Mondays to Feature Domains for Sale

According to Francois Carrillo, Monday is the most active day for business in the domain industry. People are excited to get back to work, and many start their day by reading the Domaining.com newsletter to see if anything important happened over the weekend and what’s going on during the week.

Because much of the news during the weekend is less important (personally, I just had a Saturday post with weekly updates) than during the work week, Francois has decided to work with domain brokers to use Monday’s Domaining.com newsletter as a domain sales platform.

Domain brokers and domain owners will be able to work with Francois to list their domain names for sale. With an audience of thousands of readers, it seems like a decent way to close some sales, assuming domain investors continue to read the Monday newsletter.

I’ve had some success paying for advertising on Domaining.com, selling several domain names this year that were likely seen with the higher visibility placement at the top of Domaining.com, combined with the top newsletter placement.

Apparently, the Monday domain sales newsletter is already paying dividends. I’ve been told that a sale was already made within two minutes of the newsletter’s delivery this morning featuring Media Option’s brokered domain names.

Saturday Updates

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– I don’t know about you, but I think the quirky Name.com videos are great. It’s nice to see that the company is growing quite rapidly while continuing with traditions like Beer Friday. If you’re looking for a job and are in the Denver area, they have job openings.

– Congratulations to Mike Jackness and his Terran Marketing team on the seven figure acquisition of IRA.com. In the US, IRA stands for “Individual Retirement Account,” and virtually anyone who has ever worked has at least one IRA. It’s a very powerful name and should be a great addition to the portfolio. Also, congratulations to  Derek Giordano for brokering the deal.

– Moniker / Snapnames released the list of domain names for the Moniker year end auction. There are several excellent domain names at reasonable prices. The auction ends on November 17.

– Here’s a domain transfer tip. When you are pushing a sold domain name to a different account at your registrar, or if you’re buying a name and someone is pushing it to you, be sure that they don’t check the box to have the registrant information pushed, too. You want the domain name to be owned by the account holder of the recipient of the push. Otherwise, it will continue to show the old registrant.

– I attended the Baron Funds investment conference yesterday, and as always, it was excellent. Speakers aside, the lunch featured an hour long concert by James Taylor and the afternoon concert featured Sting. Not only does the company line up interesting CEOs to speak every year, but they also bring in top musical talents, too. Perhaps the best part… it’s free to attend for Baron Funds investors.

Moniker / Snapnames Year End Auction

Moniker and Snapnames has released the list of domain names that are included in this year’s Year End domain auction. The auction has started, and it will run through November 17, 2011 at 3:15pm (EST). At the time of this post, four domain names currently have bids: Mock.com, fyny.com, omib.com, and Mentality.com.

There are 53 domain names in this auction, and many of the auctions do have reserve prices. The list of domain names in the auction is listed below along with the reserve price ranges. I bolded the names I like (I may bid).

Domain Name Reserve Range
fyny.com No Reserve
omib.com No Reserve
mock.com $10,001 – $25,000
mentality.com $5,001 – $10,000
answer.com $100,001 – $250,000
apw.com $10,001 – $25,000
autism.me $1,001 – $2,500
baroquepearls.com $1,001 – $2,500
betas.com $2,501 – $5,000
ce.com $1MM – $5MM
cheaplaptops.com $50,001 – $100,000
cheyenne.com $500,001 – $750,000
cloudmusicstorage.com $1,001 – $2,500
coffeeshop.net $2,501 – $5,000
conp.com No Reserve
corporateattorney.co.uk $1,001 – $2,500
creditreports.com $1MM – $5MM
crete.com $50,001 – $100,000
cyberdiscounts.com No Reserve
dairy.net $2,501 – $5,000
empire.com $100,001 – $250,000
f.biz $10,001 – $25,000
financialmanagement.com $50,001 – $100,000
fliphomes.com $5,001 – $10,000
floor.com $1MM – $5MM
ftsw.com No Reserve
golfcart.net $2,501 – $5,000
golfgloves.net $10,001 – $25,000
guitarstrap.com $10,001 – $25,000
herbalpills.com $10,001 – $25,000
interlink.com $10,001 – $25,000
intinction.com No Reserve
marketingflyer.com $501 – $1,000
mlvm.com No Reserve
mosquitowipes.com No Reserve
motorcycles.net $10,001 – $25,000
onlinestorefronts.com $1,001 – $2,500
paternitytest.com $5,001 – $10,000
phd.com $250,001 – $500,000
pranks.tv No Reserve
prime.com $1MM – $5MM
qx.com $50,001 – $100,000
realityshows.tv $1,001 – $2,500
ridinggloves.com $1,001 – $2,500
rvrx.com $1,001 – $2,500
snare.com $50,001 – $100,000
taxpreparers.com $25,001 – $50,000
teaclub.com $5,001 – $10,000
ticketoffices.com $2,501 – $5,000
tofu.com $100,001 – $250,000
vipz.com $1,001 – $2,500
webmastertools.com $100,001 – $250,000
yogurtshops.com No Reserve

Domain Companies Hiring

If you’re looking for a job in the domain industry, there are a number of companies currently hiring. Some positions are technical, while others don’t require degrees in specific fields.

Listed below are an assortment of job openings at companies within the domain business. If you know of other job openings or career opportunities in the domain space that might interest readers of my blog, please feel free to post them in the comment section. I know companies like PPX are growing, but I couldn’t find any current listings to post.

Domain Holdings – Internet Marketing Analyst:  The Internet Marketing Analyst is primarily responsible for monitoring performance across properties or campaigns, and making data-based decisions to help extract higher yield through optimization of user flow and user interface. This individual will work with marketing managers and designers to maximize the user experience and the monetization of the properties.

Domain Holdings – Web Copywriter and Marketing Assistant:  Domain Holdings is currently seeking an enthusiastic and organized entry-level candidate for full-time web copywriting, social media and Internet marketing. The position will entail a variety of tasks, including copywriting, email correspondence, research and reporting.

Go Daddy – Product Manager:  The Product Manager is responsible for managing the entire product life-cycle, including planning and execution  of internet products.     This will include: defining the product vision, gathering and prioritizing product requirements, and working closely with software development teams, sales support and marketing to ensure that revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.

Go Daddy – Search Marketing Manager:  The Search Marketing Manager generates traffic for The Go Daddy Group, Inc.’s web sites and acquires new customers within budget parameters. This person will plan and execute online search advertising plans and strategies to meet sales objectives.

DomainTools – Director of Engineering:  Come to work every day ready to lead by example and inspire the best in your team and others in thecompany. Be passionate about technology, about our products, our systems, our code and our team. Rollup your sleeves and get stuff done. Be prepared to “manage up” to help us balance the demands of ourproduct and client teams with the expectation of reasonable throughput in our Engineering organization.

NameMedia – Senior Sales Executive:  The Sales team at NameMedia is seeking a talented Senior Sales Executive to join our highly successful team within the Marketplace Division. The Senior Sales Executive position is responsible for successfully selling domain names from our world-renowned portfolio of 1 million + domains to inbound leads, primarily over the phone. Target clients will largely consist of, but not be limited to, small and medium sized businesses and domain investors. Our Sales Executives make excellent compensation while rarely making cold calls and only deal with highly qualified leads.

Oversee.net – Executive Assistant:  Successful privately held internet company is looking for a seasoned Executive Assistant for four Senior Executives to start asap. As the Executive Assistant to the Senior Executives, you will be responsible for administrative tasks, daily calendar, travel plans, implementing department activities and communications, as well as interacting with high level executives, board members, department heads, managers and other employees and customers.

Thought Convergence – Account Manager:  We are currently looking for a highly motivated Account Manager to support the Company in achieving its revenue, market share, client penetration/retention and profitability goals. The ideal candidate is a self-starter with a passion for customer service and the ability to communicate clearly, concisely, and persuasively.

Thought Convergence – Sales Manager:  As Sales Manager you will support the Company in achieving its revenue, market share, client penetration/retention, and profitability goals by effectively creating and executing against a multi-product sales strategy, managing a team of professionals and leveraging industry contacts and sales skills. Strong candidates will be an experienced leader who can build and manage a strategically focused sales team with a proven track record of making effective, strategic decisions.

Name.com – Software Engineer:  We are looking for PHP/MySQL web application developer to add to our growing engineering team.