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Sedo Sells Finance.CO for $45,000

Elliot Silver
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SedoIn it’s most recent sales report, Sedo mentioned that .CO domain names are hot right now in the aftermarket. Helping to illustrate this fact was the sale of Finance.CO last week for $45,000. It wasn’t the leading sale of the week (DataCenter.com sold for over $350,000), but it was impressive. In all, Sedo closed over $1,000,000 in domain sales last week.

Below are Sedo’s largest sales from the past week (as reported publicly by the company):

datacenter.com 2011-06-17 352500 USD
billionaire.com 2011-06-20 215000 USD
epayments.com 2011-06-14 52000 USD
radicle.com 2011-06-15 27142 USD
ecats.com 2011-06-15 25000 USD
mobileads.com 2011-06-15 25000 USD
wiseup.com 2011-06-14 20000 USD
investsecure.com 2011-06-20 20000 USD
motiontemplates.com 2011-06-20 20000 USD
mymilk.com 2011-06-14 20000 USD
equityrelease.com 2011-06-15 18000 USD
eurekakids.com 2011-06-14 18000 USD
passarela.com 2011-06-15 15000 USD
profm.com 2011-06-15 10000 EUR
shop5.com 2011-06-14 10000 USD
atnow.com 2011-06-16 9000 USD
keepz.com 2011-06-20 9000 USD
denied.com 2011-06-14 8000 USD
bluerepair.com 2011-06-14 8000 EUR
haipu.com 2011-06-15 6000 EUR
dreamworld.com 2011-06-17 5755 EUR
oldtimeradioshows.com 2011-06-13 5625 USD
evanstonhomes.com 2011-06-17 5500 USD
bathroomplace.com 2011-06-13 5500 USD
7l.com 2011-06-16 5010 USD
melbye.com 2011-06-20 5000 USD
cloudhelpdesk.com 2011-06-16 5000 USD
penpak.com 2011-06-16 5000 USD
luved.com 2011-06-13 4500 USD
criminalfinder.com 2011-06-15 4050 USD
viajesreal.com 2011-06-15 4000 EUR
joycapital.com 2011-06-15 4000 USD
gourmeet.com 2011-06-15 4000 USD
justaminute.com 2011-06-17 4000 USD
worldwidetv.com 2011-06-13 3750 USD
subventions.com 2011-06-19 3500 EUR
wowcore.com 2011-06-17 3500 USD
paydot.com 2011-06-16 3000 EUR
calgaryescort.com 2011-06-17 3000 USD
ippros.com 2011-06-15 3000 USD
prosuma.com 2011-06-16 2600 USD
webble.com 2011-06-16 2500 USD
you-buy.com 2011-06-15 2500 USD
securityapp.com 2011-06-15 2500 USD
minimercado.com 2011-06-16 2388 USD
home-planet.com 2011-06-14 2300 USD
nfc4g.com 2011-06-17 2100 USD
traduceri.com 2011-06-17 2000 EUR
ecopanel.com 2011-06-14 2000 USD
custy.com 2011-06-17 2000 EUR
tvport.com 2011-06-15 1995 USD
fitmen.com 2011-06-15 1995 USD
foodey.com 2011-06-14 1929 USD
livesample.com 2011-06-13 1900 USD
imovirtual.com 2011-06-20 1895 USD
naturasana.com 2011-06-15 1800 USD
helikon.com 2011-06-15 1800 USD
club-loisirs.com 2011-06-14 1750 EUR
bygenre.com 2011-06-14 1699 USD
generatenow.com 2011-06-15 1695 USD
landian.com 2011-06-15 1666 USD
qianba.com 2011-06-17 1666 USD
moxian.com 2011-06-15 1666 USD
sealions.com 2011-06-16 1609 USD
skycarver.com 2011-06-20 1560 USD
prassa.com 2011-06-15 1560 USD
banci.com 2011-06-15 1550 EUR
kobid.com 2011-06-17 1550 EUR
allianceuk.com 2011-06-15 1532 USD
attrakt.com 2011-06-17 1500 EUR
vivendas.com 2011-06-14 1500 USD
railtrade.com 2011-06-14 1500 USD
rarewater.com 2011-06-14 1500 EUR
wister.com 2011-06-14 1500 EUR
saboa.com 2011-06-15 1500 USD
flexd.com 2011-06-15 1500 USD
zarium.com 2011-06-15 1500 USD
justhookup.com 2011-06-13 1500 USD
sticked.com 2011-06-13 1500 USD
websitereport.com 2011-06-14 1500 USD
enlaciudad.com 2011-06-17 1500 USD
ceterix.com 2011-06-17 1500 USD
i-designer.com 2011-06-17 1500 USD
filepad.com 2011-06-17 1481 USD
keyo.com 2011-06-14 1450 USD
bedroc.com 2011-06-14 1400 EUR
lekka.com 2011-06-16 1400 USD
exprima.com 2011-06-15 1400 USD
sharesafe.com 2011-06-14 1370 USD
teamset.com 2011-06-20 1295 USD
triomed.com 2011-06-17 1253 USD
campjack.com 2011-06-15 1250 USD
currentloanrates.com 2011-06-14 1250 USD
skincarelabs.com 2011-06-15 1250 USD
qualitysilver.com 2011-06-16 1250 USD
retailfabric.com 2011-06-15 1249 USD
skyer.com 2011-06-20 1201 USD
frqnt.com 2011-06-14 1200 USD
m-drive.com 2011-06-20 1200 EUR
2796.com 2011-06-16 1200 USD
2853.com 2011-06-17 1200 USD
2956.com 2011-06-16 1200 USD
5087.com 2011-06-17 1200 USD
5381.com 2011-06-16 1200 USD
5723.com 2011-06-17 1200 USD
6315.com 2011-06-15 1200 USD
7067.com 2011-06-15 1200 USD
7327.com 2011-06-16 1200 USD
toptender.com 2011-06-20 1168 EUR
malluk.com 2011-06-14 1100 USD
madegood.com 2011-06-14 1100 GBP
tagcard.com 2011-06-14 1099 USD
livelikeaking.com 2011-06-17 1099 USD
osgo.com 2011-06-17 1050 USD
racing-school.com 2011-06-17 1000 USD
polentone.com 2011-06-14 1000 EUR
download-free.com 2011-06-19 1000 EUR
celuloide.com 2011-06-15 1000 USD
internetmarketingawards.com 2011-06-16 1000 USD
bandpost.com 2011-06-13 1000 USD
topshoe.com 2011-06-15 1000 USD
pettiskirts.com 2011-06-13 1000 GBP
dealzap.com 2011-06-14 1000 USD
boatoutfitter.com 2011-06-14 1000 USD
stairrider.com 2011-06-13 1000 USD
jobsearchhawaii.com 2011-06-17 1000 USD
whatisacne.com 2011-06-13 1000 USD
banquetinabox.com 2011-06-15 1000 USD
activeeuro.com 2011-06-16 1000 USD
mconcierge.com 2011-06-17 1000 USD
dive-travel.com 2011-06-17 1000 USD
celltex.com 2011-06-14 995 USD
planethelp.com 2011-06-17 990 USD
cloud6.com 2011-06-20 979 USD
cloudzoom.com 2011-06-17 979 USD
finmar.com 2011-06-15 950 USD
muzt.com 2011-06-19 939 USD
northdeltarealestate.com 2011-06-15 900 USD
southsurreyrealestate.com 2011-06-15 900 USD
hovu.com 2011-06-20 888 USD
nylimousines.com 2011-06-17 825 USD
rockcreektech.com 2011-06-15 817 USD
llevatelo.com 2011-06-16 800 USD
indirectcalorimetry.com 2011-06-19 800 USD
hopit.com 2011-06-17 800 USD
completesilence.com 2011-06-16 800 USD
aroundnyc.com 2011-06-14 800 USD
hoteles-madrid.com 2011-06-17 800 EUR
baygreen.com 2011-06-14 799 USD
newscentre.com 2011-06-16 799 USD
reservate.com 2011-06-15 795 USD
printpub.com 2011-06-13 778 USD
uglyamerica.com 2011-06-15 756 USD
hantelscheiben.com 2011-06-14 750 EUR
solar-insurance.com 2011-06-20 750 EUR
spacetreks.com 2011-06-15 750 USD
diplomatenpass.com 2011-06-14 750 EUR
senecacars.com 2011-06-17 750 USD
onlineleadership.com 2011-06-14 750 USD
p-p-l.com 2011-06-16 750 USD
buychopsticks.com 2011-06-16 750 USD
ft3.com 2011-06-17 712 USD
grandprixracewear.com 2011-06-14 700 USD

ccTLDs
finance.co 2011-06-16 45000 USD
bitcoin.de and bitcoins.de 2011-06-20 29750 EUR
hosting.in 2011-06-16 11500 USD
freundschaft.de 2011-06-15 9998 EUR
immobilienmarkt.ch 2011-06-16 8229 EUR
collective.tv 2011-06-16 6500 USD
preventivi.it 2011-06-15 6000 EUR
tc.tv 2011-06-15 6000 USD
impotent.ch 2011-06-14 5000 EUR
bangkok.ch 2011-06-20 5000 EUR
b.cm 2011-06-16 4250 USD
gartendekoration.de 2011-06-16 4188 EUR
gartenbeleuchtung.de 2011-06-16 3650 EUR
silversea.co.uk 2011-06-17 3500 USD
disponible.fr 2011-06-14 3500 USD
adm.ch 2011-06-17 3100 EUR
better.gr 2011-06-16 3000 EUR
juegosdemotos.mx 2011-06-15 3000 USD
gepex.de 2011-06-17 3000 EUR
greenfone.co.uk 2011-06-16 3000 USD
steingrill.de 2011-06-15 2750 EUR
bierbank.de 2011-06-17 2550 EUR
biertisch.de 2011-06-16 2550 EUR
rob.co 2011-06-14 2500 USD
apo.co 2011-06-14 2500 GBP
drsebagh.co.uk 2011-06-16 2500 GBP
inzameling.nl 2011-06-16 2250 EUR
securesafe.de 2011-06-14 2200 EUR
vod.in 2011-06-16 2100 USD
noteborn.de 2011-06-15 2000 EUR
produktvideo.de 2011-06-15 2000 EUR
ilovemyjob.de 2011-06-17 2000 EUR
dow.us 2011-06-17 1950 EUR
heha.de 2011-06-17 1750 EUR
bribon.es 2011-06-15 1670 EUR
l.cm 2011-06-16 1550 USD
correct.co.uk 2011-06-17 1550 GBP
absinthes.de 2011-06-16 1500 EUR
quelle.in 2011-06-20 1500 EUR
kalinka.de 2011-06-15 1450 EUR
tweedehans.be 2011-06-16 1270 EUR
onlineberatung.ch 2011-06-20 1250 EUR
robotshop.at 2011-06-16 1200 EUR
friv.it 2011-06-14 1200 EUR
mindchange.co.uk 2011-06-17 1200 GBP
storeit.de 2011-06-20 1190 EUR
n5.cn 2011-06-17 1075 USD
y.ht 2011-06-15 1050 USD
boinc.es 2011-06-14 1000 USD
half-price.co.uk 2011-06-14 1000 GBP
ddag.de 2011-06-15 1000 EUR
mbz.es 2011-06-16 1000 EUR
roomtoread.de 2011-06-16 1000 EUR
wzg.de 2011-06-15 999 EUR
e-drive.de 2011-06-15 993 EUR
multivan.ch 2011-06-17 985 EUR
schnupf.ch 2011-06-16 985 EUR
chartanalyse.ch 2011-06-20 985 EUR
rooms.us 2011-06-13 950 USD
mietpreller.de 2011-06-16 950 EUR
awesome.de 2011-06-20 950 EUR
finance.co 2011-06-16 45000 USD
bitcoin.de and bitcoins.de 2011-06-20 29750 EUR
hosting.in 2011-06-16 11500 USD
freundschaft.de 2011-06-15 9998 EUR
immobilienmarkt.ch 2011-06-16 8229 EUR
collective.tv 2011-06-16 6500 USD
preventivi.it 2011-06-15 6000 EUR
tc.tv 2011-06-15 6000 USD
impotent.ch 2011-06-14 5000 EUR
bangkok.ch 2011-06-20 5000 EUR
b.cm 2011-06-16 4250 USD
gartendekoration.de 2011-06-16 4188 EUR
gartenbeleuchtung.de 2011-06-16 3650 EUR
silversea.co.uk 2011-06-17 3500 USD
disponible.fr 2011-06-14 3500 USD
adm.ch 2011-06-17 3100 EUR
better.gr 2011-06-16 3000 EUR
juegosdemotos.mx 2011-06-15 3000 USD
gepex.de 2011-06-17 3000 EUR
greenfone.co.uk 2011-06-16 3000 USD
steingrill.de 2011-06-15 2750 EUR
bierbank.de 2011-06-17 2550 EUR
biertisch.de 2011-06-16 2550 EUR
rob.co 2011-06-14 2500 USD
apo.co 2011-06-14 2500 GBP
drsebagh.co.uk 2011-06-16 2500 GBP
inzameling.nl 2011-06-16 2250 EUR
securesafe.de 2011-06-14 2200 EUR
vod.in 2011-06-16 2100 USD
noteborn.de 2011-06-15 2000 EUR
produktvideo.de 2011-06-15 2000 EUR
ilovemyjob.de 2011-06-17 2000 EUR
dow.us 2011-06-17 1950 EUR
heha.de 2011-06-17 1750 EUR
bribon.es 2011-06-15 1670 EUR
l.cm 2011-06-16 1550 USD
correct.co.uk 2011-06-17 1550 GBP
absinthes.de 2011-06-16 1500 EUR
quelle.in 2011-06-20 1500 EUR
kalinka.de 2011-06-15 1450 EUR
tweedehans.be 2011-06-16 1270 EUR
onlineberatung.ch 2011-06-20 1250 EUR
robotshop.at 2011-06-16 1200 EUR
friv.it 2011-06-14 1200 EUR
mindchange.co.uk 2011-06-17 1200 GBP
storeit.de 2011-06-20 1190 EUR
n5.cn 2011-06-17 1075 USD
y.ht 2011-06-15 1050 USD
boinc.es 2011-06-14 1000 USD
half-price.co.uk 2011-06-14 1000 GBP
ddag.de 2011-06-15 1000 EUR
mbz.es 2011-06-16 1000 EUR
roomtoread.de 2011-06-16 1000 EUR

Afternic Sells Close to $650k in Domains

Elliot Silver
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According to this week’s sales report, Afternic sold just under $650,000 in domain names last week, and a 3 letter .net domain name was the leading sale. Met.net now appears to be owned by a company called Harrowston Holding LP, although the landing page has not changed yet.

It appears that Tucows’ YummyNames was the owner of the domain name that sold for the second highest price last week. Interestingly, Xcite.com is parked at Internet Traffic, and the company used the “for sale” graphic with the Buy Domains contact information.

Below are the Afternic public sales above $1,000 from last week:

met.net $22,500.00
xcite.com $18,000.00
websitesolutions.com $15,800.00
pps.net $15,000.00
beatstream.com $12,000.00
MOZ.org $8,600.00
bestofluxury.com $7,500.00
educationalleadership.com $7,300.00
MetalSupplies.com $6,995.00
actsi.com $5,188.00
jobplacements.com $5,000.00
thelillys.com $5,000.00
archiland.com $5,000.00
AttorneyFee.com $5,000.00
pinkhealth.com $4,500.00
buzzsolutions.com $4,500.00
itechnique.com $4,200.00
ivo.org $4,000.00
webrum.com $3,888.00
qccusa.com $3,688.00
fourthline.com $3,688.00
pricedropper.com $3,600.00
energymisers.com $3,588.00
acltd.com $3,588.00
visioncenters.com $3,500.00
sunengineering.com $3,500.00
collegehonors.com $3,300.00
TeraDirect.com $3,295.00
hrcam.com $3,288.00
teamturbo.com $3,288.00
iapps.net $3,288.00
zooinc.com $3,270.00
temporarytattoos.net $3,250.00
theinsidersguide.com $3,188.00
farawayplaces.com $3,188.00
eattogether.com $3,188.00
adspace.org $3,188.00
urown.com $3,000.00
chirurgieplastique.com $3,000.00
redgallery.com $3,000.00
guidelist.com $3,000.00
findanagent.com $3,000.00
onlinemarketingsolutions.com $2,925.00
ivirtualize.com $2,889.00
capscom.com $2,880.00
medx.net $2,860.00
ladystyle.com $2,800.00
neweuropetours.com $2,800.00
carchaser.com $2,800.00
metroservicecenter.com $2,800.00
emergingworld.com $2,788.00
goldplayer.com $2,788.00
upskills.com $2,788.00
elgobernador.com $2,788.00
surespot.com $2,750.00
healthadministration.org $2,750.00
facilitymanagement.net $2,593.00
virtuallandscaping.com $2,588.00
witkit.com $2,588.00
planetextreme.com $2,588.00
utiliti.com $2,588.00
shadowboard.com $2,550.00
cascadepacific.com $2,503.55
mftb.com $2,500.00
you-buy.com $2,500.00
littleathletes.com $2,500.00
flutterbuy.com $2,500.00
hotelcitadel.com $2,500.00
teetime.net $2,500.00
onlineitdegree.net $2,500.00
nashvilledining.com $2,400.00
healthinsurancechoices.com $2,388.00
mrkitchens.com $2,388.00
rentsellbuy.com $2,388.00
minimercado.com $2,388.00
babyfund.com $2,388.00
powercontrol.net $2,388.00
turbinesinc.com $2,372.00
landrich.com $2,350.00
valuemine.com $2,350.00
mind-game.com $2,330.00
sitemagnet.com $2,300.00
artistique.com $2,250.00
GabTab.com $2,195.00
itsfabulous.com $2,188.00
releasetracker.com $2,188.00
4track.com $2,120.00
backstories.com $2,100.00
z11.net $2,094.00
giftkey.com $2,088.00
lifetravel.com $2,088.00
vegandelicious.com $2,088.00
seniorads.com $2,088.00
leehan.com $2,088.00
mach7.com $2,088.00
thirdman.net $2,088.00
beatstream.co.uk $2,088.00
casualcity.com $2,046.00
appraiserportal.com $2,000.00
vitaminn.com $2,000.00
vivalab.com $2,000.00
nursingdegreeguide.com $2,000.00
travelingtips.com $2,000.00
wondernetwork.com $2,000.00
lightningwireless.com $2,000.00
wizpix.com $2,000.00
downdisk.com $2,000.00
bwmgroup.com $2,000.00
storegift.com $2,000.00
gmachines.com $2,000.00
aestheticdentistry.net $2,000.00
MaisonAVendre.net $1,995.00
toonsville.com $1,988.00
mentorcity.com $1,988.00
tahir.org $1,988.00
unsi.net $1,988.00
thehang.com $1,960.00
thefreshstart.com $1,941.00
CouponsStore.com $1,900.00
goodventures.com $1,900.00
secondtonone.org $1,899.00
ConnectWire.com $1,895.00
academicconsulting.com $1,888.00
socialdecision.com $1,888.00
signaturetransport.com $1,888.00
chinafreelance.com $1,888.00
superwallet.com $1,888.00
greatrecovery.com $1,888.00
firstphysicians.com $1,880.45
daisycrafts.com $1,866.00
beachpath.com $1,850.00
freshr.com $1,822.00
literarydigest.com $1,800.00
avidgear.com $1,800.00
CoverYourLife.com $1,795.00
scienceandmath.com $1,790.44
sampleview.com $1,788.00
helloclient.com $1,788.00
truckrescue.com $1,788.00
privatetrips.com $1,788.00
handymanregistry.com $1,788.00
friendmart.com $1,788.00
friendgallery.com $1,788.00
vagabondlife.com $1,788.00
nativecity.com $1,788.00
VISITPUNJAB.com $1,788.00
oceanadvocates.org $1,788.00
mariajose.net $1,788.00
happygardening.com $1,756.76
digitalmarketingtools.com $1,750.00
ventureintelligence.com $1,750.00
quantitativeimaging.com $1,750.00
generaldiscount.com $1,750.00
padgame.com $1,688.00
darestep.com $1,688.00
facefashions.com $1,688.00
stuartdavidson.com $1,688.00
telecomunited.com $1,688.00
businesshappens.com $1,688.00
evergreensystem.com $1,688.00
kidnap.org $1,688.00
acsn.net $1,658.00
cyberagency.com $1,650.00
mudanca.com $1,600.00
sterlingpark.com $1,600.00
oneworldpublishing.com $1,588.00
legendaryhealth.com $1,588.00
deluxeoffice.com $1,588.00
learnthefacts.com $1,588.00
sanfranciscotherapy.com $1,588.00
dermatologyplace.com $1,588.00
frontflip.com $1,566.00
allianceuk.com $1,532.00
nicethemes.com $1,502.00
jansons.com $1,500.00
campuscomputing.com $1,500.00
humanawareness.com $1,500.00
companymarketing.com $1,500.00
linkmy.com $1,500.00
i-rep.com $1,500.00
patricknorton.com $1,500.00
groupfocus.com $1,500.00
ptalk.com $1,500.00
meanpeoplesuck.com $1,500.00
freespiritfabrics.com $1,500.00
deliveryusa.com $1,500.00
alternativefunds.com $1,500.00
chinadynasty.com $1,500.00
chineseboy.com $1,500.00
bidsport.com $1,500.00
iwillgo.com $1,500.00
versado.com $1,500.00
CouponTower.com $1,500.00
KioskManufacturers.com $1,500.00
gamebook.org $1,500.00
igualdad.org $1,500.00
datarecoverysoftwares.com $1,488.00
cashfeed.com $1,488.00
powernurse.com $1,488.00
buddytrack.com $1,488.00
publicapology.com $1,488.00
yourofficespace.com $1,468.55
smartbricks.com $1,435.00
jones.info $1,425.00
keepitlight.com $1,400.00
totalschedule.com $1,400.00
premiumshare.com $1,400.00
giftofmassage.com $1,400.00
onloop.com $1,400.00
alainzoo.com $1,400.00
TalentLogic.com $1,400.00
clinicalpsychology.net $1,399.00
salesinteractive.com $1,388.00
starttoday.net $1,388.00
lendingahand.net $1,388.00
schoolbook.org $1,388.00
idgdirect.com $1,375.00
FaceDating.com $1,375.00
georgiacarinsurance.net $1,350.00
HiDaddy.com $1,295.00
hugtheworld.com $1,288.00
ironeyes.com $1,288.00
maria-jose.com $1,288.00
sonography.net $1,288.00
americanroadside.com $1,265.00
contentconverter.com $1,252.00
floridafinancial.com $1,250.00
epictravels.com $1,250.00
savingsandmoney.com $1,250.00
beaccountable.com $1,244.00
montecielo.com $1,244.00
cxconsulting.com $1,200.00
setstyle.com $1,200.00
roofdecks.com $1,200.00
dexpedition.com $1,200.00
latinblood.com $1,200.00
mileageminder.com $1,200.00
redmaze.com $1,200.00
ventureafrica.com $1,200.00
parkingmate.com $1,200.00
situationawareness.com $1,200.00
clubaltitude.com $1,200.00
bhagavadgita.org $1,200.00
ThermoelectricGenerator.com $1,199.00
BrainDating.com $1,195.00
britelite.net $1,193.00
canyoncommunications.com $1,190.00
supertruckracing.com $1,188.00
lovemylogo.com $1,188.00
reeflight.com $1,132.00
backtovinyl.com $1,125.00
mysteryclient.com $1,100.00
thinkersforum.com $1,100.00
ilovepain.com $1,100.00
appetite-suppressants.com $1,088.00
independentrepublicans.com $1,088.00
memoryangel.com $1,088.00
grayghost.net $1,088.00
fragranceandperfume.com $1,050.00
elitekidsusa.com $1,021.00
southpearlstreet.com $1,000.00
drabtofab.com $1,000.00
cutdeals.com $1,000.00
vingage.com $1,000.00
responsibleriders.com $1,000.00
twiceloved.com $1,000.00
piestany.com $1,000.00
dive-travel.com $1,000.00
workinginterest.com $1,000.00
narrativetherapy.com $1,000.00
cogentworld.com $1,000.00
junkco.com $1,000.00
productdiscovery.com $1,000.00
asksomeone.com $1,000.00
jbbu.com $1,000.00
SECUREVENDOR.com $1,000.00
battingcages.org $1,000.00

Tip To Get Free Content for Your Site

Elliot Silver
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If you operate a single website or more than one, you already know that a big challenge is adding fresh, relevant content to your site. You don’t necessarily need to add articles and information to your site every day, but you do need to add new content fairly often.

I want to share a strategy I use to get content on some of my websites. I like to reach out to my advertisers and ask them to send me a guest post on a topic of their choice related to their business. I emphasize that it will receive good placement on the website, and it will also link to their own website. They can send unique articles as often as they’d like, and I will post them as often as they send the articles.

What has happened is that I’ve received some great articles written by experts that are happy to share knowledge and advice. In return, these experts get exposure on a high trafficked website, and they also receive a back link from my website in return. I believe it’s a win/win for both parties, and it’s something you can and should do on your own websites.

I want to share an example of this with you. One advertiser on DogWalker.com owns a pet care company in San Diego. Just about every month, she emails me an article for DogWalker.com, and I post it ASAP. This morning, I was sent an article about traveling with dogs, and I posted it on the site right away. I also used Facebook and Twitter to share the article with others.

This may not bring a lot of traffic, but it’s a topic that is of interest to vacation travelers right now, and perhaps they will learn about the site when they find the article while searching Google. Perhaps they will even need a dog walker while on vacation and use the services of one of the advertisers on my site. However it’s used, it’s something that will attract visitors to the site, and it didn’t cost me anything to create.

If you’re not doing this yet, I really think you should.

Report Spoof Emails to Go Daddy

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It seems like once or twice a week that I receive a spoofed Go Daddy email pretending to be the company. Sometimes it’s a fake account update, and more often, it’s a ICANN Whois update notice. The key thing is that the emails say “Dear User,” when Go Daddy always personalizes the email. I suppose someone could easily customize these emails and send it personalized, but the intro is usually the dead giveaway.

Instead of deleting these illegal phishing emails that want me to enter my account information and password, I send them immediately to my account manager, the Go Daddy Legal Department, and the GoDaddy Abuse Department. This allows the company to investigate the source of the spam email and hopefully shut it down ASAP so nobody has their domain names stolen.

If you receive what you suspect is a fake GoDaddy email, you should forward it to abuse@godaddy.com and legal@godaddy.com so they can investigate. Not only will they tell you if the email happens to be real, but you can also help prevent domain theft as well.

Free Sedo Webinar: Better Negotiations & Pricing for Results

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SedoSedo will be hosting a free webinar this week for domain owners who might benefit from learning how to negotiate and price their domain names to yield better sales results. The webinar will be held online on Thursday, June 23, 2011 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM (EDT).

According to Sedo, this webinar will “highlight the top 5 dos and don’ts of negotiations, pricing tips and tools, and more.”  If you’re actively trying to sell your domain names, this might be something you’d benefit from participating in for the hour. You’ll also receive a free whitepaper discussing how you can boost your sales.

I haven’t participated in a webinar like this before, but I am going to sign up. Hopefully it won’t be a Sedo sales pitch per se, but they seem to close hundreds of sales each week, and many of the names that sell are surprising, so they must be doing something right.

You will need to sign up at least a little bit in advance, which you can do right now via the GoToMeeting.com page.

New gTLDs: Increasing Lowball Offers

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As you know by now, ICANN voted to approve the new gTLD program in Singapore, and this will allow for the creation of new domain extensions like .nyc, .eco, .law, and likely hundreds of others. I received a few emails asking me for my opinion on the gTLD impact on the domain investment space, and I am sure I will write a post about it at some point soon.

It seems that some people may be using the new gTLD approval as an excuse to send lowball offers on .com domain names. Cataclysmic emails talking about the demise of .com domain domination and valuation, which include lowball offers to take them off the hands of the owners are amusing to me. Thank you, but I will take my chances with my .com domain names!

The short of it is that I do think consumers will adopt the usage of gTLD domain names in time, but over the next few years, I believe .com domain names will continue to be the “go to” domain extension of big and small business alike. While companies like Canon appear to be interested in applying for branded gTLD extensions, I can’t imagine that will be the case for the vast majority of companies.

Similarly, I can’t foresee a company that doesn’t apply for and get a gTLD moving to a different gTLD. For instance, I can’t imagine a company like Staples using something like Staples.shop or Honda moving to Honda.cars. I do believe some companies will opt for gTLD usage, but I still see it as a limited opportunity for established brands.

I will flesh out my thoughts later, but for now, the “sky is falling” emails complete with lowball offers are amusing.

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