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We Did It!

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RMDHWhen Karen and I set our $5,000 fundraising goal earlier this month, we were excited to get started, albeit a bit nervous that we wouldn’t be able to achieve our fundraising goal for the Ronald McDonald House. Thanks very much to the support of you, we were able to hit our goal.

We’re thrilled about this because of the great work that is done by RMH. I really can’t thank you enough for helping us raise funds for them. I know that RMH is excited about this, and we are, too.

When we visited the Ronald McDonald House on Sunday night, we were told they are at full capacity with 83 families living there. As much as you might expect it to be a sad place since there are so many children fighting cancer there, the opposite is true. People are friendly and smiling, and it’s a very happy place.

There have been a number of anonymous donors, but I want to thank my business friends and colleagues for their support. You can still contribute, as $5,000 was an arbitrary number, and all donated funds will be used by the Ronald McDonald House to help the families who are in need.

If I missed you for some reason, I am very sorry… I double checked the list, but there’s always that possibility. I did not include contributors who chose to remain anonymous, but you are very much appreciated as well. Also, big thanks to Domain Boardroom for the support.

Namecheap Responds to Go Daddy CEO Video: Pledges Donations to Save Elephants

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Namecheap logoIn response to the video of Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons  hunting a “problem” elephant in Zimbabwe earlier this month, NameCheap has made a unique  special offer to domain owners. You can transfer up to 10 .com/.net/.org domain names to Namecheap for just $4.99/each through the end of the day on March 31, 2011 (11:59PM EST). Update: the offer has been extended to 11:59pm EST on April 1, 2011.

In addition to the low transfer price, the company will donate $1.00 for every transfer to the non-profit Save the Elephants organization. You can find out more about this organization on its website, or you can visit the Wikipedia page which has a great deal of information.

To take advantage of the special offer, you need to use coupon code “BYEBYEGD.”  This is actually a money losing proposition for the company, since annual registrations cost them more than the $4.99 it’s charging.

Go Daddy and its president have come under considerable scrutiny for the video which was first posted on Video.me. In addition to comments directed at Parsons on his blog and various other websites, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) sent him a scathing letter, which was posted on TMZ.

My Picks for the Domain Madness 3 / Boxcar Auction

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DomainMadness.comThe Domain Madness 3 auction being held on the recently re-launched Boxcar.com has opened for bidding. The live auction will take place on April 5th in Las Vegas. You need to be registered at Boxcar to bid, and there’s a $1.00 fee to register, which is presumably to ensure that you have a valid credit card.

I am still 50/50 on whether I will be at the event, and if I’m there I will try to cover it live for you. Bolded below are my favorites for the auction.

I don’t have any domain names listed in this auction, and I didn’t do any Whois searches to see if I know the owner.

ArmTattoos.com $1,200
AthleticClubs.com $5,000
AutoRepairs.com $150,000
BaseballGame.com $20,000
BaseballTicket.com $10,000
BaseballTrainer.com $2,500
BasketballDrills.com $5,000
Bet.ws $2,000
BetterBody.com $4,500
BigWinner.com $5,000
BroadbandProviders.com $1,500
CashBackCredit.com $4,000
Champs.tv $1,000
CheckCard.net $1,000
ChildDevelopment.com $150,000
Cradle.net $1,000
Discount.us $2,200
DomainDevelopment.com $15,000
DoubleOven.com $6,500
DrugDeal.com $2,500
DrugDeals.com $10,000
EliminateDebts.com $1,500
Evenings.com $9,500
FamilyVacation.com $35,000
FinancialPlanners.com $200,000
FlightSale.com $3,500
FlowerBouquets.com $40,000
ForexCurrency.com $17,500
FreezerBurn.com $3,500
GasDeals.com $1,000
GPSdevices.com $20,000
Gyrate.com $9,000
HomeOwnerInsurance.com $120,000
HoneyBellOranges.com $25,000
iLoveShopping.com $5,500
ImpoundAuction.com $2,500
Incentives.net $2,000
Irons.com $38,000
JobResume.com $7,500
LastMinDeals.com $4,000
LocalSupplier.com $1,000
MagicSpell.com $5,000
MensJewelry.com $45,000
MiracleCream.com $5,000
NameGames.com $2,500
OfficeScreens.com $1,000
OnlineTheft.com $1,000
Pig.com $250,000
RefinanceCalculator.com $30,000
RentHome.net $2,500
RibSauce.com $2,000
SingAlongs.com $2,500
SiteManagers.com $1,000
SmoothLegs.com $3,500
StationaryStore.com $5,000
StayCool.com $5,500
TanningStickers.com $2,500
Title.info $3,000
TractionTires.com $1,000
Uncoordinated.com $1,000
Waikiki.me $1,750
YellowstoneNationalPark.net $1,000
ZoomLens.com $8,500
LimoRentals.com $160,000

Mike Mann News: 2 .CO Sales and New Webinar Video Now Available

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I received a couple of updates from Internet entrepreneur Mike Mann that I wanted to share with you. First, his company sold two .CO domain names last week. Tequila.CO was sold for $14,500 and Recipes.CO was sold for $5,600. Both sales were closed on Mann’s DomainMarket.com platform (Correction: I was informed both sales were actually closed on Sedo).

In addition to these sales, Mann recently posted a new webinar entitled “When to Quit Your Day Job.” According to the website on which it’s posted, you can

“Join Mike Mann, serial entrepreneur and author of “Make Millions and Make Change, Secrets to Business and Personal Success,” in a candid webinar about how quitting your job might be the best move you could ever make. Mike will discuss:

  • Why quitting your job is necessary to build a profitable business
  • How to know when to quit your job
  • What to know before you quit
  • The real risks of quitting
  • How jobs prevent personal success
  • The power of faith and belief in your ideas

Mann is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the domain space, and this is a video you should check out if you have some time.

Bob Parsons Video: “Alligator Nipping at Your Ass?…” (No Alligator Hunting!)

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I know many people were disturbed by  Bob Parsons’ appearance in a video in which he killed an elephant in Zimbabwe, but here’s a new video with some good business tips from the Go Daddy CEO. The video is entitled, “Alligators nipping at your ass? How to hang in there & enjoy the ride.”

Parsons has become known for his videos which often provide business advice and are found on his blog, BobParsons.me. Regardless of what you think of Parsons’ hunting, he has a proven track record for building successful businesses, and his videos should be watched if you have your own business or are thinking about starting one.

Internet Entrpreneur Jason Calacanis: .CO Contest to Win a MacBook

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Jason Calacanis, a noted Internet entrepreneur and venture capital investor, recently launched a .CO domain name contest and the winner will receive a MacBook Air.

The contest premise is pretty simple. Register a .CO domain name and tell Calacanis your idea for a website on the domain name, and the best idea (as judged by the team at ThisWeekIn.com) will win. He even said the idea could be just one or two sentences, so nothing too in depth is necessary. Keep in mind that Calacanis may read your idea on the air, so if it’s something that can be replicated easily on another domain name, you may want to think twice about sharing it.

To enter the contest, send an email to contest@thisweekin.com. The email must include the .CO domain name and a receipt showing the purchase of the domain name, along with your website idea. All entries must be received by April 1, 2011, so get cracking on it if you’re interested.

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