I saw a nice domain name up for auction at Snapnames today: FBS.com. At the moment, there are 5 hours remaining to bid. I can’t really suggest a use for the name, which is why I am not bidding, but there’s something about the name I like.
Bargain Domain Names
I just created a new page on my blog called “Name Deals.” All names listed on that page are priced at under $50, and the list will be rotated and changed daily. I love researching and buying domain names, but I don’t have the time to develop everything I buy.
As with all of my domain sales, the first person to email me letting me know they want a particular name will get it. Payment should be made within 24 hours.
Quick Hits for the Weekend
Some quick (and informal) hits from the last week.
On Thursday, I was thisclose to buying a ticket to fly to Las Vegas for the Domain Madness finale. If it wasn’t for a trip to New Hampshire in a week, a cross country trip in 3 weeks, followed by a trip to Michigan right after, I would be at The Palms with the Domain Consultant crew.
SES is a great show with a lot of information for developers. If you can make one of the many shows, it’s worth attending. If you can’t afford to pay for the actual show (or if you don’t want to pay), get a free exhibition floor pass and meet with some of the companies that exhibit.
There have been more times in the past 2 weeks than I can ever remember where I started to respond to an ignorant/misinformed/stupid post on a domain forum and ended up deleting my post before hitting submit.
If you own a geodomain – especially if it’s a city, state, or country domain name, you NEED to be in San Diego for the GeoDomain Expo at the end of April. If you want to develop it, there are no better mentors and advisors than those who will be at the Expo (ie Dan, David/Mike, Skip, Jess, Fred, Mark, Sara, Josh, Shaun, Nat). If you are looking to partner (or maybe even sell), these people are your primary targets. I mean, who else are you going to turn to – newspapers? LOL. The agenda should be posted in the next few days, but no matter what the panels are, it’s the informal events that are best.
I am not investing in any .tel domain names. I simply don’t get the concept behind why I would want or need to have a .tel domain name, and if people don’t want/need them, investing in them will probably be a fruitless activity. If I want people to have all of my contact information, I make sure they have it. If someone can’t find my phone number or other contact information quickly, chances are very good that I don’t want that person to have it.
Speaking of .tel, have you noticed that most of the people who talk about alternative TLDs like these (ie mobi, asia, tv…etc) have significant investments in them? I don’t want to be an ambassador for an extension. It shouldn’t be the job of registrants to pump a particular extension.
I was very surprised to hear about Monster Venture Partners closing its doors. This is big news that will impact domainers in more of a trickle down affect, as the company invested in domain names and partnered with companies that own great domain names.
Who is Buying .Asia Domains?
I know of someone with a large portfolio of premium English keyword .asia domain names who is looking to sell. Send me a note or comment and I will put you in touch. I’m not a domain broker, but happy to connect interest parties.
Newburyport.com Logo
Just got the logo back for Newburyport.com from Mike and I dig it. I should have a new site launched by the end of next week, as the articles are being written right now. I wanted to share the new design with you guys. It maintains the look and feel of my other city .com domain names.
BTW… speaking of geodomains, check out Lahaina.com when you get a chance. That’s a great looking site!
Discounted .IN Registrations
I get a load of emails advertising cheap registrations, but this seems like a very good deal on .IN domain names from Answerable.com (although I haven’t used them before). Jeff from Inforum.in discussed .in domains a couple of months ago, and TRAFFIC Amsterdam will be covering ccTLDs.
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Discounted .IN and Third level .IN Domains
Make the most of our latest Answerable.com Promo that has just gone Live! We’re giving away both .IN and Third Level .IN Domains for just $5.99!
.IN is a great vanity TLD which is representative of the Internet as a whole. It is also mighty helpful in targeting the vast Indian geography. So what are you waiting for, cash in on this offer before it ends.
Note:
The promo is applicable for the first year of registration only. Thus, a two year .IN Domain registration will be billed as Promo Pricing + Regular Price for 1 year.
Renewals and Transfer-Ins will not attract promo pricing.
There are no restrictions on the number of domains that you can register during this period.
