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Australian Beach Domain Names On Sale

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A couple months ago, I sold a single Australian beach domain name for just under $10,000. Today, I am looking to sell WhaleBeach.com, CoogeeBeach.com and BalmoralBeach.com for $8,500 total for all three! Why am I selling these great names so cheaply? I want to be in a strong cash position, and since I won’t get to developing these names with all of my current commitments, I might as well sell them and sell them cheap. I haven’t visited either of these vacation hotspots, but here is some information about each location:
Coogee Beach:

According to the Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach:

“Coogee Beach is what life by the ocean is all about. Its culture is urban and cosmopolitan, yet relaxed. Street cafes put the scent of coffee on the sea breeze. Crowne Plaza Coogee Beach is directly opposite Coogee Beach with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean.Known affectionately as ‘Sydney’s Seaside Village’, Coogee Beach is a tranquil environment. Surrounded by one of the East Coast’s most breathtaking beaches and headlands, it embraces a relaxed, casual setting and is only a short drive to the city. Its location makes it convenient to catch a round of golf at the nearby green, do a little shopping, take in a film at The Entertainment Quarter or place a bet on the ‘sport of kings’ with the world-famous Randwick racecourse.
Opposite Coogee Beach, 6 kilometers to the airport and 8 kilometers to the Sydney central business district.“

From Science and Technology Conference:
Coogee Beach
Another photo:
Coogee Beach 2
Balmoral Beach:
From Wikipedia:

“Balmoral Beach is arguably one of the most picturesque beaches in Sydney. It is a harbour beach facing East by North-East and is sheltered from direct ocean waves by Middle Head. Balmoral has four separate beaches along a crescent of white sand, with a large horseshoe-shaped swimming area within a shark net. The usually placid waves make it appealing to a wide age range for swimming. The area has a laid-back vibe, with pleasant parkland, cafes, fish and chips, and two top restaurants (also serving brunch). Activities include a walk North along the rocks to Chinaman’s beach (not advisable if the tide is coming in) or South up the hill to Georges Heights.Deservedly one the most-loved “secrets” in Sydney.
Balmoral has views to North Head, Manly, and Clontarf and is situated at the mouth of Middle Harbour.
The famous Balmoral Rotunda is the home of Shakespeare By The Sea a summer outdoor event held at Balmoral Beach. Other notable events include the annual Mudgee Wine Festival.
The Rotunda and Rocky Point Island are also popular for wedding ceremonies and photographs.
Between 1924 and 1951 Balmoral Beach was the location of the Star Amphitheatre.”

From Sydney100.com:
Balmoral Beach
From the The Wedding Decorator
Balmoral Beach 2
Whale Beach:

“Whale Beach is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Palm Beach is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region.
Whale Beach is home of ‘The Wedge’, a famous left hand surfing break.“

From Wide Screen Water:
Whale Beach

Exhibitionists.com – Priced to Sell

Elliot Silver
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I thought I could sell Exhibitionists.com for $45,000. Well, I was wrong. I’ve reduced the price and still no buyers. I am now going to liquidate this bad boy and sell Exhibitionists.com for the drop dead low price of just $17,800. First to post “sold” gets a helluva deal on this industry-defining domain name.

Bigger Isn't Better

Elliot Silver
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Of course I am referring to the size of your domain portfolio. Some people may think that because they have 1,000, 5,000, 10,000 or 20,000 domain names, they are better off than others. I really couldn’t disagree any more, unless you happen to have an unbelievable portfolio (meaning you spent many sleepless nights over the past several years researching and cashing in on money making domain names).
I saw a post where people were asked how many domain names they own, and I was pretty surprised at the amount of people who owned hundreds of domain names. Additionally, I’ve received emails from many people who have asked me to appraise their domain names, and they’ve sent a list of hundreds of mediocre domain names to evaluate. I really believe a person can go broke quickly by registering hundreds of new domain names. Technology and data mining scripts have gotten to the point where it is nearly impossible to hand register domain names that will pay for themselves in PPC revenue, unless a trend or event happens that makes the names relevant. I would like to suggest that people focus on quality and not quantity.
One trend I’ve noticed is that some people believe that because they have an entire portfolio of hundreds of similar names, the set has more value. For example, if someone owns 12345Golf.com, 12345Shopping.com, 12345Travel.com, 12345Sex.com…etc, the names aren’t more valuable simply because almost every 12345 domain name is owned by them. Unless someone else wants to build a huge network of websites using that idea (doubtful), the set is a $7.50 X x,xxx annual drain. One thing to think about is why would someone pay your premium, when they could come up with an idea that is similar and hand register the set (123456 for example).
There is nothing wrong with owning a large portfolio of domain names if you are generating enough revenue to support it, or if you are making enough profit in sales that you can incur the renewal costs with no problem. However, I have seen people become overwhelmed with renewal fees, and it can be difficult to watch some domain names drop because of it.
My advice is to keep your portfolio as trim as your budget will allow. Instead of buying dozens of new registrations, it might make more sense to buy one quality name.

WashingtonVC Startup Receives $6m Investment

Elliot Silver
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Just received a note from Mike Mann announcing that Yield Software, a company conceived and incubated by Mike and his WashingtonVC company, raised $6 million in Series B funding. This investment was led by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and includes WPP Group, joining WashingtonVC. When I finished graduate school, my career started at Wunderman, a Direct Marketing Agency owned by WPP.
WPP is a leading marketing, advertising, interactive, and branding holding company, and they typically only invest in the best of breed. This is a big day for Mike and the folks at WashingtonVC, and congratulations are in order.
The full press release can be seen on Business Wire.

Big Week in Domain Aftermarket

Elliot Silver
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According to the weekly sales report distributed by DNJournal, last week saw some fairly strong deals. There were a few six figure deals, including the sale of Coffee.org, and the drop auction market was hot once again with some strong names fetching decent amounts. The real winner of the week was over at NameMedia.

Not only did NameMedia Senior VP Pete Lamson report to DNJournal that the company had a record first quarter, but May was also recorded as the best sales month in the company’s history. NameMedia’s Afternic DLS also closed 15 LLL.com domain names for $40,000/each last week.   Personally, I don’t own any LLL.com domain names by choice, but I think the purchase shows that the market for these types of domain names are as strong as ever, even with the risk seeming to grow.
Interestingly enough, I had been in contact with Bigfoot about acquiring Let.com from them about 15 months ago, and they were only asking $50,000 for it at that time. It appears they have since sold the name, which is perplexing given the fact that they just jumped in feet first with the purchase of 15 LLL.com names at retail price. I do think it is a good sign for owners of LLL.com names though who are looking to sell their names.
Numeric domain names appear to be hot commodities as well. Because of their relative short supply coupled with the number of uses for these names throughout the world, they always seem to fetch strong prices. I like the fact that numbers transcend languages and are important in many cultures. It is important to research what numbers mean in other countries though! I owned a few numeric names a while ago, and one of them happened to have something to do with death. I sold it ASAP.
It does look like the aftermarket is fairly strong compared to the general economy. I have been and continue to be a buyer both for resale and for development. Hopefully these trends will continue through the summer.

Celebrity Baby Domain Names

Elliot Silver
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A couple of weeks ago, I offered a few Celebrity Baby domain names for sale.
SOLD

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