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Net4Domains Says: It’s a .Com World

Published on July 31, 2007 in Domain Names. 2 Comments

An innovative advertising campaign by Net4Domains.com. See link for more images.

Hi Iphone, Bye Iphone

Published on July 31, 2007 in General. 2 Comments

Got it, went through hell to activate it, and after 24 hours, returning it.

Issues:

1. Connectivity is terrible. For all years I remember I never had out of range near my house here in South Florida. With iPhone, first day using it, near my house, out of range.

2. Low volume. Maybe it’s my hearing but I’m used to higher volume then the max iPhone has.

Rest looks fine. Interface is brilliant and a game changer in the phone industry, love the fact there’s a “.com” touch button on the browser. I will wait for next gen of iPhones, but for now, back to Blackberry.

At #9, Raj Lahoti Makes Inc’s “30 Under 30″ List

Published on July 30, 2007 in Domain Names. 0 Comments

When I started to view the slideshow I knew some domainers should make the list, but didn’t think Inc. Magazine had the sophistication to find them. apparently I was wrong!

Company name: Online Guru

Age: 25
Location: San Diego
2006 Revenue: $11.5 million
Employees: 15
Year founded: 2003

After a few years dabbling in Internet domain acquisition and traffic brokering, Raj Lahoti set out to build up one of his brother’s domains in order to provide meaningful content in an area that, well, generally lacks it. DMV.ORG, the “Online Unofficial Guide to the DMV,” aggregates information from the (often dreaded) Department of Motor Vehicles in each state — all in one place.

Continue reading here.

On a related note, Raj was also a finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year competition. Lawrence Ng of Oversee ended up winning.

Real Profits In Domain Names (Boston Globe Article)

Published on July 30, 2007 in Domain Names. 0 Comments

A positive article about the domain industry, including a nice picture gallery.

Via the Boston Globe:

“We’re about three years into a major upturn,” said Ron Jackson, editor of DN Journal. “A ton of ad revenue started flowing from traditional media models onto the Web and it’s been unbroken upward momentum.”"

Ron knows what he is talking about. I think it’s still pretty early in the game. There’s allot of upside, especially from those who work hard to figure out better business models then PPC.

Is Their Domain Worth More Then Their Business?

Published on July 29, 2007 in Business and Domain Names. 2 Comments

Many times in the past domains went for sale after the business went out of business. It happened with Excite, freecreditscore.com, and jobs.com to name a few.

The opportunity though is not when the domain gets to bankruptcy auction as many monitor those, but right before that. Have you considered to approach businesses who own a domain name and buy their whole business just for the domain name? In many instances these businesses will not know the value of their domain and be focused on their business that they will throw the domain in as a gift, or for relatively a very low number.

For us, as we’re more focused on development these days we have not yet tried it, but if you have, I’d love to hear more about your experiences and lessons along the way.