http://www.domainweek.com Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:05:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I typically like to wait for an end user to approach me with a good offer, however sometimes it is nice to just sell some domains on your own schedule. I have a couple of big purchases on the horizon, so this week I have been testing a few ... http://www.domainweek.com/best-place-to-sell-domain-names/ Just received this via email: After over 7 years of running Domainstate we have decided to sell the site. It is with a sad heart that we have realised that it is no longer something we can commit the same level of energy as we once did. Our aim is to have ... http://www.domainweek.com/domainstatecom-is-for-sale/ Ten years ago today, I registered my first domain name.  At the time, registrations cost $70 for two years.  Check out the scan of the invoice below.  Also, you did not have to pay right away.  You could actually register a name and they would send you a bill in ... http://www.domainweek.com/flashback-10-years-ago-today-i-registered-my-first-domain-name/ There was a special surprise at the registration desk given to the first 250 people who arrived at the TRAFFIC conference in New York; a custom Rick "The Domain King" Schwartz bobblehead. The custom bobblehead was produced by Bobbleheads.com owner Warren Royal and approved by the domain king himself. ... http://www.domainweek.com/rick-schwartz-the-bobblehead-king/ Check out this great video by the guys at QuietLibrary.com. If you thought all the good names were taken, think again, ...AND get your credit card ready! :grin: Also, check out the Domain Name Dollar Store online at www.DomainNameDollarStore.com http://www.domainweek.com/funny-video-the-domain-name-dollar-store/ Google is arguable the best search engine out there, and yet when using it we sometimes get poor quality search results and "made for adsense" sites. In fact, many of us in the domain and/or SEO industry are responsible for some of those sites. What is a "made ... http://www.domainweek.com/is-digg-the-future-of-search/ The auction for Video.us ended at 12pm this afternoon, and this time it sold for $12,000. The name sold for $75,000 last year and then $18,500 earlier this year. Check out Ron Jackson's recent post on DNJournal.com for more information about the strange history of this domain name: In the past ... http://www.domainweek.com/videous-auction-ends-at-12000/ Ok, so I think I found the worst company name ever combined with the worst choice for domain names ever. This one is so bad, it might even make Aaron from good URL bad URL cry. It is so bad that I had to stop and take a ... http://www.domainweek.com/which-is-worse-the-company-name-or-their-domain-name/ Today’s UUOPD (Unusual Usage of Premium Domains) website is Mix.com. Mix is not just a three letter domain, it is also a word with several uses. Apparently though, the owner thinks the best use is to put a picture of a girl in a bunny suit with a couple ... http://www.domainweek.com/uuopd-mixcom/ 23 years ago today, the domain name Think.com was registered. Some of you might think you registered your first name a long time ago, but think about this; Think.com probably preceded your first registration by a decade or more. Some of you might think you started registering domains ... http://www.domainweek.com/something-to-think-about/