As domainers, we know perhaps more than almost anyone else just how important the appearance of the Internet is to humanity. I think it’s reasonable to compare the Internet to let’s say the car in terms of impact. The car eliminated a lot of physical boundaries by allowing us to travel much faster, whereas the Internet took things to the next level by allowing us to interact with one another effortlessly.
Archive | April, 2014
The Things We Take for Granted
Posted on 09 April 2014 by Andrei
Nowadays, if you tell someone to be grateful for electricity or Internet access, you’ll probably get laughed at. Most people, especially tech savvy crowds like online entrepreneurs or domainers, tend to take these things for granted. But just stop for a moment and think about what would happen if you’d end up let’s say losing Internet access for one week. That’s it, just seven days.
4 Possible “Dot Com vs. New gTLDs” Scenarios – Which One Did You Choose?
Posted on 08 April 2014 by Andrei
At the end of the day, I think the situation is relatively straightforward. There are 4 possible new gTLD scenarios or actually just three because one of them has two ramifications:
It Takes Just as Much Effort to Close a Large Sale
Posted on 07 April 2014 by Andrei
Domainers hear this statement from successful investors time and time again, yet I don’t think most of them give it too much thought. When you hear about a blockbuster domain sale, you’re tempted to say something along the lines of “sure but the seller is a veteran, I could have never pulled it off” as if the transaction in question somehow involved magic.
Should You Buy Domains You Don’t Understand?
Posted on 06 April 2014 by Andrei
Let me just give you one quick example: I don’t “understand” NNNN dot coms. To be honest, I don’t consider them all that memorable and for the most part, am reasonably confident that a lot of people (with notable exceptions such as individuals from China) would find your domain confusing should you choose to use a NNNN dot com as your brand.
Only Two GoDaddy Coupons This Week
Posted on 05 April 2014 by Andrei
Unfortunately, it seems the GoDaddy team wasn’t feeling very generous this week. Only managed to find two GoDaddy coupons for you guys: one that should bring the price down to $0.99 which (strangely enough) seems to only work *outside* the US and one which should bring the price down to $1.99 (as far as this one is concerned, I’m not sure if it’s an international code or if it only works for customers from the US/Canada).
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Do You Check What End Users Do After Buying From You?
Posted on 04 April 2014 by Andrei
Now sure, the “I wonder what this guy did with my domain?” temptation is definitely there but should you actually go through the trouble of checking what happened after the sale? I have mixed feelings about this because in my opinion, there are two “dimensions” we need to be aware of.
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I Don’t Agree With Gary Vaynerchuk
Posted on 03 April 2014 by Andrei
First of all, I’ve always enjoyed Gary Vaynerchuk’s appearances and he’s definitely a person worth listening to. If that weren’t the case, I wouldn’t have written this post in the first place. When it comes to his DOMAINfest keynote though, I think he’s fundamentally wrong and will try to explain why.
End Users Frequently Lie
Posted on 02 April 2014 by Andrei
Now of course, I’m not generalizing but I do want to make it clear that yes, end users frequently lie. You can call it distorting the truth, you can call it something else if you consider the term “lie” too strong but I for one do not.
Domaining Is *Not* a Zero Sum Game
Posted on 01 April 2014 by Andrei
Some of you probably already know what a zero sum game is but in case you don’t, the principle is simple to understand. Let’s assume two people engage in a business transaction. A “zero sum game” situation occurs if in that transaction, for every unit (in our case money) gained by one person, the other person loses.
