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Domains Are Better Than Gold

Posted on 26 June 2013 by Andrei

One of the reasons why gold has always been popular is the fact that it’s a very portable store of value. If things go wrong in your country, you take your gold and move somewhere else. The same thing can’t be said about real estate, for example.

Well, domains are better from that point of view because they’re even more portable than gold.

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There Are Three Main Types of Domain Buyers, Not Just Two

Posted on 22 June 2013 by Andrei

Most domainers consider that there are only two types of domain buyers: resellers (those who buy domains with the intention of selling them at a profit later on) and end users (for example, if you own the domain CheapFurniture.com, a furniture company would represent an end user).

I think that’s inaccurate because there’s another type of domain buyer, a type most people ignore: the webmaster.

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Quick Sunday Tip: Put Together an “End User Education” Email Reply Template

Posted on 16 June 2013 by Andrei

Some of the people who will contact you in order to inquire about a domain literally don’t understand what makes certain domains more valuable than others. Sure, most of them won’t turn into buyers even if you educate them but a few of them will.

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Do You Treat Service Providers With Respect?

Posted on 13 June 2013 by Andrei

Since I specialize in providing online services, I hope you’ll find my experience useful and also hope it will at least slightly change the way support guys, account reps and so on are treated.

I’m sure all of you know that I own a hosting company, DomainingServers.com and some of you guys also ordered articles from Articles.biz, the site through which my company provides article writing services.

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Why Are You Buying That Domain?

Posted on 11 June 2013 by Andrei

One of the approaches I don’t agree with is the “meh… I might develop it later on” mentality.

Realistically speaking, domainers *won’t* develop most of their domains, the overwhelming majority in fact.

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iKeyword.com and eKeyword.com Domains Don’t Always Make Sense!

Posted on 10 June 2013 by Andrei

Surprisingly enough, most people don’t yet understand this.

In a lot of cases, iKeyword.com and eKeyword.com domains can be great investments.

They’re easy to remember and *usually* represent a logical choice.

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Domaining Isn’t an Exact Science

Posted on 06 June 2013 by Andrei

Like with any other industry, people are always looking for foolproof guides/strategies/whatever but the truth is, there’s no such thing. Domaining isn’t an exact science, there can never be guarantees.

For example:

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Show Me the Money ;)

Posted on 01 June 2013 by Andrei

“I might eventually develop it”

“I’m waiting for an offer I can’t refuse”

“I’m not in a hurry to sell”

If you’re an experienced domainer and have confidence in your strategies than sure, phrases like the above make sense. But if you’re a beginner for example, how do you know your strategy is viable in the first place?

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Domains at $0.98 from NameCheap on the 3rd of June?

Posted on 30 May 2013 by Andrei

There’s another NameCheap campaign going on at the moment of writing, click HERE for more details.

Basically, they will be offering domains at $0.98 each if they receive 20,000 retweets.

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Should Domainers Launch Offline Projects?

Posted on 27 May 2013 by Andrei

Lots of domainers/entrepreneurs have no experience with offline projects whatsoever, so they’re obviously tempted to launch at least one even if only to see what it’s like.

If you’re in that situation as well, should you start an offline business?

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