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Did you know every second there are 418 Kit Kat fingers eaten in the world.via TwitterThe interview below is from Domain Sherpa…In this show, I shares how I turned 90 admittedly marginal hand-registered .com domain names and one .info domain into $56,000 per month. (The interviewee has seen the Google Adsense report to verify this impressive figure.) You will be surprised to learn that in addition to search engine optimization, a clever television ad campaign drove the results.
Enjoy the show and let me know what you think….
This week will bring the long-awaited opening up of a new realm of Domains Names and Web addresses in which just about any word—such as dot-furniture (.furniture), dot-hotel (.hotel) or dot-FloridaVacations (.FloridaVacations) —can serve as a domain name. And of course to entrepreneurs and domainers, that means OPPORTUNITY is knocking!
Beginning this Thursday, the organization that oversees the Internet (ICANN) will start accepting applications to manage new top-level domains (TLDs) —the names that appear at the end of website addresses, like dot-com and dot-net. The application fee itself is $185,000 per name!
Masahable did a nice post on 9 Things You Need to Know About ICANN’s New Top Level Domains…
From what I’ve heard thus far, surprisingly (to me) only a few Fortune 500 companies are applying for its TLD (ex. .Cannon); most seem to think that any squatter who wrongfully infringes their trademarks and copywrights will quickly use a battle to gain control. However entrepreneurs and domain investors are PUMPED and raring to go, and spend SIGNIFICANT money, when it comes to applying for new generic TLDs such as .Vacation, .Hotel or .News
I will certainly keep you posted as the applications come in and news develops…stay tuned!
With well over 100,000 EXACT searches a month, the organic industry seems to be doing quite well in terms of growth and acceptance from the general public.
According to the Organic Trade Association, the organic industry continues to grow worldwide. Here are some statistics regarding this market:
Speculating on the Organic market, I recently purchased OrganicMarket.com, which I feel is a phenomenal and highly brandable name to own for this market and OrganicGroceries.net and OrganicRecipes.net, ….but it’s not too late, I also see that OrganicApplePie.com & OrganicApplePies.com, OrganicPumpkinPie.com & OrganicPumpkinPies.com and OrganicVendingCo.com are all about to drop very soon and you can grab them yourself if you’re interested by back ordering them….you can learn more about domain name investing at my new venture Domain Wealth
To your domaining success,
@AndrewHazen
We’re all aware that strategic networking can significantly increase our business while allowing us to meet and help others. Companies such as LinkedIn base their business model around it… But it is shocking to realize that a majority of business networking exists offline, which leaves tremendous Internet and other electronic networking opportunities unexplored with your offline network.
Traditional networking involves people getting together to discuss objectives, such as potential new customers, and searching for ways to help others attract business. Those that excel at networking are continuously seeking out new methods to assist others, such as asking existing clients if they are interested in the products or services of others in their network.
In addition to in-person events, marketers need to consider how Internet marketing can play an integral role in a successful networking campaign. Take the following case, for example: Lauren Hutton, a very well-known model and actress, has her own makeup line available at www.LaurenHutton.com. In searching for ways that Lauren can effectively and efficiently promote her product line, here is how the strategic Internet networking component comes into play: After first identifying Lauren’s target audience, which is females ranging in age from 35 to 75, the best strategic path would include the following key elements:
An introductory offer sent via email
Such an email enables Lauren to inexpensively test offers such as discounts, free shipping and the ever-popular “buy one item and get another at a special price.” But first, we/Lauren must determine who will receive the offers. Again, Internet networking comes into play. Given Lauren’s target audience and our offline network/contacts, New York-based LoveMyShoes.com is a great strategic partner because its’ customer base represents the perfect demographic for Lauren’s product offering(s).
The LoveMyShoes.com email list contains 250,000+ names and email addresses of women aged 35 to 65 who buy shoes on the web. The bonus is that these women are already experienced and accustomed to purchasing online, so they should be comfortable shopping and buying Lauren’s products at LaurenHutton.com.
Lauren may encourage LoveMyShoes.com to distribute her information/email blast for free by either cross-promoting the site’s products in her email blasts or on her site, or by offering to compensate the company on a cost-per-acquisition basis. For example, for every order that Lauren receives based on the email blast, she might compensate LoveMyShoes.com to the tune of $15. Once details of the partnership are ironed out, LoveMyShoes sends the offer to its database directly, making it CAN-SPAM compliant.
Many other online networking opportunities also exist for Lauren. One of the people in my offline network sells high-end homes with values exceeding $1 million. Thus, his email list is a perfect fit for Lauren as it contains affluent women in the 35 – 50 age range. The same goes for high-end gyms and spas; targeting women via email who are fitness-obsessed and who want to look great too.
A display ad or promotion on a strategic partner’s website
In addition to introductory emails, acquiring real estate on networking contacts’ websites also works extremely well by putting businesses in front of their ideal audiences.
Take Metro Candy, for example. Prior to the Halloween season, it networked with a large Halloween costume website. The two websites promoted each other via display ads and promos. The partnership offers a prime example of Internet networking at its finest — both a trick and a treat that gave customers looking for Halloween costumes access to a huge stash of candy at a deep discount!
Networking affiliates
Does establishing networking affiliates involve paying other parties to be included in their email blasts or on their websites? Not necessarily. Marketers can avoid the exchange of money in online networking relationships and instead pursue free cross-promotions among related brands.
Another acceptable alternative involves offering others in your networking group a flat fee for each order or lead you acquired, which is typically referred to as cost-per-acquisition (CPA) deal. In a cost-per-acquisition model, one party compensates the other if and only if a beneficial conversion occurs, which could be in the form of a sale, lead, download, signup or other action.
When networking, it pays to take the extra step of exploring the many existing online opportunities within your offline circle. Think of it as profitable social networking for your business!
The following domain names have expired and are now available for hand registration (less than $10 a year)
SkiWebStore.com
USAdultStore.com
HowToCheerUp.com
NewToyGuide.com
BestMedStore.com
VeryCuteBaby.com
Please let me know if you register any of these domains and what you’re doing with them as I like to track the success of these expiring domains.
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As some of you may know, in addition to investing and collecting domain names, I also invest and collect bobbleheads….I just learned this week that a federal judge has ruled against a company that has been using legendary Bob Marley image in making and selling toys and apparel, including Bob Marley bobbleheads. I have a few in my collection; it’s next to the blue dancing bear….
Leo Valencia, owner of Avela, has been ordered to pay Marley’s family $300,000 in damages after the family complained that they didn’t want to see Bob Marley’s image portrayed on bobbleheads and plush toys.
The judge is expected to award more damages after determining if there was more profit lost because of unfair competition.
Being a domainer and Marley-fan, I checked the domains and see that BobMarley.com seems somewhat legit and WhoIs shows registration to bob marley music inc.; however, BobMarley.net and BobMarley.org are parked and .net has on its first line that the domain is for sale…..so sad!! Here is some more detail on the story
The following domain names are available for hand registration as of this posting (I did have three others but they got registered before I was able to post )-:
QuarterKit.com – nice hobby to collect quarters….especially the newer ones from all the States
AllPingPong.com – get everything you need for ping pong at AllPingPong.com
DreadlockKit.com – learn to make dreadlocks
If you like any of these domains you should consider hand registering them here for under $10!
The following domain names are available for hand registration as of this posting:
AllPornFilms.com – nice adult portal offering porn films and videos
DrupalGuides.com – great name for drupal modules and drupal how-to guides
NYCTripGuide.com – a guide to NYC for tourists and travelers
JetSkiGuides.com – a guide to jet skis and vacation spots with Jet Skis
CarpetGuides.com – a guide to carpets
Good luck and please let me know if you invest and/or develop any of these domains…I love hearing from entrepreneurs who take action!
The following 5 domain names are available for hand registration as of this post…
AllCityPets.com – pet store (or a pet sitting/walking service) for people who live in a city
RCHobbyKits.com – eCommerce site selling remote controlled kits
AllRedWine.com – perfect site to sell red wines (and things that go with red wine)
MediaKitsNow.com – need a media kit now?
SimplyKits.com – we sell simply kits…
What do you think?
