If you’ve been following the overall thread here, you know that every year I end up lamenting another lame attempt by GoDaddy to represent our industry, domains. This year, I thought, Bob is gone so maybe, perhaps, GD will put out something good and viral and even…clever? You fool! No, instead they gave me even [...] Continue reading →

Artist Simon Beck has become a sensation with his “snow circles”, creating concentric spectacles using only his feet as his brush. Truly, the art, the symmetry, the scale is astounding but there is one thing wrong with this picture. Can you spot it? Of course, it is not the art itself but the marketing – [...] Continue reading →

In the past I took it upon myself, just before a new TLD opened, to remind domainers about America’s founding fathers – those who in effect started their own “registry” and would up largely penniless because of it. What is the connection? Well, for one, they were very much like domainers – they were speculators. [...] Continue reading →

Greetings and salutations in the new year, I wish you all the success you desire and more. And in honor of a fresh calendar, I decided to jot down the most common five questions I receive from other domainers, family, anyone. Broad as they are, I hope you can find something suitable, something that perhaps [...] Continue reading →

Cheerio to all you domainers out there, all tingly with the anticipation of perhaps a better year ahead than the one we just left behind. Well, phooey to you! For all it really means is that you have to work off all the weight you gained during the holiday season! Me as well! Oh sure, [...] Continue reading →

I’ve spent the last few weeks pondering, reworking a list of of all the gTLDs, in an effort to rank them from top to bottom, left to right, and everything between. Doing so, I thought, might give us a better snapshot of the industry and potential areas of growth – of which there are a [...] Continue reading →

For a domain broker, it is the moment you dream of. Hanging outside a great club, dressed in costumes, having a drink, talking things over. Guy I’m chatting with is the Marketing Director of an industry leader – an industry for which I am brokering the best domain name. The best, by far. I explain [...] Continue reading →