Domain names have been stolen since the early days of the commercial Internet. The most known case involves the hijacking of Sex.com, a domain that was “milked” for its traffic, before it was returned via a court order to its registrant. There are thousands of domain names that have been stolen in the 25 years [...] Continue reading →

As shared by Uniregistry, all affiliate earnings balances are to be paid by the end of this month, as the Affiliate Plus program was terminated. Today, I received my final payment from the program, and plan to use my “check” to buy more domains – that’s what domain investors do! It was a good revenue [...] Continue reading →

Querying Mike Mann’s domain droplist was a herculean task, but Konstantinos of Online Domain delivered! Fifty thousand domains, or about 16% of Mike Mann’s portfolio dropped recently, and Konstantinos shared those that became available, along with a separate list of upcoming deletes at the time. Perusing thousands of domains “by hand” reminded me of the [...] Continue reading →

An increasing number of businesses produce “sob stories” in order to usurp domain names on the aftermarket. The usual excuses involve using a company’s status as a start-up or as a non-profit to indicate an inability to budget up for a domain name. By default, these excuses are not true; start-ups and non-profits can have [...] Continue reading →

As a beta tester at Uniregistry, I opened one of the first accounts for its Affiliate Program, six years ago. The program paid handsomely, with 20% being standard on domain registrations, renewals and transfers done with one’s ID. Retention of products (domain names) was dependent on how faithful registrants were to the Registrar. Sadly, the [...] Continue reading →

Engaging with a potential buyer doesn’t always result in a sale, but domain names that get renewed continue to work their magic in that person’s mind. In other words, inquiries that end due to a difference in pricing, often get a second chance at a later time, sometimes at a price considerably higher than the [...] Continue reading →

Every time I hear how domains are exactly like real estate, I shake my head at the dissimilarities. Comparing domains and domain investing to real estate and landlords is a convenient choice. Sounds familiar? It’s because I covered the subject before, except for the landlord reference. In a recent message for a domain inquiry, the [...] Continue reading →