I received an email from Snapnames announcing their premium .CA domain auction featuring 25 of the best hand-picked .ca domains. Looking over the list, it is impressive!  Some great generic domains here.  The two week auction offers industry leading domains possessing branding potential and targeted visibility. (Note: I do not own any domains in the [...] Continue reading →

If you are just getting started building a website, one of the first decisions you will make (after deciding what domain name you want) is where will you get web hosting? Web site Hosting is the background service that makes your webpages and email work.  It is the behind the scenes “home” location for your [...] Continue reading →

Looking over a recent list of top domain industry blogs from the TRAFFIC conference I thought it would be helpful to add a few more suggestions to the list – some domain blogs with fresh voices and valuable content, even though they may not have large readership numbers. Of course, congratulations to DomainSherpa.com which was [...] Continue reading →

A new report says a record number of Canadians are starting their own businesses. The report from CIBC points to a sharp rise in Canadian entrepreneurship – more than half a million Canadians had started their own business in the past two years. I’m not surprised, as the internet makes it easier than ever to [...] Continue reading →

The domain industry has trends just like any other industry.  Cycles in the market come and go, strategies change, and what worked yesterday might not work today or tomorrow.   To be successful in business we have to know where we are – what is happening in the market?  What are the current trends, what is [...] Continue reading →

Some interesting trends from Sedo’s recent domain sales report.  SEDO, one of the leading online domain sales marketplaces released results from its 2nd Quarter, 2012 Domain Market Study and highlighted – “Study Reveals Continual Growth ‘Buy Now’ Sales and a Surprise in the Top Level Domain (TLD) Market as ‘Dot Net’ Top Average Sales Price [...] Continue reading →

Picking the domain name for your business is one of the most important first steps you can take. I’m sure you have heard of the phrase “location, location, location” in real estate? Think of choosing your domains as being as important as picking your business location. Why? Because IT IS YOUR LOCATION! Your domain name is the foundation [...] Continue reading →