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WHY WHYPARK.COM? PRAYERS ANSWERED FOR DOMAINERS

I want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all my domain industry friends who congratulated me on my new position as Vice President of Business Development at WhyPark.com. I appreciate the support and the kind words. I’m going to explain why I decided to join Whypark, even though my consulting services through Successclick have kept me very busy.

First reason for coming onboard Whypark.com: The future of the domain industry. Whypark is now providing solutions for domainers who want results from low-performing domain names that have been using traditional PPC revenue. The best part of getting the felicitations is that some of the biggest domainers in our industry also signed up at Whypark.com to enhance the value of their “deadwood” domains (domains that have branding value but don’t get good typein traffic at traditional parking services).

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GRAB LIFE: Great Stories About Local Businesses And Their Domains

“Grab Life By The Throttle!” I love this ad’s catchphrase. It projects a great message to the company’s market, but also to anyone who wants to “get somewhere” in life. (Inside tip to keep reading): The company that owns this motto also knows how to make money from a geo-generic domain.

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Next Review - A Stand-Alone Whois Browser - WHAT!!!???

The standalone whois browser review is coming up soon, but also some surprise interviews with small companies who bought generic or geo-generic domains!  Stay tuned!  (You’ll be surprised how small companies are “getting it” without the negative influence from bigshot ad agencies that the larger companies are using, to their detriment.

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ROCKERS! Bido.com Domain Review - Generic Domain “Rocks”!

I was checking the Bido.com upcoming “domain of the day” and found one for today, July 10, that I personally know has some “undiscovered” promise. For those of you who have never played in a rock band, you might not relate, unless you consider the impact that this domain’s generic descriptive products/services (prodservs) has had on the music you listen to.

BASSPEDAL.COM

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LIVE DOMAIN AUCTIONS - BOOM OR BUST FOR DOMAINERS?

The photo at left shows a domain in the exhilarating process of selling for $400,000 at a Live Domain Auction. I won’t reveal the domain name, but I can tell you that the handsome guy with the final bid sign (416) is Donny Simonton from Parked.com. (Ignore the redhead guy posing with a peace sign in the front). The seller of this domain slept very well the night after this Live Domain Auction (LDA). However, how many other domain sellers were smiling after the LDA was over? Thus, this question is the subject of my article (but not based on this particular LDA’s results):

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WHEN YOUR DOMAIN HELPS TO CHANGE THE WORLD

There are many domainers I respect who have sold domain names to buyers that have made huge differences in their market with those domains. Slow down. Re-read what I basically said. “Some domain names have made a huge difference in their market“. That’s right. A domain you sold can go on to make a significant impact in the world market. Of course, you don’t even have to sell the domain. It could be you that makes the domain powerful in its relevant market.

However, maybe the domain you sold (or own) only makes an impact in your local market. Maybe the domain you sold ends up affecting the services and products in just your state, or maybe your country (just ask David Costello). If your domain sale affects the world stage, that’s big. Rick Schwartz, the man some call the “Howard Hughes” of the domain industry, sold “ireport.com” to CNN for $750,000 this year. When this news was reported, all of us domainers took a moment and muttered to ourselves, “Good God he’s good - and lucky!” We all want to be as fancy-free as Rick seems to be now, and you can only get that way by being smart and taking chances that coincide with your intelligence.

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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. “DOWN UNDER” – NEW ADVENTURES FOR DOMAINERS - FINALLY!

Sheraton Mirage Resort. Surfers Paradise. Gold Coast. Queensland. Australia. If ever there was a domain conference to attend based on the location of an event alone, TRAFFIC Down Under (TDU) is it. The hotel, environment, city and country screams success and adventure. Now simply add Dan Warner, Richard Moore, Michael Robertson, Andrew Wright, the rest of the team at Fabulous.com, their topnotch sponsors, and you get new ideas, powerful people, serious domain industry connections and valuable information.

At this point, you know you need to be there.

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