Domain Name Sales – Christmas Week

Christmas Week Domain Name Sales…

footballhero.com: $9,900 – too much. Must be a sports nut with money to burn.
OnlinePawnshops.com: $8,000 – this is a good one.
digitisers.com: $7,155 – hard to spell, hard to remember.
ipps.com $7,000 – worth every cent!
RedColor.com: $7,000 – really?
KidsSocks.com: $6,000 – maybe.
PlayKitchen.com: $6,000 – might be good for a toy manufacturer.
cybernest.com; $5,500 – too much.
foodvillage.com: $5,500 – bad generic and overpriced.
farai.com: $5,400 – no idea.
brain-damage.com: $5,188 – Hyphens? No. No. No.
enterpriseproducts.com: $5,188 – maybe.
respon.com: $5,088 – did someone forget the “d”?
credittime.com: $5,000 – possibilities.
gunclub.com: $5,000 – excellent buy!
velvetrose.com: $5,000 – perfume, beauty salon, massage, porn.
seniorcentral.com: $4,970 – too generic. But then again generics for geriatrics might work.
zizio.com: $4,888 – nice!
powerhousepartners.com: $4,388 – certainly not a powerhouse.
subcom.com: $4,000 – yes, it is sub. Sub-par.
upholsterers.com: $4,000 – great name, but how will you make money with this name?
nooke.com: $3,988 – great porn domain. Could be a great “relationship” domain.
acierta.com: $3,950 – only positive is that it is 1 word.
chiefofstaff.com: $3,788 – looks good at first, but the more I look the more it sucks!
gtsy.com: $3,713 – yes, it is 4 letters. That doesn’t always mean it is worth money.
rooftopsolutions.com: $3,600 – seems like a lot for such a generic 3 word domain.
krassen.com: $3,441 – some dudes name.
bloodomen.com: $3,388 – creepy.
podem.com: $3,188 – podem, modem, etc.
firstserve.com: $3,000 – first come, first serve.
interculture.com: $3,000 – who buys this crap?
jousting.com: $3,000 – joust a waste.
superbasket.com: $3,000 – super waste of money.
TreadmillComparison.com: $3,000- good for a review site.

Of course these comments are just my opinions. But it does prove a sucker is born everyday!

 

Spam is Alive… Only Different!

Email SpamRemember the “good old days” when your email inbox was filled with spam? Everything from male enhancers to diet miracles to baldness cures. Day after day with no end in sight.

Then a funny thing happened…

The ISPs got far more aggressive as to who (and what) got through, detection got significantly better… and a new sheriff arrived in town (Google). The turnaround was so dramatic, I get almost no inbox spam anymore.

But what goes around comes around.

Spam is back. And it’s not those shady guys operating out of third word internet cafes anymore. It’s the good guys. All-American. Madison Avenue. Wall Street. The big money guys.

Here’s where it goes wrong…

I recently opened a new gmail account to use for online shopping. That’s it. Just for use when I buy something online and the merchant needs an email address. Since it is a new account and one I don’t use much, it is really easy to follow all the shenanigans that have ensued.

Last month I made a $125 purchase at TommyBahama.com and used my brand new gmail account for the purchase confirmation. I guess Tommy Bahama must think I have lots of money because they have been spamming the living crap out of me since then.

They’re not alone.

Last week, I spent a night at the Hampton Inn in Annapolis. Same deal, my new email was used just for the reservation confirmation. And now they are spamming me. Surveys, offers, discounts, etc. A few weeks earlier, I had a nice visit at the Hilton in Boston. Oh yeah, they want in on the fun and now swear we are best friends.

So does the Gap, Audi, and the New York Yankees. AT&T too. Unfortunately there is not much I can do except opt out on a one-at-a-time basis.

The ISPs will never block Hilton. Google will never filter out email from Audi, the Gap or AT&T (well, actually they might filter AT&T). You get the point.

So… get used to it.

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dailybeastThe Daily Beast just announced what they believe will be the most popular baby names in 2019. So why should you care? While there are many reasons, here are two from a domain name perspective that might make sense for your domain name portfolio.

1. First, I always recommend you buy the .com version of your own name. In other words, if your name was Rick Fulton, you should buy RickFulton.com. If your name was Bill Smith, you should buy BillSmith.com. You should buy your spouse’s name. You should buy your kid’s names (future kid’s names?). Brothers and sisters too. Throw in mom and dad as well. Maybe even the dog. If the .com version is available, buy it!

2. The second reason is people sometimes pay lots of money to buy their own domain name from someone who has already registered it. You’re not going to get a $1,000,000, but $1,000 is certainly within reason for some popular names that someone else registered for less than $10. One of my friends just paid $600 for his name.

The problem is just about every name is already taken. Even obscure names.

But… looking at the list from Daily Beast, I would bet some of these names might be still available. First, let’s take a look at what they predict will be the most popular baby names in 10 years…

MOST POPULAR GIRLS NAME PREDICTIONS:

1. Ava

2. Amelia

3. Ella

4. Violet

5. Lila

6. Grace

7. Ruby

8. Matilda

9. Harper

10. Evelyn


MOST POPULAR BOYS NAME PREDICTIONS:

1. Ethan

2. Aiden

3. Milo

4. Charlie

5. Oscar

6. Ryder

7. Cash

8. River

9. Kai

10. Maximus

I just did a quick check and even some extremely common surnames are available when combined with these future popular name predictions.

For example, as I write this (and using one of the top 10 surnames in America), MaximusJones.com is available. So is RyderMoore.com. VioletJohnson.com is available. And so is MatildaWilson.com.

The opportunity to make money with domain names is all around us… you just have to look!

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