Top Adult Domain Name Sales of 2009; from XXXCartoons.com for $11K to Webcams.com for $1M+

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Adult domains pay off for sellers year after year, with adult names that include keywords like "cam" or "nude" fetching top dollars.  While the 2009 domain aftermarket had strong sales, adult domain names don't seem to struggle --- even long tailed names sell in the $XXX and higher range.  In … [Read more...]

Patrick Gavin Kick-Starts SearchEngineOptimization.net; The $62K BuyDomains Gamble to Beat out .COM

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November 27, 2009.  It's already been 1 month and the clock is ticking for Patrick Gavin to take SearchEngineOptimization.net to the top page of Google over its .COM counterpart.  Nov. 27 is when Patrick purchased the name and he plans to take the domain name to the top page of Google within 1 … [Read more...]

New to Domaining? ShoeMoney Looks to Revolutionize How to Make Money Online for the Internet Newbie

"Shoemoney System"

With tons of web sites claiming to show you how to make money without giving you the actual means, Jeremy Schoemaker of Shoe Money (a proven moneymaker with a multi million dollar business made famous by his $132,994.97 Google Adsense check) is claiming his brand-new system will more than certainly … [Read more...]

FWCEBOOK.COM Typo Being Sold to Highest Bidder on Sedo for $X,XXX; a look at the Whole Typo Alphabet

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FWCEBOOK.COM, an obvious typo of FACEBOOK.COM, hit the Sedo auction block and is being sold to the highest bidder.  At the time of this posting, the current high bid is $1,150. Virtual Investments LLC who own about 45 other domains, listed the name for sale -- but there are literally dozens, if … [Read more...]

Interested in buying one of Yun Ye’s Domains from Marchex? It’ll cost you at least $25,000

"MDNH Inc"

According to Marchex' subsidiary MDNH Inc. which lists an inventory of high quality domain names for sale which are rumored to be from Yun Ye's portfolio that was acquired by Marchex - it'll cost you at least $25,000 for names like go-value.com, asiayellow.com, and bd-company.net. Those names … [Read more...]

12 out of the Top 25 Domain Sales of 2009, Remain Parked

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While 12 domains out of the Top 25 "reported" Domain Sales of 2009 remain parked, 13 have been developed -- or at least hint, in some cases, at the possibility of development with "Coming Soon" or "Under Construction" pages.  The grand total for the names that are parked: $7,681,551.  Amongst … [Read more...]

MoxyMedia Shows How Long-Tailed Domain Names Can Be Successfully Owned & Operated with Development

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MoxyMedia, the online media publishing company that gets over 15 million visitors monthly to its online properties, owns and operates web sites like TummyTuck.com, and PlasticSurgeons.com.  They also own several popular niche domains like ChristmasGifts101.com and Industrial101.com that they've … [Read more...]

Domainer & Poker Star Dutch Boyd Facing Lawsuit for Infringing Domain, Tells Lawyers “F** Off”

"Two Plus Two"

Domainer and World Series of Poker Bracelet Holder Dutch Boyd is back in the news.  Boyd has been known for controversy, and TwoPlusTwo.com a website that publishes online gambling books is going after Boyd after he registered the domain name TwoPlusTwoPoker.com. While Boyd no longer owns the … [Read more...]

The Best Advice for New Domainers with small budgets, Doesn’t Come From Big Time Domainers of the 90s

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The best advice we have found doesn't come from studying the habits or trackrecords of Big time domainers who became successful during the domain landrush of the 90s and early 2000s. It doesn't come from Domainers with huge category-killer portfolios. Where does it come from? Affiliate and … [Read more...]

Don’t like Domains ending with “101″? MoxyMedia who get over 15M Visitors Per Month Buy & Build Them

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After losing out on the domain landrush of the 90s and early 2000s, many Domainers turned to alternate names - using "THE" starting at the beginning of the name or the term "101" at the end.  With the popularity of social media sites other variations became in demand like "YOU" and "MY" starting … [Read more...]