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What keywords are worth more on a domain name?

More hints on what keywords are worth more on a domain name // Black Hat Domainer In 2007, 3.8 billion searches were conducted on yellow pages sites as well as the local listings they provide to search engines such as Google, Yahoo and others. So what are the most popular things being searched for? 1. [...]

Print article about the book “Mobile, Domains & The Future” (long version)

With mobile phones taking a prime spot on the communications stage, some say that the future is mobile. That’s one of the messages found in futurist and consultant Javier Marti’s latest book, “Mobile, Domains & The Future.” The book is packed with information on all things mobile, from the recent history of the medium, to [...]

Choosing profitable domain names 101 – Stay away from “the giant’s niches”

As domainers, there are two sectors of the market we should not be interested in: the lowest and the top. You see, when choosing domain names, there are at least more than twenty very important factors to bear in mind. Some of these factors deal with the economics of the name itself and its future [...]

Some highlights on Chinese Internet usage

Less wealthy and educated, with an inclination to IM rather than using email…and huge by the numbers. However, penetration in rural areas still quite slow… * Mobile Internet will become more and more important, over 44 million users use mobile handsets to access Internet, an increase of 27 million (159%) in last six months. * [...]

The story of .mobi and .mobi domainers book FAQ

Thank you for your kind emails and for visiting this page. Here I address some of the questions you have privately asked me. I hope this helps you to decide to be part of the project of the .mobi domainers book. Can I trust you? This is up to you. Notice that I said that [...]

What’s better for your brand: a good domain name, or a celebrity?

What would you say is better for your brand: hiring a “star” for two years at a cost of $50 mm or buying a domain name for the same price? this is my comment to this post Domain names are, in my opinion, much more valubable, stable, and pose less risks as an investment, for [...]

Is the .com extension really so valuable?

My response to Mark, the author of Domain Aftermarket Overdue… “”There are things I saw in the comments to that article that didn’t make much sense. One domainer said that your theory about “all it takes is browsers placing a search box in the navigation bar” is impossible and will never happen. This is typical, [...]

Domain Aftermarket Overdue for an “Asset Repricing”

Written by Mark Jeftovic. For the last couple years the domain aftermarket has been hot again, we’re seeing valuations not seen since bubble1.0, which saw valuations like 7 million dollars for business.com and 800.000 dollars for drugs.com. The TechWreck was induced by the NASDAQ crash of 2000 and the fun was over for awhile. What [...]