OMG the world is going to end - your domains will be worthless! That’s what a number of attention seeking ill informed, oxygen thieving, wannabe amateur domainers will have you believe. Am I being a little bit harsh?
While the kids have been crying about their parking revenue, I’ve been buying BIG time and making a profit. Some of you who know me will know that I’ve only ever sold a handful of few domain names. Why? Because
a) I don’t buy rubbish
b) In the past people have made me offers that I just couldn’t refuse
c) I have made mistakes! Who would believe it eh?
Here is an example of one such mistake. A couple of months ago I purchased a domain with traffic in a gambling related niche. I thought it would make money and couldn’t get it working with traditional parking. It would have been a good name to develop, but I just don’t have the time and I wasn’t 100% convinced that my efforts would be rewarded. As such, I left the domain parked and wasn’t going to do anything with it. A couple of weeks after I purchased the domain I received an offer of just on 400% more than what I paid for it. I thought about it for 24 hours (you have to sleep on these things) and sold it.
There is a well known saying “When everyone zigs, you should zag” and that’s just what I’ve been doing. But you shouldn’t, because then there wouldn’t be any opportunities for me. Go and join the herd. Baaaaa.
Legal sales of .com.au domain names are on our doorstep. Where are the opportunities and what are the issues? Will we see sales like the $12M sex.com ?
This is the podcast from an event I attended at the Churchill Club in Melbourne. The panelists were:
Richard Moore - CEO, Dark Blue Sea Ltd
Bruce Tonkin - CTO, Melbourne IT Ltd
Jo Lim - Chief Policy Officer, .au Domain Administration Ltd (auDA)
Thanks for Brendan Lewis (who was also the moderator) for permission to reproduce the podcast of the event.
Traffic Down Under 2008 is being held from November 18-20 at the Gold Coast in Australia. It’s going to be absolutely huge!
For Aussies, it’s the first real domaining conference to be held in Asia/Pacific. This makes it especially attractive for those people who have not previously attended the US Traffic conferences.
For International guests its a great opportunity to get to know the Australian domaining market and enjoy one of Australia’s best holiday destinations. With beaches and ocean views like this, you can see why the Gold Coast is so popular.
In an exclusive interview with DomainerIncome.com, Mike Robertson (Business Development Manager for Fabulous) and Andrew Wright (Marketing Manager for Fabulous), cover everything you need to know about the conference. A full transcript of the interview will be made available shortly.
OMG the world is going to end - your domains will be worthless! That’s what a number of attention seeking ill informed, oxygen thieving, wannabe amateur domainers will have you believe. Am I being a little bit harsh?
Mike Robertson (Business Development Manager for Fabulous) and Andrew Wright (Marketing Manager for Fabulous), cover everything you need to know about the conference. A full transcript of the interview will be made available shortly.
