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My short Bahamas vacation was great, although I would have preferred to go in-season. Alas, with my wife in graduate school, our vacation weeks are fairly limited, so I will take any vacation time I can get! It’s good to be back to work though. As a direct marketer, it was sad and surprising to hear [...] Related posts:

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I posted a sample sales email to an end user that I’ve used successfully in the past, and I am sure a few people thought my $400 price was probably too low. “Hey – you’re selling a domain name to an end user – an attorney no less. You should charge them more money!” [...] Related posts:

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One of the pieces of fallout of the US economic situation was the merger of Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney, two of the largest investment and financial management firms in the world. The new company dubbed Morgan Stanley Smith Barney began notifying customers of the name change earlier this month via USPS, and the letters [...] Related posts:

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A couple of weeks ago in the comment section of a blog post I wrote, someone asked if I could provide a sample email I’ve written to end users to sell domain names, and I am happy to oblige. Most of the time, my emails are short and to the point, as I know an [...] Related posts:

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The real money with web development (when you aren’t selling a product or service) is in direct relationship deals with advertisers. Instead of having to hope for clicks with Adsense or a parked page, you can work with someone to build a website, add space for 5-6 advertisers, charge a fair rate for top placement, [...] Related posts:

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The domain name Jerusalem.com was purchased by Michael Weiss for $750,000 from a California-based owner. The new website was launched on Tuesday afternoon from Jerusalem, and the site offers everything from tourist information (hotels, restaurants, attractions…etc) to real estate listings and information about the holy land of Jerusalem, Israel. The site has content that people [...] Related posts:

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There have been a number of times where some new faddy trend or buzzword comes out, and I’ve looked up the Whois only to see someone beat me to the punch and registered it minutes before or a while back. I usually tip my hat and congratulate the buyer on his intuition – especially if [...] Related posts:

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I have two domaining pet peeves. Actually, I probably have a bunch more, but there are two that I see more often than others. I get annoyed when I see people trying to sell domain names for exorbitant prices simply because they are similar to a domain name that sold for big bucks. Just [...] Related posts:

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I am a big fan of great marketing efforts, and I wanted to share one that I find to be exemplary. The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has one of the most comprehensive and well-targeted integrated marketing efforts I’ve seen, encompassing direct marketing and traditional advertising to create a strong integrated marketing communications program. During the [...] Related posts:

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The scheduled post feature on my blog no longer seems to work, and all scheduled posts pass their post time with a “Missed Schedule” error message. I spoke with a couple of friends who have blog websites, and I mentioned this issue and that I recently upgraded to Wordpress 2.8. Both of them said I [...] Related posts:

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I received a press release from Skip Hoagland’s company today detailing their expansion plans. Hoagland’s companies own some of the best generic and geographic domain names, including Atlanta.com, BuenosAires.com, Cuba.com, Fishing.com, Shooting.com…. and many, many more. While people like Skip have the best domain names to move forward with their plans, all of us can [...] Related posts:

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On occasion, I will get a phone call from someone who wants to buy a domain name I own. While I do think making a phone call is far better for domain buyers to get in touch with a domain owner, I would recommend that domain owners work out their deals online in emails rather [...] Related posts:

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Based on events and announcements throughout the domain industry during the last couple of years, as well as declining PPC earnings trends and harsh economic conditions, I believe there must be considerable pressure on Oversee.net. Here’s a quick third party view of things that have transpired. Oversee.net purchased Snapnames, which was the leading platform to purchase [...] Related posts:

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I received an email from Fabulous this morning containing some great news for domain investors who use Fabulous as their domain registrar. Fabulous announced that they are offering two new features and additions that will benefit domain investors, one of which I had requested on my blog a number of months ago. Let’s discuss the [...] Related posts:

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I am in the midst of a discussion with a couple of friends regarding the division of personal life and professional life and would like some feedback. My blog is primarily a business blog, but I do like to share personal information as well. When I read other blogs, I like to know about the [...] Related posts:

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