Am I the only one who would like to at least see a reserve range for all reserve auctions when taking a look at NameJet search results? Implementing this should ...
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Back when I started out, I used to worry about every little detail and take things personally. If something didn’t work out (a deal that fell through, for example), I’d spend lots and lots of time thinking about it. I’d get mad at the other party. And/or start blaming myself. Simply p...
New gTLD Case Study, Update #7: My First New gTLD Sale Posted on 20 June 2014 by Andrei I listed 9 .XYZ domains at 95 bucks each over at CAX yesterday: Surveys.xyz (sold), Parenting.xyz, Skateboards.xyz, Programming.xyz, Stress.xyz, Reputation.xyz, Publishing.xyz, Instruments.xyz and ...
Bad week in terms of GoDaddy coupons unfortunately, only 4. Not sure whether they work worldwide or only for customers from the US and Canada. Didn’t use any of them myself, so I can’t guarantee they’ll work. Since there are only 4 discount codes this week, testing them won’t be all t...
The 2007-2008 economic crisis has proven that domains are by no means an oasis of stability during times of turbulence. Not at all. Domains are risk assets (as I explained back in 2012 ) and therefore go down in value during economic downturns. So, should you buy now or wait for the n...
Back in March , I stopped moderating comments as an experiment and since the experiment can be considered a success, I decided to take things one step further by rewarding the top DomainingTips commentators. As of today, there’s a “Top Commentators” section below the blogroll and thro...
Will this happen for the very best dot coms? I don’t think so but everything else may very well be fair game. Whether we’re talking about lower quality dot coms, existing TLDs or new TLDS, this much is certain: there will be more and more competition when it comes to “next best thing”...
The Paradox of Thrift – Reseller Market Version Posted on 19 May 2014 by Andrei Since I’m also an economist, I try to occasionally analyze certain terms/theories/principles from a domaining perspective. The paradox of thrift is easy to understand. Let’s assume that all of us decide to...
What Would Happen if China Were to Have Economic Problems? Posted on 30 May 2014 by Andrei Many domainers are basing the entire business model on arguments such as “the Chinese are buying” or “there’s lots of demand from China” and sure, the let’s call it China effect has been impress...
