May 09
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dot TV needs an Affiliate Program

A quality affiliate program for the .TV ccTLD would be a great benefit to the registry, domainers and end users. It also makes perfect sense with their controversial premium pricing (and re-pricing) strategy.

First lets take a quick review of their premium pricing. With the .tv registry pricing renewals on premium names up to $10 000 per year or more they are putting a big strain on domainers and aiming directly at end users. For an end user $10K for some premium real estate is not a large business expense, they probably spend more on coffee, however to a domainer it is a lot to invest.

But is removing the domainer from the equation really helping the .tv registry? lets not forget domainers have a valuable role in this transaction for customers and the registry - they bring customers and names together and make deals happen. Domainers strategies and knowledge can not be replaced if the registry simply tried to advertise the ccTLD more and that would also be expensive.

So currently domainers are loathing the high premium renewals fees and lack of access to premium names and the registry is slow in expansion and finding end users for dot TV with an inventory of great names languishing. Here is where an affiliate program bridges the gap.

Lets say affiliates (domainers) get 20% commission based on the premium renewal fee for selling a name held by the registry. Suddenly no one is complaining about $10K renewals, they’re thinking $2K commission - and with $0 invested since they are only selling the domain on behalf of the registry, they did not have to buy the domain first. If name gets dropped and renewal fee arbitrarily increased? no problemo :)

Now the registry attracts hundreds of affiliates (domainers) promoting their best and most expensive domains all over the place. Getting those premium domains to end users instead of parking will generate huge income well beyond the 20% payout - they are 80% ahead the first year and %100 thereafter.

So domainers can be happy with a very high ROI and access to the best names.
New customers happy with cool domains they didn’t really know about before.
Registry happy with many more premium names being used by end users and bringing in premium renewals each year.

Seems all good to me, what do you think?


Author: Paul
Jan 10
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Premium Tube.com Domain Names For Sale

I have seen a lot of interest in Tube domains lately,
many end users putting sites up and not just speculators.
Both adult and sports sites seem popular as well as informational sites.

These premium tube.com names are now for sale.
Topics include comedy, football, soccer, travel and adult.

LAUGHSTUBE.COM 10/31/2009

KICKSTUBE.COM 6/7/2009

SCORESTUBE.COM 6/7/2009

VISITUBE.COM 4/15/2009

DOMINATORTUBE.COM
SOLD!

LEZZIETUBE.COM 11/7/2009

SPANKSTUBE.COM 11/7/2009

WHIPPEDTUBE.COM 11/7/2009

BIN $250 each or make an offer.
All registered at GoDaddy, free push.
Please Contact Me if interested.

These are the most recent tube sales from namebio.com
As you can see there have been some nice sales with freeporntube.com at the top selling for $34800.00 just over a month ago.


Author: Paul
Dec 08
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Introducing The Domain Dollar Store!

clipped from www.domainnamedollarstore.com
Special:  Buy any two domain names with the word donkey in it, get three donkey domain names free!

Sun 9/14/2008 9:28 PM
Hello, 
I would like to purchase “uoooaiaoooauaua.com” 
Where would I go to do this?
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Unfortunately uoooaiaoooauaua.com has been sold. It was truely a one-of-a-kind name and there will never be another one like it.
Thanks,
Bo


Author: Paul
Nov 25
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99 Cent GoDaddy Domains!

This limited time offer for 99 cent domains at GoDaddy has been working for the past 24 hours, not sure how long it will last so act fast! Confirmed to work for .com and .org names, likely .net would also work.

Use this link to visit GoDaddy

Use coupon code: 99DOMAIN

Your .com domain registration will be just 0.99 plus 0.20 icann fee.
Valid on one domain per account.


Author: Paul
Nov 15
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Good News for .info

clipped from afilias.info

The Global Phishing Survey shows that, during the first half of 2008, .INFO has the lowest phishing rate and the lowest average attack duration among the Internet’s generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The phishing rate is a standard measure of the number of detected phishing web sites for every 10,000 domains and indicates the level of use of a domain name for phishing. Attack duration measures the amount of time a fraudulent website remains online - the longer a phishing site stays online, the higher the ability to steal sensitive information from unsuspecting victims. .INFO’s attack durations were near the average among all gTLDs in the second half of 2007, so INFO is now even safer than it was in the past.


Author: Paul
Nov 15
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Video: Lawyer Speaks about Trademarks and Domains

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Phil Craig from http://www.DomainsIntoDollars.com interviews Domain Name and Trademark Lawyer, John B. Berryhill, PhD., about domain name and trademark issues

Author: Paul
Oct 19
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Domai.nr Name Hack Search

Introducing a search engine for Web2.0 domain name hacks. Hacks are names that incorporate the country code to spell a word. The best known domain hack of this type is del.icio.us but you will see from the domain.nr search engine that this is a growing trend.

Criticisms of this type of naming style is that names can be confusing, hard to remember, complicated to say on the phone and that they lack the seo advantages of proper keywords. Country code extensions may also affect your Google ranking adversely.

Advantages of domain hacks are their unique look which can attract attention, be memorable and project a funky image. By incorporating the extension name hacks are also shorter in length. Domain hacks are also an option when a keyword is not available.

Visit domai.nr to find some clever hacks.
clipped from domai.nr

Give your domain search a happy ending.



There’s a whole world of domains out there—hundreds at the top-level and even more beyond—Domainr helps you explore them all.
Some of our favorites are logarit.hm, outside.in and rt.fm.



Author: Paul
Sep 24
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Whats a Squidoo?

Squidoo is a social networking web2.0 type site where users build pages (called Lenses) on various topics such as the ones listed here - anything from dogs to music to retro t-shirts.

Lenses are built using a variety of modules which can display text, photos from flickr, polls, affiliate products, rss feeds and much more allowing for a wide variety of content rich pages.

Revenue generated from ads and affiliate sales is split with users (known as Lensmasters) or may be donated to charities.
clipped from www.squidoo.com
Hi welcome to my lensography featuring a selection of the various lenses I have built on Squidoo.

Timewarp T-Shirts - Indie Designer Apparel

Sports Slogan Apparel by Remix Athletics

Funny Offensive Tees - Rude Humor Slogan Shirts

US State Slogans T-Shirts and Gifts - Vintage and Funny

hunter s thompson

Hunter S. Thompson Gonzo Journalist

Great BBC Documentaries

“Make like Michael J Fox and get back in time at these rad Retro Lenses by Timewarp!”

Eighties Party - 1980’s Fashion Music and Movies

1980s Costumes

Tiki Lounge Style and Adventure

Mr Maxeroo Says Check Out These Dog Lenses!

The Dog Lover Cafe - Apparel and Gift Ideas

Organic Dog Treats

Halloween Dog Costumes

Vintage Synths - Roland Korg Moog Sequential Circuits Synthesizers

Vintage Drum Machines

Headphones for DJs and iPods


Author: Paul
Aug 05
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LOUD3R Embraces Web2.0 Domains

Ive seen some of these sites before but didn’t realize how large the LOUD3R network has grown. These sites have used web2.0 domain names to build a strong brand identity for their 25 sites based on words ending in 3R instead of ER.

The Loud3r network has everything from Fight3r MMA to Fast3r motorcycles and Woof3r dogs!

Here are just a few of their very web2.0 color coordinated site logos.

clipped from www.loud3r.com

Author: Paul
Jun 01
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Top Beaches GEO Domians for Sale

Geo Domains for the Top 10 Beaches in America for Sale.

Geo domains are hot right now and getting hotter more then ever in the always popular area of Tourism.

A safe bet like real estate, geo domains are valued for their recognition, monitization potential and increased importance with localized web searches.

With the current state of world affairs US domestic tourism is also on a steep rise as holiday goers travel closer to home so these beaches are sure to be a hit for many summers to come.

Included below are geo domains for the top ten beaches in the USA in .COM .NET .INFO .MOBI .US

“Dr. Beach,” also known as Stephen Leatherman, is director of Florida International University’s Laboratory for Coastal Research. He uses 50 criteria in selecting the best beaches — including water and sand quality, facilities and environmental management — and his picks always attract nationwide notice. (Los Angeles Times)

This year’s best beach winer is Caladesi Island Florida, a longtime contender and former runner up. It is safe to say that this beautiful beach will remain in the top ten for many years to come along with many of the other popular beaches that have appeared multiple times on this list. Popular tourist destinations are generaly a very solid long term domain investment compared to other fleeting trends.

Complete set includes ten ORG domains which is a very flexible TLD for a beach.
ORG best suits the personality of a beach for end users in this niche who may not always have commercial ambitions or at least not want to look overly commercial.

These top beaches also available as .info domains,
the perfect extension for beach, travel and holidy information at a very affordable price.

The runners-up on Leatherman’s list, released Thursday, were Hanalei Beach, Hawaii; Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla.; Coopers Beach in Southampton, N.Y.; Coronado Beach in San Diego; Main Beach in East Hampton, N.Y.; Hamoa Beach, Hawaii; Cape Hatteras, N.C.; Cape Florida State Park near Miami; and Beachwalker Park on Kiawah Island, S.C. (Associated Press)

Some beaches were part of a group of beaches or adjacent to popular city destinations, in these cases it made more sense to include the tourist destination instead of the specific winning beach name.
eg.
-East Hampton NY is the access point for Main Beach and better domain name so that is included.

-BeachwalkerPark and Kiawah Island SC are both included and represent the same area.

-The resort area of Key Biscayne Florida is the access point for Cape Florida State Park as well as other popular beaches and state parks so it was a natural choice to represent that area.

COM MOBI US
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CALADESI ISLAND BEACHES.COM $249
CALADESI ISLAND.MOBI $69
CALADESI ISLAND.US $199

BEACH ORG
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BEACHWALKER PARK.org
CALADESI ISLAND FL.org
CAPE HATTERAS NC.org
COOPERS BEACH.org
CORONADO BEACH.org
EAST HAMPTON NY.org
HAMOA BEACH.org
HANALEI BEACH.org
KEY BISCAYNE FL.org
KIAWAH ISLAND SC.org
SIESTA BEACH.org

Org Set - 11 domains - $1499

INFO DOMAINS
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BEACHWALKERPARK.info
CALADESIISLANDBEACH.info
CALADESIISLANDBEACHES.info
CALADESIISLANDFL.info
CAPEFLORIDA.info
CAPEHATTERASNC.info
COOPERSBEACH.info
EASTHAMPTONNY.info
HAMOABEACH.info
HANALEIBEACH.info
KIAWAHISLANDSC.info

Info Set - 11 Domains - $299

Seeling ORGs and INFOs as complete sets only.
Com Mobi and US available individually.

Quoted Articles:
LA Times
http://tinyurl.com/3kbd8y

Associated Press
http://tinyurl.com/4m5mle

Domains registered at GoDaddy.
Expire May 2009
Please Contact Us to buy.


Author: Paul