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On this Profitable Flips show, we talk to Christian Calvin, who entered the industry in late-2013 and dismissed the advice of an experienced and proven domain name investor. The result? From $80.55 to $12,500 in four months with RaiseTheMoney.com, and from $98.55 to $9,000 in less than one month with SuiteSeats.com – buying and selling brandable domain names. He continues to focus on brandables, a...

You're lazy. There. I said it. If you’re like most of us, when you identify a potential domain name buyer or seller, you might reach out a handful of times. But after hearing “no” once or twice, you move on. Broker Joe Uddeme, however, knows that success requires on average eight to 10 contacts per buyer or seller. In fact, one of his sales took 120 contacts to close the deal. If you’re making onl...

In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Rinoplastia.com, TMI.org, RemoteCoach.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: GymnasticsKids.com, CleanYourClutter.com, HillaryForPresident.org... Get your bids in soon for DailyDollar.com, InternetAccess.com, LimeGreen.com... A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mountain in the "Name That Price" game Plus, much more!

Rob Rawson is no newcomer to owning premium domain names. He's owned plenty, such as Athlete.com, Tasks.com and Faster.com. So when he had the opportunity to upgrade his international staffing and jobs board from MyStaff.com to Staff.com for a price of around $400,000, he took the chance. Hear how Rawson built his technology, named his company, thinks about the investment, and selected the best do...

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: WordPress buys Thesis.com in bad faith but wins UDRP on technicality, or was it? Domain Name investor rights are buoyed by a recent UDRP ruling - find out why. Fake website Bloomberg.market taken down by Rightside registry - bad precedent? Nat Cohen's Telepathy teaches a reverse domain name hijacker a lesson in court and walks away with a settlement. Reader questio...

An investment in numeric or acronym domain names a year ago likely would have doubled or tripled your money today. And these types of domain names are considered "liquid," meaning they can be converted into cash quickly with a generally-accepted floor value. Why are these types of domains so hot, and how close is the "investing bubble" to bursting? You'll find out on today's show.

Put together a great team, build a world-class product, and your company can be successful even with a bad domain. That's what today's entrepreneur and business leader learned when he and his co-founders started their SaaS project management business on the TeamworkPM.net domain name. However, years later – with profits in the bank – they decided that the authority and trust afforded by a premium...

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Berkens sold Moon. Rocks for $8k - a real investor-to-end user sale! We hear the details.a Autism. Rocks sells with an initial offer of $100k something seems fishy. Sedo.com charges the seller of Autism. Rocks 15% when it should have been 3%. Is the recent spate of new gTLD sales a trend or outliers? The Sherpas sound off. Why is ICANN trying to remove privacy prot...

On this Profitable Flips show, we talk to past Sherpa Ali Zandi, who only entered the industry in mid-2014 and continues to make big sales. In the two weeks leading up to this show, Zandi sold 8 domains within 60 days of acquiring them - grossing more than $165,000, with a profit of more than $58,000.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Berkens flipped a $1,111 domain for $50,000 in less than 60 days, learn how! Are first names, like Linda.com or Frank.com, good investments? How to stop spammers from contacting end users for domains at auction? .XYZ numbers are starting to decrease...it is plummeting? Which is better, Aarons.com or FurnitureRental.com? The brand vs. keyword debate. -Is ICANN in tr...

If you're a startup entrepreneur wondering how a category-defining domain name can help your business grow, you need to watch this show with David Ciccerelli, co-founder and CEO of Voices.com. In this show, Ciccerelli relates how he purchased Voices.com for only $5,000 cash up-front (using a credit card advance), and how the domain was instrumental in building the $15 million business that exists...

DNSeattle.com, a networking and educational event that takes place in Seattle annually, answered this question on May 28, 2015: What is the investment market for new gTLDs, and how can individual or institutional investors take advantage of it? The Sherpa panel included: Dan Schindler, Rob Monster and Jebidiah Burnett.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: How to invest $10K if beginning investing today: ten $1K domains or one $10K domain? After negotiating, seller goes unresponsive. What are your options now? When is a bird in the hand worth ($10K offer today) two in the bush ($50K in years), and how do you get the courage to reject a good offer? General Motors goes .Green. Is it more work, or a wise PR move? RandPa...

This tutorial takes you step-by-step through the Escrow.com domain name escrow service. You will walk away with an understanding of how the service works and every aspect of the transaction it monitors. Also covered are the five areas of an escrow that you need to understand to avoid making a costly mistake

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: A massive search volume word but in .MOBI worth the hand registration? How to find the elusive registrant with either bad or fake information IDN.com or IDN.IDN, do they have any value today? Shameless. Sucks shows up at INTA with condoms and an insulting billboard Which new gTLDs the Sherpas WON'T be renewing in the upcoming year How today's new gTLD launch of .Vi...

In the DomainSherpa series Profitable Flips, skilled domain name investors share all the details of how they bought low and sold high turning a profit of at least five figures. This is the story of BuyShares.com and how Kevin Macpherson sold the domain name for $15,900 and turned a $2,444 purchase into a $13,456 profit in less than six months.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Negotiating a hand-registered domain name What to do when a hot purchase inquiry has gone cold? Is there value in two-word .NET domain names with high search volume? Are exact match domain names out of favor and will they ever rise in value again? Making brandable domains out of exact match keywords How should new domain name investors start-out in investing today?...

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Are .COM values increasing or decreasing as a result of the new gTLDs? Should you be doing outbound sales calls by telephone on inbound inquiries by email? Not all .COMs are taken and Verisign proves it ICANN Passes the buck to the FTC Judy Berkens makes a special guest appearance and shares the secrets to 29 years of marriage And much more!

The greatest risk to owning a high-value generic domain name is having it taken away from you during a UDRP action. If you're spending $10,000, $50,000 or $100,000 or more on a premium generic domain name and you want to lower your risk of UDRP, URS or lawsuit, then pay attention to these four attorneys and the tactics they suggest. Learn from: David Weslow of Wiley Rein Stevan Lieberman of Greenb...

Do you wonder how Frank Schilling prices domain names? What criteria he uses to value domains? And how much art versus science is involved? In this excerpt from a DomainSherpa Review, Frank Schilling discusses AMR (average monthly revenue) and ADT (average daily traffic), and why these two metrics make up only 20 percent of his domain name valuation methodology.

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: GoDaddy gets scammed by a social engineer and hands over domain Page Howe goes to Washington to promote .LA domains for Los Angeles The first new gTLD renewal rates are starting to come in from Donuts ICANN slashes their revenue projections for this year and next year's budget Google Domains is ranked above all other registrars - is it anti-competitive? Is GoDaddy'...

While domain name leasing is not as popular as a straight domain name sale, it's happening more frequently every day. In this interview, you'll learn why a lease may help you sell a domain name, what provisions should be included in a domain name lease, and how to protect yourself (from both the lessee and lessor perspectives). An example domain name lease, with legal considerations – compliments...

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: The domain industry sentiment summarized in DomainNameWire.com's annual survey Domain name theft is on the rise here's what you can do to stop it today .Sucks releases premium pricing of up to $2,499 for trademark holders is it extortion? Dissenting panelist in UDRP case is completely off-base what to do about it? Reader question: How to find renewal pricing on pre...

I stumbled across Park.io, a drop-catching service for .io domain names, and purchased PHP.io for $1,655, thinking that it would be a great domain to sell on the technology and entrepreneurial-focused marketplace Flippa.com. Within 30 days of my original purchase, the domain name sold for $6,000. I invited Park.io founder Mike Carson on the show to help let you in on my secret, even though I’d rat...

In this DomainSherpa Discussion: Verisign sues .XYZ and Negari for false advertising Verisign also ramps up their marketing of .COM The .Blog auction was settled for an estimated $20 million .Shabaka preliminary renewals coming in a 55% NamesCon. Vegas ridiculously low registration cost of $199 (for 2 days) Reader question: are new gTLDs still worth investing in? And much more!