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Jamie Siminoff launched DoorBot – a doorbell with security features – and had amazing success, pre-selling $250,000 worth of product on Kickstarter, selling millions of dollars of product after an appearance on “SharkTank,” and being recognized as one of Time magazine's top 10 products of 2014. But it wasn't until he took a big risk and upgraded the DoorBot brand to Ring (and Ring.com) in 2014 tha...

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Essential.com, 70.biz, 7076.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: AspenLiving.com, Pinstriping.com, CTSN.com... Get your bids in soon for Susan.com, VeganShop.com, Wallet.org... A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mountain in the "Name That Pri...

In any investment, profit is made on the buy. Meaning, if you can buy an asset low enough you'll always make a profit. Profits can be oversized when luck enters the picture, as was the case when Daniel Levi purchased PirateShip.com before selling it only 21 days later to a company specializing in software for batch shipping.

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: OBE.com, 4L Portfolio, 1of1.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: Dispensaries.ca, 420Realty.com, 420Festival.com... Get your bids in soon for JohnDoe.com, Comment.net, CounterIntelligence.com... A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mountain in...

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Common.com, 8.xyz, Weed.cc An investor's portfolio is appraised: ZMBY.com, Vreal.com, JetHire.com... Get your bids in soon for OV.com, VoipPhone.com, Unfriend.com... A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mountain in the "Name That Price" game Plus, m...

When you buy a used car in the United States, you can purchase a CARFAX report to avoid spending tens of thousands of dollars on a car with costly hidden problems like undisclosed accidents. You can do something similar for domain names too. The creator of the Verified.domains background check service will walk you through how to do the analysis yourself, on any domain name you're thinking of buyi...

Zalmi Duchman started his fresh, healthy meal delivery service in 2005 and after nine years sold it for $24 million and, in the process, he learned a valuable lesson about thinking creatively. In this interview, Duchman shares how creative financing could have saved him about $50,000 – and what you can do to avoid overpaying for a domain name – as well as some of the tactics he used to achieve a p...

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: DGT.com, NoPrisoners.com, RCKC.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: Lancets.com, BloodGlucoseMonitors.com, NeckBraces.com... Get your bids in soon for EasyRide.com, FloridaPools.com, LaundryBasket.com... A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mou...

Why sell millions of second-level domains when a mere 10,000 registrations can generate about $5 million in revenue? That's the tack B2B registry operator .Tickets took. They know that businesses won't think twice about paying $500 per domain if their main business is selling tickets to consumers. (Think massive industries like entertainment, transportation and sports.) If you're an entrepreneur c...

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: HAC.com, EYU.com, Concussions.org An investor's portfolio is appraised: Bid.ca, Spoons.com, Land.cc... Get your bids in soon for GolfSchool.com, SG.net, ZJE.com... A surprising result when a Sherpa summits the mountain in the "Name That Price" game Plus, muc...

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...