Category | E-Business

If you are watching the news, you are seeing daily stories about how another government institution is in financial trouble. And while I despise the phrase "too big to fail", it is true that governments are actually, "too important to fail". At home and in business, we don't have the luxury to be "too big" or "too important" to fail, so we must be more responsible and either reduce spending or increase revenue. Unfortunately, most politicians feel like they are exempt from having to reduce spending, so they are inclined to always seek methods to increase revenue, which makes our jobs harder...

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Many domainers (aka domain entreprenuers) are struggling with the decision whether they should let some or most of their domain portfolio just expire and drop or whether to use channels such as eBay or domain forums to sell their domains at significantly discounted or even below cost pricing. There are 3 factors to consider in this decision: 1) returns; 2) time; 3) reputation. You may be wondering why a fourth factor related to the quality of the domain is not listed. This is because it is assumed that if you are contemplating dropping the domain it is likely of mediocre quality or has very...

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This is our first post in the series dedicated to development in each extension. If you come across a well made website with the dot me (.me) extension, please write to this post. It can be very inspiring to see what some people and businesses are developing on ccTLD (country code top level domains). Dot ME is especially of interest since it is marketed as an international extension although belonging to Montenegro. Just recently I came across this website: CloudMine.me According to the site itself, it is "a backend-as-a-service platform that removes the need for mobile app developers...

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Domain Tools is one of the most popular domain name services for checking WhoIs and getting critical data on domains, such as histories. One of the more interesting aspects of the site is their regular updates on domain sales, top websites, and (my favorite) domain buzz on their Whois Source page. As per the site this section is for domains or sites that "are generating a lot of buzz in Tech Blogs and News Articles". And in the recent weeks I've noticed a lot of new sites springing up with a 6 letter pronounceable domain as their business name and site address. Some current examples are Nitobi.com,...

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There has been plenty of chat on the domain name forums about the best way to attract potential buyers for registered domain names. It seems like one of the most popular ways is by sending unsolicited emails targeted at potential end users or buyers, like companies that would benefit from having a keyword domain in their field. A lot of domainers, or entrepreneurs engaged in the buying and selling of generic non-trademark domains, have included in the list companies that already own similar domains or the same domains in other extensions. Since we own a modest number of domains I've seen a good...

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According to Sedo, the most popular domain name secondary marketplace, the average sale price of a dot com domain in Q2 of 2010 was $2,401 US, in Q3 it was $2,511 US, in Q4 it was at $5,753 US, then in Q1 of 2011 the average sale price dropped down to $2,595 US, mirroring that of the first and second quarters of 2010. Does this indicate that the fourth quarter of the year is the best time to sell domains when the average sale price was more than double? It may very well be since the fourth quarter tends to be the biggest in terms of consumer spending.

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Quick tip for today: When registering a hyphenated domain (domain-name.com) make sure you also get the non-hyphenated version (domainname.com) whenever possible. This is so important, because if you do not, then you will lose traffic to the non-hyphenated version. I see so many cases all the time where a business or an organization register and develop a website on a hyphenated domain name, and the non-hyphenated version is available! Most likely they feel that the hyphen makes the domain look more readable, however, Internet users type domain names without hyphens by nature. The same goes...

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When it comes to registering and developing domains, many domain entrepreneurs overlook the benefits of building a brand. What this involves is instead of registering and developing domains across a large spectrum of topics, industries or interests, you develop domains around a singular brand. This opens up a huge potential for domain registration, development and marketing at lower costs. Perhaps the biggest benefit is that once you have a recognized brand and build a new online property around it, then visitors will be able to find that new site with much greater ease resulting in more repeat...

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Domain parking used to be the easiest way to monetize your domains. You point the domain to the parking service’s server, add the domain in the parking service’s control panel, and voila. The domain parking service sets the keywords, advertising, and shares any money from clicks with you. It was a no-brainer.

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Once you have a domain name registered, you will need to get hosting set up. If you used DNS Wave to register your domain then your domain is already pointing to the Idea-e hosting server so you can start setting up your website right away. Otherwise, you will need to follow the directions at the hosting company's website on how to set up the domain to point to their hosting server.

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