I am not going to share the names of the two domain sales I made this week to protect the privacy of the buyers, but they were both hand registered within the past 7 days, and they sold for $360 and $400. I have a third domain name, which is related to one of the two that sold, and I think that one is going to sell for a little bit less today.

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DirectBuy, the home improvement and furnishings club with direct insider prices, recently announced Mark Steinberg as its new Vice President of Merchandising.

Based out of DirectBuy Corporate Headquarters in Merrillville, Indiana, Steinberg will head the merchandising team, merging his expertise in the merchandising process, vendor relations and data-driven analysis with the extensive direct category experience of the existing DirectBuy merchandising team.

“The value our members get out of joining DirectBuy is the tremendous savings they can achieve buying top-of-the-line merchandise. To that end, the position of vice president merchandising is a critical one,” said Bart Fesperman, DirectBuy’s Executive Vice President. “Mark Steinberg is a proven merchandising pro with more than three decades experience in distribution, retail and Internet merchandising and we’re positively thrilled to have him on board.”

Prior to joining DirectBuy, Steinberg was Vice President and GMM for United Stationers, Inc and Senior Buyer for CompUSA, where he was named “Buyer of the Year” for two consecutive years before being promoted to Divisional Merchandise Manager. In addition to his time with United Stationers and CompUSA, Steinberg’s diverse resume includes some of the most notable names in the retail and distribution industry, including Edward Don, JC Penney, Office Warehouse, Home Quarters and Roses.

“DirectBuy is changing the way consumers shop and literally making it possible for people to make their dreams come true. It’s an absolute pleasure to be a part of that and I’m looking forward to the challenge of bringing the very best merchandise and value to our members,” said Steinberg.

Steinberg holds a bachelor of science degree from Stockton College. Married, he and his wife Joelle and their three daughters are in the process of relocating to the south suburbs of Chicago.

DirectBuy offers consumers thousands of items, including kitchen cabinets, flat-screen televisions and major appliances from more than 1000 top manufacturers and their authorized suppliers throughout North America. At more than 160 clubs throughout the United States and Canada, DirectBuy members enjoy a comfortable, welcoming setting and design center where they finally have the financial control of buying direct.

To assist members with their home renovation projects, DirectBuy also offers access to interior designers and product specialists who are specially trained in one of five areas of merchandise: Home Furnishings, Home Improvement, Flooring, Entertainment/Outdoor, and Accessories. Additionally, members benefit from the use of a children’s play area, café and a member’s lounge to relax while shopping.

DirectBuy Membership

Consumers who are interested in joining DirectBuy are encouraged to attend an exclusive Open House event, which is designed to educate families about DirectBuy’s unique business model.  The Open House also helps consumers better understand how DirectBuy members avoid traditional retail markup when purchasing brand-name merchandise.

To request a “Free Insider’s Guide to Buying Direct” and a Visitor’s Pass to learn more about the superior value and benefits of a DirectBuy membership, call 1-800-DIRECTBUY or visit www.directbuy.com.

About DirectBuy

For more than 38 years, DirectBuy has been showing thousands of consumers unparalleled ways to save as they shop for virtually everything for in and around their homes – from furnishings, home improvement and flooring, to entertainment and outdoor products, accessories and much, much more. With more than 160 locations in North America, DirectBuy offers its members access to approximately 700 brand-name manufacturers and their authorized suppliers in the US, and more than 500 brand-name manufacturers and authorized suppliers in Canada.

Consumers interested in seeing DirectBuy’s savings, service and selection up close may obtain a Visitor’s Pass to attend an Open House by visiting www.directbuy.com or www.directbuycares.com.

10 steps on how to succed making Money on Domain Names

One of the most spoken deals in domain reselling was the sales of www.cellphones.com was sold for USD$4.2 million in cash. The original owner paid USD$90 for the name in 1996

“The secret has to do with what’s known as type-in traffic, or, in Wall Street jargon, direct navigation. Though it may seem odd in the era of powerful search engines, it turns out that millions of Internet surfers don’t use search at all. Instead, they type what they’re looking for right into the top of their Web browser.

Looking to buy candy? Type in Candy.com, a name Rick Schwartz bought in May 2002 for USD$108,000. A page filled with links to candy-related products comes up. Click on one of the ads and the advertiser pays Google, which in turn sends a share to Schwartz and the company that runs Candy.com. Some days Candy.com makes Schwartz USD$300 in profits; the site paid for itself in a year and a half. “ – via Business 2.0 CNN Money

Just to let you in on some trends in todays domain sales market is a top 10 overview from 2009 made by Domain Names News online services.

Toys.com sold for 5,100,000 USD, bankruptcy auction

Candy.com was sold for 3,000,000 USD, PVT sale

Fly.com was sold for 1,760 ,000 USD, Sedo

Auction.com was sold for 1,700,000 USD, Pvt Sale

Webcam.com was sold for 1,020,000 USD, RickLatona.com

Server.com was sold for 770,000 USD, Sedo

Talk.com was sold for 500,000 USD, Sedo

Top.com was sold for 357,500 Euro, Sedo

Body.com was sold for 400,000 USD, Sedo

Forums.com was sold for 399,999 USD, Sedo

Domain speculation is one of those online money making activities you can try for fun, but the risk is high, and success rate is relatively low, so don’t expect to quit your day job anytime soon.

In case you want to try your hand at this, here are a few quick tips.

1. Do the research:

You will want to get a feel of what’s selling on the market and for how much. Check out prominent domain resale and discussion sites such as DomainState & Namepros for a start. I found this this forum thread on Namepros to be particularly useful as it serves as a compilation of names members have actually sold, with their respective amounts.

2. Pick the name:

When deciding on the name you want to pick keep in mind these tips:

Keep the name short and simple. Use as few words as possible Do not use separators in the domain name Buy the generic product category names Buy a .com whenever possible Don’t infringe another company’s trademarks

For more details you may want to read www.friedbeef.com/2006/10/21/8-critical-considerations-for-picking-business-domain-names/ on Critical Considerations for Picking Business Domain Names.

Another way to determine how popular your domain name might be, would be to check Overture’s free keyword suggestion tool – which tracks how popular a search term is, or Google’s own search results to see if your domain contains a highly indexed (and probably highly demanded) keyword.

3. Go Hunting:

Most registrars offer some form of a domain hunting tool to let you know if your desired domain is available. Some even provide suggestions for you if they are not. My favourite however is still Instant Domain Search which checks domain availability – as you type. They’ve even come up with a widget which I have embedded in this post so you can search for domains right from this page. (RSS/email subscribers – please click through if you have trouble viewing the widget in this post.)

4. Pick a registrar

Picking who to buy from isn’t always about who’s the cheapest. Good support, to answer any questions you may have Ease of transfer is important to avoid any delays when reselling the domain Track record is important. Search the web to see what people are saying about them. Sites like WebHostingTalk and BestHostRatings offer reviews as well. If they don’t have good support for hosting, they probably won’t have good support on domains either.

Oh yes, avoid iPowerWeb like the plague. My short experience with them was nothing less than horrible.

5. Find discounts

Coupon Codes are codes that enable you to receive discounts, and a great way to purchase domains without having to pay full price.

Check out domain related forums, and members will sometimes disclose coupon codes to help the community in general. GoDaddy.com for example, publishes coupon codes openly on podcasts. If you plan to use GoDaddy.com you can type in Chris1, Chris2, Chris3, or Digg in the coupon code section to enjoy great discounts.

Let me state once again that domain speculation is one of those online money making activities you can try for fun, but the risk is high, and success rate is relatively low, so don’t expect to quit your day job anytime soon.

6. Decide on a price

Just like most other online sales – there is no real market price for your domains. Everything runs on the most basic ‘willing buyer, willing seller’ premise. Of course if you feel your domain names are sought after, you can hold out for better prices.

To help you decide on a price, you can use:

Past sales – Take a look what people are selling their domains for. Free Appraisals – Take a free appraisal. This may not be terribly reliable, but would at least give you a rough indication of what to expect. Try Leapfish as an example. Professional Appraisals – Some sites offer professional consultation, which is more expensive, but important when dealing with big money names. Try Sedo for professional help.

7. Park or Develop

What do you do with the site while waiting for a buyer? You can either put some content up, or simply park it. Parking your domain will create an instant page of advertising listing where are generated based on the domain name. For example, a shampoo related domain name would have shampoo ads on it.

Domain Parking accomplishes 2 things. It lets you:

Earn some minor income on the side while waiting to resell your name Gauge whether you should even sell it in the first place! Some names are popular enough that they pay for themselves via advertising (when people click on the ads).

8. Advertise

Let the world know you are selling your domain. Try posting your list on domain forums like Namepros, domain reselling specialists like Sedo, or even eBay. When describing the domain, create a compelling argument as to why it is worth the money you’re asking for. For example, is it a popular search term? Is it short but memorable name? Is the name useful for commercial purposes?

9. Negotiate the deal

Here’s where your research you did earlier gives you an idea of what type of prices to hold out for. Here’s a tip. Don’t wait until your domain expiry is approaching before starting to lower your prices. It puts you in a desperate position if you don’t plan to renew it.

10. Sell Sell Sell

Wherever possible, ask for good contract with payment terms first before transferring. Try using an escrow service such as Sedo or Escrow if it makes both parties more comfortable. The commission may be a bit high, but it may be worth the peace of mind especially with pricey domain names.

And there you go… 10 steps which should walk you through the whole selection, buying, and selling process. What other tips do you have?

We are more than happy to help you define a strategy for how to sell your domain, and even make sure you will achieve best price for your domain. We know how to market domains, and we certainly know how to make your domain more attractive to the potential investors.

Write us at sak@ec-ba.com and we will be more than happy to discuss your sales plans. We do content management and web design, so if you need any assistance in this area as well, we are more than glad to assist you there. We work on a no cure – no pay strategy, so there are no risks involved for you. Best regards Stig-Arne Kristoffersen EC-BA W.L.L

Many people who wish to start a new business or have an idea for a new web site, struggle to find a good available (not already registered by somebody else) domain name. Indeed, it is not uncommon to hear people complain that all the good names are already taken.  My experience is that what is really lacking is not available domain names, but imagination and flexibility.

The first thing to realize is that many obvious domain names are indeed taken. By this, I mean for example single word or common short phrase names ending with dot com. It isn’t quite true that all such names are already taken, so it is still worth checking.

However, if, as likely, you find your first idea for a domain name is already taken, this does not mean you should give up looking! A key thing to remember is that a good name is not necessarily the same thing as the most obvious name. For example, do you think that the founders of yahoo.com or google.com would have been in the least bit deterred when they find that somebody else had already registered searchengine.com or searchtheinternet.com? Likewise, one of the best known technical news sites is slashdot.org, which while memorable, is hardly the most obvious choice for a technical news site.  In short, the key to find a good domain name is to think laterally and be a bit flexible.

That isn’t quite all that there is to it though. While your brain is of course your most important tool when searching for available domain names, it doesn’t hurt to have some automated help as well.  There are a number of web sites that allow you to search for domains containing keyword combinations that you supply, or that can generate domain name ideas based on keywords and/or a theme of your choice.

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You have no doubt heard of the astronomical figures some Domain Names are generating at auction and through Private sales. But before you race out and try to register all the names you can think of, please realize that these are the exception ? not the norm.

Actually you?ll find that millions of people have already gone and registered every name, product, saying, misspelling, etc. out there. So your chances of getting lucky are very slim anyway.

The names on the below list are taken from soldnames.com ? and indicate the actual sale price at the time. They do not reflect their current market value (Business.com has recently been valued at $400 million)

Okay so let us begin:

1 Sex.com 2006 14.0 Mil
2 Porn.com 2007 9.5 Mil

The first two are pretty obvious. Watch out for Spam. They will sell a lot of links to make that back.

3 Business.com 2005 7.5 Mil (Recently sold for over $300 million)

This is a Directory. It is a site that is divided into categories and filled with all kinds of links business products and service providers. Just like your own phone directory.

4 Diamond.com 2006 7.5 Mil

A shopping site that will sell you, you guessed it, diamonds. They have everything from loose diamonds to rings and necklaces. They also have everything categorized by price for gift shoppers.

Beer.com 2004 7.0 Mil

A site chock full of things that beer lovers like, scantily clad women

Casino.com 2003 5.5 Mil

This is a free online casino with links to other pay sites.

AsSeenOnTV.com 2000 5.0 Mil

Everything that you have ever seen for sale on television is right here. If you can?t get the phone number in time, don?t worry, it?s just a click away.

Korea.com 2000 5.0 Mil

This is the online gateway to Korea. News, weather, blogs, travel and culture are just some of the things available on this site.

Shop.com 2003 3.5 Mil

This is another obvious website. Geared primarily toward women, this site has a lot of links for just about any type of clothing you could want to shop for with a few categories thrown in to try and attract men. Maybe they should have a link to beer.com.

Wine.com 2003 3.3 Mil

This is a well designed site for selling wine. There are a lot of gift ideas and there is even a section for educating users on the different types of wine.

AltaVista.com 1999 3.25 Mil

This is a very powerful search engine but going up against Google has got to be an uphill struggle. The term ?google? has become the generic term for searching for something on the internet.

Software.com 2005 3.2 Mil

Here is yet another obvious website. They offer downloadable software for just about any application you could think of.

Vodka.com 2006 3.0 Mil

Right now, this site is just an advertisement for a new site they are attempting to put together; the world?s online vodka community. I guess that is OK as long as they don?t sell cars.

Loans.com 2000 3.0 Mil

Bank of America has cleverly redirected this domain name/search term to their banking site.

Wines.com 2004 2.9 Mil

Designed to appeal to the high end wine connoisseur, there is a forum for discussing wines as well as the obvious goal of selling wine.

CreditCards.com 2000 2.75 Mil

If you are looking for a credit card with certain features, you have come to the right place. You can search by banks, features, rates and more.

Tom.com 1999 2.5 Mil

This is a Chinese language site with no translation buttons so I could not tell what was on this site but I would have to guess that it would be similar to Korea.com.

Autos.com 1999 2.2 Mil

They review and sell automobiles and trucks. That is the perfect use of a domain name.

Coupons.com 2000 2.2 Mil

I guessed that this site would be all about coupons. I was correct.

Telephone.com 2000 2.0 Mil

Here is a site with a ?come back soon? message. There is also an email sign up box so they can contact you when they are ready to launch. I bet they are putting together a site for wireless communications.

There is an additional 25 names that sold for 1M or over and out of the top 100, there are only 5 that have other TLD?s. A TLD is a top-level-domain, which means the suffix, such as .com, .net, .org. etc. The .com is certainly the most popular of the TLD?s and pornography is at the top of the list.

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Recently, the blogosphere stirred up quite a bit due to the release of .Tel domain names. Remember how the .Com age took the Internet by storm? Literally thousands of businesses and individuals spent lots of time and money acquiring domain names on Internet. Some register these names for their own use, while others do it to make a profit.

For sure, there are some lessons to be learned here. That is, if you want to secure the domain name that you desire, you must act quickly. If you don’t, they could be registered by someone else the next day. Today, if you visit any domain registrar and make a quick search, you will find that almost all the valuable properties are taken up. It’s very hard to find a good virtual property.

And that is exactly what a name becomes once you own it – it is a piece of real estate in the cyber world. If you are running a business, and you know that your name helps bring in sales for you because of the reputation you have worked so hard to build, you know that you must absolutely own this name. You don’t want to wait until someone looking to make a quick buck register for the name and then try to sell it back to you for a few thousand dollars. Happens all the time to .com domains.

With the release of .Tel domains, you once again have the opportunity to own the name that you really want. The main difference between a .Tel and a .Com is that you get a web presence immediately the moment you are the owner of a .Tel. In other words, there is no need to sign up for web hosting, hunt for Content Management Systems, or hire a web designer. All you have to do is to logon to your account, and fill in the details.

There is a .Tel for business, and there is a .Tel for individuals. The key difference between the 2 product lines is that you can setup different locations for business plans. For individual plans, the process is more straight forward. Simply go through the wizard, fill in all the information, and you have a website online.

The best part is, you don’t just get a website to go with your .Tel domain. You get a traditional website, and a mobile website. That allows you to reach out to a wider audience. Your prospects and customers can reach you anywhere as long as they are connected to the Internet. If they are connecting from the office, they can browse your traditional website. If they are traveling, they can logon to the Internet using their latest 3G mobile phone and access your mobile website.

This is great news for many business owners because the new service essentially eliminates the need to be technically savvy. Anyone can get a web presence immediately with zero knowledge about HTML, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Editors, etc.

A .Tel domain costs just $21 and the price includes the hosting. If you buy in bulk, you get to enjoy incredible discounts. With bulk discounts applied, the cost of a domain name can go down to as low as $12.25 per name.