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Sign Up for Your Competitors’ Newsletter
by Elliot on Feb.19, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: I’ve read a number of websites that recommend you use Google and Yahoo to see where your competitors receive inbound links, allowing you to go after similar links for SEO purposes. This is smart and can help you keep up with (or beat) your competition in SERPs. Something else you should always do is sign
Domain Name for Radical Football, Founded by Mark Cuban, Has Interesting Provenance
by Elliot on Feb.18, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: Mark Cuban announced plans for a new company called Radical Football, which is expected to compete with college football’s BCS. I will spare you the company details since you’re probably not interested in that, but the domain name history for RadicalFootball.com is very interesting. In 2007, a company called Maverick Medi…
Network Solutions Promoting .XXX
by Elliot on Feb.18, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: Although the launch date and pricing for .XXX domain names have not been officially announced yet, that isn’t stopping Network Solutions from promoting .XXX domain names. On the bottom of its home page under Promotions & Free Offers, there’s a link to “.XXX Coming Soon.” This internal promotional page tout…
Rocky Mountain Domain Conference Coming
by Elliot on Feb.18, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: As I was skiing at Stowe last weekend, I was thinking about how cool it will be for domain investors who attend the Rocky Mountain Domain Conference in less than two weeks. Unfortunately, my ski trip out west is not taking place until after the conference, otherwise I would probably drop by to say hello.
Mike Mann on Sedo .CO Auction
by Elliot on Feb.18, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: As you may or may not be aware, many of the domain names in yesterday’s .CO domain auction held at Sedo are owned by legendary domain investor, Mike Mann. Mike was the founder of Buy Domains, which he sold to NameMedia, and he currently operates DomainMarket.com. He remains the largest non-institutional shareholder in NameMedia…
I Have to Admit, DomainFest.MOBI Was Helpful
by Elliot on Feb.17, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: I don’t own a single .mobi domain name and I have absolutely no plans to register or purchase any now or that I can see in the future (just want to avoid an avalanche of emails with domain names for sale). With that being said, I must say that I found DomainFest.mobi to be very
Torah.com Now Live
by Elliot on Feb.17, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: A little over a week ago, I announced that I was going to build out Torah.com, and I am happy to announce that the new Torah website was launched this afternoon. The new website may be a bit bare at the moment, but I expect that to change soon, as I frequently receive questions via
Win a $250 Name.com Credit: There’s Still Time to Enter!
by Elliot on Feb.16, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: The Valentine’s Day domain name poetry contest sponsored by Name.com ends tomorrow, and you can win a $250 Name.com credit! So far, it looks like there are only 2 official submissions. Write your poem, get your camera ready, and submit it! Full details about the contest can be found on my Valentine’s Day post.
ALWAYS Get Back to Previous Inquirers
by Elliot on Feb.16, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: I read Jamie’s article about Natick.com selling for $7,401 and I am bummed out about it. Back in 2007, I tried to buy the domain name when the domain owner posted something on my blog following my purchase of Lowell.com for $50,000. At the time, he told me he felt Natick.com was worth more than
Do You Subscribe to DomainTools?
by Elliot on Feb.16, 2011, under News
Elliot Silver: I think DomainTools’ Whois History tool is the most important domain tool I use, and it is only available to people with active DomainTools memberships. The History tool allows me to see who previously owned a domain name, and it can be used to make sure there hasn’t been any suspicious activity on a domain