The Big eDuh.com http://bigeduh.com Using Keyword Domain Names for Strategic Market Advantage Tue, 26 Feb 2008 04:59:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 en Moniker and Affiliate Summit Live Domain Name Auction, Las Vegas February 25, 2008 http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-affiliate-summit-live-domain-name-auction-las-vegas-february-25-2008/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-affiliate-summit-live-domain-name-auction-las-vegas-february-25-2008/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2008 23:27:10 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-affiliate-summit-live-domain-name-auction-las-vegas-february-25-2008/ 1 FlatPanelLCDMonitors.com SCRATCHED
2 Clientdiscount.com SOLD $300 #387
3 PortableInkJetPrinters.com SOLD $200 #787
4 NoAnnualFee.net PASS NO BIDS
5 DatingInformation.com PASS NO BIDS
6 LowInterestRateCreditCards.net SOLD $300 #412
7 AnnuityPolicy.com SOLD $2500 #482 (Active bidding)
8 HomeLoanServices.com PASS at $700 High Bid
9 SkateboardsForSale.com SOLD $4250 #737
10 CheapNonstopFlights.com PASS NO BIDS

11 PaymentPlan.org SOLD $750 #787
12 MoneyBackOffers.com SOLD $2000 #13187
13 Calendar.us PASS $5000 high bid
14 MiamiBeachHouses.com PASS no bids
15 LiveStreaming.com PASS no bid
16 AffiliateNetworkSales.com SOLD $200 #13273
17 LendingOnline.org SOLD $700 #787
18 AirTrafficControllers.com PASS no bids
19 Guns.info PASS no bids
20 PregnancyCenters.com SOLD $6750 #13161

21 ProgressiveJackpots.com PASS no bids
22 BeachFrontInvestmentProperty.com PASS no bids
23 SinglesWeekend.com SOLD $2750 #737
24 LowRateCreditCardServices.com PASS at $4000 high bid
25 CruiseTravelPackages.org PASS  no bids
26 WomenInformation.com SOLD $800 #705
27 AffiliateLists.com SOLD $500 #811
28 ChineseNoodles.com SOLD $8000 #737
29 CollegeBowls.com PASS no bids
30 ChemotherapyClinics.com SOLD $600 #458

31 CasinoVouchers.com SOLD $900 #787
32 BeachFrontLuxuryCondos.com PASS no bids
33 RomanticGreetingCards.com SOLD $2000 #737
34 PayingPrograms.com SOLD #200 #13229
35 Bombers.com SOLD $5750 #737
36 PlayOffGames.com PASS no bids
37 FirstClassAirfares.com PASS no bids
38 WholesaleFood.com PASS no bids
39 MortgageLeadsAffiliate.com SOLD $300 #797
40 BrooklynAppraisals.com SOLD $2250 #737

41 SeniorFares.com PASS no bids
42 OnlineDiscounts.com PASS no bids
43 EuropeanUnion.net PASS no bids
44 GamingLessons.com SOLD $1750 #13273
45 DiscountShipping.com PASS no bids
46 CashDiscounts.com PASS no bids
47 CreditApproved.org SOLD $1750 #430
48 RetirementPolicies.com SOLD $1000 #482
49 LosingPounds.com SOLD $1500 #13133
50 LowPriceInsurers.com SOLD $600 #705

51 ChemotherapyCenters.com SOLD $600 #458
52 AffiliateProgramWizard.com SOLD $200 #787
53 AdultSuperstore.com PASS no bids
54 Offer.com SOLD $180,000 #13187
55 Battlefields.com SOLD $2750 #13146
56 LoweredPrice.com SOLD $1000 #705
57 AromatherapyCandles.com SOLD 22,000 #13161
58 VacationPackageDeal.com PASS $500 high bid
59 BagelShops.com SOLD $5000 #430
60 Leases.org PASS at $5500 high bid

61 NebraskaInsurance.com PASS no bids
62 LowPricedFlights.com PASS no bids
63 FreeBillPayOnline.com SOLD $400 #705
64 BillingOptions.com SOLD $700 #13192
65 AvailableFunds.com SOLD $1100 #455
66 VinylFloors.com PASS no bids
67 RacingYachts.com PASS no bids
68 FloridaPersonals.com PASS no bids
69 VintageAirplane.com SOLD $5750 #737
70 FreeVehicles.com SOLD $3000 #737

71 JeweleryAuction.com SOLD $2750 #430
72 SalesCharts.com SOLD $3300 #737
73 GrillRecipes.com SOLD $4100 #787
74 QuicheRecipes.com SOLD $1200 #13161
75 PeoplePleasing.com SOLD $600 #420
76 NewYorkCityLuxuryCondos.com SOLD $2000 #787
77 BeautyClinics.com SOLD $2250 #430
78 MufflerShops.com SOLD $5250 #430
79 DiscountGowns.com PASS at $4500
80 OfficeSupplyStores.com PASS no bids

81 OffshoreMerchantAccount.com SCRATCHED
82 parkingtickets.info SOLD $400 #737
83 FastMortgageOnline.net SOLD $200 #787
84 LM.com SCRATCHED
85 ukfares.com PASS no bids
86 Temp.com PASS no bids
87 WyomingInsurance.com PASS no bids
88 FurnitureDiscounts.com SOLD $7500 #13054
89 PrescriptionRefills.org PASS no bids
90 FastLoanOnline.org SOLD $600 #705

91 ElectronicMaps.net SOLD $100 #420
92 CrepeRecipes.com SOLD $450 #412
93 NewYorkCityInvestmentProperty.com SOLD $600 #787
94 WeeklyAuction.com SOLD $1500 #468
95 FantasySports.info PASS no bids
96 BusinessLoanApplication.com SOLD $1250 #13273
97 ReverseLoans.com SOLD $15,000 #13218
98 AffiliatesNewsletter.com SOLD $200 #13265
99 Ornament.com PASS no bids
100 MortgageAffiliatesPrograms.com PASS no bids

101 JetboatCharters.com PASS at $1000
102 TaxFreeIncome.com PASS no bids
103 InternetAffiliateNetworks.com SOLD $200
104 SnackPacks.com PASS no bids
105 AffiliateMarketingCompanies.com SOLD $300 #705
106 For.net PASS no bids
107 AffiliateRebates.com SOLD $400 #705
108 PainMedicines.com PASS no bids
109 AffiliatePay.com PASS at $4500
110 LakeFrontVacations.com SOLD $1250 #768

111 CampusBookstores.com PASS at $21,000 high bid
112 AffiliateRebate.com SOLD $500 #705
113 CustomStereos.com PASS no bids
114 BankAccountServices.com SOLD $100 #13273
115 HDProgramming.com PASS no bids
116 CollegeTuitionAccounts.com SOLD $750 #768
117 OnlineTrades.com PASS no bids
118 WrestlingMatch.com SOLD $700 #internet
119 SexPositionVideos.com SOLD $1000 #737
120 PasswordHint.com PASS no bids

121 TravelingTheGlobe.com PASS no bids
122 Blogville.com SOLD $5,500 #430
123 WidescreenTelevisions.com PASS no bids at $7K
124 TropicalBeaches.com PASS no bids at $10K
125 LoanGuarantee.com SOLD $1100 #13054
126 SnowboardCollection.com PASS no bids
127 JobsPosted.com SOLD $1600 #482
128 AutoStop.com SCRATCHED
129 pay.com PASS no bids at $1.5M
130 BejingBlog.com PASS no bids

131 FishingGifts.com PASS no bids at $10K
132 Sleighs.com PASS no bids at $10K
133 CareerCounselors.com PASS at $9250 high bid
134 Rental.info PASS no bids at $10K
135 AroundTheWorldCruises.com SOLD $8500 #437
136 BahamasIslands.com PASS no bids
137 MontanaInsurance.com PASS no bids at $7K
138 KitchenLights.com SOLD $8000 #13149
139 Friends.info PASS at $7500
140 DietCookBook.com PASS no bids at $4500

141 DiscountCenters.com PASS no bids at $4500
142 DailyCreditReportOnline.com PASS no bids
143 Bloglists.com PASS no bids at $4000
144 StageRental.com PASS no bids at $3000
145 Creepshow.com SOLD $5500 #13523
146 CaribbeanBeaches.com PASS no bids at $4000
147 HealthAdvisory.com PASS no bids at $4000
148 ShortStories.net PASS no bids at $4000
149 UsedCampingEquipment.com PASS no bids at $3000
150 ConsumerBuyingGuide.com SOLD $4500 #511

151 Poems.info PASS at $4250 high bid
152 JewishSinglesCruises.com PASS at high bid $2500
153 GraphicsSoftware.com PASS no bids at $2500
154 DiscountSportsTickets.com SOLD $750 #787
155 FreeApartmentListings.com SOLD $250 #13157
156 CasinoTradeshows.com SOLD $2500 #787
157 FrogBlog.com SCRATCHED
158 clientservicesonline.com SOLD $300 #787
159 QuickErection.com SOLD $750 #458
160 SexEducationClasses.com PASS no bids at $1000

161 ShortTermMortgageRates.com PASS no bids at $1250
162 OnlineDrugPrices.com PASS no bids at $1250
163 MotorcycleAdventures.com PASS no bids at $1000
164 JobsListed.com PASS no bids at $750
165 BestOnlineStores.com SOLD $1000 #511
166 HolidayCollection.com SOLD $450 #13133
167 GraphicsArtists.com SOLD $1500 #468
168 DatingYourBestFriend.com PASS no bids at $400
169 BankAuctionsOnline.com PASS no bids at $450
170 CheapMortgagesOnline.com SOLD $500 #787

171 AffiliateSoftwarePrograms.com SOLD $500 #420
172 InternetBlogging.com SCRATCHED
173 instantmortgageapprovals.com SOLD $100 #787
174 KarateBlog.com SCRATCHED
175 MalpracticePolicy.com SOLD $400 #705
176 FreeTravelProtection.com PASS no bids at $200
177 FilingOnline.com SOLD $1100 #787
178 DeskTopCoupons.com SOLD $100 #541
179 CheckCreditInstantly.com SOLD $600 #787

 Sold $371,000 of domain names.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-affiliate-summit-live-domain-name-auction-las-vegas-february-25-2008/feed/ Are Domainers Snoozin’ or Cruisin’ with their Choosin’? http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/are-domainers-snoozin-or-cruisin-with-their-choosin/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/are-domainers-snoozin-or-cruisin-with-their-choosin/#comments Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:50:21 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/are-domainers-snoozin-or-cruisin-with-their-choosin/ Somewhere lost in the controversy earlier this week surrounding my post about bids made on domains that did not sell at the TRAFFIC/Moniker auction, as documented live in this post, was the radical idea that domainers were walking away from a lot of money — in essence, by choice.  Whether that choice came from an actual buyer’s bid, or a reserve price that a buyer didn’t match, the bigger story remains that domainers are choosing to keep their domains, even in the face of substantial opportunities to sell.

Some people claim that domainers are insane or asleep at the wheel, and are asking for too much money, with too high reserves.  (This is not referring to some of the more off-the-wall ebayers who want a gazillion dollars for a nonsense name; it’s about keyword rich names in meaningful niches with supportable valuations.)  The industry is maturing.  In many cases, domainers have analyzed a market and seized an opportunity, and have in mind a number that would make it worthwhile to them to sell.  If that number is not met, they are just fine cruising through time until it is met, or it is raised.  Domainers know that it is only a matter of time until a keyword rich domain property is valued at a target price, and they are perfectly happy working over time on developing their key domain assets, to enhance their natural value.  

Many domainers have a portfolio of substantial names, but sometimes there are certain names that end up being a favorite over others.. even though they’re all good…. or mostly good.  Those can have an especially weighted hold-until-the-right-price aspect, making domainers just as happy cruising along, rather than pounce on an opportunity today, to sell.

Even when “life happens” a domainer can have flexibility that defies logic.  For example, when my perfectly fit husband had a massive heart attack at Christmas time,  I had to let go of some names that I didn’t want to let go of, and am even now considering selling the bulk of my portfolio of thousands of generic .coms, but I could also walk away from offers for PlanningRetirement.com, even though it’s an ugly and broken site.  It was always my intention to rebuild it and make it a world class site, and even as I saw it go in and out of the first page of Google, and then get hacked, and more, I can stand to wait.  I can watch TV and see ad, after ad, after ad of big companies fighting over the planning retirement business.  I can look at demographic trends of baby boomers aging, and their children wanting to save so they have more choices in taking care of their parents, and in being able to take care of themselves.  I can look at the convergence of these trends, along with the flash point of corporation after corporation bailing out on their employees and abandoning their pension plans, leaving the employees, retirees, and outsourced people to go out and re-allocate their money and develop their plan. And I can look at the multil $billion annual business it represents.  And I can wait. 

All that to show that domainers and prices aren’t always so far off; domainers are often highly educated about their domain and it’s niche and the potential it has in that niche, because the keywords tell the story in a meaningful way, and hook customers up with the solution.   Domainers aren’t asleep at the wheel, and they aren’t insane; they are, by choice, cruising through time until they get to the right time and the right price — if there even is one.  Some domains will never be for sale again.

So it is instructive to analyze what doesn’t sell at an auction, and what kind of money domainers are willing to walk away from.  There is a wealth of knowledge hidden in the implications of that one radical observation.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/are-domainers-snoozin-or-cruisin-with-their-choosin/feed/ The Bigger Story: Domainers are Offered - and Walk Away From - Over $26M in Bids at Live Moniker Auction http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/the-bigger-story-domainers-are-offered-and-walk-away-from-over-26m-in-bids-at-live-moniker-auction/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/the-bigger-story-domainers-are-offered-and-walk-away-from-over-26m-in-bids-at-live-moniker-auction/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2008 05:34:59 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/the-bigger-story-domainers-are-offered-and-walk-away-from-over-26m-in-bids-at-live-moniker-auction/ The TRAFFIC West 2008 Conference ended this morning in Las Vegas.  Yesterday afternoon, and well into the early evening, the live auction of premium domain names lasted 4:25 hours.  I’m sure the auctioneer was exhausted.   

This live auction included the TRAFFIC attendees in the room, as well as  phone bidders and internet bidders (a nice addition).  No doubt in the coming days, many will talk about the auction, and the fact that over $4.5 million dollars were spent on domains.  That’s important of course, but the bigger story is the offers that were made, and in essence, not accepted by the domain owners.

 As the title of this article states, the amount bid (and rejected) was over a whopping $26 million dollars. This is a substantial increase over the $12 million dollars bid and rejected at TRAFFIC East in Miami in only a few short months ago, in October.

Postscript/Disclaimer 2 days later: some of these domain bids were actually by the auctioneer, apparently, and some were not. So the actual bid total would be less than $26M, but it’s still substantial, and the underlying message is still the same. Domainers are walking away from some big money for their domains.

These names that were not sold in the live auction, can still be purchased during the silent auction in the coming days, and may indeed, be so.  But on Thursday, these domain names all received binding bids, and were not sold at the highest price bid by a serious buyer. 

This is the bigger story of the TRAFFIC/Moniker live auction in Vegas.  Over $26M was bid on domain names on Thursday.  That is some serious cash from mostly experienced domain name investors.  What do they know that the rest of the world doesn’t know?  What are other investors missing?  There is a huge opportunity being missed by a lot of people who get excited if they make 36% on stock investments.  People need to study what is possible, and why.  The world of business is changing, and a lot of it happens on the internet.  The world of social life is changing, and the internet is central to a lot of revolutions on all fronts. It is palpable.  Domain name investors who invested in keywords that are meaningful, were, and still are, ahead of the wave… but you can feel the water drawing away from the beach, and the coming waves look a lot bigger than they used to.

 Check out the bids that were turned down yesterday:

b2bomber.com $4,000 pass
classreunions.net $4,000 pass
weekendflights.com $4,000 pass
factchecking.com $4,500 pass
packages.net $5,000 pass
checkapproval.com $6,000 pass
collisioncenters.com $8,500 pass
methodist.net $8,500 pass
awards.net $9,000 pass
virtualmaps.com $9,000 pass
charts.info $9,500 pass
indiatours.com $9,500 pass
mike.mobi $9,500 pass
articles.org $10,000 pass
flatpaneltvs.com $12,500 pass
greenland.net $12,500 pass
autorebates.com $15,000 pass
cruises.mobi $15,000 pass
fantasyfootball.org $15,000 pass
financecompany.com $15,000 pass
paintingsupplies.com $15,000 pass
evangelists.com $15,500 pass
pentecostals.com $15,500 pass
knishes.com $16,000 pass
ethanol.net $17,000 pass
creampuffs.com $17,500 pass
ohio.info $17,500 pass
virgins.net $17,500 pass
autorefinancing.com $20,000 pass
handcrafted.com $20,000 pass
hardwarestores.com $20,000 pass
investmentadviser.com $20,000 pass
mom.info $20,000 pass
seminaries.com $20,000 pass
asians.net $22,000 pass
devotion.com $22,500 pass
postofficebox.com $22,500 pass
shows.net $22,500 pass
businesssupplies.com $25,000 pass
concessionstand.com $25,000 pass
corporaterates.com $25,000 pass
cosmeticeyesurgery.com $25,000 pass
digitalprinter.com $25,000 pass
flavoredwater.com $25,000 pass
reimbursement.com $25,000 pass
rome.net $25,000 pass
telephonecall.com $25,000 pass
tablewines.com $27,500 pass
bookmart.com $28,000 pass
argue.com $30,000 pass
ethanolcar.com $30,000 pass
immigrationservice.com $30,000 pass
limitedtimeoffer.com $30,000 pass
scruples.com $30,000 pass
blackjacktable.com $35,000 pass
bookrack.com $35,000 pass
pp.org $35,000 pass
relative.com $35,000 pass
transactions.com $35,000 pass
stereosystems.com $40,000 pass
troops.com $40,000 pass
trusted.com $40,000 pass
waterfrontcondos.com $42,500 pass
paydayloans.info $45,000 pass
spamblockers.com $45,000 pass
typo.com $45,000 pass
video.org $45,000 pass
faxmachines.com $50,000 pass
medication.net $50,000 pass
phoneaccessories.com $50,000 pass
vhs.com $50,000 pass
epayments.com $60,000 pass
grandprize.com $60,000 pass
sabbath.com $60,000 pass
vodka.net $60,000 pass
windsurfer.com $60,000 pass
lowratemortgage.com $70,000 pass
tasks.com $75,000 pass
political.com $80,000 pass
fruitcakes.com $85,000 pass
pagers.com $85,000 pass
refills.com $85,000 pass
softwareupgrades.com $85,000 pass
spreadsheets.com $85,000 pass
accountingfirms.com $100,000 pass
carnivals.com $100,000 pass
communication.com $100,000 pass
diamondnecklace.com $100,000 pass
digitalphotos.com $100,000 pass
lovestories.com $100,000 pass
markets.com $100,000 pass
miniaturegolf.com $100,000 pass
greatdeals.com $110,000 pass
handicap.com $110,000 pass
personals.net $110,000 pass
carshopping.com $115,000 pass
contactmanagement.com $125,000 pass
haul.com $125,000 pass
podiatrists.com $125,000 pass
leatherfurniture.com $150,000 pass
liens.com $150,000 pass
offer.com $150,000 pass
playhouse.com $150,000 pass
shreveport.com $160,000 pass
beverage.com $175,000 pass
coeds.com $175,000 pass
trusts.com and livingtrusts.com $175,000 pass
adultsuperstore.com $185,000 pass
babyfood.com $185,000 pass
audit.com $200,000 pass
homevideos.com $200,000 pass
cd.com $225,000 pass
servicedesk.com $225,000 pass
summercamp.com $225,000 pass
bj.com $250,000 pass
conventions.com $250,000 pass
indian.com $250,000 pass
jobopenings.com $250,000 pass
lotteryresults.com $250,000 pass
seminars.com $250,000 pass
technicalsupport.com $250,000 pass
wife.com $250,000 pass
freehoroscope.com and freehoroscopes.com $275,000 pass
sleepingpills.com and sleepingpill.com $300,000 pass
bachelor.com/.net/.org $325,000 pass
sanjuan.com $350,000 pass
discounttravel.com/.mobi $400,000 pass
fiesta.com $400,000 pass
people.net $400,000 pass
window.com $400,000 pass
homeowner.com $500,000 pass
temps.com $500,000 pass
toolbars.com $500,000 pass
affiliate.com $550,000 pass
dance.com $650,000 pass
retired.com $700,000 pass
currencyconverter.com and currency-converter.com $750,000 pass
elections.com $750,000 pass
stockquotes.com $1,200,000 pass
camps.com $1,500,000 pass
customerservice.com $2,500,000 pass
look.com $4,500,000 pass
aids.net ? pass
coed.com ? pass
crawl.com ? pass
dreamvacation.com ? pass
introduction.com ? pass
psychiatrists.com ? pass
tennisplayer.com ? pass
$26,425,000 +

I have a suggestion: hop in and enjoy the waves before they’re too big to catch.  Do your homework, and then stick your toe in.  Sure, it’s going to cost you something, but so did 20 acres of Naples beachfront in the 60’s.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/the-bigger-story-domainers-are-offered-and-walk-away-from-over-26m-in-bids-at-live-moniker-auction/feed/ Moniker and TRAFFIC West Live Auction, Vegas February 20, 2008 http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-traffic-west-live-auction-vegas-february-20-2008/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-traffic-west-live-auction-vegas-february-20-2008/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:37:43 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-traffic-west-live-auction-vegas-february-20-2008/ Here are the domains that we blogged in real time, while they were auctioned off February 20th, 2008  at the Moniker TRAFFIC Live auction. (PASS dollars are an actual bid, that was the highest reached, before closing the bidding because it did not meet reserve.)

0. A signed hat, for charity. SOLD $5,000 #481

1 rvj.com (proceeds to ICA) SOLD $8,000 #714
2 ClassReunions.net PASS at $4000
3 HeartWorms.com SOLD $6000 #711
4 Lunatic.com SOLD $15,000 #?11
5 KosherRestaurants.com SOLD $14,000 #313
6 InvestmentAdviser.com PASS at $20,000
7 Dance.com PASS at $650,000
8 Refills.com PASS at $85,000
9 CurrencyConverter.com and Currency-Converter.com :PASS at $750,000
10 DVDs.com SOLD $300,000 #447

11 PersonalityTests.com SOLD $18,000, Internet
12 B2BOMBER.COM PASS at $4000
13 Ethanol.net PASS at $17,000 
14 OklahomaRealEstate.com SOLD 25,000 Internet
15 Pagers.com PASS at $85,000
16 Wife.com PASS at $250,000
17 Husband.com SOLD $100,000 Internet
18 YouPhone.com and Uphone.com SOLD $6000 Internet
19 FlatFeet.com SOLD $8000 #111
20 DUI.MOBI SOLD $7000 Internet

21 HandCrafted.com PASS at $20,000
22 UsedSnowmobiles SOLD $16,000 Internet
23 GreenCard.org SOLD $17,000 Internet
24 Vegas.mobi SOLD $20,000 Internet
25 VegasDiscounts.com SOLD $15,000
26 Swimming.net SOLD $20,000
27 Condoms.info SOLD $4,000 #536
28 Retired.com PASS at $700,000
29 NewYorkCheesecake.com SOLD $12,000 #111
30 dillpickles.com SOLD $12,000 #727

31 AlaskanKingCrab.com SOLD $12,000 #447
32 Knishes.com PASS at $16,000 high bid
33 ChocolateChips.com SOLD $17,500 #727
34 CheddarCheese.com SOLD $37,500 #?
35 TableWines.com PASS at $27,500 high bid
36 Vodka.net ~PASS at $60,000 
37 BabyFood.com PASS at $185,000
38 Elections.com PASS at $750,000
39 Political.com PASS at $80,000
40 SpamBlockers.com PASS at $45,000

41 ComedyClubs.net SOLD $5000 #544
42 Score.mobi SOLD $7000 Internet
43 Tickets.mobi SOLD $60,000 #429
44 tennisplayer.com ?: PASS
45 FantasyFootball.org PASS at $15,000 
46 BlackJackTable.com PASS at $35,00
47 Baseball.net SOLD $52,500 #268
48 Windsurfer.com PASS at $60,000
49 MiniatureGolf.com PASS at $100,000
50 SkiResorts.com SOLD $850,000  #751?

51 CustomerService.com PASS at $2,500,000
52 TechnicalSupport.com PASS at $250,000
53 ServiceDesk.com PASS at $225,000
54 DiscountTravel.com/.mobi PASS at $400,000
55 Cruises.mobi PASS at $15,000
56 WeekendFlights.com PASS at $4000
57 HealthStore.com SOLD $27,500 Internet #12118
58 Doctor.mobi SOLD $10,000 Internet #12035
59 DrugCard.com/.net/.org SOLD $17,000 Internet #12118
60 Aids.net PASS

61 FlavoredWater.com PASS at $25,000
62 AntiDepressant.com SOLD $30,000 Internet #12086
63 Medication.net PASS at $50,000
64 Skinny.com SOLD $80,000 #511
65 PenisEnlargment.com, PenisSize.com and PenisSizes.com SOLD $110,000 #727
66 Podiatrists.com PASS at $125,000
67 SleepingPills.com and SleepingPill.com PASS at $300,000
68 FlatScreenTelevisions.com SOLD $7000 #111
69 PortableGPS.com SOLD $17,000 #723
70 WorldPhones.com SOLD $15,000 #726

71 FlatPanelTVs.com PASS at $12,500
72 LearningToys.com SOLD $34,500 #536
73 HomeTheaterSystems.com SCRATCHED
74 Beverage.com PASS at $175,000
75 StereoSystems.com PASS at $40,000
76 PhoneAccesories.com PASS at $50,000
77 FaxMachines.com PASS at $50,000
78 DigitalPhotos.com PASS at $100,000
79 HomeVideos.com PASS at $200,000
80 CheckApproval.com PASS at $6000

81 Banks.mobi SOLD $12,000 Internet #11938
82 OnlineFinancing.com SOLD $17,500 #462
83 Invest.net SOLD $45,000 #553 (or 533?…)
84 AutoRefinancing.com PASS at $20,000
85 Reimbursement.com PASS at $25,000
86 ePayments.com PASS at $60,000
87 AccountingFirms.com PASS at $100,000
88 Liens.com PASS at $150,000
89 Trusts.com and Livingtrusts.com PASS at $175,000
90 Audit.com PASS at $200,000

91 StockQuotes.com PASS at $1,200,000
92 Property.mobi SOLD $26,000 #758
93 WaterfrontCondos.com PASS at $42,500
94 LowRateMortgage.com PASS at $70,000
95 Homeowner.com PASS at $500,000
96 RepossessedHomes.com SOLD $17,500 #497
97 GreenVehicles.com PASS
98 GreenVehicle.com SOLD $15,000 #723
99 LifeSaver.com SOLD $20,000 Internet #13005
100 EthanolCar.com PASS at $30,000

101 SanJuan.com PASS at $350,000
102 Shreveport.com PASS at $160,000
103 Rome.net PASS at 25,000
104 Ohio.info PASS at $17,500
105 Greenland.net PASS at $12,500
106 PalmReader.com SOLD #12118
107 Preacher.com SOLD $17,500 #715
108 Evangelists.com PASS at $15,500
109 Pentecostals.com PASS at $15,000
110 Seminaries.com PASS at $20,000

111 Hoax.com SOLD $70,000 #734
112 Argue.com PASS at $30,000
113 Scruples.com PASS at $30,000
114 Gags.com SOLD $45,000 #734
115 WeddingVows.com SOLD $62,500 Internet #11812
116 Sabbath.com PASS at $60,000
117 LoveStories.com PASS at $100,000
118 Carnivals.com PASS at $100,000
119 FreeHoroscope.com and FreeHoroscopes.com PASS at $275,000
120 VirtualMaps.com PASS at $9000

121 AirplaneCharters.com SOLD $17,000 Internet #12078
122 AutoRebates.com PASS at $15,000
123 CreamPuffs.com PASS at $17,500
124 GarageSales.com SOLD $110,000 #511
125 AutoClassifieds.com SOLD $110,000 #538?
126 CarShopping.com PASS at $115,000? (audio out)
127 Kitchenettes.com SOLD $15,000 Internet #11937
128 PaintingSupplies.com PASS at over $15,000
129 CollectorPlates.com SOLD $18,500 #111
130 WoodCabinets.com SOLD $20,000 #541

131 ConcessionStand.com PASS at $25,000
132 BookRack.com PASS at $35,000
133 LeatherFurniture.com PASS at $150,000
134 Window.com PASS at $400,000
135 Virgins.net PASS at $17,500
136 Coeds.com PASS at $175,000
137 Porn.mobi SOLD $110,000 #12035
138 AdultSuperstore.com PASS at $185,000
139 Naked.mobi SOLD $10,500 Internet #12035
140 Odds.net SOLD $8,500 #533

141 Lottery.mobi SOLD $9750 Phone
142 FinanceCompany.com PASS at $15,000
143 PayDayLoans.info PASS at $45,000
144 GrandPrize.com PASS at $60,000
145 Coed.com PASS at $40,000?
146 LotteryResults.com PASS at $250,000
147 Conventions.com PASS at $250,000
148 Seminars.com PASS at $250,000
149 GovernmentServices.com SOLD $11,000 #723
150 ImmigrationService.com PASS at $30,000

151 ConsultingFirms.com SOLD $11,000 #447
152 BusinessConsultants.com SOLD $22,500 #541
153 ContactManagement.com PASS at $125,000
154 People.net PASS at $400,000
155 Temps.com PASS at $500,000
156 JobOpenings.com PASS at $250,000
157 Personals.net PASS at $110,000
158 Bachelor.com/.net/.org PASS at $325,000
159 Relative.com PASS at $35,000
160 bail.org SOLD $7,000 #429

161 Hollywood.mobi SOLD $16,000 Internet #11964
162 Shows.mobi SOLD $20,000 Internet #12035
163 Shows.net PASS at $22,500
164 PlayHouse.com PASS at $150,000
165 Fiesta.com PASS at $400,000
166 CAMPS.com PASS at $1,500,000
167 SummerCamp.com PASS at $225,000
168 Toolbars.com PASS at $500,000
169 CPC.com SOLD $200,000 Internet #11845
170 SoftwareUpgrades.com PASS at $85,000

171 SearchEngines.com SOLD $92,500 Phone #718
172 Broadway.mobi SOLD $17,000 Internet #11964
173 Meds.com SOLD $470,000 #754
174 Mike.mobi PASS at $9500
175 Indian.com PASS at $250,000
176 Methodist.net PASS at $8500
177 Asians.net PASS at $22,000
178 Troops.com PASS at $40,000
179 Vet.net SOLD $35,000 #541
180 GreatDeals.com PASS at $110,000

181 Markets.com PASS at $100,000
182 CD.com PASS at $225,000
183 FactChecking.com at PASS at $4500
184 Computer.us SOLD $17,000 #714
185 DigitalPrinter.com PASS at $25,000
186 BusinessSupplies.com PASS at $25,000
187 Communication.com PASS at $100,000
188 Offer.com PASS at $150K
189 LimitedTimeOffer.com PASS at $30K
190 Haul.com PASS at $125K

191 Spreadsheets.com PASS at $85K
192 Introduction.com PASS
193 Niche.com SOLD $85,000 #12322
194 Psychiatrists.com PASS
195 Crawl.com $50,000 at $7000
196 Packages.net PASS at $5000
197 Awards.net pass at $9000
198 VHS.com PASS at $50,000
199 Video.org PASS at $45,000
200 BookSellers.com PASS <break>

201 DreamVacation.com PASS <break>
202 CollisionCenters.com Pass at $8500
203 Cotton.com SOLD $75,000 Internet #11937
204 Devotion.com PASS at $22,500
205 TeamPhotos.com PASS at $25,000
205 Confidental.com SCRATCHED
206 Typo.com PASS at $45,000
207 Trusted.com PASS at $40,000
208 Formals.com SOLD $35,000 Internet #11937
209 Articles.Org PASS at $10,000
210 Look.com PASS at $4,500,000

211 IndiaTours.com PASS at $9,500
212 CorporateRates.com PASS at $25,000
213 PostOfficeBox.com PASS at $22,500
214 FreeMovieDownload.com SOLD $25,000 #12118
215 Charts.info PASS at $9500
216 Affiliate.com PASS at $550,000
217 DiamondNecklace.com PASS at $100,000
218 Handicap.com PASS at $110,000
219 Organ.com SOLD $55,000 Internet #11812
220 FruitCakes.com PASS $at 85,000

221 Tasks.com PASS at $75,000
222 CosmeticEyeSurgery.com PASS at $25,000
223 Transactions.com PASS at $35,000
224 Deductions.com SOLD $17,700 #533
225 PinUp.com SOLD $35,000 #11812
226 PP.org PASS at $35,000
227 OfficeManager.com SOLD $30,000 Phone #720
228 Jewellers.com SOLD $30,000 Internet #12322
229 TelephoneCall.com PASS at $25,000
230 HardwareStores.com PASS at $20,000

231 Faithful.com SOLD $29,500 #533
232 Bookmart.com PASS at $28,000
233 Mom.info PASS at $20,000
234 GoldDigger.com and GoldDiggers.com SOLD $80,000 Internet 12118
235 DiscountStores.com SOLD $36,000 Internet #11812
236 iam.com SCRATCHED
237 BJ.com PASS at $250,000

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]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/moniker-and-traffic-west-live-auction-vegas-february-20-2008/feed/ Thank You to Some Domain Name Investor Elves http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/thank-you-to-some-domain-name-investor-elves/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/thank-you-to-some-domain-name-investor-elves/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:18:09 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/thank-you-to-some-domain-name-investor-elves/ In the final analysis, doing business isn’t any fun without good relationships.  This year a few people have been especially helpful.  I’d like to thank Monte Cahn for his great services at Moniker; Rick Schwartz for stirring the pot, and providing a platform for professional domain professionals, including a private forum; Owen Frager for his friendship and fun posts; and Ron Jackson for his tremendous coverage of the domain name industry and people.

 To thank these wonderful domain elves, I’ve made a special tribute to them here.

(If it locks up half way, stop it and hit reload; it reloads faster the second time.)

…. and, although I only had room for four elves, I’d also like to thank John Berryhill and Elliot Silver for some secret gestures of kindness, and to those additional growing friendships among a great cadre of professionals.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/thank-you-to-some-domain-name-investor-elves/feed/ Moniker/PubCon Live Aucton Partial Results http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/monikerpubcon-live-aucton-partial-results/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/monikerpubcon-live-aucton-partial-results/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2007 02:03:50 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/monikerpubcon-live-aucton-partial-results/ I couldn’t get in there right at the start of the auction because of business commitments, and there were commercials during WebmasterRadio.fm’s live audio feed, but this has some of the sales, and PASS bidding on the domain names that were sale at the PubCon event in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Complete List

…
6. AirlineTicketAgency.com $400 #321
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11 DaysSpecial.com $200 #166
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32. blinddating.com $14K, #417
33. cd.net $25K bid, PASS
34. clicker.com $35K bid, PASS
35.personal.net $35K bid, PASS
36. floodinsurancepolicies.com $700 #?
37. freightdelivery.com, $900, #310
38. retailpharmacy.com $8000 bid, PASS
39. wednesday.org $4000 bid, PASS
40. badcreditsolutions.com, $5500 #316
41. businesses.org $11K bid, PASS
42. affiliatesoftware.com $12k bid, pass
43. WoodCabinet.com $15K bid, pass
44. scratch
45. TextingPlan.com, $1750, #417
…BREAK…
50.  $4300
51. FreeLabor.com, $2200 #417
52. Tourist.com $400K bid, PASS
53. CamcorderEquipment.com $300, #109
54. Closings.com, $25K bid, PASS
55. scratched
56. FreeSearches.com $3500 bid, PASS
57. HuntingLicenses.com $1500 bid, PASS
58. Test.net $25K bid, PASS
59. LowInterestLoans.com $25K bid, PASS
60. Banners.com $200K bid, PASS
61. AffiliateMarketingTools.com $2200 bid, PASS
62. ShowDisplays.com $4750 #110
63. PregnancyCenters.com $6500 bid, PASS
64. HireTemps.com $2K bid, PASS
65. Invest.net $2500 bid, PASS
66. BillingPlans.com $900, #417
67. Temp.com $200K bid, PASS
68. GreenVehicles $3500 bid PASS
69. DogShowTickets.com, $600 #260
70. MissouriGolfing.com $500 bid, PASS
71. IslandHouses.com $2500 bid, PASS
72. BusinessLoanApplication.com $7K bid, PASS
73. GourmetPopcorn.com $15K bid, PASS
74. PalmReader.com $30K bid, PASS
75. Ethanol.com $300K bid, PASS
76. GED.net $17K bid, PASS
77. MortgageRates.org $17K, #315
78. Discounters.net $4250 bid, PASS
79. cBatteries.com $200 #260
80. DiscountCallingCard.com $3K #138
81. BalancedFunds.com $2250 #417
82. Dentists.net $2000 bid, PASS
83. FastMortgages.com no interest?
84. ePayments.com $125K? PASS
85. DisabilityPolicy.com $7K #417
86. LaserCopiers.com $2500 #417
87. WebmasterConferences.com $1500 bid, PASS
88. AntiquePaintings.net  $500 #166
89. BathSupplies.com, 7000 bid, PASS
90. Sambuca.com $25K PASS
91. BabyFood.com $150K PASS
92. Refund.info $4000 bid, PASS
93. LakefrontVacations.com $7K bid, PASS
94. GroupLifePolicy/ies.com $1750 #417
95. HouseLender.com $10K bid, PASS
96. FlatRateMortgage.com $25K bid, PASS
97. Election2008.com $10KPASS
98. XmasList.com $12,500 PASS
99. EastHarlem.com $6000 PASS
100. BusinessNotebooks.com $1100 #260
101.TermInsurancePolicy/ies.com $3500 #417
102 FloridaSailboatRentals.com $750 #259
103. SportbookBets.com $1950 #166
104. SEONews.com $8750 #315
105. Baltimore.net $20K PASS
106. Affiliate.com $500K PASS
107. Relative.com $25K PASS
108. DesktopReplacement.com….
… BREAK …
114 DiscountTravel.com $1K #417
115. VoiceRecognitionSoftware.com $25K PASS
116 AffiliatesManager.com $2K bid, PASS
117 TeeTimes.net $2000 bid, PASS
118 ApprovedCard.com $7000 bid PASS
119 Supplying.com $20K bid, PASS
120 Contraceptives.com $150K bid, PASS
121 ClassReunions.net
122 CollegeTuitionAccounts.com $200 #319
123 DelawareCondos.com 8500 bid, pass
125 SurveillanceSystems.com $30K bid, pass
126 computerdiscounts.com $10K #417
127 Demo.net $10K bid, PASS
128 BirthControl.com, $1M bid, PASS
129 RecruitmentFirms.com 7000 bid, PASS
130 OceanToys.com 4000 bid, PASS
131 SearchContent.com $10K bid, PASS
132 GlobalPositioningSystem.com $25K PASS
133 SportsScores.com $60K bid, PASS
134 ConstructionLoanApplication.com $200, #326
135 FamilyReunions.net $2100 bid, PASS
136 CollegeSavingsProgram.com $800 #417
137 Copiers.com $200K PASS
138 Grandpa.com $55K #121
139 IndividualSavingsAccounts.com $no interest at $400
140 CompactDisc/kPlayer.com $400 #105
141 GlassPanels.com $600 SOLD
142 BirthdayGiftRegistry.com $5000 bid PASS
143 Pittsburgh.mobi $7000 bid, PASS
144 Commercial.net $15K bid, PASS
145 EmploymentFirms.com 6000 PASS
146 CustomRims.com $50K PASS
147 Estate.com $250K bid, PASS
148 BackToSchoolDiscounts.com $350 #410
149 SearchMarketingFirms.com $3500 bid, PASS
150 MedicalTranscriptionService.com $9000 bid, PASS
151 WineGallery.com $5500 bid, PASS
152 ComputerCourses.com, 25K ask, PASS
153 TermLifePolicies.com $5400 bid, #417
154 NewVehicleFinancing.com $1100 #417
155 ConsumerElectronics.com $125K bid, PASS
156 eDiscounts.com $12K bid, PASS
157 PensionPlan.com $25K ask, PASS
158 FreePhoneLine.com $8000 bid, PASS
159 HighDefinition.com $45K bid, PASS
160 NewAutos.com $50K ask, PASS
161 FirstClassUpgrade/s.com, $900 #105
162 StockQuotes.com $1.25M bid, PASS
163 scratched
164 OnlineCreditScores.org $5K bid, PASS
165 TruckRims.com $50K ask, PASS
166 Iran.com $500K bid, PASS
169 House.net $65K bid, PASS
170 MasterDegree/s.com $60K bid, PASS
171 OneWayFares.com $7000 bid, PASS
172 DrawingPictures.com …
ConcertTicket.com $60Kbid, pass
$4K ask, pass
180 AutoSafetyKits.com $5K ask, PASS
181 Spend.com
182 WallStreet.com $1.2M bid, PASS
183 TennisRackets.com $80K bid, PASS
184 ConsolidatedMonthlyPayments.com $700 #305
185 Taxes.com $1M ask, PASS
186 $3000 bid, PASS
187 USResorts.com $15K ask, PASS
188 WebDesignerTools.com $21K bid, PASS
189 GrandPrize.com $60K bid, PASS
190 Organ.com $100K bid, PASS
191 Podiatrists.com $110K ask, PASS
192 AssociateDegree.org $600 #410
193 OfficeFurnitureSets.com $400, #515
194 Franchisees.com $20K ask, PASS
195 Pesos.com $35K bid, PASS
196 Breathalyzer.com $70K bid, PASS
197 BajaCalifornia.com $110K bid, PASS
198 FinancialCounseling.com $12K bid, PASS
199 MalibuCalifornia.com $50K bid, PASS
200 ScienceFiction.com $300K ask, PASS
201 HerbMedicines.com $500 #515
202 NevadaEstates.com $6500 bid, PASS
203 Catalogs.net $30K bid, PASS
204 GlassBlock.com $25K ask, PASS
205 scratched
206 Iraq.com $1M ask, PASS
207 EuropeanMortgageRates.com $500 bid, PASS
208 SnowmobileAccessories.com $15K ask, PASS
209 FlatPanelTVs.com $7K bid, PASS
210 Transplant.com $50K asked, PASS
211 PokerLessons.com $150K bid, PASS
212 EarlyBirdDiscount.com $1500 #…
213 EmployeeBenefitPlans.com $300 #419
214 CustomerLoyaltyProgram.com $2500 #258
215 BeverlyHillsEstates.com $15K ask, PASS
216 NewsStreamer.com $20K ask, PASS
217 Kuwait.com $500K ask, PASS
218 TemporaryEmail.com $600 #318
219 StreamingServer.com $4K bid, PASS
220 Scratched
221 DiscountHomeGyms.com $200 #419
222 SellDVDs.com $900 #166
223 HydrogenRefuelingStations.com $2K bid, PASS
224 Minnesota.org $25K bid, PASS
225 GeorgiaEstates.com $8K ask, PASS
226 FHALeads.com $8K ask, PASS
227 PX.net $10K ask, PASS
228 PokerAffiliates.com $15K ask, PASS
229 KidsStores.com $7K ask, PASS
230 so.net $20K ask, PASS
231 Order.org $30K bid, PASS
232 SoccerTV.com/net/org/biz/us FootballTV.com  $80K #103

$326K SOLD all told

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/monikerpubcon-live-aucton-partial-results/feed/ Moniker/Associated Cities GeoDomain Live Auction Results Blogged in Real Time http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/geodomain_live_auction_results/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/geodomain_live_auction_results/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2007 20:58:45 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/geodomain_live_auction_results/ Today we will blog the auction results in real time for the Associated Cities GeoDomain Live Auction, conducted by our good friend Monte Cahn, CEO of Moniker. Auction begins at 1pm PST. (Delayed to 1:20-1:30 PST; standby for the fun!)

1. beverlyhillsrentalproperty.com $640 SOLD
2. centralmissouri.com $3000 SOLD #236
3. lanaihawaii.net $2500 PASS
4. islandhouses.com $2000 PASS
5. oakland.info $5000 SOLD #166
6. ukcondos.com No Interest
7. dallasrealestatebroker.com $2500 #240
8. milwaukeeestates.com $4000 PASS
9. edmonton.info $4000 PASS
10. parkhills.com $5500 PASS
11. ftpierceflorida.com $1000 SOLD #188
12. brussels.net $20,000 PASS
13. governorsisland.net ? PASS
14. oklahomacityhouses.com $5000 PASS
15. hawaiimortgagerates.com $4000 PASS
16. lagunabeachhouses.com $10,000 PHONE SOLD #251
17. kazakhstan.net $15,000 SOLD #194
18. barcelona.info ? PASS
19. pittsburgh.mobi ? PASS
20. sicilyitaly.com $100K PASS
21. perth.com $200K SOLD #204
22. marylandbeachfront.com $250 SOLD #240
23. holland.net $25,000 PASS
24. newportbeachhouses.com $9000 PASS
25. congo.org $7000 SOLD #194
26. southparkcolorado.com $600 SOLD #195
27. italianriviera.info $500 PASS
28. centralfloridaproperties.com $1000 PASS
29. seattlewashington.us $2500 #179
30. mauihawaii.net $2500 PASS
31. southbeachfl.com $9000 PASS
32. seattle.biz $9000 PASS
33. murrieta.com $12,500 PASS
34. manhattanny.com $25,000 PASS
35. antilles.com $150K PASS
36. nebraska.net $30K PASS
37. minnesotashops.com $1K PASS
38. fresno.us $3K PASS
39. doradobeach.com PASS
40. thebigisland.net PASS
41. scottsdaletravelagent.com $200 PASS
42. westauburn.com $300 PASS
43. miamibeachflorida.net $3000 PASS
44. savannahhouses.com $4000 PASS
45. massachusettsestates.com $5000 PASS
46. michigan.info $9000 PASS
47. malibucalifornia.com $75K PASS
48. waileabeach.com $10K PASS
49. oklahomacity.com $800K PASS
50. stockholm.net $20K PASS
51. djakarta.net $1K PASS
52. eastharlem.com $5K PASS
53. connecticutestates.com $10K PASS
54. saltlakecityhouses.com $8K PASS
55. hawaiihelicopter.com $4K PASS
56. manhattantours.com $4K PASS
57. roads.us $3250 SOLD #198
58. australia.cm $2250 PASS
59. thesouthseas.com $3K PASS
60. pasadenahouses.com ? PASS

61. territory.com $52,500 SOLD #178
62. bajacalifornia.com ? PASS
63. honduras.biz $300 SOLD #198
64. fortwaltonbeach.net $1250 PASS
65. oahuhawaii.net $2K PASS
66. beverlyhillsestates.com $15K PASS
67. iran.com $500K PASS
68. hackensack.com $25K PASS
69. charlotteestates.com $8K PASS
70. thedominicanrepublic.com $1.5M PASS
71. southpark.net $4K PASS
72. cheyenne.info $850 PASS
73. newyorkmortgagerates.com $11K PASS
74. belfast.mobi $9K PASS
75. beverlyhillscalifornia.us $8K PASS
76. northcarolinawaterfront.com $3K PASS
77. kuwait.com $500K PASS
78. pompanobeachhouses.com $300 PASS
79. philippine.net $4K PASS
80. mauilimos.com $3K PASS
81. newyorkleases.com $1K PASS
82. europeanmortgagerates.com $500 PASS
83. kansascity.us $7K PASS
84. southerncaliforniacondos.com $12,500 PASS
85. union.com $125K PASS

86. nevadaestates.com $7K PASS
87. manhattanbroker.com $2K PASS
88. tourist.com $500K PASS
89. maltaillinois.com $250 SOLD #117
90. cancun.org $42,500 PASS
91. tamaracflorida.net NO INTEREST
92. miamiinsuranceagent.com $2K PASS
93. uktourguide.com $400 PASS
94. wallstreet.com $2.5M HOLD
95. usresorts.com $15K PASS
96. iraq.com $1.5M? PASS
97. delawarecondos.com $700 PASS
98. greatbritain.mobi $2250 PASS
99. palermo.info $2200 PASS
100. tennesseeestates.com  $6K PASS
101. newhampshireinsurance.com $8K PASS
102. belfast.info $4K PASS
103. baltimore.net $20K PASS
104. newhampshireestates.com $1K PASS
105. orlandoflorida.net $15K PASS
106. caracas.info $10K PASS
107. sansalvador.com $200K PASS
108. thehamptons.com $1M PASS
109. shorthillsnewjersey.com $1K SOLD #166
110. thetristatearea.com $5K PASS
111. keywestflorida.us $1K PASS
112. ameliaislandhouses.com $1500 SOLD #178
113. guatemala.com $1M PASS
114. mainehelicopters.com $6K PASS
115. palestinianterritory.com $4K PASS
116. tijuana.com.mx ? PASS
117. sanfrancisco.us $25K PASS
118. minnesota.org $25K PASS
119. auckland.com $500K PASS
120. mauiwaterfront.com $2200 PASS
121. newjerseymortgagerates.com $3000 PASS
122. telluridehouses.com $4K PASS
123. riversprings.com $9K PASS
124. southerncalifornialistings.com $11K PASS
125. lisbon.net $17,500 PASS
126. gambia.com $250K PASS
127. delawareproperty.net $1000 PASS
128. northkorea.mobi $2500 PASS
129. losangelesbroker.com PASS
130. sacramento.org $24.5K SOLD PHONE #239
131. burbank.net $22.5K?PASS
132. somalia.com $100K PASS
133. h?chíminh.com (xn--hchminh-9yaw999d.com) $5K PASS
134. frenchantilles.com $5500 PASS
135. tampabayflorida.com $25K PASS
136. menifee.com $10K PASS
137. fountainhills.com $15K SOLD #191
138. islands.info $12K PASS
139. kauaihawaii.net $2K PASS
140. europe.info $125K PASS
141. cabo.mobi $9K PASS
142. northdakota.net $8K PASS
143. redmondhouses.com $10K PASS
144. christmasisland.com $50K PASS
145. saopaulo.info $1K PASS
146. grandrapids.info $3K PASS
147. georgiaestates.com $9K PASS
148. wildomar.com $10K PASS
149. ftlauderdaleflorida.com $100K PASS
150. beachsidehouses.com $1K PASS
151. browntexas.com $300 PASS
152. santabarbarahouses.com $12500 PASS
153. alohahawaii.net $2500 PASS
154. sonomacalifornia.com $50K PASS
155. afghanistan.net $40K PASS
156. nebraska.info $10K PASS
157. delmarcalifornia.com $25K PASS
158. equestrianresort.com $2K PASS
159. manhattaninsuranceagent.com $2500 PASS
160. ftwaltonbeach.net $500 PASS
161. africa.info $125K PASS
162. capeverdeislands.com $50K PASS
163. netherlandantilles.com $50K PASS
164. thecaribbean.com $50K PASS
165. losangeles.net $65K PASS
166. visitecuador.com PASS
167. westvalleycity.com SCRATCHED
168. mauimagazine.com 2K PASS
169. states.net SCRATCHED
170. arroyogrande.com $2500 PASS
171. wilmingtonvacation.com $2K PASS
172. wacohouses.com $1200 PASS
173. beverlyhillsrealestateagent.com PASS
174. oregon.us SCRATCHED
175. mercerislandestates.com $10K PASS
176. newyorkranches.com $1500 PASS
177. easthamptonhouses.com $10K PASS
178. missourigolfing.com $500
179. tallahasseehouses.com $9K PASS
180. amherstny.com $5K PASS
181. roundrocktexas.com $500 PASS
182. atlantageorgia.org $5K PASS
183. ranchosantafecalifornia.com $5K PASS
184. colombianews.com $5900 SOLD PHONE #247
185. indy.us $5K PASS
186. northamerica.mobi $5K PASS
187. northwesttexas.com $5K PASS
188. southdakotainsurance.com $4500 PASS
189. mauicontractors.com $4K PASS
190. municipalidades.com PASS
191. coloradorealestatebroker.com $4K PASS
192. santafehouses.com $4K PASS
193. charlottenorthcarolina.us PASS
194. fayetteville.mobi PASS
195. mauioceanfrontproperties.com PASS

196. newjerseybroker.com PASS
197. ewisconsin.com $3500 SOLD PHONE #247
198. centralflorida.org $2500 PASS
199. malibubeachhouses.com $3K PASS
200. coralspringsflorida.com $3600K PASS?
201. huntsville.info $2K PASS
202. sanfranciscocalifornia.us $4K SOLD #?
203. springfieldhouses.com $3K PASS
204. northerncaliforniahouses.com $2500 PASS
205. chapelhillnorthcarolina.info $2500 PASS
206. melbourneflats.com $2500 PASS
207. sevenhillsnevada.com $2500 PASS
208. boyntonbeachhouses.com $2500 PASS
209. asian.info $3000 PASS
210. dallastexas.us $2000 PASS
211. ??????.com (xn--i1bj3fqcyde.com) $3M PASS
212. cocoabeachhouses.com $2000 PASS
213. florencehouses.com $2000 PASS
214. montanarealestatebroker.com $2000 K
215. coralgablescondos.com $1500 PASS
216. massachusettswaterfront.com $1500 PASS
217. tularehouses.com PASS
218. perú.com (xn--per-boa.com) $200K PASS
219. uk.ma PASS
220. ormondbeachhouses.com $1500 PASS
221. guanajuato.org $1500 PASS
222. northhempstead.org $1500 PASS
223. ??.com (xn--7rv214h.com) $15K PASS
224. beverlyhillsrealestate.us $1500 SOLD #251
225. ebrooklyn.com $2250 SOLD #?
226. galvestonforeclosures.com $1000 PASS
227. peterboroughengland.com $1000 PASS
228. santamargarita.com $1250 SOLD #198
229. solomonislands.us $1200 PASS
230. ashevillemortgage.com $1000 PASS
231. coronadelmarcalifornia.com $900 PASS
232. santaynezcalifornia.com $1K PASS

233. atlanticbeachfl.com $1K SOLD #166
234. macauchinatravel.com $500
235. atlanticcityhotels.us $500 PASS
236. macauchinarealestate.com $500 PASS
237. manalapanestates.com 9K PASS
238. molokaihawaii.com $600 SOLD #254
239. reichstag.org $400 PASS
240. ??.com (xn--xhq326a.com) $15K PASS
241. northdakotanews.com $4000 SOLD PHONE #247
242. 213.com $33,000 SOLD
243. 408.com $33,000 SOLD

westpalm.info $85K PASS

tampa.info PASS

sunnyvale.com $85K PASS

Sold $435K of domains.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/geodomain_live_auction_results/feed/ A Comprehensive 25 Step Blueprint for Initial Domain Name Strategies to Strengthen Your Brand http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/a-comprehensive-25-step-blueprint-for-domain-name-strategies-to-strengthen-your-brand/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/a-comprehensive-25-step-blueprint-for-domain-name-strategies-to-strengthen-your-brand/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:21:51 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/a-comprehensive-25-step-blueprint-for-domain-name-strategies-to-strengthen-your-brand/ When staking out a good domain name strategy in brand management, there are a lot of things that need to happen, to lay the groundwork for years of success, both offline and online. The new internet reality has made it essential to develop brands with the internet in mind; failure to do so is a recipe for failure.  The wisdom to embrace the internet as a tool to advance your brand, however, can be a recipe for sensational success and mind-blowing domination. 

A key part of embracing the internet for powerful leverage is a comprehensive domain name strategy that can strengthen (not erode) your brand.  Because this is so obvious to us, and given that the “e” prefix handily refers to the realities of an online world in most economies, we think of this as “The Big eDuh” — it will either be obvious to you now, or will become obvious to you months or years from now, when you finally see it, and have paid the consequences of missing it. 

To help you get in on the tremendous market advantage that domain names can provide, here are our Big eDuh guidelines that provide a Comprehensive Blueprint for Initial Domain Name Strategies to Strengthen Your Brand:

  • 0. ZERO: Most companies start with their brand. That’s natural, but (if you insist) buy the domain name that matches your brand, and then set it aside for a moment
  1. Identify your customer(s) and think like your customer thinks, NATURALLY. Try, anyway. Ask them. Talk to them. Don’t assume they only think one way. Capture ALL the ways they think naturally. Make a list. Keep adding to it. Your customers are dynamic; keep a pulse on these changes and stay up with them
  2. Re-read number 1. Think some more about it. Put “Think like customers. Don’t make them think like you.” on your wall. Stamp it on your forehead. Get a custom skin made for your PDA and put it on the front and back of it. Draw it with lipstick on your bathroom mirror while you’re shaving. Tattoo it on your ankle and cross your legs a lot.
  3. Think about how your customers ACT naturally: where they go, who they hang with, what’s important to them. (Think demographics plus anecdotal plus viral/social plus uncommon sense.) If you have more than one category of customers, do this for each category and customer demographic. Hang with them if you can. Go where they go. Be with them. Be one of them.
  4. Find out what triggers emotional responses in your customers, (particularly certain songs, cultural/era throwbacks and fast forwards, and universal personal experiences, new excitements, fears, etc.) Plan to tap into that.
  5. Look up. Look around. Know trends, fads, new things, and new ways that are here to stay. Anticipate them. Weigh them based on numbers 1, 3 and 4 and the inevitability factor. Don’t get so stuck in what used to work, that you miss tectonic shifts and the inherent opportunities to leverage market advantage.
  6. Re-visit number 1. Research your assumptions. Be sure to include research on keyword searches already being performed on the search engines by your customers.
  7. Stake out the POSITIONS you want to “own” in the competitive landscape. (Better, faster, luxury, etc.; types and categories of products; industries; etc.)
  8. Rethink 0 based on 1 through 7. Really rethink it. Is it still a good fit? If so, proceed to 9. If not, fix 0 and proceed to 9. anyway.
  9. Develop your slogan, that establishes your position, taps into numbers 1, 3 and 4, does not miss 5, and incorporates some benefit or emotional or visceral response, including tying back to your brand in a mnemonic or meaningful way.
  10. Recognize that domains are the single biggest, best, and cheapest way to reach your customers, and help them reach you, with significant long-term dividends. Note that 30-40% of online searches skip the search engines altogether, and type in a meaningful keyword domain name directly into the navigation bar. (See 1 and 3 above.) This means that people are searching with keywords that are meaningful to them, plus “.com” in their address bar. Other extensions can be okay, but .com is IT if you’re serious about business. (Hot tip: In your browser address bar, type in [keyword 1] no space [keyword 2], then hold down the CTRL key and hit Enter. You’ll have your full url built around your keywords, without ever having to type “http://www” prefix or “.com” suffix. Some of your customers know this, and do this all the time! Others type in the whole thing.)
  11. Research and buy the .com domain names that mean something to your customers, (all of them) and especially “category” domains, AND
  12. Research and buy the .com domain names that reflect your positions, AND
  13. Research and buy the .com domain name that states your slogan AND variations in case your customer doesn’t get it exactly right, PLUS
  14. Think about your competitors. What positions are they staking out?
  15. Buy the .com domain names that reflect THEIR positions (generics, not trademarks)
  16. Buy as many of numbers 11-15 as you think are worth staking out as yours, (and not your competitors), AND
  17. Buy variations of numbers 11, 12, 13 and 15, including common typos (see number 3).
  18. Survey what you have in domain assets. Recognize that good keyword generic domains are an appreciating asset. Regardless of whether your company tanks, your .com domains will continue to go up in value, if you have purchased well. They will appreciate faster than stocks, real estate, funds, offshore investments, IPOs, art, antiques, gold, jewelry, collectibles, sports cards, or classic cars.
  19. Choose headliner domains from among the collective domain name portfolio to be your key domains (brand domain, slogan domain, keyword position domain, and most importantly, category domain, if you have it), and use the others as contributing domains (contributing to your brand), campaign tracking domains, and as defensive end runs against your competitors.
  20. Choose your one key domain name. You have to choose; choose the one that means the most to your customer. (See number 1.) Use your key domain to drive people to your front door, to advertise, and to leverage. Use it on everything: all emails, billboards, tv ads, mugs, t-shirts, promotions, packaging, shipping, vehicle wraps, giveaways, opinons, signatures, mobile skins, etc.  Stay consistent in your choices with your desired image, but always use your domain name, as appropriate. (You can use a slight variation if you want to track an ad campaign, but that’s temporary and make sure it doesn’t erode your key domain asset.)
  21. Use contributing domains as either mini-sites (to provide content, and then link to you), as pure feeder domains (to allow customers to meander to your brand, through their own natural thought pathways), or as advanced niche strategies (diced by demographics and related to sub-categories in your offerings, and ad/promotion tracking). Stop frustrating customers by forcing them to use convoluted, unnatural pathways - your way - to your front door. You don’t care how they get there, as long as they get there, to buy what you have to offer.
  22. Use any mini-sites built around your contributing domains with good SEO (search engine optimization) strategies, to strengthen your SEO position on your key domain(s).
  23. Remember, a good domain name strategy STRENGTHENS your brand. (Pre-internet, a good brand was meant to mind-map customers to your brand in your sector. Post-internet, meaningful keyword domain names harness natural thought patterns, and lead customers to your door the easy way.) If that advantage is hard to get your head around, step back for a minute, and envision your company’s prognosis and uphill battle if your key competitor had done all this first, and had all the good domain names landing on THEIR brand. Which brand will be perceived as the strongest brand BY YOUR CUSTOMER? (See number 1.)
  24. Remember, a poor domain name strategy makes brand management an uphill battle, and leaves your customer without multiple natural pathways to your front door, and to your brand.  Nobody else is leveraging a multiple domain name strategy in your industry?  All the better.  Be the first and blow your competitors out of the tub — straight to your brand!  You’ll never be sorry.
  25. In addition to a good brand manager and media manager, hire a domain name strategist and/or domain name manager if you don’t understand domain names, to work with your team and to design and orchestrate your domain strategy, including to purchase your domain names for you in stealth mode.

Of course, it bears repeating that you should use your domain name in all your interactions with customers, including emails, packaging, advertising, promotions, billboards, t-shirts, etc.  Use it without the prefix stuff (http://www.); that just clutters up your url (and your ad), and besides, you don’t need it.  (See number 10, above.)

Good domain names are some of the most important investments you will make to contribute to the success of your brand, and to your company. Make your shareholders happy; do things the right way: Make it easy for your customers to find you. Easy pathways to you creates happy customers and more customers, with no confusion, and a clearly dominant and powerful brand.

That’s the Big eDuh.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/a-comprehensive-25-step-blueprint-for-domain-name-strategies-to-strengthen-your-brand/feed/ Will Sean Combs’ (Diddy’s) Brand Manager Job Include a Domain Name Strategy? http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/will-sean-combs-diddys-brand-manager-job-include-a-domain-name-strategy/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/will-sean-combs-diddys-brand-manager-job-include-a-domain-name-strategy/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:24:30 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/?p=10 Today I read in AdAge where Diddy announced last week that he was going to be taking on the new job of Brand Manager in his new association with Ciroc Vodka.

Regarding the luxury vodka brand, Diddy will “take on all brand-management decisions for Diageo’s Ciroc vodka, including marketing, advertising, public relations, product placement and events. The role is “too big for one title,” he told Ad Age, but, he added, “I’ll be taking the lead on all the things traditionally a CMO or a brand manager would do, just doing them my way. Marketing in a way that is truly unique.”

Let’s hope so.   The majority of other brands Diddy has been associated with have been seriously fumbled by his handlers, especially when it comes to a good domain name strategy.

Bad Boy Entertainment, doesn’t own either BadBoy.com nor BadBoyEntertainment.com.

His Unforgivable fragrance brand manager didn’t bother to acquire the pre-existing domain unforgivable.com, or even inquire about it.  (I know about this one, because I own it.)  Talk about eClueless.

Let’s hope that without handlers that are clueless about the obvious importance of domain names that are meaningful to customers, Diddy can make better decisions when it comes to buying strategic domain names that can strengthen his brands. 

 What would happen to the world of vodka, and the competitive landscape if Diddy went out and bought a whole bunch of keyword generic domain names that defined the position that his brand wants to own, and the majority of keyword generic domain names related to vodka all led to the Ciroc vodka brand? That would be a serious power punch in the world of vodka.

It’s too late for vodka.com, which sold for $3M last December to the Russian distiller but there’s still some serious and meaningful vodka names out there to carve out a position.

That’s the Big eDuh.com.

]]> http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/will-sean-combs-diddys-brand-manager-job-include-a-domain-name-strategy/feed/ Frequent Buyers of Domain Names at the Last Moniker/TRAFFIC Live Domain Auction http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/frequent-buyers-of-domain-names/ http://bigeduh.com/domainnames/frequent-buyers-of-domain-names/#comments Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:48:36 +0000 Tasha Kidd http://bigeduh.com/?p=9 As requested, (then promised), I am reporting the live auction results, sorted by paddle numbers.  This is instructive to see the buying and selling behaviors and patterns of people who understand the value of domain names.  It also allows us to look at this, without naming names. (Even though I can identify many of them, I will not.)  (Some have no paddle number, because of audio difficulties.  Feel free to contact me to fill in the gaps.)

Paddle #106
motorpool.com  $5,000

Paddle #115
newyorkcitymuseums.com  $5,000

Paddle #119
caribbeanvacations.com  $130,000
europeanvacations.com  $85,000

Paddle #124
virtualofficespace.com  $4,250

Paddle #135
billyjean.com  $3,500

Paddle #137
sportinggoods.com  $450,000
bathingsuit.com  $160,000
autofinancing.com  $70,000
automobileparts.com  $70,000
golfclubs.net  $30,000
incometaxreturn.com  $30,000
reversetelephonedirectory.com  $30,000
christmasgiftbaskets.com  $25,500
certifiedorganic.com  $21,000
discounttours.com  $21,000
cholesterol.net  $15,000
discountpetsupply.com  $7,500

Paddle #139
artdecofurniture.com  $5,500

Paddle #140
pleasureyachts.com  $3,750

Paddle #142
certifiedpublicaccountants.com  $30,000
concertticketsonline.com  $7,000

Paddle #144
educationgrants.com  $30,000
industrialengineering.com  $17,000
sattests.com  $17,000
primaryeducation.com  $8,000

Paddle #147
cysticfibrosis.org  $17,000

Paddle #152
homebasedbusinesses.com  $23,000
energycompanies.com  $5,000

Paddle #153
chinesecheckers.com  $6,500

Paddle #154
mucho.com  $50,000
streetmaps.net  $2,000

Paddle #155
emergencyloan.com  $13,000

Paddle #159 (Phone)
dock.com  $70,000
amusement.com $60,000
emmanuel.com  $17,500
corgis.com  $10,000
drugrehabilitationprogram.com  $8,000

Paddle #160
crosswordpuzzles.com  $210,000
girlblog.com  $4,000

Paddle #161 (Phone)
computer.com $2,200,000
shopping.mobi  $55,000
zipcodes.mobi $8,000

Paddle #167 (Phone)
cowboys.com $275,000 (This story is all over the internet. Bidder was a representative of the Dallas Cowboys. Backed out after the auction. A group of domain name investors purchased it in the Silent Auction for $370,000, to carry on with the Cowboy/Western theme.)

Paddle #199
forsale.org  $12,000

Paddle #201
races.com  $75,000 (What a terrific bargain!)

Paddle #229
allergymedications.com  $16,000

Paddle #299
lastminuteairfare.net  $4,500

Paddle #303
bankauctions.com  $17,500
cardstores.com  $8,000
mortgagepoints.com  $2,700

Paddle #305
singlesonline.com  $125,000
fertilitydoctors.com  $55,000
tollfreephonenumbers.com  $16,000
411information.com  $4,000

Paddle #306
prepaidcellphonecards.com  $750

Paddle #309
investment.com  $900,000
poker.mobi  $150,000
onlineinvestment.com $9,000

Paddle #310
email.mobi  $50,000
digitalcertificates.com  $30,000

Paddle #311
ringtones.mobi  $145,000

Paddle #314
takepart.com  $17,500

Paddle #315
telephotolens.com  $4,500

Paddle #316 (Phone)
table.com  $260,000
promotion.com  $170,000
rapvideos.com  $70,000
cateringservice.com  $27,000
luxuryyacht.com  $20,000
delawareinsurance.com $12,000
bookclub.info $4,500

Paddle #318 (Phone)
scientists.com $50,000
idols.com  $19,000 (Sensational deal)
renoapartments.com  $4,500

Paddle #319
checkcashingservice.com  $13,000

Paddle #320
exerciseclass.com  $4,000

Paddle #327
homemortgagerates.com  $26,000
homeloanrates.com  $10,000
remodelingservices.com  $4,000

Paddle #330
malpracticeattorneys.com  $18,000
pda.mobi  $8,000
documenttranslation.com  $4,500
speakerofthehouse.com  $750

Paddle #331
manufacture.com  $90,000
organicfarms.com  $57,500
aircraftrental.com  $17,500
truckloan.com  $16,000
audit.net  $12,000
conventions.org  $10,000
airlinetickets.org  $8,500
deposit.net  $4,000
discountcruises.org  $3,500
employmentreferences.com  $2,500

Paddle #333
newlyweds.com  $130,000
scores.mobi  $33,000
buy.mobi  $32,500
cab.mobi  $17,500
lotto.info  $12,500
businessclassairfares.com  $8,000
cabletelevision.net  $7,000

Paddle #334
repossessedcars.com  $7,500

Paddle #335
discountsoftware.net  $5,000

Paddle #336
goldplan.com  $6,000

Paddle #338
helicoptercharter.com  $21,000
bill.mobi  $3,000 (Great deal, compared to other .mobis)
lousyinsurance.com  $1,000

Paddle #339
crow.com  $48,300
hospitals.us  $8,000
electromagnets.com  $7,500

Paddle #340
tickersymbols.info  $750

Paddle #347
spaghettisauce.com  $11,000

“Left” Bids
mainelobsters.com $45,000
homestereo.com $30,000
lottoresults.com $25,000
classiccarshows.com $12,000

Unidentified (Paddle #not clear)
criminallawyers.com  $195,000
moneylenders.com  $75,000
tuxedorental.com  $65,000
schoolteacher.com  $28,000
chocolatecandy.com  $26,500
dogboarding.com  $25,000
podcast.mobi  $25,000
cemeteryplots.com  $15,500
comicbookstore.com  $13,000
cash.mobi  $12,500
ustrademarks.com  $10,000
perch.com  $9,500
designstudios.com  $8,600
software.info  $8,500
carraces.com  $8,000
discountairfares.net  $7,500
cigarbars.com  $6,000
primeinterestrate.com  $5,500
wifi.us  $5,500
borrow.net  $5,000
federalgovernment.net  $5,000
downloadmovies.net  $4,000
draftboard.com  $4,000
publicopinionpolls.com  $4,000
southpadreislandrealestate.com  $3,500
news.mobi  $110,000 (Phone)

If anybody can fill in the gaps, let me know and I’ll adjust this.

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