Bigger or smaller?..
Some great selling websites advice
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/12/bigger-or-smaller.html
Every decision we make, every encounter we have... we get a choice.
Are we opening doors or closing them?
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The Next Web Media » Move over Yahoo. Facebook is now the world’s 3rd largest website. When selling websites , you need to consider facebook.
http://thenextweb.com/media/2010/12/24/move-over-yahoo-facebook-is-now-the-worlds-3rd-largest-website/?awesm=tnw.to_17Ei3&utm_content=twitter-publisher-main&utm_medium=tnw.to-twitter
It was only a matter of time, honestly. Facebook, according to recent numbers from Comscore, has now moved into the position as the 3rd largest website in the world. Who’s left holding 4th? Yahoo, of course.
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Puppies ‘n Dogs: Flipping a domain and website for $115,000 in just over a year. A great selling websites example.
http://fusible.com/2010/12/puppies-n-dogs-flipping-a-domain-and-website-for-115000-in-just-over-a-year/
The domain name puppiesndogs.com, which was registered in June 2009 after it apparently expired, was bought by Kemptonw, then developed into a website that launched in December 2009.
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10 Reasons Why You Have Not Made A Profit Domaining or selling websites
http://www.dnpimping.com/domaining/10-reasons-why-you-have-not-made-a-profit-domaining-part-1/
10 Reasons Why You Have Not Made A Profit Domaining
Part one only includes five reasons, look out for part two in the series in a follow up post. 1. You Continue To Make The Same Mistakes
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Using Advanced Due Diligence to avoid Buyer’s Remorse when buying and selling websites
http://www.flipfilter.com/blog/2010/12/11/buying-a-website-using-advanced-due-diligence/
Unfortunately, there’s no certain way to avoid buyer’s remorse; even hedgefund managers occasionally get it wrong when choosing a company to buy or invest in and will inevitably end up with a few non starters in their portfolio, but with a simple common sense framework in place, the chances of this can be reduced massively.
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How To Wipe Out Spam Email In Your Inbox when selling websites
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/12/how-to-wipe-out-spam-email-in-your-inbox/
Most of us have some kind of junk filter, but it’s not always effective. We’re going to take a look at the best ways to counter spam email attacks in both webmail and desktop email clients. That said, if you’re drowning in spam you might want to consider a shift to Gmail, as it has—as far as I’ve seen — the most effective means of blocking spam that you can get. There are a few ways to migrate your email to Gmail, and if you want to use Google Apps with your own domain name (it’s free), Google offers a migration tool to copy your inbox to their servers. We know not everyone loves Google as much as we do, so we’re going to go over as many other options as we can, but if you’ve been thinking about switching to Gmail and you’re having serious trouble with spam, now might be a good time to join up.
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7 Powerful Ways to Get Your Blog Post Noticed. Great advice for selling websites
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2010/12/11/7-powerful-ways-to-get-your-blog-post-noticed/
On a blog, a post has a few seconds to capture and pull in a reader. The writer needs to state their idea and immediately begin to persuade, entertain, and motivate.
For many, writing a successful post is a game of chance. They write hundreds of posts only to see a few do well. On the other hand, some seem to have a gift a supernatural ability to publish one blockbuster after another. What’s their secret?
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Domain Name Thief Pleads Guilty, May Spend 5 Years in Jail
http://domainnamewire.com/2010/12/13/domain-thief-may-spend-5-years-in-jail/
The man accused of stealing the P2P.com domain name and selling it to NBA player Mark Madsen has entered a guilty plea in a New Jersey criminal case.
Daniel Goncalves, 26, of Union Township, pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, and computer theft, all in the second degree, before Superior Court Judge Stuart L. Peim in Union County. As part of a plea bargain, prosecutors will ask for him to serve five years in state prison.
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10 Reasons Why You Have Not Made A Profit Domaining (Part 1) great selling websites advice.
http://www.dnpimping.com/domaining/10-reasons-why-you-have-not-made-a-profit-domaining-part-1/
I’ve heard the excuses, horror stories and the flat out complaints about our industry. I hate to say it, but being successful in this industry has nothing to do with the economic climate.
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Breaking News: .Co To Star In Godaddy Super Bowl Commercial, by selling websites
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/12/07/breaking-news-co-to-star-in-godaddy-com-super-bowl-commercial/
The big news for domainers out of the ICANN meeting in Colombia today was delivered by none other than Bob Parsons CEO of Godaddy.
Tonight .Co held a party for some of the attendees of the ICANN meeting. As part of the party Juan Calle, who is the CEO of CO Internet S.A.S., gave a presentation using video to show some of the achievements of the registry.
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201.8 Million Domains Registered World Wide
http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/200-million-domains-registered-world-wide/8464
201.8 Million Domains Registered World Wide
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selling websites news. Candy.com surpasses 50,000 fans on Facebook
http://fusible.com/2010/12/candy-com-surpasses-50000-fans-on-facebook/
Candy.com, the domain name that sold for $3MM+, surpassed the 50,000 fan mark on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/candydotcom), hitting over 56,000 fans recently.
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