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Although I dont normally post my acquisitions. I did think this one was worthy of a blog posting. WhereArtThou.com has found its way to my portfolio today via NameJet auction today. I thought it had great branding potential considering the commonality of the phrase. Of course, dont forget the movie - Brother Where Art Thou (A classic, starring George Clooney)

Justin

Most experienced domainers already know that Godaddy’s backorders are nearly worthless. For how large Godaddy is, they have one of the most inefficient backordering services around. However, I happened to have an extra backorder laying around in my account. I had noticed a domain name that I liked, Friendraiser.com (A combo between Friend and Fundraiser = Friendraiser). The domain was going to go through NameJets system (since it was a Network Solutions domain) But since no one had backordered it, I figured there was a good chance it would truely drop.

Sure enough, the domain dropped. However it was not Godaddy that caught it. The domain went through a few tasting cycles with random registrars, including what appeared to be a snapnames registrar. I was just notified today that Godaddy captured the domain name. It did not specifically state that I was the new registrant (which will open up an entire round of new questions if Im not) but it does show that Godaddy does have the capability to grab a domain name, that no one else wants.

I dont know if I should clap or laugh.

Justin

In an effort to Market the blog DNXpert.com, they have launched a month long contest with several thousand dollars in prizes. The first step is simply sign up for their mailers and wait for instructions. I think its a great idea for DNXpert, I just wish things were a bit clearer on what needs to be done in order to get points. I do look forward to watching the contest unfold.

The list of prixes is below:

• $700 in cash from We Build Pages who offer Link Building Services. ($700 value)
• $200 credit deposited into NameDrive domain parking account courtesy of NameDrive.com. ($200 value)
• $100 Godaddy Gift card from instantdomaintool.com. ($100 value)
• $100 credit in Bidvertiser account. ($100 value)
• $100 cash from WordPressFreelance. ($100 value)
• $50 cash from Ades blog ($50 value)
• $35 Cash from Tim Schroeder of eMonetized.com. ($35 value)
• $35 Cash from Web Hosting Reviews. ($35 value)
• $30 Cash from Life is colourful. ($30 value)
• 1 Market Leverage promo pack consisting of: MarketLeverage iFlip (digital camera), MLRewards card ($50), MarketLeverage USB Pen, MarketLeverage Polo and hat, MarketLeverage/Nike duffelbag. ($350 value)
• 2 x Market Leverage promo pack consisting of MLRewards card ($25), MarketLeverage USB Pen, MarketLeverage Polo and hat, MarketLeverage/Nike duffelbag. (2 x $220 value)
• 3 x Market Leverage USB Pens with $10 ML Rewards card. (3 x $35 value)
• 6 months subscription to MarketMotive.com. ($1794 value)
• 1 hour of SEO Consulting from Todd Malicoat from stuntdubl.com. ($500 value)
• 1 year’s PRO Subscriptions membership to FreshDrop.net. ($395.40 value)
• 5 x 1 license of the software product Domain Name Pro (5 x $64.95 value)
• 3 months membership at Aaron Wall’s SeoBook course. ($300 value)
• 3 x 1 copy of the Domain Graduate ebook. (3 x $87 value)
• 5 x 1 exclusive list of 100 expired domains from DNXpert.com (5 x $50 value)
• 6 months premium clustered hosting at iMountain.com (6 x $39.95 value)
• 2 months VIP membership at ClickMojo ($200 value)
• 15 minute one on one phone coaching session with Simon Johnson from Domainer Income ($200 value)
• 2 year subscription to DNSstuff pro tools. ($139 value)
• 1 x 100 domain parking account at WhyPark.com ($99.95 value)
• 1 copy of the Revenue Domains Exposed ebook ($97 value)
• 2 month subscription at Wordze.com ($90 value)
• 3 x 1 copy of the Domaining Manifesto ebook. (3 x $27 value)
• 1 copy of Wordze’s Guide to Keyword Research & Niche Wealth Building! ($80 value)
• 1 copy of a single use license of Brian Gardner’s Revolution blog theme of the winners’ choice ($79.99 value)
• 1 copy of Optin Comments WP plugin. ($77 value)
• 1 DNForum.com Platinum membership. ($59.95 value)
• 1 yearly subscription to Gold Account at iwebtool.com ($59 value)
• 3 x 1 copy of the Killer Domains ebook (3 x $17 value)
• 2 x 50 available domains from WordFuse.com (2 x $24.95 value)
• 1 featured listing on Sedo’s homepage for 1 domain. (worth $39)
• 1 DNForum.com Gold membership ($19.95 value)
• 1 Month DomainNews.com Newsletter Sponsorship - Top Position Advertizing ($500 value)
• 2 months 160×90 ad on ClickFire.com homepage (2 x $200 value)
• 1 Month text link on JustDropped.com search pages ($100 value)
• 1 month text link at DomainNameWire.com ($60 value)
• 1 month of 125×125 banner advertising on Winning the Web ($50 value)
• 1 month 125×125 banner advertising at DNXpert.com ($50 value)
• 1 month 125×125 banner advertising at DotSauce.com ($40 value)
• 1 month text link on blogaboutyourblog.com ($10 value)
• 1 copy of Darren Rowse’s ProBlogger ebook ($16.49 value)

NameJet had a pirates flair today when the domain name Scallywag.com sold for $2,250. This particular domain happened to be on my radar for a few weeks and I had hoped it would stay reasonable enough for me to purchase. However, it shot up about 3 times what I was willing to buy it at and settled for just over $2,000. I loved this one because of the potential for branding. The domain had a built in charisma that could have been applied anywhere and has enormous potential. Congrats to the new owner.

Afternic offers an auction system similar to Sedo. If you receive a bid on your domain name, you can send the auction to the “Closing Soon” section. I recently received a bid for v2o.com and have opted to push the domain name to Auction. I am curious to see how the system does, but what makes me nervous is the fact that there are only a handful of domain names in the “Closing Soon” section. The link is below for anyone wanting to place a bid.

https://www.afternic.com/name.php?domain=v2o.com 

The event turned out even better than I had anticipated. We had approximately 15 people in total and had an opportunity to meet a lot of new faces.  Some great networking was done, and even Adam Dicker and several Godaddy folks came out to say Hi and discuss. I shared a few of my wishes with how Godaddy could improve themselves, but I also commended them for being one of my favorite Registrars.

A big thanks to Adam who picked up the check at the end of the night. After speaking with everyone, I’m going to try and make this a monthly event for all domainers in the Arizona area and hopefully we’ll continue to attrack people from Godaddy as well.

Justin

Azimut is a luxury boat/yacht builder based in Italy. They currently use the domain azimutyachts.com for their business. Although it may be a bit early to speculate, it appears the domain will be in the hands of a parker. To me it seems very risky to spend nearly $12,000 on a brand name and attempt to park it. We shall see within a few days what the new owners intentions are.

Justin

Today at NameJet, ChicagoParks.com caught fire in a heated bidding war. Although the domain name had many bidders, it was two bidders who drove the price way up. I believe this name sold too high largely because of the bidding war that took place. If you take the top 50 cities in the US and add “Parks” - all of the domains are taken. The same with States as well.

The only one I found available to take was - DistrictOfColumbiaParks.com (which I did register).

Justin

It snuck up fast, but today is the day. Many domainers from parts all over Arizona will be meeting up tonight for cocktails at Earls in Scottsdale. All are welcome to attend. I will be there as will David Bleaman from DailyDomainDrop.com and hopefully Adam Dicker from DNF and Godaddy. The official time is 8pm, but I will be there from 7pm onwards. Come say Hi!

Justin

The new desk is up and running, and things already appear to be more organized then ever. Whats this? Where did that dog come from? Just kidding. Love yah Blitz!