Tuesday, December 30, 2008
We Are Selling The Domain Name For 10 Times Our Cost
From: domains@dcinchq.com [mailto:domains@dcinchq.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 3:27 PM
Subject: symptoms-of-lung-cancer.com
We are selling the domain name symptoms-of-lung-cancer.com. Since you own symptoms-of-lung-cancer.net if you would also like the more desirable .com we are making it available. The cost is $99.97. That includes a year of registration and transfer of ownership to you. To purchase or to learn more go to:
http://www.dcinchq.com/checkout.php?domain=symptoms-of-lung-cancer.com
If you pass on this opportunity someone else could purchase this domain and it may not be available again.
For questions contact us or go to:
http://www.dcinchq.com/faq.html
If you are not interested there is no need to respond. We will not contact you again regarding this domain.
Registrant:
Steven W Davis II
1530 W Walnut Ave
Dalton, GA 30720 US
Domain name: DCINCHQ.COM
Administrative Contact:
Caucus, Inc, Digital
803 W Waugh St
Dalton, GA 30720 US
+1.7065378927
Technical Contact:
Caucus, Inc, Digital
803 W Waugh St
Dalton, GA 30720 US
+1.7065378927
Registration Service Provider:
Hover,
http://help.hover.com
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 17-Dec-2008.
Record expires on 12-Mar-2009.
Record created on 12-Mar-2002.
Registrar Domain Name Help Center:
http://domainhelp.tucows.com
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.EXMASTERS.COM
NS2.EXMASTERS.COM
Barack Obama's newest website illegal?
Domain Name News has some great coverage about Change.gov and some claims that are being made about Obama's use of the domain being wrong and possibly illegal.(Oh no!)
But what struck me after leaving a comment on the post is that there's a way for the Government to raise money, by opening up .gov domains for commercial use! Just imagine being the lucky owner of sex.gov! (Great name for an archive of past political scandals with an entire sub-domain for billclinton.sex.gov that would HAVE to be in blue.)
I could see them charging $1k a year for .gov domain registrations, no problem.
I see that business.gov is taken, but the current owner is an IDIOT! The site has a PR8 and it's not being monetized!!! Sure, I know the government should not take advertising on it's sites, but what would the harm be in a few contextually-targeted ads?
Monday, December 29, 2008
Click To Register Domain...In THEIR Name!
Domain Supply System
I just got a message from Dan Johnson of Domain Supply System who is trying to sell domains he doesn't own. Or at least he may not own them when he sends you a message like the one he sent us below. About half of these offers that you get *unsolicited* are for domains that are being "tasted" or only registered for a short time in hopes of finding a sucker, I mean buyer that will pay between $50 and $2,000 or more for a good domain. At least they are telling the truth if they say the own the domain. Some don't own the domain at all but say they do, and others, like this one, don't say they OWN the domain, but are truthful about their intent to help you GET the domain. But THIS offer is a little different from others we have seen.
I first checked the domain and sure enough the domain was not registered. Then I looked at their site and saw their average price for domains was about $300, which is a nice profit for a $10 registration. Then I used the link in their email to see how much they were going to charge me for the domain name they are offering. When I noticed that the page took a while to load, I started to wonder why, and sure enough, the domain was now not available any longer, and was registered:
Registration Service Provided By: Symphisis Company
Domain name: hdcmb.com
Registrant Contact:
Dan Johnson ()
185 Torresdale Ave.
NORTH YORK, M2R 3E5 CA
Administrative Contact:
Symphisis Company
Dan Johnson ()
+1.8457047378
185 Torresdale Ave.
NORTH YORK, M2R 3E5 CA
Technical Contact:
Symphisis Company
Dan Johnson ()
+1.8457047378
185 Torresdale Ave.
NORTH YORK, M2R 3E5 CA
Name Servers:
dns1.name-services.com
dns2.name-services.com
Creation date: 29 Dec 2008 17:40:11
Expiration date: 29 Dec 2009 17:40:11
So, if I had wanted to register this domain, I would have to now wait the 4-5 days they are likely to wait before deleting the domain and getting a refund. They have to pay something like $0.20 as a fee and I'm sorry that I caused them to be charged that...
To their credit, the price they are asking was $99, with a special Christmas price of only $75. So as far as these kinds of services go they are not all that bad. But I have no idea about how they actually conduct their business, so if they have a domain and you really don't mind overpaying for it, check around to see if you can find other information about Domain Supply System and how they treat their customers.
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The domain hdcmb.com <http://www.domainsupplysystem.com/domaininfo.php?e=8857563&r=8847464> has recently become available for us so we are offering it to you, because you are the owner of its .org version.
Domain Supply System is intended to assist our clients with their promotion on the Internet. We use many methods to increase the effectiveness of a client's presence on the Web. Securing .com domains for anyone using another extension for their site is one of them.
There are several reasons why owning a .com is of great importance for any domain holder:
- It's in the essense of Internet: .com is most popular and widely used, and the typical user usually supposes that he/she will find you at hdcmb.com <http://www.domainsupplysystem.com/domaininfo.php?e=8857563&r=8847464> . A lot of companies and organizations who use other extensions as primary (.net for Web services or private sites, .org for non-profit organizations etc.) are securing .coms not to lose the visitors who are seeking them there. With .com, you will be free to use both your .org and .com so you will only gain visitors.
- By owning the .com, you will be sure to stay #1 in your own name space.
If you are interested in this domain, please act quickly, as we soon intend to bring it to the auction where the acquisition cost will be higher than now.
Please use the link below to discover the current cost of the domain, read more about the advantages of owning a .com and get information on the details of the purchase and domain transfer procedure:
Secure hdcmb.com now! <http://www.domainsupplysystem.com/view.php?e=8857563&r=8847464>
Best regards,
Dan Johnson
Domain Supply System
mailto: dan@domainsupplysystem.com
Domain Incubation
Kevin Ham
DN Growth
Want To Sell Domain Name
Sunday, December 28, 2008
AdSense For Domains: Hobbled?
There's been a lot of talk at NamePros.com about the new AdSense For Domains (AFD) program that just started. There's on main thread, AdSense for Domains - OFFICIAL THREAD that you should visit if you are interested in this topic as I was.
I was VERY excited about the program because I felt it would give me another option to parking with a service like TrafficZ that I love, but that does not seem to work with some of our domains. We have some with quite a bit of traffic, but no conversions. AFD also gives you less ability to optimize, which can save time for large domain holders, but the lack of optimization and image selection (no images) seems to make them less effective for converting. I'm not sure about that because the 11 domains that I have in the program have generated almost 1,500 impressions, but no revenue.
This situation has been commonly reported, but in my case our domains weren't getting any clicks parked with two other services either, so I don't blame Google for that. But my feeling is that for smaller portfolio holders AFD is not going to be seen as an attractive alternative compared to the other parking providers if they don't improve things, assuming they can.
One possible problem that has been raised at NamePros is the idea that the only traffic that will be considered as valid by Google, is traffic that comes from browser type-ins or from the Google search engine. While I highly doubt this is the case and the TOS is not clear, it may be true. If it is, then it makes no sense why Google would accept some of our domains that are not very good and will not get type-in traffic.
The other puzzler was why Google is making domainers set up and change the DNS for each domain. Some domain registrars provide the ability to create "A" and "CNAME" DNS records at not cost, while other charge a fee. We were able to set up some of our domains at one registrar, but the other charged a fee so we used a free service. Generally you just change the Name Servers for your domain and you are done. Setting up the DNS takes a little more time if your registrar offers it, but using a free service is more involved. First you have to change your name serves to point to the DNS service you are going to use, then you have to create 4 DNS entries for each domain that you want to park with Google. With the service that I used, EasyDNS, it was a little confusing at first, and adding each entry causes the screen to refresh. While it didn't take too long, it did take some time and I think when I was done figuring everything out for 11 domains I spent about 2 hours at least. If you are a newbie domainer or don't know DNS from IRA, then you are in big trouble.
This could be Google's version of Natural Selection where only the strong survive...
When parked domains are in their program, they could then monitor and even filter them out of their main search results. I would understand this from the point of limiting parked domains in search results, since many people don't like them and are bothered by them. But to do so and not disclose the fact is a disservice to domainers.
Google and domainers should start looking at parked domains as I do, and that is for their potential as Vertical Search Engines. A parked domain may seem like trash to some, but for those that are looking for something specific and can't find it, a parked domain with RELEVANT content, even if that content is paid ads, provides a useful service. One solution may be to provide a user option to include or exclude domain parking pages (vertical search engines) from the results. While most domainers won't like that idea at all, they are not the customer. It's the searcher who should decide what is important to them.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Premium Domains sale: Insurance, GlobalWarming, Product Markets; + One-Word 9
Welcome to DomainDealsOfTheDay.com
The economy has slowed, so now is a good time to build up domain portfolios since prices have come down in domains. These are my best domains, if you see something you like then email me and I will give a great price. In the past I have sold domains like these from $10K to $50K but right now will give MUCH LOWER prices especially for fast Paypal payment. The end has one-word domains at $49 each.
What do you like here? Email me, vanclair@nielsentech.com
AdvancedDirectives.com
AffiliateProgramReviews.net
AnechoicChambers.com (and singular)
ApplianceInsurance.com
AssistedMovement.com
AudioNovel.com
AutomobileSharing.com
BackgroundIdentityCheck.com (and plural)
BackorderingDomains.com (Set of 4)
BayAreaGardeners.com
BloodMonitoring.com (and ContinuousBloodMonitoring.com)
Bonamano.com
BrainStents.com (and singular)
BulletinBoardAvertising.com
BusinessRebates.com
CellularPornos.com
CellularSexVideos.com
ClerkTraining.com
ClinicalProcedures.com
CloudFreeware.com
CloudSupercomputers.com
Cockapoodle.com (new breed)
Consolidation.cc (one word domain)
CoughLozenge.com
CounterstrikeServer.com
CriminalLocations.com (and singular)
CustomSearch.org
DesktopApp.com
DigitalEndorsements.com (and Endorsements.org)
DishwashingLiquids.com
DocumentDiscovery.com (set)
Electroluminescents.com (this is one word)
FabricConditioners.com
FileStreaming.com
FinancingSolarPower.com
FlavoredSyrup.com
FluorideFloss.com
FraudMonitors.com
GeneticMaps.net (yes not .com but very good)
GeneticTestkits.com (Plus singular)
GeriatricMedicines.com
GreenDisinfectants.com
GreenLaundrySoaps.com
GreenSheetrock.com
HDTVflatscreens.com
HighPayingKeywords.net
HybridMotorcycles.net
HybridPluginConversionKits.com + Singular - Pair
HybridSportsCar.info + HybridSportsCars.info - Pair
InternetAdventure.com
JustinTimeManufacturers.com + Singular
LaserPlasticSurgeries.com
LowInterest.org (not .com but also a very good domain)
MedicalTricorder.com
MobileBillfold.com
ModifyHomeMortgages.com
NanoCancers.com, NanoDiseases.com - Pair
NetworkOperation.com
NicotinePouch.com
OLEHD.com
OndemandCloud.com
OndemandServers.com (and singular)
PageRankChecking.com
Pair: InflationInsurance.com + DeflationInsurance.com
PatchMedicines.com (and singular)
PersonalCleansing.com
PetBabysitter.com (and plural)
PluginHybridTaxi.com + Plural - Pair
PluginMoped.com (and plural)
Pluripotency.com (one word domain)
PowderedSweeteners.com (and singular)
ProgrammingScripts.com
ProjectionHD.com
RentMachinery.com
RuggedizedEquipment.com
SportActivityVehicles.com
SearchEngineAds.net
SiliconeBreastEnlargement.com (silicone is approved now)
StopAppetite.com
StreamingWirelessly.com
SubscriptionBooks.com + Singular
TappingTools.com
TargetedDrugs.com (and singular)
TeenJobs.info
VeterinariansInsurance.com
VeterinariansInsurance.com (big market)
VideoPPCadvertising.com
WaterContaminents.com
WaterproofBandage.com
WirelessPornVideo.com
YoungAdultInsurance.com
Pair:
TemporaryHairLoss.com
PermanentHairLoss.com
Set of 4 domains:
MedicineInhalers.com + Singular
MedicationInhalers.com + Singular
Set of 4 domains:
ImmigrationCardApplications.com + Singular
PassportCardApplications.com + Singular
Also, I am brokering this domain: GreenMotels.com, Asking $7,500
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These one-word domains are just $49 each:
Assuringly.com
Barbequeing.org
Blousant.org
Blousants.com
Bumped.info
Cockabpoodle.com (Name of a new dog breed)
Controversies.info
Desegregations.com
Diffuses.net
Emeriti.net
Enacting.net
Entitles.net
Fluencies.net
Iarpa.info
Imparted.net
Inflammations.info
Ingested.net
Inquests.net
Instructional.biz
Interracially.info
Irrationally.org
Lamented.net
Lessened.net
Liened.com, Leined.com (This pair counts as one; finance term)
Linearly.net
Livelier.net
Loosened.net
Nucleants.com
Nucleates.com
Omitting.net
Orrantia.info
Pechos.org
Postally.net
Rationally.info
Reciting.net
Referidos.org
Renewability.Us
Resorted.net
Restlessly.net
Signaled.net
Thrusting.net
Tutored.info
Umpteenth.org
Unplayed.net
Warely.com
Wistfully.net
Worsened.net
Worsening.org
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Email me with what you like and lets see what i can do.
Kevin
Kevin J. Sinclair
vanclair@nielsentech.com
Thursday, Dec 18, 2008
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Name.com Impresses Once Again
NameCheap.com is running a trivia contest over a period of time during Christmas. I signed up but after an early try I gave up. The amount of time required to win a domain name or some other prize was too much to make it worthwhile for me. It seems like quite a few people are wining things and it has gotten quite popular. Great. I like NameCheap and hope they do well. I mention them to contrast what they are doing with what Name.com is doing.
Name.com has an approach that I like much more. They are also running a promotion for the 12 days before Christmas, but they aren't running a content or giving things away (that I know of yet), they are just giving nice discounts on different things every day. Yesterday you could register .org domains for $6.99 and today it's .ws domains. Tomorrow something will be offered for $5.xx and I suspect it may be .net domain names or maybe .infos.
I'm impressed, because they aren't making me DO anything other than visit their site (What, no mailing list, or did I miss it?) and I don't have to "win" anything to get some benefit from there offer. And their cost is MUCH lower. Sure I like getting free things like anyone else. But if a company will treat me more like a "partner" and less like a girl they want to date (flowers, candy, etc.) the better I feel about the relationship.
And I am also impressed, because the other day I made a suggestion on their site. They are actively looking for feedback and suggestions, but I never expected to hear back from them. Well today I got a short message from the CEO in response to my idea. Sure, it could be a canned reply, but I doubt it since he used to post his ACTUAL EMAIL address on the site in the past. I have used it and exchanged a few emails with him after Name.com was launched.
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Hi Chris,
Good idea, we are thinking about it,
Thanks for sharing,
Best,
Bill Mushkin
CEO/Founder Name.com
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I don't know if Name.com can continue in this direction of making customers feel appreciated and conducting their business in a logical and common-sense manner, but I certainly hope so. Those that register domain names need a provider that understands them, will work with them, and not take advantage of them like some of the larger companies do. Most companies treat their customers as a necessary evil. They know they need them, but don't feel they are on the same "level". It reminds me of how workers were treated before we had unions.
Companies want loyalty from their customers, but few have any clue about how to earn it. Hint: How do you earn loyalty from a friend? Why should business be any different? Sure, a CEO cannot have a personal relationship with all of the customers, but if he was to take the time and call one customer a day and talk for 15-30 minutes, that company would see a massive return on a very, very small investment. And if all the employees were empowered to call one customer a day and shoot the breeze, with the ability to report back useful information to the company management, Whooo Boy! Now who's your "Daddy"...!
Friday, December 12, 2008
The Seven Stages of Domaining
The Seven Stages of Domaining:
1) Excitement - "I can make some easy money!"
2) Greed - "I can run up my credit card a make a LOT of easy money!"
3) Remorse - "These domains suck! Why did I think this would work?"
4) Anxiety - "I found a buyer, what price should I say?"
5) Happiness - "I sold the domain for almost as much as I paid for it, Yahoo!"
6) Relief - "Now I can buy a better domain that really will make me some money."
7) Regret - (This is where someone comes along and offers you $350 for the domain you just sold for $6.00!)
or
(You discover too late that there was another meaning for your domain. Some bank pays $220k for it at a SEDO auction!!!)
Thursday, December 11, 2008
nielsentech -Intellectual Property Right (To CEO) Urgent
From: jerry.lee [mailto:jerry.lee@sk-network.org]
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:53 AM
To: christian
Subject: nielsentech -Intellectual Property Right(To CEO) Urgent
We are a domain name registrar centre in HongKong.and in charge of the registeration in Asia.We have something important need to confirm with your company.
"nielsentech " and some domain names relevant to this trademark from our organization.
During our auditing procedure we find out that the M-Victor Corp has no trade mark, Intellectual property, nor patent even similar to that word.we have the duty to inform you this matter. If you do not know this company, we doubt that they have other aims to buy these domain names. Now we have not finished the registration of M-Victor Corp yet, in order to deal with this issue better, please let someone who is responsible for trademark or domain name contact me as soon as possible.
(PS:If you are not in charge of this matter,please transfer this email to appropriate dept.)
Best Regards,
Jerry.Lee
Auditing Chairman
SK Holdings Company Ltd