http://www.domainrich.com/ Internet domain name investing business news and trends. en Copyright 2011 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:54:26 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Domain name trading is about as productive as stock trading. An old friend in the "domain industry" won't invest in stocks, he says, because he'd rather put his money to work growing his own businesses. Indeed, this is the problem with the current industry, which is more like a Market really than an industry in most respects-that is, it's more about buying and selling domains than it is about creating real value. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/12/domain-industry-growth.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/12/domain-industry-growth.php Domain Development HOMEPAGE domain development domain investing Thu, 25 Dec 2008 23:54:26 -0800 The latest domain name sales numbers are in from the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name auction, held in New York in September. The auction chalked up more than $3 million in domain name sales, with FinancialAid.com as the highest priced domain at $800,000. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/10/domain-name-sales-2008.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/10/domain-name-sales-2008.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain auction domain sales domain valuation Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:10:32 -0800 Beverages.org, a premium beverage-related domain name, has been selected for the upcoming extended online domain auction hosted on the SnapNames auction platform. The auction will run for a full week starting Thursday, September 25 and closing Thursday, October 2 at 12:15 p.m. PDT (3:15 p.m. EDT). http://www.domainrich.com/2008/09/beverage-domain-name.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/09/beverage-domain-name.php Domains for Sale HOMEPAGE domain auction domains for sale Wed, 24 Sep 2008 12:22:02 -0800 As you may know, all good domain names are already registered, so the only way to get decent domain names now is to buy them in the aftermarket, or to snap up domain names that the current registrant has let expire. In this article we'll provide you with some information and tools for successful domain snapping. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/03/snapping-expired-domain-names.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/03/snapping-expired-domain-names.php Expired Domains HOMEPAGE deleting domains domain investing Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:48:36 -0800 http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/2008-affiliate-domain-auction-results.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/2008-affiliate-domain-auction-results.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain auction domain sales Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:32:05 -0800 While some domains work very well when they're parked, others merely sit in the portfolio with no traffic, and no revenue to speak of. In this article, we'll discuss some simple, cost effective ways to build out the potential of those domains names with only a modest investment. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/develop-website-domain-portfolio.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/develop-website-domain-portfolio.php HOMEPAGE Website Development website development website hosting Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:23:09 -0800 2008 TRAFFIC domain name auction sale prices. Prices for Internet domain names sold at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. auction in Las Vegas are listed here. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/2008-domain-auction-sale-prices.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/2008-domain-auction-sale-prices.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain sales Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:03:52 -0800 On the first night of the 2008 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West Domain Conference and Expo, the traffic No/Low Reserve domain auctoin took place at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.Fifty hand-picked names were on the auction block to start off the festivities, and gave attendees a taste of what was to come in the premium domain auction on February 20th. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/traffic-no-reserve-auction-2008.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/traffic-no-reserve-auction-2008.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain auction domain sales Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:54:11 -0800 With tax season looming, we've had a lot of questions from domain name investors about how to classify income they've generated from the sale of domain names. If you purchase a domain name for $10 and sell it a few years later for $20,000, how do you treat that income on your tax return? Is it capital gains income, or ordinary income? Do you have to depreciate domain names? What's the difference between tangible and intangible assets and how does that affect your tax planning? http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/domain-name-sales-tax-irs.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/domain-name-sales-tax-irs.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain sales tax issues Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:19:04 -0800 Argonaut Ventures announced today the auction of a select number of premium dot-com domain names from the unique portfolio of health and medical domain names that the company is currently managing and developing. The domain names are in the categories of Cancer, Arthritis, Depression, and Menopause. http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/arthritis-cancer-menopause-depression-domains.php http://www.domainrich.com/2008/02/arthritis-cancer-menopause-depression-domains.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain auction domain investing domains for sale Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:30:29 -0800 The Moniker / T.R.A.F.F.I.C. domain name silent auction, held in Miami, FL has ended, and the top 100 domain name sales prices are in. Many of the major domain names were sold at the live domain name auction, and you can find the sale for those prices here also. http://www.domainrich.com/2007/10/domain-name-value-auction-2007.php http://www.domainrich.com/2007/10/domain-name-value-auction-2007.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain auction domain sales domain valuation Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:25:54 -0800 The Moniker live domain name auction, held at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Florida just closed, selling $8.1 million in domain names. Top-selling domain names include Computer.com ($2.2 million) Investment.com ($900,000) and SportingGoods.com ($450,000). See the full list of domain names sold and prices below. http://www.domainrich.com/2007/10/domain-name-sales-valuation.php http://www.domainrich.com/2007/10/domain-name-sales-valuation.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain auction domain investing domain sales domain valuation Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:06:29 -0800 The domain name Computer.com has sold today for $2.2 million at the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. / Moniker domain name auction. WallStreet.com was bid up to $3 million and StockQuotes.com had a $1 million bid, but these domains did not sell because they did not meet the set reserve prices. http://www.domainrich.com/2007/10/domain-auction-sales-prices-2007.php http://www.domainrich.com/2007/10/domain-auction-sales-prices-2007.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain sales Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:07:25 -0800 Discovery Communications Inc. has purchased the environmental website TreeHugger.com for $10 million. The companies announced the deal today. The website will be part of Discovery's Planet Green initiative, which will include a TV network with 24-hour programming dedicated to living a green, environmentally-friendly lifestyle. http://www.domainrich.com/2007/08/discovery-treehugger-domain.php http://www.domainrich.com/2007/08/discovery-treehugger-domain.php Domain Sales HOMEPAGE domain investing domain sales Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:03:43 -0800 The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), a non-profit organization based in Washington D.C., recently launched a campaign to fight domain cybersquatting. A group of copyright holders—including Coca-Cola, Yahoo, and Hilton Hotels has formed a coalition to push for stiffer financial penalties for domain name speculators who register domain names that are related to well-known brands, or typographical errors of trademarked brand names. http://www.domainrich.com/2007/07/cadna-trademark-domains.php http://www.domainrich.com/2007/07/cadna-trademark-domains.php Domain Trademark HOMEPAGE cybersquatting domain squatting domain tasting Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:25:07 -0800