Entries from DomainRich tagged with 'domain investing'

Domain Name Industry Set for Growth Shift

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.

Stratgies and Tools for Snapping Expired Domain Names

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.

Argonaut Ventures to Auction Premium Medical Domain Names

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.

$8.1 of Domain Names Sold at Auction

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.

Discovery Communications Buys TreeHugger.com for $10 Million

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.

Domain Name Investing: Succesful Strategies for Domain Name Acquisition

There are numerous ways to approach domain name investing, and the particular investment style you pick depends on a number of variables. Domain name investors have seen extraordinary returns over the past several years. With some recent high-profile sales and the resultant coverage in major news publications, the industry is beginning to open to a much larger pool of investors.

iPhone.com Domain Name Sells for $1 million +

Back in 1995, Michael Kovatch bought the domain name iPhone.com. He knew that it was a good name, but he couldn't know that one of the greatest product launches, the Apple iPhone, would be coming. And now Mr. Kovatch's time has come, as he has reportedly sold the domain name for more than $1 million.

How to Create Value in Domain Names: Build the Business

Domain name investors have done well over the past few years simply trading generic domain names. But with a little extra effort, savvy entrepreneurs are exponentially multiplying their return on investment by developing traffic and real business on top of those domain names before selling them off. And these days, it's not as costly as you might think to develop a real Internet business.

How Much Is a Domain Name Worth? Millions Bid at Recent Domain Name Auction

The Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C domain name auction closed another successful session in New York today with the sale of several domain names selling for well into the six and seven figures. CreditCheck.com, Seniors.com and Cardiology.com were among the highest priced domains sold.

Protecting Your Valuable Domain Name Assets

If you own valuable domain names there are many things you'll need to protect them from over the years, including domain theft, domain host hijacking, corporate bullying theft, and more. A domain name can be a very valuable asset like real estate, but as a new kind of asset class, traditional protections may not be as strong as they would be for other assets. And to make matters worse, enforcement authorities often pass the buck about who's jurisdiction the virtual world is in.