Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Video: Tips To Overcoming Digital Addiction
These days, we rely on our devices for everything, so it isn't hard to develop a digital addiction. Addiction Specialist & Lifestyle Interventionist Brad Lamm explained how to unplug when he dropped by Mondays With Marlo. Brad said that you must power down at night, unless you're a doctor or someone who needs to be available in an emergency. Learn to get off the grid and set some boundaries with your devices.
Picking a Domain Name; Apple's Television Will Sell Faster Than the iPad; People Who Who Blew WebVan Go To Amazon Groceries
Plus: Whether or not Mycestro becomes the next big thing, the overall trend is clear: the mouse is disappearing. A good find today: An old e-mail exchange between Steve Jobs and James Murdoch illustrates how savvy negotiation works. And more on dotLESS TV: Netflix to Carry New Original Series From DreamWorks— The deal covers more than 300 hours of new programs, including shows based on franchises like "Shrek" and "Madagascar."
Plus Blasts from Frager Factor pasts.
Plus Blasts from Frager Factor pasts.
Monday, June 17, 2013
A Good Name Does Not Need An IF And COULD. A Good Name Says I AM
I think this discussion on names will be ongoing between lots of groups. I do not think the issue is just between SEO and domainers and extensions. I actually think this is the same issue for end users and domainers.
I feel it is smart for a company to own the category or product they are in and maybe some other key domains.
However, every domainer thinks they have gold and asks....when will these end users come and why don't these companies buy my names.
I don't think they will buy most of these names EVER for most people. I think most people hold "Fool's Gold" and not GOLD Bullion.
Take a step back....look at your portfolio. Look at the names that you own and ask yourself a few questions.
1. Why do I own this?
2. What can be done with it?
3. Who are the possible buyers?
4. What can they realistically pay for it?
5. What are the chances of the name being resold?
6. Are there viable alternatives to the name you own?
7 If so, at what cost?
8. Would I be better off selling it and re-investing the money into something different?
If it's a traffic name, then the point is moot because the name pays for itself and who cares when or if it ever sells.
Even on this board....look at the majority of names recently that have been presented for sale. How many of those names are Gold Bullion? How many of those are must haves for business owners? How many those define a category or support it?
So, I challenge everyone to look at their portfolio and classify the names as Gold Bullion or Fools Gold.
One critieria i try to remove when doing this is the emotional factor. Take out the what if and it could be good if...
A good name does not need an IF and COULD. A good name says I AM
I want all my names to be Gold Bullion. To bad for me, most are fools gold.
Source: "WillyNilly" (ORIGINALLY BLOGGED AUGUST 2009 based on a since removed post: http://symbolics.com/the-end-is-near-doom-and-gloom-yada-yada-yada/ based on an also removed post from Domain Name Tools blog)
"Massage / Dominatrices" Domainer: Prostitution Is Dying
In part, this reflects the sluggish economy. Overall consumer spending at the end of 2012 was almost 4% lower than its 2007 peak. And Vivienne, an independent escort in the south who works part-time to supplement her income as a photographer, says paying for sex is a luxury: “Food is more important; the mortgage is more important; petrol is more important.” She is offering discounts out of desperation, reckoning it is better to reduce prices by £20 ($30) than to have no customers at all. Another woman says that some punters are just as anxious to talk about the difficult job market as they are to have sex.
The days of being able to make a full-time living out of prostitution are long gone, reckons Vivienne, at least in larger towns and cities. “It’s stupidly competitive right now,” she laments. More people are entering prostitution, agrees Cari Mitchell of the English Collective of Prostitutes. Some working women in Westminster say they have halved their prices because the market has become so saturated. In London, and increasingly elsewhere, immigrants provide strong competition. But Sophie, an expensive escort in Edinburgh, says she is seeing an influx of newbies including students and the recently laid-off, many of them offering more for less.”
The world’s oldest profession isn’t actually “dying”, it’s just going through “a deflationary industry restructuring”. - Wes
Now Anyone Can Build A Website For Free
It's pretty clear why KKR moved into GoDaddy and is stressing web development while it's a no brainer why a web development company, Web.com, bought both Network Solutions and Register.com.
Now, here comes Demand Media with Designs.com wrapping new TLDs in a beautiful site (another reason they bought Name.com who is now pushing site building too). Of course domain and websites are loss leaders, hosting is where the money is made.
And "free websites" being offered are only free when you buy or lease whatever makes them work. Wix claims 20 Million Wix Users Worldwide, with 1 million Facebook fans.
Competition is fierce for all the existing domain owners who don't have a site. And television is flooded with ads offering "build Your Website in Seconds For Free" from Web.com, Zoho.com, Wix.com and One&One.com (can you use & in a URL??? if not the visual on the call-to-action doesn't match the audio- it's actual 1and1.com and its powered by Web.com) See for yourselves (starting with the new Designs.com spot):
Now, here comes Demand Media with Designs.com wrapping new TLDs in a beautiful site (another reason they bought Name.com who is now pushing site building too). Of course domain and websites are loss leaders, hosting is where the money is made.
And "free websites" being offered are only free when you buy or lease whatever makes them work. Wix claims 20 Million Wix Users Worldwide, with 1 million Facebook fans.
Competition is fierce for all the existing domain owners who don't have a site. And television is flooded with ads offering "build Your Website in Seconds For Free" from Web.com, Zoho.com, Wix.com and One&One.com (can you use & in a URL??? if not the visual on the call-to-action doesn't match the audio- it's actual 1and1.com and its powered by Web.com) See for yourselves (starting with the new Designs.com spot):
Getting The Right Domain Name; What iOS 7 Will Look Like On The iPad; Google: Increase Click-Through Rates 100%; Facebook Made Me Do It
Hat Tip to: Domain Bell, Andy Hilliard and Dave Kerpen. All about Morgan Linton's new toy: Medium. Steve Davies likes being proactive when it comes to securing domain names related to his brand and affiliated companies. He's registered about 20 domains that incorporate his name or related...
Plus Google is working on a new plan that would help to wipe child porn from the web. As Google works to improve its mobile product, the company says its redesigned ads in Google Maps will increase click-through rates by 100%. And Apple did a lot of borrowing for the latest release of its mobile operating system, and MacRumors found something in iOS 7 that will seem awfully familiar to Google Now users.
Owen Frager
Owen Frager
Plus Google is working on a new plan that would help to wipe child porn from the web. As Google works to improve its mobile product, the company says its redesigned ads in Google Maps will increase click-through rates by 100%. And Apple did a lot of borrowing for the latest release of its mobile operating system, and MacRumors found something in iOS 7 that will seem awfully familiar to Google Now users.
Owen Frager
Owen Frager
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