In the past year, Flippa.com has become a major player in the domain name sales business, so I thought I would share the experiences I have had with them. Over the years I have bought and sold around 100 websites on Flippa.com, starting back when it was just a section on the SitePoint.com forum named… Read More: Flippa.com – Buying and Selling Websites/Domains »
I have recently been getting more involved in the wild and wonderful world of cryptocurrencies (such as Bitcoin), and now that I am more of an expert on the topic, I can share some of my experiences. The vast majority of the general public is still just trying to wrap their heads around the idea… Read More: Bitcoin 2.0 – Making Money »
I sold Weights.com today for $36,500 and lost money on it. But, I am fine with that. Here’s why: I bought the Weights.com domain name for $32,000 in March of 2012. It currently appraises for $284,000 on Estibot.com, and I think it appraised for around that back then also. I did not have any grand… Read More: Why I Am Happy To Sell At A Loss –… »
The Cryptocurrency business (Bitcoin and other electronic currencies) feels a lot to me like the Internet did back in 1995. Everybody was talking about it, but most people had no idea how to use it, or go about setting up a website on it. It was obvious though it had big growth potential. Also, the… Read More: What Is The Next Big Thing? »
Everyone already knows about pros and cons of outsourcing, but that’s not what I am here to discuss today. I did something a little strange and unusual, so bear with me while I explain. In previous blog postings, I have written about how I have never met most of my employees or even talked to… Read More: My Outsourcing Adventure »
You frequently hear about buying and selling domain names, but a topic that does not get that much attention is domain leasing. Several domain brokerages have tried to focus on domain leasing (where they offer to rent the domain to the end user for a monthly fee, sometimes with an option to buy it), without… Read More: Domain Name Leasing and Financing »
For several years I have been meaning to write a blog posting about how great it was to go from a messy stack of papers on my desk to a having paperless office. But, I have now moved on to even loftier goals. This is the year I began leading a paperless life. All my… Read More: My Paperless Life »
In some of my previous postings (such as Are Premium Domains Worth It and 2012 – A Year Of Failures), I wrote about how hardly any of the domains I bought to flip or develop in the past few years have made any money, so I was done with that. So to start the new… Read More: My Domain Addiction and BrainTumors.com »
Back in 2002 I created my own virtual payment system called DigiCredit (Click Here to read my blog posting about it), so I have some experience when it comes to digital currencies such as Bitcoin.In case you are not familiar with it, Bitcoin is virtual money that allows users to pay for things without needing… Read More: Bitcoin Mania »
2013 was a year where I felt like I was treading water, with no clear direction. Unlike 2012 (A Year of Failures), this year was more good than bad. But, that is mostly because I lowered my expectations. Here’s a summary of what happened this year in my business: 1. Website Development – I have… Read More: 2013 – A Year of Change »