Sometimes business is a little like dating. Let me explain. I went on my first date when I was in 7th grade. It was typical middle school stuff. I had a crush on a girl in my class (I will call her “Monica”) and was flirting with her, so she had her best friend ask… Read More »
Almost every new site I create gets no traffic. That is frustrating, disappointing, and not good business, and I am not sure exactly what to do about it. In the olden days, it used to be if you built a good site, people would find it. Google would send it lots of traffic, other sites… Read More »
If you are a small company, it is important to do whatever you can not to get sued, because a lawsuit will eat up all your time and money, even if you think you did nothing wrong. I am frequently presented with business opportunities that would probably make a good profit, but I avoid them… Read More »
When I was in high school, I wasn’t a typical teenager. I was not a geek, not a jock (playing on the tennis team did not count), and not popular. I was a shy, socially awkward, honor roll student, who read the Wall Street Journal every day in the school library during study hall. Fast… Read More »
In February 2014 I bought the domain GameReviews.com for $7000 (estibot.com appraised value = $63,000). Over and over again I had vowed to stop buying domains but I saw this domain for sale in an email newsletter and felt compelled to buy it, even though I did not have any particular plans for it and… Read More »
Most of you probably know a little about Bitcoin by now and have heard there is a “crypto” part to it, and a maybe a “blockchain” is involved, but once you start getting into the details you zone out. So instead of boring you with more about that topic, today I will dazzle you with… Read More »
I had 3 new business ideas recently, all related to escrow services. They are not anything I would want to launch myself right now, since I already am busy enough with my existing businesses, so I thought I would put them out there in case anybody else is interested in starting them: Idea #1. Kickstarter… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »