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One year investment – best returns in a domain name
Suppose you had a $1000 to invest in domain names. What would be a good strategy for getting the best return? Domain Buying Strategy. Domains, like stocks, are growth vehicles for long-term risk capital. One way to manage risk when investing in domains is to recognize two distinct classes of domains. These classes are not [...]
Some things I have learned over the years…
I’ve been a webmaster since the 90s and have learned a few things about building successful websites. While the passion for the next new thing is still there, I’ve realized there is more to it than just having the latest and greatest and going for the big payday. Building value is often better than making [...]
Calling out domainnamesystems.com / cheapies.com
Terrible Transfer. Ever tried to transfer your domains away from them? It’s a pain in the ass! They allow 3 whois queries per IP to their whois. Obviously, a big registrar like enom will be blocked in no time and you can’t get your domains transferred to them. You tell the owner about the problem [...]
The best Web Hosting Control Panels
I have used a lot of control panels (administrative interface) across a lot of web hosts in my time on the web. What I am going to do here is rate their quality to give some idea which is the best. What is a control panel? First, a control panel is the web page a [...]
The Devil You Know – GoDaddy
If you read this blog, you know I do and have done a lot of business with GoDaddy. This blog is hosted with GoDaddy, the domain is hosted with them (I know, I am just asking for trouble), and so are many other of my domains and websites. But, take a look at NoDaddy.com (I [...]