Archive for May, 2009
SEDO reported nearly $600,000 worth of Domain Sales this week
SEDO reported nearly $600,000 worth of domain sales this week including B4.com for $26,002, PlaneSales.com for $19,750, Mieten.com for about $18,000 (€13,222) and four domains at $15,000.
| Domain Name | Auction | Price | Currency | Translation |
| .COMs | ||||
| b4.com | GreatDomains | 26,002 | USD | |
| planesales.com | 19,750 | USD | ||
| gdcchina.com | 15,000 | USD | ||
| enseal.com | 15,000 | USD | ||
| dyn.com | 15,000 | USD | ||
| mieten.com | 13,222 | EUR | To rent in German | |
| 659.com | 10,600 | USD | ||
| lasercopier.com | 9,500 | USD | ||
| tropicalaquarium.com | 8,500 | USD | ||
| btoe.com | 6,000 | USD | ||
| preciodolar.com | 5,910 | USD | ||
| sirt1.com | 5,500 | USD | ||
| cheche.com | 5,400 | USD | ||
| nfund.com | 5,300 | USD | ||
| fly24.com | 5,000 | EUR | ||
| castingnetwork.com | 5,000 | USD | ||
| vdownloader.com | 5,000 | EUR | ||
| manakaimaui.com | 5,000 | USD | ||
| juw.com | 4,600 | USD | ||
| ktj.com | GreatDomains | 4,199 | USD | |
| gjr.com | GreatDomains | 4,199 | USD | |
| itemstore.com | 4,150 | USD | ||
| restorica.com | 3,700 | EUR | ||
| bidok.com | 3,600 | USD | ||
| multiupload.com | 3,500 | EUR | ||
| hispanicdating.com | 3,500 | USD | ||
| wja.com | GreatDomains | 3,200 | EUR | |
| basset.com | GreatDomains | 3,100 | EUR | |
| gudi.com | 3,100 | USD | ||
| 00yl.com | 3,000 | USD | ||
| stayhotels.com | 3,000 | EUR | ||
| btgpactual.com | 2,750 | USD | ||
| btgpactualbank.com | 2,750 | USD | ||
| project-team.com | 2,500 | EUR | ||
| 5me.com | 2,500 | USD | ||
| souvenirworld.com | 2,500 | USD | ||
| d2radio.com | 2,500 | USD | ||
| hostgalaxy.com | 2,500 | USD | ||
| mybimbo.com | 2,500 | USD | ||
| herbsguide.com | 2,500 | USD | ||
| chattube.com | 2,264 | USD | ||
| lifeinsurancecoverage.com | 2,050 | USD | ||
| leads123.com | 2,025 | USD | ||
| lakelist.com | 2,000 | USD | ||
| nycwine.com | 2,000 | USD | ||
| cupro.com | 2,000 | EUR |
Google plans to open up trademarked keywords to AdWords advertisers
According to Michael Orey of Business Week, Google plans to open up trademarked keywords to AdWords advertisers in June. Beginning June 4th, companies will be able to bid on the brand names of their competition, which will heat up the AdWords listings throughout Google and lead to head to head battles in the SERPs over branded product, service and company names.
Honda, for instance, could bid to have one of its ads displayed when a consumer searches the term “Toyota.” In recent years some companies have sued Google or the competing company, saying the practice is a form of trademark infringement.
A lot of our clients are about to become extremely happy and/or very sad! This will certainly drive up the cost per click for branded/trademarked words that to date have had low cost per click (CPC).
As always, time will tell.
Ron Sheridan joins LA-based OCTANE360
Ron Sheridan, the former Biz Dev Developer at DomainSponsor has joined LA-based OCTANE360 as their Strategic Advisor.
In a story reported by the DN Journal, Sheridan said “The time is right for the next generation of premium domain monetization to occur and I believe OCTANE360 is the company that has finally created a solution to achieve it. Not only do the founders of OCTANE360 have the right blend of advertising, technology and domain experience, but their platform has applications that go far beyond site development. It brings the Internet advertising industry, domain community, and small business owner together under one umbrella. I believe OCTANE360 brings much needed innovation to not only the domain space, but to online advertising as a whole.”
Should be interesting to see what OCTANE360 has in store over the next few months.
KeywordDiscovery.com Free Search Term Suggestion Tool
KeywordDiscovery.com’s Free Search Term Suggestion Tool should be used to ascertain how popular a keyword and/or keyword phrase is. It also allows you to get a sense of how much search traffic you might receive if your website is properly optimized.
Complete List of the Domains that Sold at Moniker Auction
Here is a complete list of the domains that sold at the Moniker silent auction, which ended 5/7/09, combined with the Live Moniker.com auction the Moniker team did a very respectable $2.6M in sales for the TRAFFIC show.
diego.com $58,830.00
dvdshrink.com $43,180.00
casco.com $23,530.00
oxygentanks.com $21,000.00
greatfalls.com $17,650.00
yomama.com $17,650.00
lineart.com $13,010.00
hutch.com $11,770.00
drillpress.com $9,420.00
stopsuffering.com $9,265.00
graders.com $8,830.00
technologytoday.com $8,830.00
sealant.com $8,794.00
domainnametools.com $6,544.00
billionaire.org $6,140.00
millionaire.org $6,140.00
comptroller.com $5,250.00
airshipping.com $4,950.00
reit.org $4,540.00
bloodanalyzers.com $4,120.00
helicoptersforsale.com $4,000.00
vacationgolf.com $3,900.00
buyposters.com $3,855.00
saskatoon.net $3,666.00
harpoons.com $3,530.00
humour.org $3,530.00
lessee.com $3,420.00
manilla.com $3,420.00
talked.com $3,420.00
squatter.com $3,400.00
zeel.com $3,201.00
orlandohotelrooms.com $3,035.00
departing.com $2,950.00
hilarity.com $2,950.00
clicknews.com $2,410.00
americanantiques.com $2,360.00
coralspringsflorida.com $2,360.00
superhero.net $2,294.00
aching.com $2,240.00
deliveryboy.com $2,170.00
vegashotelrooms.com $2,105.00
franchiseopportunity.net $2,100.00
imply.com $2,100.00
prot.com $2,100.00
registergifts.com $1,965.00
businesssoftware.net $1,915.00
gotrich.com $1,900.00
incremento.com $1,770.00
scariest.com $1,770.00
comicbooksforsale.com $1,755.00
cookingblog.com $1,750.00
duty.net $1,565.00
flowerstands.com $1,500.00
footballtickets.net $1,480.00
nonsmokinghotels.com $1,480.00
remade.com $1,420.00
rule.net $1,419.00
quickpawn.com $1,383.00
bamboorug.com $1,364.00
joystick.net $1,337.00
hayforsale.com $1,250.00
action.es $1,180.00
detrimental.com $1,180.00
liabilitypolicy.com $1,180.00
manhattanguide.com $1,180.00
playingsports.com $1,180.00
terrorist.org $1,180.00
pipers.com $1,065.00
jackets.es $1,060.00
solarpanelguide.com $1,050.00
technologycareers.com $1,050.00
interacted.com $1,000.00
lasvegasexpo.com $1,000.00
bar.biz $932.00
adulttelevision.com $915.00
jackets.info $915.00
explosively.com $900.00
incometaxpreparers.com $900.00
closeoutprices.com $890.00
sfy.net $890.00
babygifts.info $860.00
electricalpower.com $850.00
parimutuels.com $785.00
baskets.info $782.00
giftcertificates.info $777.00
onlinecardealership.com $725.00
assaulted.com $715.00
databases.info $675.00
professionalseoservices.com $675.00
companydatabase.com $665.00
kmr.net $665.00
contactlenscleaner.com $654.00
entrepreneurs.info $650.00
legalforums.com $650.00
lifeinsuranceprograms.com $640.00
navyofficers.com $640.00
housewives.info $625.00
rhymes.net $620.00
newyorktaxlawyers.com $615.00
ordermanagementsystem.com $600.00
solarroofsystem.com $600.00
alexandriamortgages.com $590.00
announcements.info $590.00
beards.net $590.00
candyshow.com $590.00
classical.info $590.00
designerneckties.com $590.00
discussers.com $590.00
eeee.net $590.00
europemobile.com $590.00
femalegenitalherpes.com $590.00
incorporate.cc $590.00
oceansiderentals.com $590.00
seniortravel.net $590.00
solargridtiesystems.com $590.00
antibacterialgel.com $585.00
costmanagementsoftware.com $554.00
activities.info $550.00
freeonlineinsurancequotes.com $550.00
born.info $525.00
forecast.info $525.00
instructions.info $525.00
n81.com $510.00
laptopbatteries.info $500.00
beautifulyachts.com $480.00
investigations.info $450.00
websitemarketplace.com $450.00
adoptingtwins.com $445
antihistaminedrugs.com $425.00
epick.com $425.00
cutlery.info $400.00
estimates.info $400.00
problems.info $400.00
treadmill.info $400.00
relapsed.com $385.00
inaugurations.com $375.00
masks.info $375.00
aboutspices.com $360.00
adjunct.org $360.00
controllinginflation.com $360.00
corporatefundraising.net $360.00
healthytreat.com $360.00
invitrodoctor.net $360.00
invitrodoctors.net $360.00
paymentcalculators.net $360.00
pdaphones.org $360.00
seuss.net $360.00
washcloths.net $360.00
bestirarates.com $360.00
collagenfiller.com $360.00
recovering.net $360.00
tongue.info $360.00
businesssafe.com $360.00
internetbroadbandphone.com $360.00
aboutthis.com $360.00
accidentpolicies.com $360.00
agreement.info $360.00
aplot.com $360.00
bashfulness.com $360.00
became.org $360.00
beverlyhillsstores.com $360.00
bombsniffing.com $360.00
carsecurityalarm.com $360.00
cuttingknife.com $360.00
disparaging.com $360.00
donate.biz $360.00
dubai.gd $360.00
electricguitarlesson.com $360.00
firewalls.info $360.00
fourstarresort.com $360.00
golfshoes.info $360.00
hairreplacement.info $360.00
homecholesterolmonitor.com $360.00
homemadecookies.net $360.00
horoscopecompatibilitytest.com $360.00
igetinvolved.com $360.00
lightsolar.com $360.00
majorhealthplans.com $360.00
mesotheliomalawyerguide.com $360.00
modernartexhibit.com $360.00
naturalflearepellent.com $360.00
orthoticdevice.com $360.00
parenttalk.com $360.00
pediatricnurses.net $360.00
pipedream.org $360.00
proofofinsurance.com $360.00
propaneovens.com $360.00
quickwits.com $360.00
realpeanutbutter.com $360.00
recapitulate.com $360.00
santamonicaflorists.com $360.00
shacking.com $360.00
stemcellprocedure.com $360.00
stemcellprocedures.com $360.00
throat.info $360.00
tinyshare.com $360.00
unionization.com $360.00
verydarkchocolate.com $360.00
videodistributors.com $360.00
womenproducts.com $360.00
yachtrepair.com $360.00
Social Media Marketing 101
Here’s a nice clip from a seminar I gave on social media optimization….this is such a HOT topic these days….enjoy.
Watch Ad.com Domain Auction - $1.4M
If you haven’t already heard, Ad.com sold for $1.4M this week at the Moniker live auction in Silicon Valley…..below is the actual auction! The winner…..Skenzo