Sunday, June 15, 2014

Selling Domain Names On Ebay Part Ii

Selling Domain Names On Ebay Part Ii


Analyzing eBay completed listing of domain sales for last two weeks in $1-$1000 price range.
The main difficulty is to determine if the actual sales are real, especially at the high end of the range. In fact, the very first reported sale $999 for "Google Nexus One Premier Domain Pack" (the title itself scares me away, suggesting the bad names with trademark violation) is not valid, as this "super domain pack" gets relisted with $350 price tag.  However, the next  "official" sale, make you realize that  "Google Pack" is not that bad... How about biloud123456789.com selling for $799? You do not need to be an eBay or domainer expert to say: "ain't real ", without wasting the time by checking out  whois history data.   There are many amusing sales in ebay "domain names" category.  Sometimes I think that if you're starting as a domainer, you just need to check out eBay's completed at the high range $100+, to learn what domain names should not be bought.
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Domain Names On Ebay

Back to Earth: let's categorize what domains names are selling, or pretending to be sold on eBay

Celebrity names: see my previous blog entry on ebay's domain name sales
Trademark names: a lot of iPad.com sales for last two weeks  on Apple news
3-4 letter names: many of not all sales records in this category can be trusted
One dictionary word names: for example RABID.net this week for $260, very rare on Ebay
Two-three dictionary word names:  BillPaymentCenter.com $114
IDN Names: names containing localized non-English characters ( see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internationalized_domain_name  for better explanation ), very rare
Really bad names, no one is going to look at, not only type in the address bar of a web browser.  You can take biloud123456789.com as an example.  Unfortunately, the volume of the names in this category is much higher than all other categories combined

A small comment for Trademark name lovers who are hoping to make a quick buck of well-known names: do you know what happened to forbes.ru and some Apple related domains about a month ago? No need to click on the link, just read the titles: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/forbes-gets-300000-from-cybersquatter/397561.html Forbes Gets $300,000 From Cybersquatter, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010704421.html Apple Seizes 16 Domain Names From A Guy In One Fell Swoop

Do you think spending $50-$400 on a domain name containing iPad\iPod is a good investment?  Use your own judgment, but I personally would stick to generic names.

In general terms, eBay market place for domains today is a bit twisted reflection of large specific domain name markets.  Yes, I believe, you can make a sale on eBay faster; more patience and additional investments (buying feature listings, appraisals, etc ) are needed when working on a sale with Sedo, AftreNic and GoDaddy auctions.  The common side effect of a quick sale is that the price which you get for your domain might be much lower than you expected.  If you're ready to accept this, work with good names, do your research: keyword tools, domain history, past sales for similar names, existing in-links, Google ranking, etc. and you will do just fine with the domain sales on any market place.

Expired domains since my last posting, hope these are still available:
Establishedwebsite.com
macaroni.com
analystlabs.com
artworkdomain.com
temporaryarea.com
dealsexpert.com
sketchmaps.com
sportsecret.com
This is the one which makes me smile at first, though the name may not be as bad as it seems at the first sight: toiletdesigner.com

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How DNS Propagation Affects Your Website

How DNS Propagation Affects Your Website


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DNS
Setting up a new website can be hard to figure out on the best of days, but what do you do when phrases like, "DNS propagation" begin to jump out at you?  The chances are that you've already encountered this confusing terminology as you proceeded through your domain name registration, paid for website hosting, and began to upload files to the server.  But what is it and how does it affect you?


After registering and paying for website hosting, you probably began to set up your new website right away.  From placing content to changing color schemes, you arranged the perfect look and feel.  But when you tried to take a look at your creation, the website didn't appear.  Even hours later, you can't see it!  What happened? 

This is not the cause of a slow server or a poor hosting site, but merely the work of DNS propagation delay.  When a website is first established, the server makes a record of it in a master database that a domain registrar – the company that owns your domain name – maintains.  When someone wants to know how to find that website, their request is directed to the registration database which contains information on the specific server the site is located on and its IP address.  DNS propagation delay is what happens when all of those steps are still being integrated into the system and are not yet available.

Before we go any further, let's first review a few terms that will help in understanding this concept. DNS stands for Domain Name System.  A domain name is the words or phrase that you type into a web browser or search engine program to find a website.  It's basically a code word for the numeric indicators that point to specific places on the internet, known as internet protocol (IP) addresses.  Much like you use a phone number to call someone, the domain names "dials" the IP address.  The reason a domain name is necessary is because it's much easier for us to remember an actual phrase than a string of numbers when we want to visit a favorite website.  The server, of course, is simply a machine that is currently up and running and providing services (such as websites, text documents, etc.).

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DNS

So how does this relate to you not being able to see your website, either immediately after setting it up or when you make changes to it?  Think of it this way: when you move to a new house, you have to set up a mailing address with the post office or none of your mail will ever reach you.  Likewise, when you pick out your domain name and register it, you're letting everyone know where they can find you. 

However, turning in the change of address form at the post office doesn't mean that mail will instantly arrive in your mailbox. Neither will your website be available to anyone surfing the internet the moment you have registered it with a website hosting service.  In both cases, the systems that direct information to the correct destination must be notified that a change has been made to that address (this is why you may experience the same problems even if the website has been established for some time and you have only made changes to it).

An automated system at the post office catalogs the new address with your name and tells all incoming mail to reroute from the old address to the current one.  Then it sends this information to a database so that all the material associated with your address is available anywhere in the country.  A very similar conversation takes place between DNS servers in regards to where your website is located.  However, like the post office, the computers must process and send out this information, and that can take time.

An added frustration can be the waiting period for the domain name registration to go live, which can take days in some cases.  Again, this is perfectly normal.  Every website hosting service uses its own database in which they place the information about your website.  The process in which it updates to the various server caches varies from 24-72 hours for the changes to take complete effect.  This is not so different from the mail you want forwarded to your new home.  Even once the new information has been entered into the postal system's database, your mail must still be received, sorted, then, finally, delivered by the postman.  Your website, too, must be "delivered" to the server before anyone can access it.

This scenario is what is known as DNS propagation, when the information about your website is being propagated across all web servers.  The time it takes for the site to become visible is determined by the hosting service itself.  Each company differs in the way they cache the information in their own systems and how often they do so.  Some will only update their records every few days while, for others, it takes mere hours.

Also remember that the internet spans the entire world and thousands of servers.  There is a lot of information moving back and forth that can easily get back up during updates.  Imagine the lines at the post office during busy hours or holiday seasons and you'll have a good idea of what it looks like.  Changing your website to a different hosting service will also cause the same affect since you have moved to a new "home."

DNS propagation usually completes in a period of about three days at most.  Since there is no industry standard, however, it might take less time.  If you happen to experience problems after the three day period, then it is time to get in touch with your website hosting service.  Most hosting companies helpfully provide information about how long these procedures should take through their system.  Use that number to determine when you should contact someone for troubleshooting. 

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Domain Hosting - Your Success Lies on Choosing the Right Company

Domain Hosting - Your Success Lies on Choosing the Right Company

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Success Lies
No matter in which business you are involved in it certainly demands a website of your own. In today's Internet Age, a business cannot make as a brick and mortar alone. This is why domain hosting would be an important term for you to learn and understand. Many hosting providers offer domain hosting today at very cheap and affordable prices. What you have to do is to find the best with unlimited domain hosting offers, as well as security and maintenance. However, do not be lured in by the Multiple domain unlimited hosting, stick to the single domain unlimited hosting as many multiple domain hosting providers oversell their servers. Just like on an airline when the airline oversells the seats on the plain, then they have to make special offers to have people volunteer to take the next flight. Well with hosting, there is no next flight and the oversold servers cannot keep up with demand, so your site will not be reachable.


Many hosting companies offer a free package which shows very attractive at the beginning but comes out with a negative outcome most of the time. Before you make your domain name registration, you must be sure that no other company or individual is using your name. The registration is offered online by the hosting companies. So you have to be very careful about choosing the right domain host for you, it is not all just about cost, most of the time it should only be about quality. Pick the web hosting company that is offering the highest quality of service as well as the free services available. Some offer privacy protection, an email account, dns services and even chat services for free with every domain name registered.

Picking out the best hosting among so many is a very big problem. Many things need to be considered, mainly the companies are offering you and what services will be best for you. If you are thinking about owning several sites, then you must look for a multiple domain hosting. All of your sites will be maintained under one panel. Be sure the hosting company provides you adequate space, sufficient bandwidth, strong security, regular maintenance and last but not the least a very spontaneous customer service. Your domain registration should be seamless and many hosting companies also offer secure web certificates. You need to look at everything and ensure you are relying on the right hosting company. And remember, watch out for domain hosts that are trying to offer unlimited hosting with multiple domains, multiple domain hosting should never be unlimited hosting.

Domain hosting is essential for every sort of business; it doesn't matter if you own a hot dog stand or a multimillion dollar investing firm. Your domain hosting provider will provide you with a domain name such as.com,.net etc., if possible get a.com as it is the most recognized. But many web hosting companies are giving you the opportunity of hosting many websites with a single account. This is undoubtedly a risky feature.

What is multiple domain hosting? It is actually in high demand if you have several websites and you want to reduce the costs remarkably. You are running your several websites under one control panel. Only one hosting account is needed if the company offers you unlimited hosting "run". Let me ensure this is clear. In multiple domain hosting you are to select a primary domain and then define the other sites as sub domain and this will reduce your total maintenance cost. It also offers you the optimum utilization of your space and data transfer rate (bandwidth).

Before registering with domain hosting companies, be sure you are the owner of the domain. Read the terms and condition carefully, all web hosting companies are not created equal; depend on a quality company like Gossimer instead. Many web hosting companies offer an unlimited bandwidth and space. But most of the space and bandwidth is not utilized by the customers. The load on the server is kept down because the basic website requires very few resources and this feature allows the hosting company to spread the load amongst a larger customer base.

Many cheap domain companies may offer you unlimited bandwidth, unlimited space and many more eye attractive offers. Is it possibly true? The answer is No. you have to understand they are not for a community service. Most of them offer you a shared server. So security is a big question. Moreover, if you carefully examine the website hosting terms and condition you will be able make sure you understand the entire thing and will not lose your domain because the host decides to claim it. Their offers most often indicate some limits of traffic or something. So, don't run after the free offers.

If you are about to decide for a domain hosting company the last thing to check are the security facilities. You should make sure about your authorization of ownership, your unique domain name registration, the validity of your domain registration and the check out whether the terms and condition of the domain hosting provider are favorable for you or not. Do not look for the multiple domain hosting offers. It is worth the additional cost to host each domain name separately.

Domain hosting is the primary step of bringing your site into the global arena. So your business success lies immensely on choosing the right domain hosting company. Keep the words above in mind. Stay focused.

Domain Hosting - Your Success Lies on Choosing the Right Company