Domain Success

Power Lunch With Colin Pape

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:10:45 +0000

Friday, March 12 at noon eastern: RESERVE NOW

Join us for a very special Power Lunch on Friday March 12th at Noon eastern as we eavesdrop on a real-time interview with Colin Pape by award-winning small business journalist, Jeff Zbar. This is one of the first large scale stories you won’t want to miss on mass domains acquired and developed strategically as businesses.

Colin Pape is the Founder and CEO of ShopCity.com, the world’s largest network of local shopping marketplaces. For local business owners who lack the knowledge or time for web marketing, ShopCity provides all the tools they need to succeed. Consumers save time and money by purchasing gift certificates on the web, shopping online and downloading coupons from their favorite mom & pop shops. The company’s network of 7,500 internet addresses such as ShopNewYork.com, ShopBoston.com and ShopMiami.com contain more than 13 million local business listings. Each of the company’s addresses come with a built-in call-to-action to shop in that city, attracting partnerships with local Chambers of Commerce.

Colin and his team are in the field working with these chambers to help get small businesses online and, as a result, bring business, tax revenue and jobs back to the local landscape. Colin has more than a decade’s experience providing SMBs with e-business solutions and leads the company from its small-town headquarters on the Great Lakes in Ontario, Canada.

In addition to telling Jeff all about ShopCity— how it came to be, how they assembled a portfolio of such potent domain names, how they are rolling the program out — Colin will reveal how everyone in the audience can partner with ShopCity to add value to their own sales or to start their own new or part-time career. Colin Pape will be speaking later this month at BIA Kelsey Group’s Local Online Marketplace Conference in San Diego.

Join us for a Power Lunch & Learn on Friday, March 12 at noon eastern. Reserve your seat HERE.

George Pickering: Who Said It Was Too Late To Buy Great dotCOMs?

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:51:43 +0000

Starting in 2005, buying his first domain (agents.net) from Michael Mann for $2500.00, recent DomainSuccess.com webinar guest, George Pickering defied the naysayers and has built one of the most impressive portfolios of targeted domains I’ve seen. Best of all, they are all developed with paying advertisers and never had to depend on parking for a dime. 3000 paying advertisers to be exact.

In fact George has been on a buying spree lately and is able to buy great domains, at reasonable prices, aligned to his strategy, and finance them 100% with ad revenues from existing domains. He has never had to write a business plan or seek outside capital.

The key is that everything in George’s background and life’s experience prepared him for this day. From Military training to real world experience at profitable dotCOMs, George gave domaining all he’s got with military precision. An Army strategy known as “Forced Projection”- where you concentrate all of your forces on a problem- led to domain clustering around the problem of how to make wedding planning more efficient and cost-effective online. Today George commands an entire industry as well as the niches that surround it .

On this DomainSuccess.com webinar, George shares his story with the world for the very first time.

Says George: “I don’t attend many conferences. I try to keep heads down and working toward our own goals. This was a lot of fun and if it helped one person get over the hump, take a risk, and develop one of their domains…..then we made a positive impact in someone’s life.” George’s advice:

==>Leverage your strengths

==>Keep it simple

==>Portals bite off way too much- don’t be too many things so you end up not doing anything well

One viewer got it. he writes “Thank you for a great interview with George Pickering. Part of me was expecting to learn something revolutionary, but George made it clear that all you really need to do is have a good plan and follow it. No secret knowledge required.” See if you agree.

To hear the entire webinar and tour George’s sites CLICK HERE

Please note: This is an unedited copy that may not play on all platforms. The mastered copy will be available to Domain Success VIPs via the members area.

When Gilmour & Sequin Speak– Others Listen

admin — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:45:25 +0000

When Michael Gilmour with Australia’s Park Logic and Rob Sequin of Cape Cod, Mass., discuss domaining, sales and acquisition, and monetization, others listen. In this compelling Power Lunch session, the two serve up more than an hour’s worth of expertise in traffic and navigation, portfolio development and domain valuation. Among the points you’ll discover: the relationship between Earnings Per Click and Google / Yahoo share prices, how the CCTLD market (especially India) is hot and growing, how to reach – and sell to – corporate buyers and domain brokers, why now’s a great time to acquire domains from “financially stressed” portfolios, and why Cuba might be the next next thing. Hungry for more? VIPs log in to DomainSuccess.com/VIP to replay the presentation with any time convenience. There you’ll find links to the slides as well as Rob’s selling to end user sales tool kit.

If you’d like to sample this or any other presentation before deciding on a membership, drop me an email at owen (at) domainsuccess.com.

Andrew Warner: Doing Better By Doing Good

admin — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:47:41 +0000

Andrew Warner, when in his 20s, used credit cards and ingenuity to create an internet business with his younger brother. It started in with an idea and passion in their living room, grew to $30 million in sales and eventually was acquired. Thought Andrew, “if I ever make it, I’m going to show others how to make it.”

And that’s exactly what’s he’s done with Mixergy.com, a site that’s on a mission to help ambitious people who love business as much as he does learn from a mix of experienced mentors.

Be motivated, uplifted and inspired as Andrew shares not only his own online success story, but those of the achievers he’s interviewed. Including the founders of Jib Jab, Gary Vaynerchuk (The Wine.TV guy), Timothy Ferriss, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales and some even more remarkable success stories you might not have heard about like Mahalo and HotorNot.com. Like Andrew, these entrepreneurs enjoy sharing ideas knowing they are giving back and contributing to someone else’s knowledge.

Andrew’s advice: “Find your passion. Be the authority. Build your audience by seeking feedback. Promote your brand utilizing every social tool and word of mouth. Pound the pavement. Be visible, reaching out and touching every constituent personally.”

This program introduces you to actionable ideas, resources and and proven strategies to move your hopes, dreams and business plans to the next milepost and beyond. Tonight was GREAT and you’ll get pumped listening. Don’t miss it!

VIP Premium Subscribers click here to replay this Gratitude Series audio-video webinar, access our full archive of webinars and engage in live chat and networking with some of the brightest minds in domaining, online marketing, social media and Web-based communities.

Note: We want to encourage you to join DomainSuccess.com with a SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER. As a VIP member you can replay our entire archive of events with “anytime” convenience and access tools, resources and a stealth Rolodex to further domain success. Contact ofrager(at)aol.com for a complimentary access pass.

Recorded on July 23, 2009

Mike “Zappy” Zapolin: Create Value and Wealth Will Follow

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:51:12 +0000

“Create value and wealth will follow.” Michael “Zappy” Zapolin didn’t coin this phrase, but he has turned it into a business mantra that has helped transform his company – Internet Real Estate.com – into a leading domain holding company and development firm. With such successful projects as Chocolate.com – and high-ticket sales of Beer.com and CreditCards.com – to his record, Zappy reveals how the domain business is in the second inning and full of potential. That is – if you’re a smart entrepreneur who can turn a passion for a category into a profitable career. Tomorrow’s winners will either make or save consumers money – and will build compelling sites with simple, widely available tools that empower domainers to create and post user generated content, generate revenues through ads and PPC, measure those results, and build not a site – but a long-term business that will require only a small slice of a fast-growing $50 billion business to become a phenomenal winner. And with his new Internet success book and program, The Internet Warrior, Zappy shows why “This is such an amazing moment right now.”

Enrico Schaefer: “Protecting Domain Assets”

admin — Thu, 14 May 2009 21:44:52 +0000

Countless would-be entrepreneurs are trying to hit it big in the domain space. Problem is, most are amateurs who make “rookie mistakes,” run afoul of the law and set themselves up for failure, or worse: loss of their portfolios. In this information-packed, hour-long Webinar, “The Technology Lawyer”, Enrico Schaefer lays out the legal landscape for the domain space. From how seemingly innocent generic domains can be ruled trademark infringement to simple re-directs that put a domainer at risk of liability – and losing a valuable domain or entire portfolio as damages – Schaefer reveals the insights, steps and measures necessary to be a smart and safe domainer. Arguably one of the most experienced attorneys in Internet and domains, learn why Schaefer considers trademark law “the biggest risk domainers face” and domain development as the smoothest road to a profitable domaining. Schaefer even discusses the best business entity to protect assets and how the tenets of a good domain-sale contract can help buyer or seller emerge protected from lawsuits and judgments.

Note: Because this is PRICELESS legal advice anyone who owns a domain name needs to know, we invite you to join DomainSuccess.com with a SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER. As a VIP member you can replay our entire archive of events with “anytime” convenience and access tools and resources to further domain success. To join, PayPal $10 to ofrager(at)aol.com. Access codes will be dispatched promptly.

Recorded on May 14th, 2009

Bruce Turkel: “Putting Heads In Beds”

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:00:25 +0000

Bruce Turkel has spent 25 year in the advertising business. And this marketing communications pioneer “gets it” today as much as he did a generation ago – and arguably more so than the majority of his Madison Avenue peers clueless to this Brave New World of domains and social media. In this compelling and fast-paced Webinar, geo domainers will discover how the founder and executive creative director of the brand management firm, TURKEL, uses the Web, niche domains and social media to empower leading destinations and “put heads in beds.” Want to monetize a non-geo portfolio? It all starts with branding – and a realization that advertisers can’t turn to newspapers, TV and radio any more. They’ll turn to smart domainers to help them narrowcast content to a focused audience with pin-point accuracy. You’ll even get insightful comments from special participant, Leland Hardy, a leading domainer and owner of what is arguably the hottest geo of them all, NewYork.com.

Note: We want to encourage you to join DomainSuccess.com with a SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER. As a VIP member you can replay our entire archive of events with “anytime” convenience and access tools and resources to further domain success. To join, PayPal $10 to ofrager(at)aol.com. Access codes will be dispatched promptly.

Recorded on April 15, 2009

Rick Schwartz: Go Where The Money Is

admin — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:30:32 +0000

One phrase most deftly describes Rick Schwartz:
Go Where the Money Is.

The 800 King-turned Domain King looks back on his grandfather, Brooklyn’s Hosiery King, as a model for business savvy. His lessons: Pound the pavement, work hard, be the pioneer, and be ready for turbulent times.

Learn how Schwartz mastered the “single sponsor” redirect with what arguably is the largest collection of body part domains on the Web. See how he secured iReport.com – and then watched as CNN banked on this precious brand – BEFORE ensuring the domain was available, leading to $750,000 in Schwartz’s pocket.

More pointedly, though, CNN validated Schwartz’s belief that the Internet is the global soapbox (potentially for 6.5 billion people today), and that Madison Avenue continues to watch as the ship sails farther to sea – as evidenced by No Fortune 500 Executives in his audience tonight.

Are .cc and .mobi good buys? Those may be right for you, he says, but the Schwartz Gold Standard in tough times remains the dot-com. To wit, he’s sold fewer than a dozen domains (“never at a reasonable price”) – yet has made millions in the process.

Discover a candid portrait of a man influential enough to have pioneered a multi-billion dollar industry and created TRAFFIC, its largest trade show where millions in deals have transpired on the tradeshow floor and between-session bio breaks, but humble and thoughtful enough to be considered a mentor to many domaining “competitors.” He’s a man awed by the iPhone, intrigued by his first Apple, struck by the energy emanating from The Apple Store – but stumped at why other companies can’t seem to emulate the model.

If Rick teaches anything at all to those who’ll listen, it’s that patience, timing and self-confidence, and a dash of respect for the pioneers like Gates, Jobs and Dell who push the edge and exhibit the Lost Art of Leadership and Vision – are key to success in the turbulent times ahead. In today’s age, Schwartz isn’t laughing all the way to the bank. He’s bigger than the bank. Listen to learn why…

Note: We want to encourage you to join DomainSuccess.com with a SPECIAL TRIAL OFFER. As a VIP member you can replay our entire archive of events at your convenience and access tools and resources to further domain success. To join, PayPal $10 to ofrager(at)aol.com. Access codes will be dispatched promptly in return.

Recorded on March 24, 2009

Mike Berkens: “Second-Best Name”

admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:32:04 +0000

Michael Berkens doesn’t always seek out the “Best Name” for acquisition. Sometimes, the “Second-Best Name” makes an ideal target for registration or acquisition. Listen as the veteran domainer, blogger, owner of Worldwide Media Inc., and MostWantedDomains.com discusses his strategies for creating a recession-busting, bottom-line building enterprise and recent sales to end users. The non-practicing tax attorney also offers his view on how “fluff”-filled portfolios of up to 70% of domainers will suffer worst in what some predict will be a prolonged recession or even depression. PPC revenues will continue to shrink. Parking companies will merge – or fold. Yet with success likened to that of Elliot Silver, Skip Hoagland, Frank Schilling, Kevin Ham, Rick Schwartz and Rob Grant, Berkens reveals how he’s buttressed his business against economic woes by monetizing thousands of domains, developing profitable domains using business models focused on partnerships and lucrative distribution programs, and staying focused on “meaningful domains that are terms most used in commerce, business and language.”

Recorded on March 4, 2009

Mike Mann- Smart Branding, Passion & Charity

admin — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:42:37 +0000

MANN: SMART BRANDING, PASSION & CHARITY CREATE DOMAIN SUCCESS

Serial entrepreneur and philanthropist Mike Mann was smitten with domaining when he sold a $50-a-year domain – Menus.com – for $25,000. Mann went on to found BuyDomains.com and Phone.com, author the influential book Make Millions and Make Change!, create Internet business incubator, WashingtonVC, and launch Grassroots.org and Make Change! Trust, to which he steers proceeds from his successful domaining efforts. Listen as Mann discusses how exception domains must be built into corporations, contextual domains can excel with low-budget branding, and how he gets category-killer domains – like Skateboards.com – to consistently rank No. 1 on Google. His secret: Great people and leading-edge technology, and avoiding crappy domains. “Everybody wants a cool company name,” he says. “But unless you have millions of dollars, you won’t be able to get it to catch on.” Amid all the hype and dreams, he said, successful domaining requires entrepreneurial zeal. “I always believe.”

Recorded on December 15, 2008– **PLEASE NOTE: Early portions of this Webinar experience audio difficulties, which clear up later in the presentation.