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compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
Jackson.
Two
New Domain Industry Websites Launch and Two Existing
Sites Unveil New Features
Over
the past couple of weeksI've received several notes letting me know
about the launch of some new domain
industry websites as well as the addition of new
features at existing sites that you might like
to check out. Everyone likes to save money so Gazi
Cotak's new
DomainPromoCodes.com
site will likely find a place on a lot of
bookmark lists. DomainPromoCodes tracks discount
codes offered by more than 20 of the world's
largest registrars. Cotak said they manually
check the codes to make sure they are working
and frequently monitor them once they have been
added
to the site. You can also set up alerts so
you will be notified when your favorite
registrar releases a new discount code.
DomainPromoCodes also allows users to share,
rate and comment on registrar promo codes.
Another
useful new resource is DomainGroovy.com
- a site that categorizes and
rates the best ways to find domain
names. The list of links on the site are
divided into eight categories. You will
find sites offering the
Best
Tools,
sites that allow you to search Available
& Expired domain lists, services
that Generate names from random
words or synonyms you enter, a similar
section that has sites that take your Keyword
List and create names and a Type
It category where you type in a
domain name and the sites search
multiple extensions to find the ones
that are available for registration.
There
is also an Auction & Paid category
where you will find registered domains that are
up for sale, a section listing Domain Forums
and another featuring Brand Name Generators
that can create brand names for your
business.
Existing
sites aren't standing still either. In
December we
told you about a new premium
domain sales site, SimpleDomains.com,
that was launched by industry
heavyweight Andrew Miller who was
featured in our September
2005 Cover Story. At the
time almost all of the domains offered
on the site were owned by Miller's
company but he said he might eventually
open listings up to others. He has just
done that but Miller noted, "We
are being very selective, only
listing generic dotcom names that meet
the criteria of our owned names."
You can submit
your domains for consideration here.
Miller also
writes a blog
you might like to check out. His most
recent post (as of this writing)
features a video from a panel
discussion he participated in at the Milken
Global Conference held last
month in Los Angeles.
Andrew
Miller
SimpleDomains.com
Howard
Neu
BestDomainsWebsite.com
You may
also recall that in January we
told you about a new domain
sales site launched by T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Co-Founder Howard Neu and Danny
Pryor at BestDomainsWebsite.com.
They started off with a lowfixed
price format, but, in case you think
the price isn't low enough, they've just
introduced a Make Offer button.
The seller can accept or decline your
offer. In the near future the site plans
to add a counter offer option to make it
possible to conduct extended negotiations.
Speaking of
Howard and Danny, they will both be
featured on the next installment of Owen
Frager's Domain Success webinar
series Tuesday night (May 25) at 9pm
(U.S. Eastern Time). Danny, who is a
veteran radio broadcaster will interview
Howard (who I have often referred to as
the domain industry's Renaissance
Man due to his broad array
of talents). In a session titled Howard
Neu Bares All (I'm wondering if
Howard's wife Barbara signed off
on this!), Danny said Howard will
share what
he knows about "Internet Law,
Domain Investing, PPC, CPA, Development,
his business partner Rick
Schwartz, Spaceballs,
and much more!" Sounds like
listeners are in for a very enlightening
hour. You can register for your free
seat at the webinar here.
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