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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
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iGoldrush Launches Domain Brokerage Network &
Sub-Zero Temperatures Prompt Rob Grant to Give Rivals Cold Shoulder
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iGoldrush
has launched
an innovative new domain brokerage service with
an end-user focus. The company's CEO and
owner, Paul Goldstone said, "Rather
than approach the market as yet another
Brokerage *Service*, we put together a Brokerage
*Network* comprised of some of the best
and most achieved independent brokers from
around the world. We hand pick domain names from
client submissions, and for those accepted, we
pair them with a broker who has experience and
contacts in that specific market"
Goldstone
noted that domains currently under contract at
iGoldrush include NL.com, Sirloins.com,
Audit.com, Tortillas.com and
several thousand more. With brokers and contacts
on five continents he added that the company
will not be restricted to .com inventory
only.
Goldstone
said the new brokerage model serves a demand
from domain owners who are frustrated with
services that primarily attract other domainers
looking to buy at
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iGoldRush
Owner/CEO Paul Goldstone
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wholesale
prices. "By utilizing brokers with
existing industry contacts, this new brokerage
model allows sellers to better reach their sales
targets. Based on the response so far, we know
we're on the right track," Goldstone said.
Victor
Pitts, Vice President of iGoldrush added
"Paul really hit the nail on the head with
this idea! I have been in the brokerage industry
for many years now and I have seen things slow
down recently. This type of approach is
exactly what's needed to get things moving
again."
iGoldrush
is adding additional brokers to their network,
as well as other key positions within the
business. To submit resumes or domains for
review, contact them at [email protected]
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Rob
Grant braving 20 degrees below
zero weather atop
Cobble Mountain in Saranac
Lake, NY earlier this week. |
Over the
years International Falls, Minnesota
and Fraser, Colorado have battled
over which the coldest location
in the nation. It seemed to be settled
this month when International Falls was granted
a trademark on the slogan
"Icebox of the Nation."
However well-known domain
owner/developer Rob
Grant said, "Not so
fast!," claiming his upstate
New York hometown, Saranac Lake,
is actually the coldest place in the
nation.
In fact,
being the smart domainer (and marketer)
that he is, Grant has launched a new
website to support the city's claim
at ColdestPlaceInTheNation.com. |
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Grant got
some strong supporting evidence this
past Sunday night (Jan. 23) when the
temperature at Saranac Lake plunged to 35
degrees below zero! "We would challenge
any other part of the country to match
the severity of our unique climate
when it come to extreme winter
weather conditions," Grant
proudly proclaimed (apparently unaware
that this is not necessarily viewed as a
good thing by some people,
especially those of us who live in Florida).
Undeterred
Grant went so far as to commission a Coldest
Place in The Nation Trophy
recognizing Saranac Lake's
"achievement " - an award that
was humbly accepted by the town's mayor,
Clyde
Rabideau, in a presentation ceremony
yesterday (Wed. Jan. 26).
At
left above: Saranac Lake Mayor Clyde
Rabideau (L) accepts the Coldest
Place
in the Nation Trophy from Rob
Grant. In the photo at right, Grant
sweetens the pot
by throwing in ear muffs, a pair of long
johns and an official award certificate. |
"Mayor
Rabideau seemed at times to be overwhelmed
with emotion as he fielded numerous
questions from the press corps," Grant observed,
though he allowed that the mayor appeared to be more
excited about his insulated underwear
than anything else. Granted
added that the mayor's final quote when asked
about this great honor was "Any
press is good press in these trying
times!"
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(Posted Jan.
27, 2011)
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