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Remember “Connect the Dots”? At first it just looks like a crazy page of randomness, but when a line is drawn connecting the dots a coherent picture is revealed.
I am really excited about 2 new things happening in the domain industry this year that remind me of “Connect the Dots”. First: Rick Schwartz’s new Joint Ventures lease program. Second: Frank Schilling’s new Domain Names Sales and Internet Traffic.
I have followed Rick Schwartz’s success for years so being involved in any venture with him is exciting to me. I have 6 domains listed at JV so I am anxious to see how things unfold over the next few years. His partner at Joint Ventures, Danny Welch, is also sharp so I am predicting huge success.
I have also been using Frank Schilling’s DNS system for 60 days now and I like it. I like the broker system that screens out all the crazy offers I get on my domains. I have one particular broker that I have been working with and he is a real pro and definitely better at negotiating than I am these days. I used to be a ruthless salesman (I was a finance manager in the car biz for 12 years and it was a grind) but now I might be a laydown so I like using a good broker.
With the Internet Traffic parking program I have seen significant performance increases on some of my domains. It has been 60 days now and I have seen the income on one particular domain increase from about $15 a month at Sedo last year to $301 in december and $308 in january at Internet Traffic, this is a very significant increase. For 60 days the domain has made a consistent $5-$20 per day with the same steady traffic flow. This isn’t a one day fluke. Is this because Frank is better at connecting this dot (com) to better paying end user advertisers?
The domain that has seen such a huge increase in parking income is also one of the domains I have listed at JV so I went over the IT numbers with Rick and Danny and we agreed this increased the domains potential lease value – connect the dots.
It is nice to see successful domain investors like Rick and Frank running programs such as these. I feel my domains are in good hands that understand the industry from the bottom up. The dots are connecting and a coherent picture is being revealed…
More reason to F -Off Sedo and Afternic!!
Internet Traffic is doing well, but I still think Google is keeping more and more.
Sedo always did walk all over domainer’s income for a decade, IMO. They deserve what they are getting now.
Yes, BullS, I moved everything out of Afternic and Sedo and I seem to be closing sales in higher amounts since I have a better idea who the buyers are. I can’t see going back ever again, especially to Afternic. I despise them.
I am going to give a shout out to the 2 brokers I have been dealing with at DNS: Andrew Mathias and Wade Smith. I was looking forward to meeting them at WebFest but now it looks like I won’t make it. They will be at WebFest though – look ’em up.
Wow, $15 per month to over $300 per month. That’s almost criminal! How would you price it out to lease when it’s making you that amount per month, what kind of multiple?
I almost got two domains into JV, it was close but they may decide to list them down the road. Looking forward to seeing some domainers get lease deals through JV.
$2000 – $3000 per month.
Thanks Mark!
Thank You!
The domain at DNS that made $301 in Dec and $308 in Jan made $448 in Feb and that was only 28 days. DNS is rocking…