We’ve all heard those stories about great missed opportunities – like the record executive telling the Beatles that guitar bands were on the way out – and like to think that we’d never be in the same shoes. But the fact is, timing can be a tricky thing. This is even true in the world of domain buying, where we want to make sure that we see the opportunities rising in the World Wide Web before anyone else does. (more…)

It was Shakespeare who wrote “What’s in a name?” He was using lofty language, of course, to communicate some lofty ideas – but we in the domain name industry know just how practical this question can be. After all, if you’re buying a domain name just for its name alone, then the name is everything. (more…)

For anyone who’s ever made an investment before, there’s one simple truth that seems to always rear its head: timing is everything. Consider the 2000 “Dot Com” bubble, in which web sites were selling for far more than they were worth. Some web sites made huge sales and made their owners rich; other companies tanked and subsequently went bankrupt.

Maybe your experience in buying and selling domains won’t be quite as dramatic as that, but you still need to know some basic strategies for buying domains at the right time. And the more you get into this field, the better you’ll be able to tell when the “time is right” – as the old saying goes, practice makes perfect. But let’s try to shave off some significant time from your learning curve by giving away some time-tested secrets before you even get started. (more…)

In this era of high gas prices and tough real estate purchases, the word “speculation” gets a pretty bad rap. If you’re not familiar with the term, a “speculator” is essentially an investor who buys up something with an eye on selling it for a profit when the price goes up. You might be able to see why buying oil or real estate with speculative intentions might carry a stigma with it. (more…)