Anyone who says all new gTLDs are a waste of money is just plain wrong. The riches are in the niches, and only those with knowledge, experience and skills to take advantage of the niches will succeed. On this Profitable Flip show, we talk to Jon Arsenault, a part-time domain name investor who forgoes the traditional .com expired domain drop for opportunities in the new gTLDs. In this episode, Arsenault shares valuable lessons learned on his domain name investing journey and his successful sale o...
Apr 03, 2017
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Impala.com, RollingMachines.com, 3L.com portfolio An investor's portfolio is appraised: ADNY.com, YIGG.com, JEGG.com, YDNR.com... Get your bids in soon for WebCourses.com, Lucio.com, CreditCardRelief.com, Meca.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Giuseppe Graziano and Shane Cultra.
Mar 27, 2017•1 hr 14 min
Usually only worthless domain names are found when searching on eBay. (At least that's my experience.) But David Kelly uses a secret tip to filter and find diamonds in the rough. He shares that tip, as well as how he negotiated and purchased TopOffers.com for $550 – while normally the eBay platform only encourages you to just bid on stuff you want. In addition, you'll learn how Kelly both actively and passively markets his domains for sale, and how pricing it in one location led to this $10,000 ...
Mar 20, 2017
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: S70.com, Birthday-Cake.com, Happy.club An investor's portfolio is appraised: GetSteaks.com, NewYorksBroker.com... Get your bids in soon for GoodFriend.com, WashingMachine.net, SugarMill.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Adam Strong, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
Mar 13, 2017•1 hr 21 min
What do you get when you combine a killer, three-character exact-match domain name with the assets of a software-as-a-service invoicing provider? A quick path to generating revenue. That's what today's Sherpa did, combining a $130,000 domain name with a $20,000 asset purchase. And they were up and running, with some customers saying the brand is so familiar they think they’ve used them in the past. One year into operations, Due.com is processing about $60 million per month in transactions. Here'...
Mar 06, 2017•44 min
Domain name hacks are words and phrases that span the dot and make use of the top-level domain extension as part of the word. Startu.ps, ta.gs and k.im are a few examples. But can you make any money investing in domain name hacks? Today's guest can, and in this interview he shares his investment strategy, valuation technique and go-to market tactics for generating $100,000 in sales per year.
Feb 27, 2017•1 hr 7 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Happiness.com, UltraCast.com, GardenGifts.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: Pedway.com, Focra.com, Geniss.com... Get your bids in soon for Whippy.com, Techable.com, CoolIsland.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Michael Krell, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
Feb 20, 2017•1 hr 6 min
Liquid domain names are the types of domains that are actively traded in the domain name industry. Would you like to learn more about investing in liquid domains? Every quarter Ivan Rasskazov and Giuseppe Graziano put together a "state of the market" industry report. Get the insights directly from those who wrote the report.
Feb 14, 2017•32 min
Feb 13, 2017
Lots of companies make eight figures per year and generate a high profit margin. But those that upgrade to a premium domain name can see even greater success and market dominance. Consider: * Slack used to be SlackHQ.com. * Facebook used to be TheFacebook.com. * Dropbox used to be GetDropbox.com. * Mint used to be MyMint.com. Those companies that buy a premium domain name are saying something about their company to their customers and the industry. According to Noah Kagan, they're saying they ha...
Feb 08, 2017
Should you buy a killer, exact-match domain name and build a business? Or should you stick to the business of investing in domain names? If you want to know what goes into running a business—with employees, inventory, shipping/receiving and customer service—this is the show to watch. And what better exact-match domain name to take on the $15 billion North America ($62 billion worldwide) battery market than Batteries.com.
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 21 min
The DomainSherpa Review, Live from NamesCon 2017! ClosetDesign.com, Rat.com, PublicEye.com, 2.cool In this show: Domains from the audience at NamesCon are reviewed and appraised... Find out which reserve or reserve-met auctions at NameJet the Sherpas like... Audience questions... Plus, much more! With Andrew Rosener, Frank Schilling and Shane Cultra.
Jan 30, 2017•48 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Carve.com, MonkeyWrench.com, Model-Planes.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: FineCars.com, Snoring.org, Body.me... Get your bids in soon for Fort.com, Farms.net, OceanfrontProperty.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Adam Strong, Andrew Rosener and Shane Cultra.
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr 15 min
There are a few companies in the domain name industry that provide financial services. One of them, Domain Capital, provides financing so you can buy premium domain names with only a fraction of the capital required to make the purchase – as long as you can service the loan. Domain Capital can also provide cash based on the value of your portfolio to grow your business. Listen in to learn how these "hard money" types of loans are structured, including over what period and at what annual percenta...
Jan 09, 2017•43 min
On this Profitable Flips show, we talk to Mark Levine, a newer individual investor who purchased a series of .io domain names that – as a portfolio – have yielded a 100 percent return on his investment in less than a year with a 23 percent sell-through rate. Given that most domain name investors agree that a 2-3 percent sell-through rate is typical, 23 percent is unbelievable. Listen in as we learn from Levine what types of .io domain names do or don’t sell, what types of end users are buying th...
Jan 02, 2017•59 min
Last year we interviewed Christian Calvin about two profitable flips ($81 to $12,500 and $99 to $9,000, both within just months of acquisition). Today we learn how Calvin has sold more than 200 domain names (a 17 percent portfolio sell-through rate), garnered more than $200,000 in revenue, and profited by more than $60,000. You'll also hear how he selects his brandable domain names, what his process is for managing domain names, how he optimizes his sales process, how he's trying to liquidate 30...
Dec 26, 2016•1 hr 23 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: 18x3L.net, CPL.com, ImDumb.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: BoulderAccountant.com, NursesAideJobs.com, NewHavenLaw.com... Get your bids in soon for NYCSolar.com, TheOutdoors.com, MobileAlerts.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Monte Cahn and Shane Cultra.
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 20 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: One Sherpa snags a domain for $5k that Richard Lau thinks could be worth as much as $500k; Selling Spanish .com domains; The Soft .net market. We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: RAAS.com, Decimeter.com, FirstLastName.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: Grief.org, SMSMessage.com, Comment.net... Get your bids in soon for Supplier.com, eLuxury.com, Beerfund.com... Plus, much more! We're ...
Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 19 min
If you're tired of your registrar nickel-and-diming you for features or being slow as molasses to add improvement or fix bugs, you can do something about it: build your own registrar. Today's guest did exactly that, from the ground up. You'll hear what is required to build a registrar, how he chose his technology stack, how long the process takes, and what decisions are required for branding and marketing. You'll also learn about his unique business model for generating revenue.
Dec 05, 2016•1 hr 5 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: One Sherpa snags a domain for $5k that Frank Schilling thinks could be worth as much as $500k; Selling Spanish .com domains; The Soft .net market. We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Brut.com, Naranja.com, XUSK.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: Buffalo.net, Vacation.properties, KillerPotential.com... Get your bids in soon for SmartChef.com, GifFizz.com, FortLauderdale.net... Plus, mu...
Nov 28, 2016•1 hr 29 min
Today we're going to learn about a TLD that's currently for sale. We'll dig into the vision, finances and opportunity. If you've thought of selling picks and shovels instead of doing the mining yourself as an individual domain name investor, this is a show you should watch.
Nov 21, 2016
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: Two Sherpas fight over Budtender.tv and make an offer; What registered extensions of your domain tells you; Quick assessment if a domain sucks We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Blowtorch.com, Phase.com, Homes.forsale An investor's portfolio is appraised: Budtender.tv, Budbaron.com, Oilfield.services... Get your bids in soon for AprilFools.com, Tryp.com, DVT.com... Plus, much more! We're jo...
Nov 14, 2016
Are the emails you send to potential buyers even being opened? And if your emails are being read, when and how often should you follow up to increase your chances of closing a sale? >> I tell you in this tutorial.
Nov 07, 2016•13 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Inertia.com, YYZ.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: [numerics].club, Puppies.club, BikeRental.la... Get your bids in soon for Piva.com, Lobi.com, BZC.net... Plus, much more! We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Sam Dennis and Shane Cultra.
Oct 24, 2016•52 min
It's rumored but not confirmed that today's Sherpa sold a five letter, dictionary word domain name that has hundreds of thousands of exact match searches per month, and thousands of companies use this word in their name...but nobody's been able to confirm the sale or the price. The domain? Ocean.com.
Oct 17, 2016•1 hr 1 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Scroll.com, Rcc.com, IRSO.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: UltimateAdventure.com, UnlockTalent.com, CareerSpark.com... Get your bids in soon for GoIn.com, LocalTrip.com, AlamedaHomes.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Doron Vermaat and James Booth.
Oct 10, 2016
How does Doron Vermaat earn $40,000 profit per year while only investing 10 to 15 hours per week? Find out in this interview. Vermaat shares: * How he learned to value brandable domain names * What he does as soon as he purchases a new domain name * How (and how fast) he responds to inquiries from potential buyers * Why he ends each email with a question * How he softly pushes just a little further to increase the sales price
Oct 03, 2016•1 hr 38 min
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: Happiness.com, WMHC.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: Phasor.com, Jazziness.com, GiftGenie.com... Get your bids in soon for Winebar.com, Reader.net, Gozi.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Andrew Rosener, Dave Evanson and Shane Cultra.
Sep 26, 2016
Russ Artzt shares his insights on founding software company CA Technologies, building it to $4.5B, launching new products and services over the past 40 years, and how naming and branding took place in this Global 1000 company. If that isn’t enough, Russ also gives us an overview of a new software company he's developing that helps companies measure, analyze and improve their digital assets, including domain names, websites and third-party accounts.
Sep 19, 2016
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names? In this show: We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently: DEEJO.com, BIQE.com, BEQY.com An investor's portfolio is appraised: UpperRange.com, InstaTrader.com, GlamLand.com... Get your bids in soon for SpaceTech.com, KROO.com, LuckyMountain.com... Plus, much more! We're joined by Michael Krell, Jeffrey Emerick and Shane Cultra.
Sep 12, 2016
