Since the birth of the Internet, millions have long taken to the web to promote personal and company brands with their own websites.

Almost three decades later, many more millions have launched profitable brands exclusively using social media networks.

While many take to social media networks because of ease of use, and the opportunity to reach and serve customers, social media networks often expose your brand to a costly dark side.

Here’s a look at the top 5 podcasts for Kickstart Commerce in October, ranked by number of downloads:

The domain industry is long littered with stories of domain investors entering and quickly flipping their way to profitable success.

Domain investing, specifically quick flipping, to profitable success in short order shouldn’t be dismissed. However, the more puzzling and challenging feat to achieve and sustain is multi-million dollar domain development.

Here’s a look at the top 5 podcasts for Kickstart Commerce in September, ranked by number of downloads:

The sky is fallin’! I say uh, the sky is fallin’. Quite a common phrase shouted by the doomsday collective suffering from the Chicken Little Syndrome when the economy appears to be doing too well for an extended period of time.

It’s no secret that companies of all sizes have been known to invest in domain names in addition to their core business.

Some of these companies started because of a domain upgrade for their brand and digital presence.

Others invested in domains for brand protection and to stave off the competition from owning prime digital real estate.

And in some instances, companies have solely acquired companies, thriving and dying, based on domain portfolios.

While domain investing is quite common amongst a growing number of for-profit organizations, I’ll explore a few arguments for and against non-profit organizations investing in domain names.

It’s the $64,000 — perhaps a million dollar — question most domain investors ask or ponder from time to time when purchasing and renewing domains.

If you’re a domain investor, and this question hasn’t crossed your mind, then you’re likely wasting money, time, and effort calling yourself domain investing.

With almost a decade of domain investing under my belt now, I’ve learned the importance of answering this question and operating my domain investing business with strict adherence to a strategic timeline for every investment.