What if I told you that it was possible to purchase a domain prior to COVID for $2.5K and flip it 4.5 months in the midst of an abyss of uncertainty for $15K, what would you say? 🤨

And what if I told you it was a travel-related domain? 😲  Yeah, I know, shocking right? I had the same jaw-dropping reaction to when I discovered this news a few days ago.

The good news is we get to chat with the magician who “pulled this proverbial rabbit of a domain out of hat.” As for the bad news, don’t expect nor should you go and try this move yourself. 😉

The domain industry chartered into new and virtual territory with the debuting of the first ever digital investors online conference sponsored by Dan.com: TheDomainShow.com.

It’s Founder and Executive Producer, Page Howe, is no stranger to the industry, investing in domains for 20+ years, having sold 5,000+ domains (most notably sold Seniors.com for $1.8M), and once known for his domain tip sheets, emoji domain investing, and occasional DomainSherpa appearances through the years.

As all eyes were on Page and team, industry professionals eagerly awaited and anticipated what the shift would be like from a paid in-person to a free virtual conference experience spanning three days, July 23-25.

There were many questions to be answered from the time it was announced in early April:

• What would be the format of the show?
• Who and want would be presented?
• Would sessions be live, pre-recorded, or both?
• How would the show address time zone challenges?
• and many more…

A few years ago, I released a WordPress tutorial aimed at helping individuals and small businesses automate emailing their latest blog post to their Mailchimp email distribution list.

If you’re like most individuals or small businesses, especially mom and pop shops, then IT is likely to be perceived a luxury rather than necessity.

Most people launching into their dream of a business — side hustles, part-time, full-time and all things in between — are solely focused on doing the actions to bring value and serve their customers while making cash register ring! Ka-ching!

Nevertheless, one of the hidden secrets to growing a business or project is harnessing the power of automation to reach, connect, and serve more people with a value-add experience.

While my aforementioned tutorial provides instructional steps integrating WordPress and Mailchimp, this tutorial really applies to any blog platform with RSS capability.

It was brought to my attention that Mailchimp was unable to send email using excerpts or short descriptions from Blogger, a popular blogging platform used as a starter for a number of bloggers and influencers, and its RSS feed.

A NamesCon 360° email hit my inbox moments ago, and it appears their first all-digital event will occur online for just $59. If you’re an individual or small business that’s new to the industry, NamesCon is giving away a set number of limited passes.

The conference will run from Sept 9th-11th, and aims to provide great live and on-demand content from investors, industry experts and key industry players from around the globe.

Buying, selling, and brokering domain names are the most common aspects of the domain industry, with the first two being where most investors likely invest their time.

However, one of the more and most daunting aspects of the domain industry is developing domains into full-fledge, thriving businesses. This feat is very much like pulling a rabbit out of a hat, to say the least.

It’s the second day of June in the year of 2020, and the show we once knew life to be has been paused with no sign of ever returning to what once was.

We’re all experiencing life through lenses that are less than rose tinted, to say the least. In fact, today is considered Blackout Tuesday (more on that in a minute).

The world, especially the United States of America, finds itself in a critical hour of fighting not only a pandemic claiming nearly 380K lives and counting, but soberly recognizing and acknowledging yet another longstanding virus that has and is robbing a many lives and families — people of color, and specifically black people — in greater number than any pandemic known will ever: RACISM.

Now, before you click or turn your head the other way, please take a brief moment to hear me out.

A few months ago, I received an interesting email alert that contained a link to an article, Domain prices are unregulated and rising at an alarming rate, about how the days of enjoying reasonably priced domain names may be coming to an end.

Always intrigued by anything pertain to domain names in general, this article’s title got me to click hook, line, and sinker.