Two More 6-Figure Sales and Six ccTLD Sales Take Places on This Week’s Top 20 Chart

For the 2nd week in a row a pair of 6-figure sales set the pace on DN Journal’s all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. A $90,000 deal rounded out the top 3. Six ccTLDs took places on the all extension leader board along with a pair of non.com gTLDs.

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Two More 6-Figure Sales and Six ccTLD Sales Take Places on This Week’s Top 20 Chart

Local and Regional Gatherings Help Fuel Grass Roots Growth for the Domain Industry

DN Journal’s latest monthly newsletter is currently going out to several thousand opt-in email subscribers. The newsletter, also available online, looks into how the new local and regional domain meetings popping up around the U.S. (and beyond) are helping fuel further growth in the domain industry.

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Local and Regional Gatherings Help Fuel Grass Roots Growth for the Domain Industry

2010 Domain Sales See Double Digit Jump Over Previous Year As 4th Quarter Sales Soar 45%

DN Journal’s latest monthly newsletter is being emailed to opt-in subscribers this weekend. It contains a comprehensive breakdown of 2010 domain sales data comparing the year just past against the previous year, as well as 4Q-2010 vs. the same quarter a year ago. The good news is ALL categories showed improvement.

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2010 Domain Sales See Double Digit Jump Over Previous Year As 4th Quarter Sales Soar 45%

GoDaddy’s Bob Parsons to Keynote at DOMAINfest Global + MO.com Interviews Ron Jackson

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: DOMAINfest Global 2011, coming up in February, has landed GoDaddy Founder and CEO Bob Parsons for the keynote presentation. Also, MO.com published an extensive interview with DN Journal’s Ron Jackson today. Topics included the past, present and future of the domain business.

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GoDaddy’s Bob Parsons to Keynote at DOMAINfest Global + MO.com Interviews Ron Jackson

Domainers Do Hong Kong…AC President Resigns…Nashville.com Coup…Lizzy Rocks The CW!

Today in the Lowdown at DN Journal: PPX International invites domainers to hang out with them in Hong Kong this month…Associated Cities President Fred Mercaldo calls it quits…The Castello Brothers take a big step forward with Nashville.com & our favorite singer/domainer’s daughter, Lizzy Grant, graces national TV.

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Domainers Do Hong Kong…AC President Resigns…Nashville.com Coup…Lizzy Rocks The CW!

How Domain Investor/Developer Chad Folkening Went from Mowing Lawns to Buying Mansions

New DN Journal Cover Story: Former football player Chad Folkening has had to continually change directions to get around obstacles in life. Untimely events broke his body, derailed a business and claimed the life of a brother. Yet Folkening has come through it all and emerged as a leading player in the domain industry.

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How Domain Investor/Developer Chad Folkening Went from Mowing Lawns to Buying Mansions

Tumblr Takes a Fall in Google Search Rankings

Blogs. Almost everyone has one (or in my case, three or four), follows one, or wants to create one. With the exception of a select few people who might live under rocks, everyone at least knows what a blog is

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Testing External Factors for Quality Score

Theory to encourage people to trial and test new factors they can control to get a better quality score and improve their AdWords campaigns ROI Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Testing External Factors for Quality Score

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DN Journal’s Comprehensive Review of the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver Conference

DN Journal’s wire to wire review of Canada’s first T.RA.F.F.I.C. conference has just been published. Here are the T.R.A.F.F.I.C.

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Slow Three Week Sales Period With No Domain Sales Over $100K

Having missed a few weeks summarising Domain Name Journal’s list of top domain name sales, it has to be reported that in the three weeks to 23 May there was not one reported sale above $100,000.

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Slow Three Week Sales Period With No Domain Sales Over $100K

Link Building With Charities

Charities are often in the same league as university and government websites when it comes to domain authority and trust. Links from authoritative sites, such as these, are still one of the biggest factors for ranking high in the SERPs. A link will not only help your link profile, it will also benefit Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Link Building With Charities

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"Organic" Doesn’t Always Mean "Low Fat"

“Organic” doesn’t always mean “low-fat,” but people still treat organic products that way, according to a new study to be published in the journal Judgment and Decision Making.

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Using Authority Labs for Local Pack Rank Checking; My Review

AuthorityLabs is simple yet extensive seo software thats been around for about a year now. The software provides daily ranking data, as well as link data for any page or domain from multiple sources.

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Dan Warner’s Wild Ride: He’s Been Up, Down, Over & Out – But He’s Still in the Race

New DN Journal Cover Story: The life of former Fabulous.com leader Dan Warner. He has done a hitch in the Navy, worked as a carpenter, paramedic, fireman, software developer & pharmaceutical salesman + survived a near fatal accident & a thieving CFO who wound up in jail after destroying Warner’s multi-million $ company.

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Dan Warner’s Wild Ride: He’s Been Up, Down, Over & Out – But He’s Still in the Race

In the News: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver & Milan – DOMAINfest Europe – Nelson Brady – E.co Auction

A holiday weekend news roundup from DN Journal includes: The latest update on T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver – Photos from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Milan – DOMAINfest Europe Releases Agenda and Opens Registration – Former SnapNames VP Nelson Brady Admits Shill Bidding in Response to $33 Million Lawsuit + E.co Goes Up for Bid

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In the News: T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Vancouver & Milan – DOMAINfest Europe – Nelson Brady – E.co Auction

Photo.com Becomes Biggest Sale of the Week and Year-to-Date

The biggest domain name sale for the year-to-date topped Domain Name Journal’s list of reported sales for the week to May 2.

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Create Your Social Media Life Stream at WordPress Blog

I registered the domain for my name annsmarty.com two years ago (to protect my online reputation) and since then Ive had no idea what I should do with it. I dont like non-used domains, so I set up a blog there. I cant speak a lot about myself, so I didnt make it Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . Create Your Social Media Life Stream at WordPress Blog

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Another 6-Figure Domain Sale + Educating End Users on How Domains Can Boost Their Business

Today in the Lowdown at DN Journal: The recent surge in high end domain sales continues with another 6-figure sale. Plus, the high value of generic domains on the aftermarket is the subject of a new white paper that could be useful in educating your customers about what constitutes a good name and why your price is justified.

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