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Our Domainer’s Community is powered by Mixx an amazing social media and link sharing portal that has rapidly grown in size and popularity over the last year.  The interface is clean, beautiful, quite simple to use and packed with great features like member messaging, tagging, photo and video display, secure voting, message boards, comments and more.

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The first 50 members to join the Domainer’s Community and comment below on this announcement will be put into a prize giveaway drawing for 2 free domain name registrations at GoDaddy and a copy of “The Domain Game” book!

Comment below with your member username for your chance to win!

• 2 Domain Registrations from GoDaddy.com
• 1 Copy of David Kesmodel’s new book “The Domain Game“

Competitors Lack Many Important Features

Currently the domain industry has three sources which aggregate and deliver domain news.

• DNHour – A website powered by the Pligg script which is plagued by spam links and has virtually no organization or social features. Voting can easily be duped by deleting cookies or voting on different computers.
• Domaining.com – An excellent resource for top domain blogs, but lacks versatility, customization, voting and commentary.
• Discussion Forums – Rarely updated and often only displaying the biggest news items.

The Domainer’s Community is fulfilling the need for a one-stop stable and easy to use domain industry news source.  Please join us and contribute your favorite domaining resources, news, photos and videos.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Domainer’s News & Media Sharing Community Goes Live!

Ron Jackson, editor of DNJournal recently published the June edition of his newsletter featuring a great editorial about ICANN’s decision to allow “vanity” TLDs.  There is plenty of commentary from experts such as Michael Castello and Rick Schwartz debunking the idea that new domain extensions could spell disaster for the domain industry.

DotSauce has been hesitant to cover this news for the very reasons these experts describe below, that and the fact that it has spread across many many news sources, domaining releated and otherwise. This editorial should put to rest the debate and give you a clear understanding of what will go on in the near future.

Click on the image below for a copy of the June newsletter.

Ron Jackson, Editor of DNJournal says…

“In a nutshell, past history has not been kind to new TLDs and I see little reason to believe that dumping a massive number of them on the market at once will be any more or less successful than ICANN’s previous strategy of releasing new extensions in a slow, deliberate manner.”

Michael Castello of CCIN says…

“The markets within markets of domain speculation are timing out and so many new extensions will only confuse the masses. Most domainers only talk to domainers and do not understand the logic on the street. Domainers are thinking way too much and in reality success in this business is very simple. Search engines will help with the clutter of these new vTLDs (’vanity’ TLDs, a term coined by Michael’s brother and CCIN partner, David Castello) but in the long run .com is the easy way for people to navigate.”

Rick Schwartz, co-founder of TRAFFIC says…

“This is the biggest nothing I have seen in quite some time. It won’t affect anything for 10 years and when it all kicks in, it will cost traffic to .com…ZIPPO. It may even increase it as folks become more aware of the browser bar and direct navigation.”

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Putting the Vanity Domain Extension Debate to Rest

Seth Coman, Director of Marketing at Modern Domainer Magazine recently posted this announcement about their “Domain Blog Bible.” This issue special will feature the top 12 domaining blogs and DotSauce is honored to be included! We can’t wait to see what Modern Domainer has to say about us!

Domain Blog Bible: Volume 1

Modern Domainer is pleased to announce the launch of our eagerly anticipated Blog Bible Issue (Vol. 1). We’ve scoured the top 12 domaining blogs for the biggest news stories, most insightful observations and hottest tips that the industry’s most respected names have reported in 2007. Volume 1 will feature Sahar Sarid’s The Conceptualist, Rick Schwartz’s Rick’s Blog, Elliot Silver’s Elliot’s Blog, Rick Latona’s RickLatona.com, Mark Fulton’s Dot Sauce and Frank Schilling’s Seven Mile Blog. Also in this issue is an exclusive look at the .ME ccTLD, a legal overview of the Snowe Bill, and all the show coverage and regular columns that you’ve come to love. Volume 2 will feature DomainNews.com amongst others…

So watch your mailbox for our sixth issue with everything you’ll need to break-in, keep up or get ahead. Please visit www.moderndomainer.com for more information and subscription requests.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Modern Domainer’s “Domain Blog Bible” to Feature DotSauce

It’s not everyday that a company hands out $50 to anyone willing to take it, but today is one of those days!  Facebook is holding a private promotion for their innovative advertising system.  Advertising on Facebook allows you to target very specific niches, age groups, interests, gender, religion, political views and much more.

How to Claim Your Free $50 Credit Code

Naturally, I don’t want this free $50 code to get in the wrong hands or spread like a wild fire, so I have published instructions for redeeming your free $50 credit on the DotSauce Forums in this private thread.  You must first register a username before you can view the private forums.

This code expires on July 7th, so act now!  Registration only takes a minute and you will find many more coupons, discounts and tons of domaining resources, scripts, software and free services.

Domainers Are Taking Over Facebook

Thank you to Omar for sharing this news with me. Omar runs two successful Facebook groups that you should definitely  check out:
Internet Marketing Strategies and the Facebook Domain Name Network.

If you would like more information on the domain industry’s presence on Facebook, please check out this article, “Facebook: Social Domaining” for a list of groups and applications relevant to domainers.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Free $50 Credit for Facebook Advertising!

Domain Buzz Issue #6 – Top Domain Articles and News

Visit DotSauce.net for “The Insert” a new side-blog which will feature daily links, videos, quotes, photos and more from the domain industry.

Listed below are the top news stories, announcements and articles from the domain industry that happened this past week.

June 14th through June 21st

• DotSauce – The .ME Landrush is coming to an end! Just 1 week left to pre-register your .ME domains: “Landrush officially closes on June 26th, don’t delay.“
• DNW breaks the news that TDNAM and NameJet allow employees to participate in auctions: “Two of the major services let employees compete with domainers.”
• TheDomains reports on sales at DomainerMeeting Paris Live Auction: “The live auction just completed in Paris and the auction netted $361,375.“
• Sahar shares a DomainerMeeting preview audio podcast: “Dan Kimball of Bido/DNZoom On WebmasterRadio.FM“
• Dominik reports that Volkswagen is allowed to register “VW.de” domain: “Volkswagen has recently sued Denic for the domain. The Frankfurt court now entitled Volkswagen to VW.de“
• Amazingly, China’s .CN domain surpasses .NET in number of registrations: “.CN overtook .NET sometime in the first quarter of 2008 says Verisign.“
• DotSauce – Bido auction service sells DiscountImages.com on opening day: “DiscountImages.com” was successfully sold at Bido auction for $911 to TheMadHat“
• NameBio reports that Sexe.org sells for $151,400: “Makes this one of the highest non .com adult domain sales of all time.“
• The 2008 VeriSign Domain Industry Brief is released: “According to the report, the base of domain registrations has grown 26 percent in the past twelve months and six percent quarter over quarter.“
• NameClerk releases Available Domains List #66: “Another email list will be going out this weekend, be sure to sign up.“
• DNCartoons.com launches fun domain industry website: “We hope you enjoy. We are looking forward to your domain and internet cartoon concept submissions.“
• DomainerDeveloper has published an extensive editorial on why we need multiple TLDs: “The evolution of the Internet will demand new gTLD’s primarily because the evolution of the Internet is experiencing the influx of so many new types of content.“

There you have this week in domaining! Stay tuned for featured articles from DotSauce throughout the week and a new issue of “Domain Buzz” next weekend.

Please drop by the DotSauce Forums (registration is free) to discuss the latest and greatest in domain industry news.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Domain Buzz: This Week in Domaining

Bido.com a unique new domain auction marketplace has launched today. Bido will be hosting a single high-quality domain name auction per day with expert commentary and research.

First Auction a Success

The domain name “DiscountImages.com” was successfully sold at Bido auction for $911 to “TheMadHat” which I can only assume is Aaron Chronister of Mad Hat Media Group, LLC (SEO and Marketing specialists). Congrats on the purchase Aaron!

Upcoming Bido Domain Auctions

DotSauce has been approved as a Bido expert! Be on the lookout for my comments on upcoming auctions. Here is a listing of the next week of domains to be auctioned off, starting with GolfIowa.com tomorrow.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Bido Successfully Auctions First Domain on Launch Day

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – Moniker will accept domain submissions for its Internext Summer adult domain auctions through Wednesday, June 18.The live auction will be held from 2-5 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, in Regency Ballrooms 2 and 3 at the Westin Diplomat Resort and Spa in Hollywood, Fla.”We are extremely pleased to be bringing back, for the fourth time, the world’s only adult-centric domain auction to Internext in August,” said Farley Cahen, vice president of licensing and business development for AVN Media Network. “The adult marketplace is growing ever more competitive. Companies are realizing that high-quality domain names increase their brand value both in and outside the industry.”

Moniker is accepting domain submissions through its online submission form. After the submission period ends, Moniker will evaluate entries based on more than a dozen criteria and statistics.

The live auction at Internext will feature 250 of the best adult domains on the market.

In addition to the live auction, the extended online auction will seek bids for more than 2,000 high-value domains.

“More and more savvy marketers are using keyword-rich domains to drive traffic to their sites,” Cahen said. “The Internext domain auction is the premier location to acquire these types of valuable properties.”

Among the notable sales from previous auctions are those of SickSiteNetwork.com (including the live websites ConsumptionJunction.com, PornPimps.com, WeeklyWipe.com, RevengeWorld.com, SteakAndCheese.com, FreakHole.com, PornSavvy.com and SickSiteRadio.com) for $550,000, Shemale.com for $520,000 and BDSM.com for $295,000.

For more information about the live adult domain auction at Internext, domain appraisals or to contact an account executive, visit Moniker.com or call 800-688-6311. Callers located outside the United States should call +1-954-984-8445.

By: Justin Bourne via AVN Network

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Moniker Accepting Submissions for Internext Adult Domain Auction

BuyDomains recently sent out an email message to their small business customers. Thanks to DotWeekly for the find. Within the email was a compelling list of reasons to invest in domain names. Every domainer should commit these reasons to memory to share with others.

Continue reading below to find out how these reasons can improve the domain industry by bringing about many more domain sales.

1. Cost

The cost of acquiring a premium domain names is cheaper than continuously paying for local or regional print advertising.

2. The Internet is King

Customers now look to the internet first where they can find you 24/7. When was the last time you flipped through the Yellow Pages?

3. Geography

You can immediately reach a broader market with the Internet because your site is always available to all potential customers no matter what time it is where they are.

4. Customer Contact

You can more easily stay in touch with your prospects and customers by gathering their email address and interests directly from your website.

5. Measurable and Flexible Marketing Options

Online advertising is easy to track and adjust based on your budget. Dial up or dial down your marketing efforts depending on how well they are generating traffic.

How Can This Help Domainers?

The above reasons to invest in domain names goes along very well with these domain sales scenarios. In most cases a domain sale only takes place if the buyer is informed about the inherent value of the domain name being purchased.

Seller	Buyer	Domainer
Informed	Informed	Speculator1
Informed	Uninformed	No Exchange
Uninformed	Informed	Investor2
Uninformed	Uninformed	No Exchange
1. A speculator because the person buying the name on resale is expected to also be informed. Thus, the domainer must believe in either the ease of finding a party who could make better use of a given name or the ability of selling it while prices are on an upward trend. 2. The domainer is an investor who is better informed than the seller; thus, the exchange is not speculative. Obviously the domainer is taking some risk, but that simply means the exchange isn’t arbitrage.

“In the above table, an exchange takes place only if the buyer has a good general understanding of the value of domain names. The seller may or may not have such an understanding. But there is no exchange if the buyer does not.” – Alex Tajirian

Via CircleID: Long Live the Neodomainers…

So in closing, we have an amazing opportunity to improve the domain industry by informing small businesses, individuals and the world about the value and importance of owning domain names.

Bookmark this article for reference, share it with your partners, potential clients, family and friends or include it as information on your personal website.

The future of business will be built on domain names. Spread the word!

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Spread the Word: 5 Reasons to Invest in Domain Names

The .ME domain name landrush is on! Anyone may apply for a .ME domain name during this period. After Landrush closes, domain names requested by multiple parties will be auctioned between the requesting parties.

Promising Poll Answers

In a recent poll featured for several weeks on DotSauce.com over half of participating readers responded that they would in-fact register a .ME domain name!

Pricing and the Future of .ME

The cost of pre-registration (landrush) for .ME domain names is $49/year and a two-year minimum registration requirement. So, to pre-register a .ME domain it will cost you roughly $100.

Seems pricey… but consider that you will have first pick from the best .ME domains, so choose which names you pre-register wisely! You will have two full years for the .ME extension to emerge and grow in popularity. Plenty of time to develop a branded business or generate some revenue.

Premium .ME domains such as Fly.ME, Drive.ME, Contact.ME will be auctioned off by GoDaddy with expected impressive sales numbers that will surely draw attention and raise the market value of all .ME domains.

Click Here to Pre-Order Your .ME Domain!

.ME Domains Managed by GoDaddy

Here are some key points of value pointed out in a previous announcement that GoDaddy will be managing .ME with Affilias.

• Will not be restricted, anyone in the world can claim one.
• GoDaddy will use its marketing muscle to globally promote it.
• Many languages contain the word “me” with various catchy meanings.
• Huge branding potential for English speaking countries.
• All registrars will be invited to resell the .ME extension.

Pre-Order Your .ME Domain @ GoDaddy Now

We’d love to hear your feedback, please leave a comment below with any thoughts and ideas for the .ME domain extension.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

“.ME” Domain Landrush: 3 Weeks Left to Pre-Register!

Fellow domaining blogger and all around great guy, John Motson, of DNXPERT is holding an unprecedented prize giveaway featuring cash, goods and services from domain industry websites.

Win Stuff from DotSauce!

We have personally donated 100 unique available domains from WordFuse.com (part of the DotSauce Network) as well as some advertising space.

Get Expired Domain Lists

DNXPERT has a regular expired domain email newsletter where John shares lists of domains that have recently become available to register.

By signing up now for this newsletter you are automatically entered to win many great prizes.

Yet Another Giveaway…

While we’re on the topic of prize giveaways, DotSauce is having one too!
Click here for details on winning my Sony CyberShot Digital Camera.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

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