For many years, while serving as President of the Associated Cities and GeoPublishers trade associations, I freely shared our development and monetization strategies with members — and frankly, with almost anyone who asked. 𝗔𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗽 […]

Yesterday, USDA announced a series of major initiatives affecting American ranchers, independent meat processors and the way beef can reach consumers. For anyone thinking about the future of Beef.com, one provision jumped off the page at me: 𝗨𝗦𝗗𝗔 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀. Today, many […]

Companies often look at a premium domain and ask: “Do we really need this?” That may be the wrong question. The better questions are: “What happens if our strongest competitor buys it instead? Can we really afford to compete against them? Will our revenue and market share be negatively affected?” We all know the answers. […]

𝗜𝗧 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗖𝗔𝗡’𝗧 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗙.𝗖𝗢𝗠. AI is extraordinary. I use it in many ways every day. It can build websites, write content, design campaigns, automate service, create software and help launch new businesses faster than ever before. But that is exactly why I believe iconic digital brands may become more valuable in the AI […]

With several seven-figure digital brands now in late-stage negotiations, I decided it was time to take a short break from the serious deal flow and have a little fun with a new acquisition: Offster.com The more I look at it, the more possibilities I see. It’s short. Memorable. Easy to say. Easy to spell. And […]

𝗥𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗱𝗵.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗱.𝗰𝗼𝗺 Riyadh.com represents one of the most important capitals in the Middle East and a city increasingly associated with investment, finance, technology, tourism, real estate, entertainment and global business. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀: • Destination marketing • Business & investment • Real estate & relocation • Hotels, travel & tourism • News & media […]

𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗟𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆.𝗻𝗲𝘁 — $𝟳𝟱,𝟬𝟬𝟬 🏅 THE OLYMPICS ARE COMING BACK. The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games return to Utah in 2034, with Salt Lake City at the center of the global spotlight. Organizers emphasize that venues are within roughly […]

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 + 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. And I cannot think of a more interesting time to launch a new independent digital publication serving London. London today sits at the center of some of the most consequential debates in Britain: Immigration. Housing. Politics. Public safety. Protest. Religion. Cost of living. Development. Free […]

Some domain names describe a business. Others can define the category. DesignerOverstock.com is an exceptionally commercial .com positioned at the intersection of designer brands, premium merchandise, excess inventory, closeouts, outlet retail and e-commerce. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸.𝗰𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘁, 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝘅𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 $𝟭𝟬𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀. The […]

I’m going to be very direct. FRI.com is a rare, three-letter .COM — and the price has just been reduced from the low seven figures to $750,000. Three-letter .COMs are finite. Strong, memorable, meaningful three-letter .COMs are even rarer. FRI.com 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚. FRI.com 𝙁𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙠. 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. 𝗙𝗥𝗜 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 […]