Archive for May, 2010
Fly Fishing Books
Today starts a series of posts which I have decided to publish as a how-to / starter guide for new domainers. It will be a start to finish diary of how to develop a hand registered domain and turn it into a revenue-earning site. The step by step series of posts will demonstrate a scalable development process which can be replicated across any amount of domains and is designed to maximise the earning potential of your domain name portfolio. › Continue reading
Stumbleupon your domains
On Saturday I started using Stumbleupon.com to share my domains posts and it has had great results. Although I’ve heard of Stumbleupon and known about it for years I’ve never really used it to it’s full potential and following a few hours checking the site out in more detail and figuring out exactly how it could work for me I have managed to generate an extra 79 unique visitors to 3ac.co.uk which isn’t a huge amount but more importantly, 9 domain name registrations! Effectively clicking the stumbleupon button 3 times in 3 days has earned me an extra 9 x £2.50 = £22.50 …not too shabby… › Continue reading
A poor week for domains
In this weeks domain name sales update we have pretty crap selection in the top ten. If I’m honest I’m pretty disappointed with the quality of the domains and amazed that some of them reached the prices they did. But who am I to point the finger, one mans crap is another mans gold. So let’s see what when on in the world of the top ten domain name sales. › Continue reading
Google is playing me up
It appears that Google has developed a sense on humour and is enjoying playing me up. For the second time this month I have checked 3ac.co.uk’s position on Google UK for the keywords “domains” and for second time it has placed me on the first page briefly before returning me back to the top of the 3rd? › Continue reading
Sex.com – The legendary domain to be sold
It’s official. The owners of the legendary domain Sex.com and it creditors have reached an agreement to sell the domain via Sedo.com. The failed company Escom LLC which reportedly owes more than $10m to various creditors (See Reuters Report) will be auctioning off the domain in an attempt to clear its debts under Section 336 of the Bankruptcy Code. › Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I'm Gary Taylor. I have bought and sold domain names since 2002. In January 2008 I won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Midlands Business Awards. I have been featured on sites like Mortgage Strategy, speak at events like Think Visibility and SAScon and develop sites like Rottweilers.co.uk and South Africa. I am a Director of One Result and head up all aspects of SEO, Project Management and Internal Operations. I live in Birmingham with my dog Alfie and love to play the guitar. You can follow me on Twitter or connect with me on Linked In.
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