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I wrote a quick recap of my first ever NamesCon.  I don’t like spending money, and for me, this trip was a luxury.  Was awesome to bring my son, Jackson (15) with me and spend some quality time with him.

Other notes

This was a topic that came up at NamesCon quite a bit. James Booth talked about sending an initial email then calling on the phone.  And be persistent and use a British accent, of course.

I heard others talking about using LinkedIn messaging, sending letters via postal mail (snail mail).  These aren’t bad ideas if you’re looking to liquidate your domains.

The issue I have is that I think this will cause you to get a lower price, it stinks of desperation.  Of course, perhaps I am wrong.  With domains, I think people need to understand the value themselves. When they do, if you own good domain names, then you will have leverage.

I’m going to rant for a moment.  Experience domain investors will tell you that your domains suck, that you’re doing it wrong, and some of them will laugh and maybe even ignore you. Do you anyways.

I haven’t added any content to the site since the original 10 articles.  One article is drawing some interest, though it’s a “seasonal interest” site.  Progress is extremely slow.  I’m working on making time to add some more content in coming weeks – probably 1 article every 2 weeks or so, and see how that goes.

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Segment 1: What I've Been Into Recently

Quite frankly, I’m disgusted at the pricing on auction sites, domain names seem overpriced.  I’m going to start pursuing more private purchases. If you have a domain you’d like to sell, reach out to me.

In today's episode I veer off the normal template and freestyle a bit where I talk about being consumed by my latest domain investing project, building an Amazon Affiliate niche site and writing an ebook that I'll sell in pdf form on the same website.  This falls within the realm of domain investing since domainers do 3 things to make money on domains:

In segment two I discuss how doing everyday domain investing things like reviewing daily expiring domains is getting squeezed out while I've been focused on the niche site.  I did buy two domains in the last month (planfully.com and islandpack.com), and lamented that I haven't made time to list them on my website or put landing pages up yet.  Finally, I discuss some of the other things going on in my life like coaching 2 youth basketball teams, working to maintain the infrastructure at our local youth league, and a problem I had with Hootsuite.  I also mention a recent article I published on JasonOfFlorida.com that contained an interview with Domain King Rick Schwartz.

Show Links:

1.  https://www.humanproofdesigns.com/

In this episode I discuss a recent tweet by the Domain King Rick Schwartz and why it really caught my eye. His knowledge and experience as a domain investor and marketer is something you should pay attention to because you could could learn.

But more, you could also find some great domains listed at great prices. A short disclaimer, I do not know the domain king, nor have I ever met him, and this podcast surely isn't sponsored by him. As a new domain investor, it's good to look to the women and men who are leaders in the industry and soak up all you can. I also talk about how his listing his domains for lease could be a future market trend.

Finally, I review the three domains I own that I like least. I tell you why I don't like these domain names, even though they could be a great fit for the right user.

Question posed during the show: "would you offer a domain name to Rick at a discounted price for 90 minutes via twitter?"  I'd love to hear your replies.

Rick's tweet discussed

article "Domain King Rick Schwartz Sets New Standard for Domain Investors"

Rick's Blog

Domain King Blog

Domain Sherpa Podcast - November 18, 2019

Follow me on Twitter/Instagram/LinkedIn/Facebook/Pinterest: JasonOfFlorida

In this episode I will discuss the hidden costs the domain investor incurs. These costs are outside the scope of the registration fee or purchase price, renewal fees and the basic cost of time.  These costs include leveraging domain name management tool Efty.com as well as social media manager hootsuite.  As part of the discussion, I talk briefly about recently leveraging my teenage son to be my social media manager.  I also talk about the Domain King Rick Schwartz recent blog post where he stated "Business is something you study and learn from. Business is one word......SALES! No sales....No Business. So if you don't like sales or selling, you don't belong in business."

I will also discuss my recent article "How to Buy a Domain Name: The Complete Domain Buyers Guide".  Lastly, I will discuss three of my recent domain name acquisitions coastkush.com, planfully.com and bewitched.io.  Head over to JasonOfFlorida.com for show notes and great resources for Domain Investors.  Thanks for listening!

In this episode I discuss a new page of my website where I added links to tools and resources for domain investors and web entrepreneurs, you can find that page here: https://jasonofflorida.com/domain-investing/tools/

Lastly, I discussed three of my domain names that I own - SquareWraps.com, adno.org, and NavalHomes.com.  I talked valuation, my asking prices (and how I arrived at them), landing pages, and Buy It Now for Make an Offer.

I recently wrote a standard operating procedure so that I could easily list my domains on the registrar, afternic.com, sedo.com, dan.com and where I also discuss using efty.com for my forsale landing pages.  I discuss 3 recent domain name acquisitions excontraining.com, huxul.com and redbarrier.com