The Leaders Path

Episode 23: Adam Dicker - Domains for Dollars and Online Business

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Adam Dicker

We had Adam Dicker on our show and he provided some valuable information on the Topics of Domain Name investing, buying and selling, Starting and growing online businesses.

Adam was a wonderful person and just loaded us up with Golden Nuggets today.

 

 

 

Who's Adam Dicker

Adam is a lifelong entrepreneur who at age 18 received a $100,000 job offer while he was just beginning university. He got online in 1985, right after he got his first Macintosh computer and in 1989, he ran a large computer store in Toronto. He did this until 1994 when he started his own Internet Service provider. After that Adam was hooked on the Internet.

He registered his first domain name in 1996 and Adam is one of a small group of individuals to sell a domain name for seven figures. In 2003 Adam purchased DNForum.com, which is now the most popular domain name forum on the Internet.

Domain Name Investing
  • Buying the right name is important. Buy one that would sell.
  • Easy to Type & Spell
  • Pass the Podcast/Radio Test - must sound good and easy to pronounce or say
  • Short - It should be as short as possible and meet the other tests
  • Use Keywords that describe the business, what you do, sell, etc.
  • Avoid Numbers & Hyphens - people will forget to add hyphens or do numbers wrong
  • Be Memorable - It should be something that sticks, is easy to remember
  • Register Business Name as Domain Name when you start the business.
  • No Trademarks - Don't use a trademarked name in your domain name - Heavy Fines and loss of income
    • Online Businesses  Website Tips
    • On Page SEO
    • Off Page SEO
    • use Dashes, not Underscores/underbars
    • Acquire your social media names
    • Contact Forms on website - Don't use email on site (will get spammed)
    • Describe Product on main page - what you are selling
    • Alt Image Tags on pictures. Google will read and use for SEO
    • Record video, post on YouTube - everything is transcribed and used in searching
    • Fiverr.com - can get services for Social Media, Press Releases, etc. for $5.00
      • Time Management for Goal Getters

      Morning Routine - Start your day doing these:

      1. Revenue Effecting things first
      2. Customer Service things next - effects revenue
      3. Non-Revenue generating tasks

        4. Treat every day as a separate day - Have a goal to earn $$ per day, each day

        Bell on Desk - Keeps a bell on his desk to ring when he reaches his goal each day

        Consistency in Daily "office" routine. Come into the office at the same time each day

        Adam's Quote

        Show me a good loser and I'll show you a loser.  -- Donald Trump

        Adam's Recommended Books

        Body Language by Julius Fast

        This book teaches you to understand the language of your people.

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        Adam's Contact Information:

        Listen to the Podcast to learn how to contact Adam at his email address and his Cell Phone number.

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