There has been a lot of hot air about the Colombian extension .co. Some want you to believe that it's the next big thing. The reality is that .co stands for the country code of Colombia and it has no credibility whatsoever. Only suckers will set up a business with a Colombian extension.

Amazing how many people believe that the extension .me stands for "me". In reality, .me stands for the country code of Montenegro and it has no credibility whatsoever. Only suckers will set up a business with a Montenegro extension.

Not long ago some domainers were trying to convince others that the new extension ".cm" was going to be the biggest thing after .com. The sad reality is that ".cm" stands for the country code of Cameroon! Zero credibility and confidence, but perfect for suckers.

If you don't want to be a sucker, don't believe all the stories you read about other extensions that are going to be better and bigger than .com. They are only for the people that missed the boat and didn't secure a proper .com. Let the suckers have these extensions and stick to the best one the .com

Advice

Online publishing is the future of publishing. This is where the money is.

Print publishing is the past, and online publishing is the future. Some print publishers try to survive but it won't take long before they will give up or will be forced to give up.

The Internet is where publishing will prosper because it makes sense. People want fresh news and up to date information. Online publishing is perfect for this. With print, it is often old news, things that happened before. Rarely anything fresh. There is a small demand for old information that could still be useful, but people have a much bigger appetite for fresh news and for online publishing.

Gambling domain names are a great investment. Get a piece of the action

A quality gambling generic dot com domain name is a truly great investment right now. New markets are opening up around the world, both land-based and online, and your investment should only appreciate in value.

The world economy is in trouble in most countries, and the more problems they have, and the more gambling comes out as a good source of revenues. Some form of gambling thrives when the economy is booming, but most are doing fantastic business when things are bad. It's natural for people to have hopes, and in hard times, gambling can offer what is missing elsewhere.

How to negotiate the acquisition of a quality domain name

Buyers have all sorts of ideas on the best tactics to use to acquire a quality domain name. The reality is that the majority of these ideas do not work and have no chance of ever working.

Some buyers are convinced that a seller should be interested in an offer, any offer. These buyers wrongly feel that they are doing a favor to the seller. Nothing could be further from the truth. Many sellers of quality domain name have domain names that they are not even interested to sell. They may consider selling if they see a serious offer. Nothing else will convince a seller to part with a good quality domain name.

Negotiation tactics to avoid when buying a domain name

Buyers are free to dream. Some buyers try deceptive tactics when trying to buy a quality domain name. They will invent stories one less credible than the next. These buyers are convinced that a good story will influence the seller, and they will be able to buy a quality domain name for a fraction of its true value. A buyer that uses one of these tricks only makes things worse.

Experience has shown that a seller could not care less about the stories invented by a buyer. If the seller gets an acceptable figure he may sell the domain name, and if the figure is too low he won't. It is as simple as this. Stories invented by buyers have no influence on the seller.

How to properly communicate with a seller and things to avoid

Buying a good quality domain name is no different from buying other things. You need to keep the communication line open and keep the deal live.

The more you communicate with the seller and the more likely you will achieve what you want. Some buyers think the opposite and they are wrong, because a seller will very quickly lose interest if it's one way communication, and nobody answers at the other end. The majority of sellers will give up after a single e-mail that remains unanswered. If you have any doubt about this just test it and you will see for yourself.

How much should you offer for a quality dot com domain name?

There is no doubt that making an offer in your first e-mail is the best tactic to acquire the domain name you want. The question is to know how much should you offer?

Buyers use different tactics, but the one that works the best is to make an offer as close as possible to the maximum figure you can pay. Some buyers prefer to start low or very low hoping they will be able to "steal" the domain name for "peanuts". It would be very surprising that this tactic works today, and every indication points to the opposite. The buyer will not get a reply, or will not be able to get the domain name. It is nice to dream, but realistically, the chances to acquire a high quality dot com domain name for "peanuts" is virtually nil.

Right tactics when buying a domain name

If you are serious about buying a good quality dot com domain name the best approach is to make your serious offer in your first e-mail. This produces the highest results, and by far.

Most sellers are busy and they will judge you by your first e-mail. If they don't feel that you are the right buyer they will simply delete your e-mail, and won't bother to answer it. This is why your first e-mail is most important.

Good approach to buy a domain name

If you are serious about buying a quality domain name there are a number of things you need to do properly if you want to succeed.

The first e-mail is most important. If it's right you can negotiate the purchase and succeed. If not, you wasted your time and you probably won't even get a reply and you won't get the domain name.

The approach that works the best is to make a serious offer with a figure in your first e-mail. Give the seller something to think about. It's normal that you try to acquire the domain name for a good price, but do not push your luck too far because you will probably get nothing at all.

Country code top level domain names

Countries have their own local domain name extensions, and these are more suitable for doing business with a particular country. If you are serious about your business, you should not waste your time and money with these local domain names. Why only do business with one country, instead of doing business with the whole world?

Develop your Domains

The reality is that developing your domain names is the best and most profitable idea. A properly developed site can easily generate hundreds or thousands of times more money than the same domain name parked. Parking is actually the worse option you can choose if you have quality domain names.

Quality domain names

Smart investment

With a domain name the choice is clear, and you don't get a second chance. You either grab the best ones, or let your competitors do it. You either want to be the leader, or the weak follower that will never catch up, because you couldn't take the right decision at the right time.

Importance of the name for online gambling

Permission to publish this article courtesy of GamblingMagazine.com

Most land-based operators and online gambling operators have the wrong domain names for online gambling, and it’s surprising knowing that the name can make or break a business.

A lot of changes are taking place in the gambling world, and this trend will accelerate as land-based operators around the world struggle to survive with declining revenues, less players and visitors, and huge debts.

Hyphenated (dashes) domain names

The main disadvantage is that it's too easy to forget the hyphens (dashes) when typing the domain name and to make errors, and most users will end up in your competitor's sites. It is also a pain, and users don't like to waste their time. Amateurs buy and register domain names with multiple hyphens, and they aggravate the easy errors user will make when trying to find them.

Unnecessary words in a domain name

Adding up unnecessary words, numbers, or characters.

Another serious mistake made by amateurs when buying or registering a domain name is to add up unnecessary words or numbers or characters. They do this because the quality domain names with one and two words are already taken. Amateurs think that it's a good strategy and they feel they are very smart, but they are wrong, and couldn't be more wrong.

Dangerous appraisals

A little learning or knowledge is a dangerous thing

A tiny amount of knowledge causes appraisers and companies issuing these worthless appraisals to think they are more expert than they really are. The most deeply ignorant are dangerous, because they either don't know that they are ignorant and incompetent, or they know it, and don't want to admit it. It's often both.

Be aware of copies

There are a few obvious warning sings:

The warning sign is obvious and clear when the site decides to cheat by not doing the right thing. They usually copy a good domain name from someone else by adding an extra word, or hyphens, or other tricks to deceive and confuse users and misrepresent themselves.

Bad domain names

Don't expect users to remember bad domain names because they won't. Your competitors will get the business and you will lose the sales.

It's amazing to see how many people register and buy useless and bizarre domain names that users will never trust or remember. These useless and worthless domain names are for amateurs or suckers, but not for anyone taking business seriously. If you want to make money, serious money, big money, you need to best domain names you can afford.

Domain name abbreviations can get you in troubles

Avoid abbreviations

Avoid abbreviations within your domain name

Well known companies that have huge advertising budgets can get away with using abbreviations within their domain names. The others can't, and it should be avoided because it will be difficult for users to remember the domain name and to find the site.

Worthless domain name appraisals are for suckers

Appraisal's credibility

There is a total lack of credibility in the large majority of appraisals

The fact is that the persons and companies that issue domain name appraisals have no knowledge whatsoever of the industry where the domain name will be used. Their knowledge is usually too general and pretty close to zero when it comes to a specific industry. They know what the general public already knows, but they don't have the proper knowledge of the industry that is essential to produce a proper and realistic appraisal.

Domain name appraisal with high standards

Appraisal standards

For good and high quality domain names only the highest quality standards should be used

You should make no compromise on the appraisal standards: