My good friend John Motson of DNXpert.com has just released his new e-book, the Domaining Manifesto. In the book, John shares his secrets of successful domaining - “the business of buying, selling, developing, and monetizing Internet domain names.”
If you’re interested in building an impressive domain portfolio to generate a guaranteed steady stream of income, this book will teach you everything you need to know.
I am about halfway through the Domaining Manifesto myself, and I’m very impressed. The book is written in easy to understand language that is perfect for beginners as well as those more experienced in the business of domaining. It is well worth the investment.
For more information on the Domaining Manifesto, or to purchase the book, click here. By entering coupon code tish, you’ll receive a discount of $10 off the retail price of $57.
December 14th, 2007 at 8:43 am
I’m sorry to say this because he’s your friend, but hijacking and sitting on domain names is not much better than buying up tickets to an event at face value and scalping them later at exorbitant mark-ups. I know the recent Hannah Montana concerts made this problem really prominent, as lots of young girls whose parents could’ve afforded the face value prices had to disappoint their kids because unscrupulous ticket brokers snatched up 100’s and 1000’s of tickets at a time to resell at 1000%+ markups.
As an internet professional who’s ran up against this several times with domain name hijacking (a particular domain name I was interested in had been bought by someone who had no need or interest in that particular name, and their price was way out of my range), I consider it shady and rather unethical. I’d be interested in your opinion on it…
December 14th, 2007 at 9:16 am
I read that as:
“Dominating Manifesto”…
“..his secrets of successful dominating..”
Man. I’m bummed now that I’ve read it the RIGHT way.
December 14th, 2007 at 10:25 am
I am fascinated by John’s book, as it gives an in depth look at domain names in general – not just at how to profit from them. I have picked up some great information that will prove valuable when dealing with my current three domain names, as well as any new ones I may decide to acquire. At this point in time, I have no plans of entering the domaining business; however, I will gladly support John in his endeavors.
Living in a capitalistic society, we are motivated by money. We may not all be motivated to do what John does, but we should understand that he has every right to do it. That’s capitalism, folks! Whether you’re buying at wholesale and selling at retail, scalping concert tickets, or selling lemonade on a street corner, the ultimate goal is to turn a profit. I am happy to live in this land of opportunity, where the rich are separated from the poor merely by ideas and ambition. It’s survival of the fittest, and domainers like John Motson continue to rise to the top of food chain – not because they are preying on those less fortunate, but because they see opportunities and take them.
I know that my opinion differs from many of yours, but I hope you’ll understand that it’s nothing personal. I respect anyone who has an opinion to voice and can back it up.
December 14th, 2007 at 2:56 pm
[...] people now considering John Motson to be a domain name hijacker? From what I hear, he it the guy that goes around and sniffs out domain names that are about to [...]
December 14th, 2007 at 3:02 pm
Uh-oh, Tish. Your geek is showing. LOL. Seriously this sounds like a good read. I may have to read this sometime when I try and get serious about maybe making some money.
December 14th, 2007 at 4:23 pm
Hi Tish,
Thanks for putting up a review of my book.
I think some of the people misunderstand the concept of my book.
Talking about expired domains and grabbing them is only a portion of what I do in the book.
For example, I explain how to avoid banned domains and domains with fake ranking - information which can be used by anyone wanting to buy a domain for a website.
I explain domain grabbing ( upon expiry ) which again, can be used by a person that wants to start a website.
If I were looking for a football domain, for a football website I want to start, I would surely like to grab football.com ahead of anyone else. Imagine putting your site up on that as opposed to something like johnsfootballsite.com.
Whether you like it or not, domain power transcends the simplistic view many people promote that domainers are money grabbing scavengers.
John
December 31st, 2007 at 4:30 pm
Hi,
Domain names are the Virtual Real Estate of today. How is buying a desirable domain name and holding it for appreciation any different than buying a piece of desired real estate and holding on to it for resale at a profit. If the owner of the real estate didn’t develop the property - he wanted to sell it undeveloped - no one would call him a real estate squatter- they’d call him a shrewd businessman. Just because someone didn’t recognize the value and buy the name for his own purposes is no reason to start calling names.
It’s a little different when someone is trying to take advantage of a trademarked or corporate name - either through typos, other extensions, etc. I would consider that unethical. But I don’t think that is what John is talking about.
Have a great New Year.
All the best,
Ted Sudol