Edmund Pelgen

Today I came across an interesting Domain sorting tool called Namecatch.com.  I’ve been looking at a number of services including Domain Samurai, and Domainer Income and what’s interesting about Namecatch is that it is free.  Probably one to have a look at.  I’ll report back once I have had more of an opportunity to play with it.

If you are interested in domain acquisition for development and resale I’d suggest heading over to the Trading Websites Blog which is run by @dannybatelic.  I met Danny in Melbourne at Ed Dale’s Coming Home conference and his story is inspiring.  A top bloke!

@chrispahor, one of my associates at Traffika just posted a blog post about Foursquare and how your business can use it.  Foursquare is the leading location based social network that is seeing awesome growth.  It’s potential is being exploited by progressive retailers looking for ways to create engagement with location based marketing efforts.

To quote Chris’s post:

“Have you checked in on Foursquare?”. Now there’s a question that would have made absolutely no sense to you and me up until last year, and may still make no sense to you today. I remember foursquare as the style of handball we used to play at school, however this is question is being asked more frequently and more excitedly in Australia as it gains popularity. [...]

I recently wrote a blog post on the Traffika Digital Marketing Blog where I talked about a checklist for domain acquisition.  I wrote it because I made a ton of mistakes when first getting into domain acquisition and I see people making the same mistakes time and again.

The reality is if you understand the real reasons why you are buying a domain and you have a bigger picture in mind as to how you will use the domain then your set.

People waste money on domain when they buy for vanity or for reasons they can’t really eleborate on apart from “It may be worth millions one day”.

You can read about my Domain Acquisition Checklist on the Traffika Blog.