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The startup community LOVES .io domain names. Never heard of .io and don't believe me? Today's Sherpa will convince you, as well as share a method to value .io domain names for end users. Then, he shows you how to find, contact and sell your newly acquired .io domain names without being an @$$hole.

Excuses take away your choices, they take away your control...they are holding you back. You can be better. Today's the day to get off your but.

There are three ways to determine if a domain name has type-in traffic: real data, estimated data, and historical data. In today's tutorial, I show you exactly how to determine if a domain name has type-in traffic with the tools I trust.

(Aired Jun 20, 2016) Extract.com, Seed.cc, Popup.io, TRRC.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; and much more.

(Aired June 13, 2016) 10k .XYZs, Atomizer.com, MindWorks.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: We get to know the entire DSAD.com (DomainShane) crew; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; and much more.

In this interview, David Weslow describes the three steps you can take to recover your domain name before it’s too late. He also discusses the six steps you need to take to prevent a domain name theft from occurring in the first place.

(Aired May 23, 2016) GlobeTrotter.com, LoveAndMoney.com and One Sherpa Took a Bye, HealthData.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; and much more.

DNSeattle took place on Thursday, May 12, 2016 at GoDaddy's headquarters in Kirkland, Washington, just North of Seattle. More than 90 attendees met, networked and learned about domain name liquidity during this live panel session with Jeffrey Emerick (Brand Bucket), Dave Evanson (Sedo) and Joe Styler (GoDaddy).

With the success of his first business, John Colascione parlayed his readership and revenue into an ownership stake in LongIsland.com and now serves more than one million readers per month across his Long Island Media network. And in 2016, they're on track to generate $1.5 million in revenue. In this interview, we discuss his business model, how he structures advertising packages and his sales force, how he uses social media to his advantage, and advice he has for other geographic publishers.

(Aired May 2, 2016) AIX.com, FastFunds.com, LLL.xyz, Ecofund.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; and much more.

Luke Webster started his shaving business on a single, niche, exact-match domain name: VintageStraightRazor.com. But he executed day in and day out and reinvested profits. Today his venture, now called The Grooming Network, sells razors and blades of all types, soaps, brushes, cologne, and more. We find out how his revenue has grown, what his vision is for the next few years, and how domain names, a "club" model and content marketing are going to play important roles in future growth.

(Aired Apr 18, 2016) DogEatDog.com, PTY.com, CashQuick.com, DallasBroker.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; the "Name That Price" game gets some surprising results.

On today's DomainSherpa interview, we discuss content marketing with Joe Pulizzi, the person who coined the phrase and the world's leading expert on the topic. We also discuss why he passed up the opportunity to buy ContentMarketing.com, whether he regrets it, and what it would have taken to close a deal when it was offered to him. It's an interesting case study on pairing exact-match domain names with the best end user of the domain name.

Learn how to setup landing pages (with or without advertising), how submitted inquiries become leads, how to use Uniregistry’s customer relationship management system (for free), and how you can take advantage of their exceptional brokerage team. We also ask how the data is treated, and whether you have to share information.

This Profitable Flip might never have happened if George Adu wasn't always thinking one step ahead and anticipating the customer's needs. Because of his customer focus, Adu’s $217.50 purchase on eBay.com led to a $15,500 sale about 12 months later. Learn how his tactics (one of which was rather risky) turned into not only a sale, but also an ongoing relationship that continued after the sale due to the trust he built with his customer.

(Aired Mar 21, 2016) Flawless.com, EdibleFlowers.com, KitchenSolutions.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; the "Name That Price" game gets some surprising results.

(Aired Mar 14, 2016) CLI.com, LZC.co, XXHX.com, CNADegree.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; the "Name That Price" game gets some surprising results.

Even with my portfolio of only a few hundred domain names, every month I debate which to renew, which to let expire, which to sell and how best to sell them. I find myself going back and forth on which criteria are important in analyzing the portfolio, and worrying that I'm going to drop a domain name of value. In today’s interview, we find out how an investor with 22,000 domain names manages his portfolio, including what process, metrics and tools he uses.

(Aired Feb 29, 2016) SkiSchool,com, GoodWeed.com, VRVG.com, 200x6N.com, SSSE.com - Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! In this show: The Sherpas share their recent purchases; An new investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised; Domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued; the "Name That Price" game gets some surprising results.

If you want to know how the domain name expiration process works in detail, you need to watch today's show with Chris Ambler. Chris studied the process in detail when he built the drop catching service for eNom, which later became part of NameJet.