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Colin
Pape, the founder of ShopCity.com,
a
company with a portfolio of over 8,000
developed “geo” domain names, will give the
keynote address at the 1st Annual Epik.com Domain
Developers Conference coming up September
15-17 in Seattle. Pape will deliver
his speech on September 16, starting at 1:30 pm
(U.S. Pacific Time) at the Bell
Harbor Conference Center Bay Auditorium.
Pape's speech will be followed by a live auction
featuring 100 developed websites. Both events
will be open to the public.
Pape’s
company built their portfolio into a network of
local Internet marketplaces such as ShopNewYork.com,
ShopBoston.com and ShopSeattle.com.
Each territory is licensed to local partners,
similar to a franchise model. The collection of
domains was assembled over a ten-year period by
merging the portfolios of three competing
companies.
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Colin
Pape will deliver keynote
speech at the 1st Annual Epik
Developers Conference Sept. 16 |
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Epik's
Chairman and CEO Rob Monster said, “Few people
understand the individual intricacies of both
domain names and domain development as well as
Colin Pape. As he has expertly demonstrated with
ShopCity.com, the power of descriptive domain
names, combined with the right domain
development platform has the potential to
generate significant, sustainable revenue. His
in-depth, hands-on knowledge makes him the
perfect Keynote Speaker for the Epik.com Domain
Developer Conference."
Monster
added that ShopCity's networked software
solution has enabled Pape to command hundreds of
thousands of dollars in licensing fees for a
domain name that would sell for much less on its
own.
“Domains
have tremendous inherent marketing value,
but unless you leverage that potential and
convert it to revenue, you’re missing out on 90%
of the benefit,” Pape said. “Domain
development is the process of creating the
applications, payment gateways, management and
reporting systems that work together to turn a
concept into a business that creates value that
can be measured and improved."
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The
Epik.com Developer Conference will
feature workshops covering the entire
domain development lifecycle. Another
highlight of the show is expected to be
a “domain swap meet” where owners
can trade domains as a way to expand
specific areas of their domain
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Pape
said, “I’m honored to speak to a group of
domain investors who’ve made the commitment to
move beyond parking. Domain development improves
the user-experience, increases the value of the
domain, and enhances the perception of the
domain industry."
For
more information about the Epik Developer
Conference, visit http://Epik.com/Conf.
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