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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
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NamePros
Auctions Raise Money for Medical Emergency -
Nominations Open for Domainer's Choice Awards +
Domains Loom Large at Medium.com
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I
have several things
to share with you today. First, I
got a note from NamePros.com
forum administrator Eric Lyon
telling me about a dire medical
situation involving the wife
of veteran domain investor Rami
Steitiyeh. Unfortunately dire
medical situations also often create
dire financial circumstances,
creating a disastrous double
whammy for those involved, and
such is the case here. The bottom
line is Rami's wife is battling a
potentially fatal Hepatitis C
infection that will cost well into
six figures to treat. Rami shares
all of the details and documentation
on this
page at GoGetFunding.com.
In
addition to the crowd funding effort
and taking out a large bank loan,
Rami is trying to liquidate
his entire domain portfolio as soon
as possible to raise funds needed to
help meet the medical
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Rami
Steitiyeh and his wife in
happier times.
(Profile picture from Rami's
Facebook community page)
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bills.
With his wife's condition
deteriorating daily, time is of the
essence. That's why the NamePros
forum stepped in and offered to run
a series
of live and standard auctions
(with no commissions or auction fees
of any kind of) to expedite the
effort. If you are in a position to
help with any of the fundraising
efforts or by simply spreading the
word, the Steitiyeh family could certainly
use that help now.
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On
another front, the Domainer's
Choice Awards
are officially back for 2015
with nominations
for this year's award having
opened today. You will find
the complete list of 2015
Award categories
here (and you
can see a list of 2014
winners here).
All
nominations have to be in by
October 1, 2015 and you must
register during the
nomination stage if you
want to vote in the final
balloting to choose the
award winners. The final voting
will be handled by a third party
company - Votenet.com
- who requires a list of voters before the election
itself goes live. To compile
that list your email address
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needed
when you place your
nominations but DCA promises
your information will never be released to
any third party for advertising purposes.
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One
final note, Morgan
Linton,
the FashionMetric.com
Co-Founder who will
be the keynote
speaker at THE
Domain Conference
later this month,
has authored a new article
on domains that is
getting a lot of attention
at Medium.com.
The piece, titled
"What
Every Startup
Founder Should Know
About Buying Domain
Names"
is aimed at one of
the most active
groups of end users
(highly desired
buyers that sellers
want to reach most
because end users
will typically pay
more to get a
particular name for
their enterprise
than less motivated
buyers will).
This
is the kind of
comprehensive
well-written educational
piece - distributed
on an a very widely
read platform
- that is a huge
help in building
a better
understanding of the
high inherent value
of quality domain
assets in the
mainstream business
community. It is one
worth bookmarking
and sharing with
potential buyers
who, like all smart
buyers, want to know
they are making a good
purchase decision
based on sound
business principals. |
Morgan
Linton
Co-Founder,
FashionMetric.com |
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For
inexperienced
buyers, knowing how
to buy a name
is just as important
as knowing what to
pay. To many, buying
on the aftermarket
appears to be a very
arcane and daunting
process but Morgan
addresses how to do
that as well in an article
that will be
referred to over and
over for a long time
to come. |
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(Posted
September 15, 2015)
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