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I recently found out about a new platform launched by Frank Aiello called BrokersCrowd to help domain brokers connect with each other with the goal of creating more liquidity. While I know brokers will often connect with each other at conferences or ping each other on places like Twitter or Forums like NamePros I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dedicated platform just for domain brokers THE ARABIAN CAMEL NFT PROJECT MADE A STELLAR MOVE WITH The Arabian Camel NFT project made a stellar move with Bored Apes. by Morgan on May 27, 2021. Okay, before I dive into what I’m going to write about I just have to say, if you told me I would have a blog post with this headline six months ago I say – you’ve lost your mind! Today, this blog post makes sense to a lot of people, but if you ETHLINGS MAY HAVE JUST BECOME THE HOTTEST NEW NFT PROJECT Ethlings may have just become the hottest new NFT project in a matter of hours. by Morgan on May 28, 2021. I woke up this morning and I had never heard of Ethlings, now my Twitter feed is filled with buzz about this new NFT project and it only seems to be accelerating. THREE NFT PROJECTS I’M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT Three NFT Projects I’m really excited about. by Morgan on May 6, 2021. As many of you who follow me on Twitter know, I’ve been having a lot of fun exploring the NFT space. When I started in crypto back in 2017, the two cryptos I focused on were BTC and ETH. What I always found so promising about Ethereum was the fact that it had real THE BORED APE YACHT CLUB NFTS SOLD OUT IN 12 HOURS AND HIT The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold out in 12 hours and hit CryptoPunk pricing. by Morgan on May 2, 2021. As many of you know by now, I’ve been getting more and more interested in NFTs and investing in a handful of them that I think are promising. Last week I wrote an article about how I spent $1,000 on a pixelated cartoon ape, and todayI’m
WATCH OUT FOR THIS CHINA REGISTRY .CN DOMAIN NAME SCAM Watch out for this China Registry .CN domain name scam. by Morgan on November 20, 2020. Last week I got a strange email from someone named Zhifa Ning (ningzhifa@outlook.com) who told me they were going to register my first and last name in .cn, .net.cn, .org.cn, apparently they are very important to them. Here’s the email: WHAT IS THE BEST BREAD TO USE FOR BREAD PUDDING? AND DO On Friday I reached out to the Twitterverse for some inspiration on what my blog post should be about that day. I received two responses, the first, was to discuss domain parking, the second was to write about what bread is the best for bread pudding. A BUNCH OF EMOJI .Y.AT DOMAINS JUST SOLD FOR $30,000+ AND A bunch of emoji .y.at domains just sold for $30,000+ and I’m confused. by Morgan on April 5, 2021. Okay, so I’m not purposely trying to become the anti-emoji domain guy. Just to be clear, I love emojis, I use them in my text messages, in my WhatsApp messages, in my emails, emojis are my jam. But as a normal (ish) consumer/person I amyet
I JUST CREATED MY FIRST NFT AND LISTED IT ON OPENSEA.IO Well it’s official, I now have a piece of NFT art, created by me, listed for sale on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace. The whole process has been fascinating and more than anything, it has been fun to get in touch with my artistic side more. SIX MONTHS AFTER RAISING $260M, THRAS.IO RAISES ANOTHER $500M It’s safe to say Thras.io has carved out one heck of a niche for themselves, and after generating more than $500M in sales (with $100M in profit) in 2020, the company is getting ready to even more growth in 2021.. Thras.io has a very interesting business model – they buy existing Amazon businesses and then grow them. Essentially what Thras.io has been able to do is systematize theMORGANLINTON.COM
I recently found out about a new platform launched by Frank Aiello called BrokersCrowd to help domain brokers connect with each other with the goal of creating more liquidity. While I know brokers will often connect with each other at conferences or ping each other on places like Twitter or Forums like NamePros I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dedicated platform just for domain brokers THE ARABIAN CAMEL NFT PROJECT MADE A STELLAR MOVE WITH The Arabian Camel NFT project made a stellar move with Bored Apes. by Morgan on May 27, 2021. Okay, before I dive into what I’m going to write about I just have to say, if you told me I would have a blog post with this headline six months ago I say – you’ve lost your mind! Today, this blog post makes sense to a lot of people, but if you ETHLINGS MAY HAVE JUST BECOME THE HOTTEST NEW NFT PROJECT Ethlings may have just become the hottest new NFT project in a matter of hours. by Morgan on May 28, 2021. I woke up this morning and I had never heard of Ethlings, now my Twitter feed is filled with buzz about this new NFT project and it only seems to be accelerating. THREE NFT PROJECTS I’M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT Three NFT Projects I’m really excited about. by Morgan on May 6, 2021. As many of you who follow me on Twitter know, I’ve been having a lot of fun exploring the NFT space. When I started in crypto back in 2017, the two cryptos I focused on were BTC and ETH. What I always found so promising about Ethereum was the fact that it had real THE BORED APE YACHT CLUB NFTS SOLD OUT IN 12 HOURS AND HIT The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold out in 12 hours and hit CryptoPunk pricing. by Morgan on May 2, 2021. As many of you know by now, I’ve been getting more and more interested in NFTs and investing in a handful of them that I think are promising. Last week I wrote an article about how I spent $1,000 on a pixelated cartoon ape, and todayI’m
WATCH OUT FOR THIS CHINA REGISTRY .CN DOMAIN NAME SCAM Watch out for this China Registry .CN domain name scam. by Morgan on November 20, 2020. Last week I got a strange email from someone named Zhifa Ning (ningzhifa@outlook.com) who told me they were going to register my first and last name in .cn, .net.cn, .org.cn, apparently they are very important to them. Here’s the email: WHAT IS THE BEST BREAD TO USE FOR BREAD PUDDING? AND DO On Friday I reached out to the Twitterverse for some inspiration on what my blog post should be about that day. I received two responses, the first, was to discuss domain parking, the second was to write about what bread is the best for bread pudding. A BUNCH OF EMOJI .Y.AT DOMAINS JUST SOLD FOR $30,000+ AND A bunch of emoji .y.at domains just sold for $30,000+ and I’m confused. by Morgan on April 5, 2021. Okay, so I’m not purposely trying to become the anti-emoji domain guy. Just to be clear, I love emojis, I use them in my text messages, in my WhatsApp messages, in my emails, emojis are my jam. But as a normal (ish) consumer/person I amyet
I JUST CREATED MY FIRST NFT AND LISTED IT ON OPENSEA.IO Well it’s official, I now have a piece of NFT art, created by me, listed for sale on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace. The whole process has been fascinating and more than anything, it has been fun to get in touch with my artistic side more. SIX MONTHS AFTER RAISING $260M, THRAS.IO RAISES ANOTHER $500M It’s safe to say Thras.io has carved out one heck of a niche for themselves, and after generating more than $500M in sales (with $100M in profit) in 2020, the company is getting ready to even more growth in 2021.. Thras.io has a very interesting business model – they buy existing Amazon businesses and then grow them. Essentially what Thras.io has been able to do is systematize the HNSNAMECLAIM LAUNCHES TO HELP PEOPLE SNAG THEIR HANDSHAKE In the past I’ve written about some pretty cool things the Handshake community has been doing when it comes to gifting Handshake names.I ended up with morganlinton/ thanks to HandshakeJesus and on a recent Handshake Directors call I heard Mark Smith and others talking about building a platform focused specifically on gifting.. Well, fast-forward to today, or more like ten days BRANDBUCKET VS. SQUADHELP 20 hours ago · Earlier this week I received an email from a blog reader, she said she’s new to domain investing and wanted to list some of her domains for sale on a marketplace but didn’t know the differences between BrandBucket and Squadhelp.I responded letting her know that I’m far from being an expert when it comes to either of these marketplaces but that it’s probably a good question for my I JUST CREATED MY FIRST NFT AND LISTED IT ON OPENSEA.IO Well it’s official, I now have a piece of NFT art, created by me, listed for sale on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace. The whole process has been fascinating and more than anything, it has been fun to get in touch with my artistic side more. A QUICK WAY TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH MONEY YOUR DOMAIN Calculating domain portfolio revenue expectations in 2021. Take the number of domains in your portfolio and multiply that number by 0.01, this will give you the total number of domains you might sell this year and could overestimate a bit. For example, if you have 500 domains, you can hope to sell 5 domains this year if you’re lucky. A BUNCH OF EMOJI .Y.AT DOMAINS JUST SOLD FOR $30,000+ AND A bunch of emoji .y.at domains just sold for $30,000+ and I’m confused. by Morgan on April 5, 2021. Okay, so I’m not purposely trying to become the anti-emoji domain guy. Just to be clear, I love emojis, I use them in my text messages, in my WhatsApp messages, in my emails, emojis are my jam. But as a normal (ish) consumer/person I amyet
MY THINKING ABOUT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE My thinking about investment opportunities in the Handshake domain space is changing. by Morgan on April 2, 2021. I have been really enjoying learning more about Handshake domains, the community has been amazing and I find myself on news.namebase.io just about daily at this point. One thing I’m really appreciating about the community is that TOMORROW IS DOGEDAY. IS A NEW ALL TIME HIGH LESS THAN A While Doge started as a “meme coin” I can tell you today it has become much more than that. Mark Cuban is accepting Doge at Mavs games along with 47 other companies and yes, I’m currently making my way through a huge shipment of Dogedrip (Dogewater.co).Yes, Doge even has it’s own water now, and like the community, it has a purpose that goes beyond the concept of a meme or joke coin. GUEST POST – JASON THOMPSON: DISTRACT YOURSELF WITH Guest post – Jason Thompson: Distract Yourself With Inspiration. by Morgan on April 16, 2021. Today’s guest post is from a very good friend of mine – Jason Thompson. I first met Jason shortly after I moved to Los Angeles and it’s safe to say we were fast friends. Jason and I ran the Los Angeles Domain Investors Meetup Group togetherfor
SOME GOOD EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS BRANDING ON .IO Castle.io – SF-based security company that has raised $11.6M to-date. As for .IO sales, the prices typically range from low four figures to mid five-figures. A few notable .IO sales are: Cook.io – sold for $39,750 in November of 2019. Swipe.io – sold in mid-2019for
VP OF ENGINEERING VS. CTO Rewind two years ago and I thought that a CTO and a VP Engineering were two ways to describe the same position within a company. Fast forward to today and I have learned that these are actually two very different people with different skill sets, personality types, and roles within a company.MORGANLINTON.COM
I recently found out about a new platform launched by Frank Aiello called BrokersCrowd to help domain brokers connect with each other with the goal of creating more liquidity. While I know brokers will often connect with each other at conferences or ping each other on places like Twitter or Forums like NamePros I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dedicated platform just for domain brokers THE ARABIAN CAMEL NFT PROJECT MADE A STELLAR MOVE WITH The Arabian Camel NFT project made a stellar move with Bored Apes. by Morgan on May 27, 2021. Okay, before I dive into what I’m going to write about I just have to say, if you told me I would have a blog post with this headline six months ago I say – you’ve lost your mind! Today, this blog post makes sense to a lot of people, but if you ETHLINGS MAY HAVE JUST BECOME THE HOTTEST NEW NFT PROJECT Ethlings may have just become the hottest new NFT project in a matter of hours. by Morgan on May 28, 2021. I woke up this morning and I had never heard of Ethlings, now my Twitter feed is filled with buzz about this new NFT project and it only seems to be accelerating. THE CRYPTO WORLD IS CUCKOO FOR Y.AT EMOJI DOMAIN NAMES AND The crypto world is cuckoo for Y.at emoji domain names and I’m confused. by Morgan on May 18, 2021. So there’s a new domain name craze going on in the crypto world and it’s not .COM – it’s Y.at. If you’re scratching your head, I’m doing the same but I think I’m starting to understand it a bit more. Today on Twitter oneof my
WATCH OUT FOR THIS CHINA REGISTRY .CN DOMAIN NAME SCAM Watch out for this China Registry .CN domain name scam. by Morgan on November 20, 2020. Last week I got a strange email from someone named Zhifa Ning (ningzhifa@outlook.com) who told me they were going to register my first and last name in .cn, .net.cn, .org.cn, apparently they are very important to them. Here’s the email: THE BORED APE YACHT CLUB NFTS SOLD OUT IN 12 HOURS AND HIT The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold out in 12 hours and hit CryptoPunk pricing. by Morgan on May 2, 2021. As many of you know by now, I’ve been getting more and more interested in NFTs and investing in a handful of them that I think are promising. Last week I wrote an article about how I spent $1,000 on a pixelated cartoon ape, and todayI’m
WHAT IS THE BEST BREAD TO USE FOR BREAD PUDDING? AND DO On Friday I reached out to the Twitterverse for some inspiration on what my blog post should be about that day. I received two responses, the first, was to discuss domain parking, the second was to write about what bread is the best for bread pudding. I JUST CREATED MY FIRST NFT AND LISTED IT ON OPENSEA.IO Well it’s official, I now have a piece of NFT art, created by me, listed for sale on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace. The whole process has been fascinating and more than anything, it has been fun to get in touch with my artistic side more. SOME PEOPLE REALLY DON’T LIKE DOMAIN INVESTORS, AND ONE OF I wrote a post a couple days ago about what it’s like being a full time domain name investor.Just to be clear, I have never been a full time or even part time domain investor. I’ve actually only had two jobs over the last twenty years – I have worked for a startup and now run a startup (Bold Metrics).I probably see myself staying in the startup world for the foreseeable future, I just SAMPLE EMAIL: WHAT SHOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE IF YOU WANT BuyDomains.com has been the longest running sponsor on my blog, and needless to say, I’m a big fan. If you’re a startup founder who is looking to buy a domain, BuyDomains.com is definitely somewhere you should look. Over the course of the next year I’ll be putting some articles together with BuyDomains.com, this is the first – I hope you enjoy it – now let’s get to the post!MORGANLINTON.COM
I recently found out about a new platform launched by Frank Aiello called BrokersCrowd to help domain brokers connect with each other with the goal of creating more liquidity. While I know brokers will often connect with each other at conferences or ping each other on places like Twitter or Forums like NamePros I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dedicated platform just for domain brokers THE ARABIAN CAMEL NFT PROJECT MADE A STELLAR MOVE WITH The Arabian Camel NFT project made a stellar move with Bored Apes. by Morgan on May 27, 2021. Okay, before I dive into what I’m going to write about I just have to say, if you told me I would have a blog post with this headline six months ago I say – you’ve lost your mind! Today, this blog post makes sense to a lot of people, but if you ETHLINGS MAY HAVE JUST BECOME THE HOTTEST NEW NFT PROJECT Ethlings may have just become the hottest new NFT project in a matter of hours. by Morgan on May 28, 2021. I woke up this morning and I had never heard of Ethlings, now my Twitter feed is filled with buzz about this new NFT project and it only seems to be accelerating. THE CRYPTO WORLD IS CUCKOO FOR Y.AT EMOJI DOMAIN NAMES AND The crypto world is cuckoo for Y.at emoji domain names and I’m confused. by Morgan on May 18, 2021. So there’s a new domain name craze going on in the crypto world and it’s not .COM – it’s Y.at. If you’re scratching your head, I’m doing the same but I think I’m starting to understand it a bit more. Today on Twitter oneof my
WATCH OUT FOR THIS CHINA REGISTRY .CN DOMAIN NAME SCAM Watch out for this China Registry .CN domain name scam. by Morgan on November 20, 2020. Last week I got a strange email from someone named Zhifa Ning (ningzhifa@outlook.com) who told me they were going to register my first and last name in .cn, .net.cn, .org.cn, apparently they are very important to them. Here’s the email: THE BORED APE YACHT CLUB NFTS SOLD OUT IN 12 HOURS AND HIT The Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs sold out in 12 hours and hit CryptoPunk pricing. by Morgan on May 2, 2021. As many of you know by now, I’ve been getting more and more interested in NFTs and investing in a handful of them that I think are promising. Last week I wrote an article about how I spent $1,000 on a pixelated cartoon ape, and todayI’m
WHAT IS THE BEST BREAD TO USE FOR BREAD PUDDING? AND DO On Friday I reached out to the Twitterverse for some inspiration on what my blog post should be about that day. I received two responses, the first, was to discuss domain parking, the second was to write about what bread is the best for bread pudding. I JUST CREATED MY FIRST NFT AND LISTED IT ON OPENSEA.IO Well it’s official, I now have a piece of NFT art, created by me, listed for sale on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace. The whole process has been fascinating and more than anything, it has been fun to get in touch with my artistic side more. SOME PEOPLE REALLY DON’T LIKE DOMAIN INVESTORS, AND ONE OF I wrote a post a couple days ago about what it’s like being a full time domain name investor.Just to be clear, I have never been a full time or even part time domain investor. I’ve actually only had two jobs over the last twenty years – I have worked for a startup and now run a startup (Bold Metrics).I probably see myself staying in the startup world for the foreseeable future, I just SAMPLE EMAIL: WHAT SHOULD YOU SAY TO SOMEONE IF YOU WANT BuyDomains.com has been the longest running sponsor on my blog, and needless to say, I’m a big fan. If you’re a startup founder who is looking to buy a domain, BuyDomains.com is definitely somewhere you should look. Over the course of the next year I’ll be putting some articles together with BuyDomains.com, this is the first – I hope you enjoy it – now let’s get to the post! I JUST CREATED MY FIRST NFT AND LISTED IT ON OPENSEA.IO Well it’s official, I now have a piece of NFT art, created by me, listed for sale on OpenSea.io the largest NFT marketplace. The whole process has been fascinating and more than anything, it has been fun to get in touch with my artistic side more. A BUNCH OF EMOJI .Y.AT DOMAINS JUST SOLD FOR $30,000+ AND A bunch of emoji .y.at domains just sold for $30,000+ and I’m confused. by Morgan on April 5, 2021. Okay, so I’m not purposely trying to become the anti-emoji domain guy. Just to be clear, I love emojis, I use them in my text messages, in my WhatsApp messages, in my emails, emojis are my jam. But as a normal (ish) consumer/person I amyet
POINTING MULTIPLE DOMAINS AT ONE SITE? HERE’S A FEW THINGS Over the last few years buying domain names for SEO value has become increasingly popular. The reality is, if someone spent years doing link-building but then for one reason or another the business failed and the domain expired, those backlinks could be yours. MY THINKING ABOUT INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE My thinking about investment opportunities in the Handshake domain space is changing. by Morgan on April 2, 2021. I have been really enjoying learning more about Handshake domains, the community has been amazing and I find myself on news.namebase.io just about daily at this point. One thing I’m really appreciating about the community is that TOMORROW IS DOGEDAY. IS A NEW ALL TIME HIGH LESS THAN A While Doge started as a “meme coin” I can tell you today it has become much more than that. Mark Cuban is accepting Doge at Mavs games along with 47 other companies and yes, I’m currently making my way through a huge shipment of Dogedrip (Dogewater.co).Yes, Doge even has it’s own water now, and like the community, it has a purpose that goes beyond the concept of a meme or joke coin. HOW I BOUGHT THE KINGS OF LEON ALBUM NFT, AND HOW YOU CAN TOO Earlier this month Kings of Leon made history as the first band to release an album as an NFT. I think this will quickly move from a historic event to the norm, but Kings of Leon was the first and I’m pretty excited to have been one of the first ~1,600 people to get thealbum NFT.
SIX MONTHS AFTER RAISING $260M, THRAS.IO RAISES ANOTHER $500M It’s safe to say Thras.io has carved out one heck of a niche for themselves, and after generating more than $500M in sales (with $100M in profit) in 2020, the company is getting ready to even more growth in 2021.. Thras.io has a very interesting business model – they buy existing Amazon businesses and then grow them. Essentially what Thras.io has been able to do is systematize the SOME PEOPLE REALLY DON’T LIKE DOMAIN INVESTORS, AND ONE OF I wrote a post a couple days ago about what it’s like being a full time domain name investor.Just to be clear, I have never been a full time or even part time domain investor. I’ve actually only had two jobs over the last twenty years – I have worked for a startup and now run a startup (Bold Metrics).I probably see myself staying in the startup world for the foreseeable future, I just ARE .LY DOMAINS BACK IN FASHION? Today I was doing my regular end-of-week auction review on Park.io when I noticed that the domain getting the most love is a .LY domain, Coffee(.)ly which just broke the $1,000 mark. If you can rem WHY I CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON INVESTING IN TWO-WORD .COMS While I don’t hold back on my excitement around seeing companies build strong brands on extensions like .IO, .CLUB, .ME, .XYZ and many more, as an investor my focus is on .COM. Also, as a sta* Start Here
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MORGANLINTON.COM | DOMAIN NAMES, STARTUPS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN A QUICK WAY TO CALCULATE HOW MUCH MONEY YOUR DOMAIN PORTFOLIO WILLGENERATE THIS YEAR
by Morgan on June 5, 2021 One question I see come up over and over again in the domain name world is how to calculate how much money you’ll actually make selling domain names. Most new investors read about blockbuster sales and assume they’ll be bringing in six-figures in no time. Usually a year or two in, domain investors realize that this is actually a very hard industry to make money in. As I’ve said many times before, if you’re looking for a way to get rich quick stay far far away from domains. That being said, domain names have changed many lives, mine being one of them, but it took a lot of time to learn how to set realistic expectations. While some years you’ll end up selling a domain or two for a lot more than you thought you would, I always recommend new investors be realistic and run a simple calculation to give them a baseline expectation of how much money they’ll actually generate from theirdomain portfolio.
The calculation I’m going to share assumes a few things: * You’re not doing any outbound * You don’t have a portfolio full of junk * A majority of the domain in your portfolio are .COM If you can’t check all three of these boxes, hit the back button because the math I’m about to share isn’t going to apply to you. If you do outbound, this will be an underestimate, if you have junk domains or lots of non .COMs this could be an overestimate. Last but not least – there is no magic formula to truly calculate how much money your portfolio will generate so take this with a grain of salt. Okay, still with me? Here we go. CALCULATING DOMAIN PORTFOLIO REVENUE EXPECTATIONS IN 2021 * Take the number of domains in your portfolio and multiply that number by 0.01, this will give you the total number of domains you might sell this year and could overestimate a bit. For example, if you have 500 domains, you can hope to sell 5 domains this year if you’relucky.
* Multiple this by the average price you have seen your domain names sell for. For most people this will be something in the $1,500 –$4,500 range.
That’s it! Not happy with the number? Start doing outbound, buy more domains, do some domain brokerage on the side, there are lots of other ways to generate revenue. Hopefully this gives you a bit of a sobering but realistic view of what you’ll make this year. _DISCLAIMER: The above references an opinion and is for information purposes only. It is not intended to be investment advice. Seek a duly licensed professional for investment advice._{ 1 comment
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BROKERSCROWD OFFERS NEW PLATFORM FOR DOMAIN BROKERS TO CONNECT WITHEACH OTHER
by Morgan on June 4, 2021 I recently found out about a new platform launched by Frank Aiello called BrokersCrowd to help domain brokers connect with each other with the goal of creating more liquidity. While I know brokers will often connect with each other at conferences or ping each other on places like Twitter or Forums like NamePros I don’t think I’ve ever heard of a dedicated platform just for domain brokers to connect with each other. I asked Frank to share a bit more about the platform as I thought it would be something my readers would be interested in and here’s thescoop:
_We recently launched a platform strictly for domain brokers to interact with one another in one centralized community. The intent is to create more liquidity within the domain aftermarket by leveraging other brokers. We believe the domain co-brokerage community has been stagnant and we’re looking to change that. The goal of this community is to connect more brokers with one another, which we believe will lead to more domain liquidity. Within the community, you can:_ * _Post buyer orders:
You can list out all the details of your domain buyer’s “perfect” domain and co-brokers within the community can send you inventory directly._ * _Post seller orders:
brokers can list domains they are selling, which another co-broker within the network might have the perfect buyer for._ * _General discussion:
This is an open forum to allow brokers to discuss trends, learn from one another and hopefully improve the overall co-brokeragecommunity. _
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It looks like there’s already quite a bit of activity on BrokersCrowd as well as some pretty stellar portfolios which could be helpful for brokers looking to get good names in front of buyers. The site is completely free and neither Frank or BrokersCrowd is a sponsor of my blog, I just thought it was a cool idea and wanted to share it with the rest of you. Congrats to Frank and team, looking forward to watching this continue to grow{ 0 comments
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NOT ALL CONTENT IS GOOD FOR SEO by Morgan on June 3, 2021 One of the biggest SEO mistakes I’ve seen people make over the years is getting fixated on keywords and forgetting about the quality of the content they’re writing (or paying someone else to write). When I first started building websites in the late 90’s, content quality didn’t matter and there was actually a time where you could outrank someone by just repeating the same word more times than them at the bottom of your site. Fast forward to 2021 and a lot has changed, especially at Google where ranking sites based on quality and relevance is at their core. There’s a lot of outdated SEO articles out there talking about keyword stuffing and sharing advice that might have worked years ago, but now, could backfire and actually do more harm than good. What I’m talking about here is “think content” and here’s the skinny on what that means: > _Surely you’ve seen the term “thin content” – digital > marketing speak for content that provides little to no value – in > your online travels._>
> _Lacking in quality and resolving nothing for the reader, thin > content leaves searchers hungry for more._>
> _With too many content strategies lacking a long-term focus and > thousands of $10-a-page copywriters running rampant around the web, > thin content is the equivalent of the flu in digital marketing > today. It sucks, and it spreads fast._>
> _Most of it doesn’t relate to the user’s intent> , or
> what initially brought the searcher to the particular page._>
> _It’s not harmless, either. Publishing thin content on your > website can damage your brand’s image, prevent readers from taking > action, and cause search engines to lose trust in your brand._ > (Source – Search Engine Journal> )
I learned this lesson the hard way myself years ago, with something that’s actually mentioned in the article above. I discovered that I could find content writers on places like Upwork that could write an article about any topic for $10 – $15/article. It seemed too good to be true, and well, it was. I launched a handful of sites all with content written by $10 content writers and well, not only did it not rank well but Google wouldn’t even let me run AdSense on the site. Like most things in life I learned, like so many others do, that if something seems to good to be true, it usually is. The reality is, Google wants to do everything they can to make sure the people using their search engine, find sites with interesting content that they actually want to read. To achieve this goal Google uses both algorithms and real people to determine what content actually is written for a real person vs. what is written purely torank well.
Recently there has been some confusion as Google announced they stopped penalizing sites for things like typos and grammar errors, and while that’s true, what’s often missed is that you can still rank _lower_ without being penalized, and that’s exactly what happens to a lot of people trying to take shortcuts. So how can you identify low-quality content? Well first things first – just read it yourself and ask yourself, is this something I would send a friend or family member to as a useful resource? If you’re embarrassed of the content, that’s a bad sign. SEMRush put together a solid list of ways you can identify low-quality content, go through this if you think you might be missing the mark: > _Content is not original or unique._>
> _The page does not satisfactorily answer the user’s query._>
> _Information is not backed up by relevant and authoritative> sources._
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> _Word count is too low with lots of boilerplate content._>
> _There are numerous grammatical errors._>
> _The language used is tough to understand._>
> _The page is just a copy of an idea already present on the> internet. _
> (Source – SEMRush> )
Like the saying goes, “Content is king,” but it’s important to remember that not _all_ content is good for SEO. My biggest advice to anyone that is trying to put together a content strategy is – read the content yourself, have a friend or family member read it, and make sure you really feel like it’s something useful to a random person who finds your site. If the answer is no, don’t worry, just know you might need to either spend a bit more time or money to get it right.{ 0 comments
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.TECH AND STARTUP GRIND JOIN FORCES TO HELP ENTREPRENEURS GET THEIRIDEA OFF THE GROUND
by Morgan on June 2, 2021 While the annals of TechCrunch are often dominated by multi-million dollar funding rounds, it can be easy to forget that all of those companies had to start somewhere, and some of them got a little push to help them get off the ground. While funding rounds usually start at the pre-Seed or Angel stage, it’s important not to overlook the idea-stage, the point where entrepreneurs have an idea but haven’texecuted on it yet.
The really interesting part about idea-stage companies is that it doesn’t take millions of dollars to make an impact, thousands of dollars can move the needle and help the founders get their idea off the ground. Idea-stage funding is an area that I think needs more love so I’m always excited to see people supporting entrepreneurs at sucha formative time.
So, I was pretty excited to see that .TECH and Startup Grind had joined forces to offer a pitch competition for idea-stage startups,here’s the dets:
> .T _ech Domains , the leading > new domain extension for the tech ecosystem, recently announced a > nationwide pitch competition in partnership with Startup Grind > , the world’s largest community of > startups, founders, innovators, and creators, for idea-stage > entrepreneurs to win $10,000 in equity-free funding and over > $100,000 in startup benefits._>
> _The virtual competition (www.pitch.tech ) comes > as innovation and digitization fueled by the COVID-19 crisis > continues to surge across industries and power a startup boom, > causing global VC funding to reach an all-time high in the first > quarter of 2021>
> with $125B invested. With just over 3% of that global funding going > to seed stage entrepreneurs, .Tech Domains and Startup Grind are > coming together to provide a platform that empowers idea-stage > entrepreneurs at the start of their journey while minimizing the > common barriers and hurdles that are often present during the early > stages of building a startup._ > (Source – Radix) I think this is a great idea and I _really_ like the fact that they are making the $10,000 funding equity-free. At such an early stage taking equity is tricky since the valuation is often super low which means you could end up taking a meaningful chunk of equity for a small amount of money. At this stage I think non-dilutive funding is a lot better for the founders and really makes this pitch competition a no-brainer for anyone looking to get their idea off the ground. Along with $10,000 in non-dilutive funding startups also get $100,000 in benefits so the combo here is pretty powerful. Congrats to .TECH and Startup Grind on the collab, love the idea and I look forward to following along with the competition!{ 0 comments
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TAKE TWO MINUTES TO SHARE WHAT YOU WANT TO READ ABOUT ONMORGANLINTON.COM
by Morgan on June 1, 2021 One of my favorite things about having a blog is getting the chance to connect with so many interesting people all over the world. On the flip side, one of the most challenging things about having a blog is not being able to have conversations with many of you even though we might interact on a daily basis. This means that getting feedback can be tough, and as a data guy I often let the numbers do the talking, i.e. which articles get the most reads. At the same time, I know that numbers only tell part of the story and people might read a story because it catches their attention but that doesn’t necessarily mean they want me to write more aboutthat topic.
At the same time, as many of you know (or should know!) – this is a personal blog, not a news blog, or a topical blog designed to cover one specific industry so I do tend to write about what’s interesting to me. What has been interesting to me long before I started this blog is investing in digital assets. Over the last fourteen years domain names has been my primary investment focus but over the last five years I’ve diversified into angel investing in startups, investing in crypto, and most recently, investing in NFTs. What I like about all of these investments is they don’t require me to be located in a physical space or deal with the headaches that physical assets have. I don’t think my blog will change to focusing on something other than investing in the digital domain, but I do think it will continue to broaden as my own investment focus does. At the same time, while this is a personal blog, I’m not writing it for me, I’m writing it for you, my reader, so I want to make sure I’m writing about things you want to read about. So on that note – I created a little survey, it should take only 1-2 minutes to complete to share feedback on what you like to read about, and what you’re sick of hearing about. I will also be holding a little Zoom feedback sess for blog readers that you can sign up for at the end if you’re interested. Thanks in advance for sharing yourfeedback!
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ETHLINGS MAY HAVE JUST BECOME THE HOTTEST NEW NFT PROJECT IN A MATTEROF HOURS
by Morgan on May 28, 2021 I woke up this morning and I had never heard of Ethlings, now my Twitter feed is filled with buzz about this new NFT project and it only seems to be accelerating. When I hear about a new NFT project I usually hop on the Discord, and usually, early on there are maybe ten or so people, there are over 300 on the Ethlings Discord and I feel like the number could be doubling as I write this. In short, something big seems to be happening in the NFT world and it’s called Ethlings. Just before sitting down to write this post I saw the following tweetfrom Josh Ong:
If Pranksy is getting excited about a project, that’s a pretty strong signal. So what’s all the buzz about Ethlings? Well it’s pretty simple – unlike most NFT projects where you get something that has a certain fixed set of properties, Ethlings are customizable, forever. That means that you could start with a very normal Ethling and over time customize it to be an incredibly rare one. In the world of NFTs, rarity = value. Looking at some of the most popular (and pricey) projects like Cryptopunks, the more rare the properties/traits of the NFT are, the more valuable it is. That’s why you might have heard that an alien CryptoPunk commands so much value, they’re incredibly rare, and hence, valuable. I am currently attempting to mint my first Ethling and hitting quite a few snags, luckily the kind people on the Ethlings Discord are helping out…and it looks like I’m not alone. With only 7,777 Ethlings available to be minted and 3,115 minted right now, my guess is we’ll see all 7,777 minted within the next few hours. I would write more but I’ve made it through my first hurdle and now am stuck trying to move things over to Polygon, so with that, I’ll end it here, but expect a follow-up post from me as I can already tell this is going to be a really interesting project to be a part of!{ 6 comments
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THE ARABIAN CAMEL NFT PROJECT MADE A STELLAR MOVE WITH BORED APES by Morgan on May 27, 2021 Okay, before I dive into what I’m going to write about I just have to say, if you told me I would have a blog post with this headline six months ago I say – you’ve lost your mind! Today, this blog post makes sense to a lot of people, but if you’re someone that doesn’t get it, don’t worry, I’ll explain. First, let’s start with the Bored Ape Yacht Club, what I think most people will agree is one of the NFT projects that has generated the most buzz with Bored Apes (myself included ) taking over Twitter. For many of us that “aped in” early, watching the Bored Ape Twitterverse grow has been a fascinating experience. For me, it’s made Twitter a lot more positive and fun, and I think a lot of people in BAYC are seeing the same. A real community has formed amongst Bored Ape Yacht Club members and many of us have added more apes to our collection because one really just doesn’t feel likeenough does it?
While there are plenty of other popular NFT projects like Meebits from Larvalabs or Ghxsts,
Bored Apes have taken center stage and helped a lot of people get into NFTs and gain instant acceptance into a pretty awesome community. So what does all this ape talk have to do with Arabian Camels? Well, a new NFT project called Arabian Camels (ArabianCamels.io ) launched and they decided to give away 2,000 of their NFTs to existing members of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. And what the heck is the idea behind the Arabian Camel project you ask? Well, it’s kinda complex so you might want to just readtheir FAQ below:
I claimed my camel and I’m pretty darn proud of him, you can take a look below or click on him to view the little guy on OpenSea: What I think is so brilliant about the Arabian Camels project is they found a way to get a ton of buzz – giving away a free NFT to members of arguably the most talked-about NFT project out there. Now my Twitter feed is still full of Bored Apes, but a lot of them are talking about Arabian Camels, so…it’s working. The buzz worked on me and today I actually bought a second camel, and I might go in for a third. It’s a fun project with a pretty cool mission and tons of buzz. As for how this all pans out and if these NFTs end up being worth anything long term, your guess is as good as mine. I do think it’s safe to say that NFTs are here to stay and the projects that are popular today just might be the projects people wish they could have been a part of ten years ago. I just hope everyone putting money into NFT projects like this is only spending money they can afford to lose because these could all go to zero, and if they do, I’m okay with that because its been a blast, and it’s only getting more fun, at least for me Do you own an ape? How about a camel? Think it’s all stupid? _EITHER WAY, I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, COMMENT AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!_{ 2 comments
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DO ANY DOMAIN INVESTORS RENEW NAMES FOR LONGER THAN ONE YEAR? by Morgan on May 26, 2021 Here’s a question I haven’t asked in a while that I’d be interested to know the answer to – do any domain investors out there renew domains for more than a year? Of course I can’t ask a question without answering it myself, and the answer for me is no. I renew all my domains for one year at a time. The reason is simple, if a domain name sells, anything beyond this year will be extra money spent for no reason. If auto-renew didn’t exist then I might be in trouble since it could be less-than-trivial to remember when all my domains expire, but it does exist so I don’t have to remember. One thing I do make sure to do at all of my registrar accounts is keep multiple payment methods on file, that way if a domain does auto-renew and a credit card got canceled or expired, there’s a backup. So far in the ~14 years I’ve been investing in domain names I haven’t had any domains accidentally expire so, so far so good! I’ve heard some investors in the past suggest renewing domains for 5+ years so that if a potential buyer does a WHOIS search, they’ll see the domain doesn’t expire for a longer time and could be more likely to make an offer. Personally, I don’t see this as a big deal since most potential buyers don’t look at the WHOIS, especially now since there’s not much to see any more. Still, I’m curious if there are investors out there who renew domains for more than one year, and if so, why do you do it? _I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU, COMMENT AND LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!_{ 7 comments
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RICK SCHWARTZ SAYS NOW COULD BE THE TIPPING POINT FOR OUTBOUND DOMAINSALES
by Morgan on May 25, 2021 For years many of the world’s most successful domain investors have stayed laser-focused on inbound sales, but a tweet from Rick Schwartz this morning shows that we could be at the tipping point. Here’s the tweet: I think this should be on every domain investor’s radar as, like Rick said, he’s been an inbound guy forever, so making this move is a pretty big shift. The reality is, the world has changed and good domain names have moved from a nice to have to a _must have_, and with that domain owners now have more leverage than ever before. What I think is interesting about Rick’s stance on outbound domain sales is his thoughts on pricing. Rick makes a good point – “it is not time to set a price if you do outbound. It is only time toINFORM.”
This is an interesting idea and my gears are already turning trying to think more about this and how I could properly respond to a potential buyer if they send back the obvious question, “okay – if you’re telling me the domain is available, what’s the price?” My initial thinking is that the goal should be to hop on the phone with a potential buyer to try to have a conversation, inform them about the current domain market and pricing, and understand what they would do with the domain. While some people might not want to hop on a call until they know more about pricing, in all cases you now have them thinking about your domain, which they probably weren’tthinking of before.
It will probably take some experimentation to come up with a good email that piques interest and gets the conversation going but I think it’s pretty interesting that Rick sees that we’ve approached thetipping point.
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HANDSHAKE DOMAIN AUCTION BID VOLUME ON-TRACK FOR ALL TIME LOW IN MAY by Morgan on May 24, 2021 It looks like bidding activity on Handshake domains is cooling off as we move towards the end of the month. Today on Twitter Mark Smith shared the data in the followingtweet:
I think Mark’s guess around why we’ve seen the decrease is probably spot on, right now it’s pretty clear all the best Handshake domains have been taken, especially given that these domains have a much more narrow use case since they’re treated like TLDs. At the same time, people like me gave up on buying Handshake domains some time ago and focused on buying HNS which should be a better bet (at least IMHO) if the Handshake domain ecosystem does take off. My guess is you’d see a similar trend if ICANN ever decided to make any new gTLD that anyone can think of available to register. You’d see a frenzy of bidding initially, lots of trading between speculators in the middle, and then a sharp decline as all the words that make sense as a TLD get claimed. What might make Handshake a bit difference is the bet on emoji domains. There are a good chunk of investors out there who people people will want to buy subdomains in emoji handshake domains.
So if I’m really into say gardening, maybe I’d want to own morgan./ – I’ve made it pretty clear I personally don’t get it…but hey, it’s a new space and the world is changing so anything is possible. I think that over the next year Handshake domain investors will want to see more ways for normal people to access Handshake domains, not just integration in a browser like Brave (which is used by less than .5% of people) but a real contender like Safari, Firefox, or Chrome. Without forward momentum around end-user adoption, spectators will get tired of trading between each other and we’ll see more of what we’re seeing now which is a lot less activity when it comes tobuying.
In the world of traditional domains, momentum with TLDs like .IO where you see massive end-user adoption in support in every browser pique investor interest for a reason – the data is there to show that it can be a good investment. For now, Handshake is a bet, a bet I personally think will end up paying off for a good group of Handshake domain investors and ecosystem players, but it will take time to see widespread awareness and adoption. The question is – how long will that take, and how long is too long?{ 8 comments
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