WOW is all I can say. Even though this domain extension has been out for a while, I have never seen so much interest in it as I have right now. While Demand Media just had their press release (check it out here) and now that they are offering free tools to help you build a site (check that out here) it will be an amazing journey through the process.
There are also a few sites to help along the way too. Just check out these sites and see what you find to help the BOOST:
AllThings.tv
Exclusively.tv
And there is also a great forum too, check out this post on Namepros here which list's a bunch of sites that have already been created using these tools.
I have one question to ask (and I know this is not a good question because I already know the answer) - Does any other domain extension give you tools to use, for FREE?
Showing posts with label Domain name. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Domain name. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Thursday, April 26, 2007
What is your domain name worth, to you?
For some people a domain name is only worth what they can sell it for. But to others the same domain name could be almost priceless. I was talking with my wife the other day, and she owns her own domain, and she has had it for a few years already - she owns the simple yet intelligent name, Ideaoverflow.com, which as a name is not really worth all that much. But to her, it is priceless, she came up with the name and we registered it right away and have had it in the family ever since.
Just before that, she came up with the name for my company, Straightfocus.com, and also, that domain has been in our family for almost 5 years now. I am not so sure I could sell it either, I really do like it and if I did sell, I would have to change the name of my company, and that would stink!
Other names that I own currently (and could be worth something) are as follows:
GoHD.tv
IGolfer.tv
GetEthos.com
Highlightworld.com
LatestFocus.com
StopWireless.com
And then I have a ton of other ones too, but honestly they are only worth something if someone offers me something. Take a look and see what I am talking about:
HITELMEDIA.COM
TOURSMEDIA.COM
BUFFMEDIA.COM
HIGHLIGHTGUIDE.COM
FINALAIM.COM
ENDFOCUS.COM
BESTAMERICANWIRELESS.COM
BESTCITYWIRELESS.COM
BESTLOCALWIRELESS.COM
EASYFREEWIRELESS.COM
EASYHOMEWIRELESS.COM
MYAMERICANWIRELESS.COM
MYCELLWIRELESS.COM
MYCHICAGOWIRELESS.COM
MYDIRECTWIRELESS.COM
MYINTERNETWIRELESS.COM
WEBFREEMOBILE.COM
STRAIGHTCONCEPT.COM
STRAIGHTIDEA.COM
THESTRAIGHTIDEA.COM
BDYNAMICINC.COM
And I guess in reality some of them could be worth something, but more than likely they are not going to sell, unless I develop a web site that creates value, and then in turn I will get some traffic, and then hopefully some dedicated visitors, and then, and only then, will it become worth something.
There are also a lot of places that will give you an appraisal on your domain, and some are even automated. They basically take measurements of your name, take the length and any key or dictionary words and give you what they might think the fair value is for that name. BUT, their value and YOUR value can be 2 completely different things.
Anyway, I just thought I would share a little bit.
Have a Great Day!
Just before that, she came up with the name for my company, Straightfocus.com, and also, that domain has been in our family for almost 5 years now. I am not so sure I could sell it either, I really do like it and if I did sell, I would have to change the name of my company, and that would stink!
Other names that I own currently (and could be worth something) are as follows:
GoHD.tv
IGolfer.tv
GetEthos.com
Highlightworld.com
LatestFocus.com
StopWireless.com
And then I have a ton of other ones too, but honestly they are only worth something if someone offers me something. Take a look and see what I am talking about:
HITELMEDIA.COM
TOURSMEDIA.COM
BUFFMEDIA.COM
HIGHLIGHTGUIDE.COM
FINALAIM.COM
ENDFOCUS.COM
BESTAMERICANWIRELESS.COM
BESTCITYWIRELESS.COM
BESTLOCALWIRELESS.COM
EASYFREEWIRELESS.COM
EASYHOMEWIRELESS.COM
MYAMERICANWIRELESS.COM
MYCELLWIRELESS.COM
MYCHICAGOWIRELESS.COM
MYDIRECTWIRELESS.COM
MYINTERNETWIRELESS.COM
WEBFREEMOBILE.COM
STRAIGHTCONCEPT.COM
STRAIGHTIDEA.COM
THESTRAIGHTIDEA.COM
BDYNAMICINC.COM
And I guess in reality some of them could be worth something, but more than likely they are not going to sell, unless I develop a web site that creates value, and then in turn I will get some traffic, and then hopefully some dedicated visitors, and then, and only then, will it become worth something.
There are also a lot of places that will give you an appraisal on your domain, and some are even automated. They basically take measurements of your name, take the length and any key or dictionary words and give you what they might think the fair value is for that name. BUT, their value and YOUR value can be 2 completely different things.
Anyway, I just thought I would share a little bit.
Have a Great Day!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
.TV - The Domain You MUST Have!
At least that is what My buddy Mr. Rosenblatt was quoted as saying on the cover of this month's DNJournal.
“Verisign is an important eNom Founder Paul Stahura(now Demand Media President) partner and we are thrilled to be working with them on .TV. It has been a collaborative process and we are working together to really build out the best possible offering that will drive .TV adoption,” Rosenblatt said. "We plan to make .TV ubiquitous. We are going to spend a lot of money to make .TV the domain you must have!"
I have to comment on this by saying that they are hyping up the hype, and for good reason too!
The .TV domain name is going to be so big that the .com's are going to be jealous. I personally think the reason for this is mainly going to be because of the way technology is headed. Like I have mentioned in previous post, one day, you will be able to control everything with one thing, your TV, or a notebook. Look at what my buddy Mr. Rosenblatt said in closing:
In closing Rosenblatt added, “I realize that I keep coming back to the same point of focusing on the user. Don’t tell users what they have to do, or how to do it. Just give them the place, give them the tools, and give them the means to find other like-minded people to share what they know. And keep innovating and giving them new and powerful tools to make doing all that even easier!”
So, to sum up this post, without sounding like I know everything, and this is just a suggestion, go buy a .tv domain name that makes sense to you, it just might be the best thing you ever purchased!
“Verisign is an important eNom Founder Paul Stahura(now Demand Media President) partner and we are thrilled to be working with them on .TV. It has been a collaborative process and we are working together to really build out the best possible offering that will drive .TV adoption,” Rosenblatt said. "We plan to make .TV ubiquitous. We are going to spend a lot of money to make .TV the domain you must have!"
I have to comment on this by saying that they are hyping up the hype, and for good reason too!
The .TV domain name is going to be so big that the .com's are going to be jealous. I personally think the reason for this is mainly going to be because of the way technology is headed. Like I have mentioned in previous post, one day, you will be able to control everything with one thing, your TV, or a notebook. Look at what my buddy Mr. Rosenblatt said in closing:
In closing Rosenblatt added, “I realize that I keep coming back to the same point of focusing on the user. Don’t tell users what they have to do, or how to do it. Just give them the place, give them the tools, and give them the means to find other like-minded people to share what they know. And keep innovating and giving them new and powerful tools to make doing all that even easier!”
So, to sum up this post, without sounding like I know everything, and this is just a suggestion, go buy a .tv domain name that makes sense to you, it just might be the best thing you ever purchased!
Monday, April 16, 2007
What about this domain name .......
For quite some time now people have been asking, "Hey, what do you think of this domain name"?
Whether it is for a business or a personal site, or even if it is for an investment, people are always asking the same question. Well, what does your domain name say about you?
Basically, your domain name should explain your company, or your personality I guess. I dont think you would want to own a car dealership and have a goofy name with a .org extension (goofyname.org) that would not be the way to proceed. What you might want is something with your name in it. If it was me, I might want Adamscleancars.com, or you might want your company name in the domain.
Whatever you choose, you can only hope that it available. And if it is not, the first thing you should do is find out why. Is there a site up already, and if so is there any contact information. If not, who owns the domain and are they willing to sell it?
The domain business has really taken off. People are selling domain names without web sites for hundreds of thousands of dollars (for the right name of course) But if you have the name, and then you develop a site that creates worth in todays www, then you can sell for a lot more.
What I have been looking at lately is the quality of the site, versus the quality of domain name that the site is attached to. For instance, if you owned cars.com and then you put up your own personal web page or blog, you would have to be completely crazy. Because if you owned a domain like that, short, sweet and simple, you should really look into developing the site into a well known icon on the web!
So, bottom line is, if you have a great domain name (like the one I have right now, www.gohd.tv) then it would be in your best interest to promote that domain and get as much out of it as you can, unless of course you just want to keep it, like the ones that I have that I do not really want to sell, unless I get the right price of course, (www.ideaoverflow.com, www.straightfocus.com)
Anyway, that is all I have for now, please let me know if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
Whether it is for a business or a personal site, or even if it is for an investment, people are always asking the same question. Well, what does your domain name say about you?
Basically, your domain name should explain your company, or your personality I guess. I dont think you would want to own a car dealership and have a goofy name with a .org extension (goofyname.org) that would not be the way to proceed. What you might want is something with your name in it. If it was me, I might want Adamscleancars.com, or you might want your company name in the domain.
Whatever you choose, you can only hope that it available. And if it is not, the first thing you should do is find out why. Is there a site up already, and if so is there any contact information. If not, who owns the domain and are they willing to sell it?
The domain business has really taken off. People are selling domain names without web sites for hundreds of thousands of dollars (for the right name of course) But if you have the name, and then you develop a site that creates worth in todays www, then you can sell for a lot more.
What I have been looking at lately is the quality of the site, versus the quality of domain name that the site is attached to. For instance, if you owned cars.com and then you put up your own personal web page or blog, you would have to be completely crazy. Because if you owned a domain like that, short, sweet and simple, you should really look into developing the site into a well known icon on the web!
So, bottom line is, if you have a great domain name (like the one I have right now, www.gohd.tv) then it would be in your best interest to promote that domain and get as much out of it as you can, unless of course you just want to keep it, like the ones that I have that I do not really want to sell, unless I get the right price of course, (www.ideaoverflow.com, www.straightfocus.com)
Anyway, that is all I have for now, please let me know if you have any questions.
Have a great day!
Posting in forums for design ideas ......
Not sure if anyone still does this, but it has always been one of my favorite ways to get some feedback for ideas that I come up with. Sometimes the ideas are not so great, and other times they hit you like a brick, and you just "know", if you know what I mean?
For the most part, I have used multiple forums for feedback, because there is a wide variety of users, as well as very different backgrounds, and they all see things a little differently. It is nice when you can go to a forum, post your URL so people can see what you have done, and almost instantly you can get feedback on what your latest design looks like to others.
For me, I have had a positive experience with this, but then again I do come up with some very nice designs - lol.
Also, I have recently taken part in reviewing other people's web sites, in hope that I can show them what a really well designed site looks like. I have even given referrences as well, such as the all important web site (http://webpagesthatsuck.com) which basically tells you in plain english what NOT to do. Also, I have posted a link to a site that has helped me many times (http://htmlgoodies.com) so that when people need to know how to code something specific, at least they will have a place to start.
I feel as though forums that are made for the purpose of learning, specifically the ones that I have been posting on lately (list below) have been an incredible resource. They are always busy with people trying to learn, and help others learn. For all intesive purposes, its like school that you do not have to pay for, and all you need to do is spend some time and ask a few questions.
Here is a couple forums that I have enjoyed recently:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com - Great site, lots of users, I give it a thumbs up!
http://namepros.com - Also a great site with lots of users, this was the first site I joined! I give this site a big thumbs up, incredible community!
Username on all forums that I am a member of is UneekTT
For the most part, I have used multiple forums for feedback, because there is a wide variety of users, as well as very different backgrounds, and they all see things a little differently. It is nice when you can go to a forum, post your URL so people can see what you have done, and almost instantly you can get feedback on what your latest design looks like to others.
For me, I have had a positive experience with this, but then again I do come up with some very nice designs - lol.
Also, I have recently taken part in reviewing other people's web sites, in hope that I can show them what a really well designed site looks like. I have even given referrences as well, such as the all important web site (http://webpagesthatsuck.com) which basically tells you in plain english what NOT to do. Also, I have posted a link to a site that has helped me many times (http://htmlgoodies.com) so that when people need to know how to code something specific, at least they will have a place to start.
I feel as though forums that are made for the purpose of learning, specifically the ones that I have been posting on lately (list below) have been an incredible resource. They are always busy with people trying to learn, and help others learn. For all intesive purposes, its like school that you do not have to pay for, and all you need to do is spend some time and ask a few questions.
Here is a couple forums that I have enjoyed recently:
http://forums.digitalpoint.com - Great site, lots of users, I give it a thumbs up!
http://namepros.com - Also a great site with lots of users, this was the first site I joined! I give this site a big thumbs up, incredible community!
Username on all forums that I am a member of is UneekTT
Saturday, April 14, 2007
My first post here!
So this is the first post of many. I want to welcome you to the site as well as explain who I am.
My name is Adam Warden, and I have been in the design business for over 5 years. I enjoy the design industry as well as the company that I own, Straight Focus (http://straightfocus.com) It has given me a way to express my love for the internet and produce high quality solutions for companies that need to get onto the internet.
Currently I am taking on only select projects as I have gone into another end of the business. Its certainly not new as it has been around for quite some time, almost as long as the internet has been around, and I really enjoy seeing what the future brings with new extensions. What I am talking about is what is commonly known as "domaining" or people that do this are called "domainers". Basically it is the purchase/sale/development of domain names, (ie; .com, .net, .org ....) and what people do is the buy them, put up a site, make it popular and then sell it! More later in another post :)
Once again, welcome, and please stop by in the future, I can assure you that I will always bring up fresh content as well as my perspective as well as ideas on how to design for now and the future.
Have a great day!
Adam
My name is Adam Warden, and I have been in the design business for over 5 years. I enjoy the design industry as well as the company that I own, Straight Focus (http://straightfocus.com) It has given me a way to express my love for the internet and produce high quality solutions for companies that need to get onto the internet.
Currently I am taking on only select projects as I have gone into another end of the business. Its certainly not new as it has been around for quite some time, almost as long as the internet has been around, and I really enjoy seeing what the future brings with new extensions. What I am talking about is what is commonly known as "domaining" or people that do this are called "domainers". Basically it is the purchase/sale/development of domain names, (ie; .com, .net, .org ....) and what people do is the buy them, put up a site, make it popular and then sell it! More later in another post :)
Once again, welcome, and please stop by in the future, I can assure you that I will always bring up fresh content as well as my perspective as well as ideas on how to design for now and the future.
Have a great day!
Adam
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