Dirty Domains Auction August 7-9

They're called "adult domains" but they're just dirty or suggestive domain names, like teensexting.com or whocaniscrew.com, and they almost always attract good money. Moniker, the big domain seller, will hold an auction for such names August 7-9, but you've got to submit your domains for them to review by June 24. If you've got one or 100, send them in from this address -- it's all free. Moniker takes a 10% commission on successful sales. What have you got to lose?

Delaware Vetting Betting - Domaineering Opportunities Abound

Last week, Delaware legalized sports betting and moved to allow table games (blackjack, craps, roulette, etc.) in its casinos. Delaware is the only state east of the Mississippi to alow betting on sports, including collegiate and professional. This is HUGE for domain names. There will be vastly increased interest in websites that provide team statistics, making domains like calstats.com, texasstats.com, pittstats.com and every other state, school and sport "stats.com" valuable. Someone should register delawaresportsparlors.com and similar domains that would provide links to other sites.

Place Your Bets - Online - FAST!

Gambling domains have always been HOT, meaning worth lots of cash. But a new crop of US-gambling-related domain names are about to make some domaineers RICH!

Congressman Barney Frank, a powerhouse in Washington, is about to launch a major effort to legalize online betting in the U.S. I predict the bill will pass and a world of valuable domain names that can be used to market U.S. gambling sites is about to open up. I grabbed betusaonline.com just now, just to dip my toe in the water, but you can think of dozens of cash-worthy domains. Get 'em now!

On-Line Auction Ends Thursday 12:15PM PT

Moniker's Silicon Valley TRAFFIC domain auction is in progress and you can bid right up to the closing at noon Thursday (May 7). If you've never seen a domain auction, be sure to click here and watch ad.com go for a cool $1.4 million at the live auction last week that preceded the current on-line auction.

Domain sales generally are going strong, despite the economy. Ron Jackson, Editor of Domain Name Journal, reports that first quarter '09 sales jumped 32% from the fourth quarter of '08 (28.3 million vs. $21.5 million).

I'm offering a number of domains in the auction, including: TechSectorJobs.com, NeverPayASpeedingTicket.com, CellJammers.com, The ContraceptivePill.com, EthanolBooster.com, VirginiaCharterSchools.com, InsuringYourPets.com and WindTurbineFinancing.com. Visit the auction and check out the full list to get your creative juices flowing!

Media Gets the Flu, Domain Values Soar

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the media can create domain value in a flash, and they do it every day.

Take last October, for example, when the press reported that Russia’s Putin bought a satellite collar for his new dog, Koni. Google lit up with around 1300 links to stories mentioning the tracking technology embedded in the collar. That made SatelliteCollars.com an instant hit. The next time the media uses the phrase, whichever marketer owns the domain will enjoy a surge in orders.

Today’s media focus includes swine flu, of course, so everything “flu” is being grabbed up by savvy domaineers or by marketers themselves — of hand sanitizers, face masks, vitamins, emergency alert buzzers and so on. I’m offering NoFluZone.com, which should have broad appeal.

Stay on top of the news each day and register new domains tied to breaking stories - the ones that will stay in the news for weeks and months, and those that will recur frequently in the future.

Update on Mexico's Punta Colonet Mega-Port Project

First, you ask: How does a Mexican infrastructure project relate to making money with domain names? That's easy. If Mexico goes ahead with plans to spend $5 billion turning a tiny fishing and farming village called Punta Colonet into the world's biggest shipping center, 100's of domain names, most of which haven't been created yet, are going to skyrocket in value.

Now, what's the news on this project? April 24 was the deadline for companies to request the forms necessary to bid on construction of the megaport. According to Jose Rubio Soto, the government's project director, 42 companies met the deadline and a few more might be allowed to register. Soto said that despite the global economic gloom, Punta Colonet remains a priority for the Calderon government.

As of April 29, the Mexican government is saying there will be some additional delay but that the mega-port remains a top priority and will be developed. New deadlines are to announced within days.

This is very promising news for domaineers. Considering the construction that may be about to happen -- roads, homes, businesses, utilities, restaurants, hotels and so on -- there is going to be an explosion in demand for web addresses (domains) to advertise products and services to the world. Think of domains like PuntaColonetYellowPages.com, PuntaColonetLawyers.com, PuntaColonetCarRentals.com, PuntaColonetJobs.com and the like.

Just ask yourself: What does every city need in the way of goods, services and related domain names? Since this city (and surrounding suburbs) will be created literally from scratch, thousands of domains will be needed. Lock them up now for quick resale if Punta Colonet happens.

Some Good Domain Names Available in This Week's Auction

Thousands of domain names are up for bid at the Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Silicon Valley Auction this week. The live auction on April 29 produced an eye-popping sale of ad.com at $1.4 million; bottledwater.com sold for $45,000. The on-line auction run April 29 - May 7. Links here.