Avatar Posted by SueLynn 140 days ago (http://www.greentaxi.com)
Category: Everthing Else On Domains | Tags: elliot rick latona frank schilling

I want to comment on the recent flood of domain names to the market. I do not have any statistics to justify the increase in domains for sale or sold, but the sentiment is surely there.

Elliot has acknowledged an increase in pace for selling his domains as he finances larger ventures.
Rick Latona has been selling like wildfire at discount prices as he rebuilds his portfolio.
Frank Schilling has discussed strategies and the theory of selling as he sees sellers grow.
And most importantly, Rick Schwartz has said his goodbye’s to the industry based on his concern in 2008 and sold strong domains such as widgets.com.
From my view it does seem like more and more names are becoming available. I think this is good for the market. In the same way that the Fed needs to let the recession play out, as I discussed in “Bailout Bubble“, a fire sale of this sort will be good for the domain industry.

The problem with the industry is that too many of the quality domains are in domainers hands rather than the primary content providers ownership, primarily companies and publishers. While many domainers can add value to these domains, the majority have been trying to monetize through PPC parking services. As the PPC model goes to the wayside, so do domainers business models. This will bring about a change in the domain industry.
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