Domain Name Blog

List of 10 Funny Domain Names that are For Sale
Domain names can be used for purposes other than to host personal and business websites, and to make money buying, selling and trading them.
Many domainers (including myself) register domain names solely for the purposes of entertainment. For me, registering humorous domains and then developing funny websites [...]

The following originated as a portion of a conversation between myself and a representative from Parked.com, the domain parking firm that recently acquired domain development company WhyPark (WhyPark.com).
The representative had contacted me roughly a week before news of the sale broke, in an effort to persuade me to give Parked.com’s domain parking service a fair [...]

Domain Registrar, Software Company Goes From Bad-To-Worse
I’d like to begin by stating that I never wanted to have to actually write this post. I have done everything within my capability to try to resolve the issues to be discussed in this article directly with the company involved (GoDaddy Software, Inc.). Unfortunately, those efforts have failed, [...]

Premium Domain Names about Guns and Ammo For Sale
By: FatLester
I am the first to admit that those gold-mine domain registrations from the early-to-mid 1990’s are largely a thing of the past. The odds of acquiring a genuinely premium domain name by way of registration is slim-to-none. However, every now and again, the stars align and [...]

Hello, and welcome to Fat Lester’s inaugural Domain Name Showcase.
This is the first is what I hope will become a regular series of featured “showcases” involving a specific domain name or names that is/are for sale. Anyone can have their names included in the showcase. To learn how to submit a request for consideration to [...]

Greetings, and welcome to Fat Lester’s Domain Name Showcase. With this post, I am announcing for the first what I hope will become a regular series of domain name showcases here at Fat Lester’s blog. I am not yet sure how often you can expect to see these showcases, but suffice it to say I [...]

Follow-up story: Analysis of the WhyPark-Parked Acquisition 50 Days Post-Sale
BREAKING NEWS: What may be perhaps the biggest news story involving domain names all year broke this morning, Tuesday April 28, 2009. Domain name development company WhyPark.com has been purchased by domain name parking provider Parked.com.
WhyPark is a domain development company that was founded by Craig [...]

Follow-up Post to:  Brains behind McCain’s flop now targeting domain industry
Some interesting developments have transpired since my last post regarding the legal dispute between billionaire former Ebay CEO and McCain Campaign co-Chairman Meg Whitman, and Thomas Hall the 50 year-old California resident whose registration of five domain names related to Whitman set off a firestorm [...]

Meg Whitman, the woman who played a major role in both Mitt Romney and John McCain’s failed presidential campaigns, appears to have identified her next target.  Less than six months after orchestrating Senator John McCain’s historically inept bid to become the head of the American Government, Whitman’s appetite for destruction has led her in to [...]

While there are many things a new entrant into the domain industry should know before investing a lot of money into buying domain names, I will refrain from reiterating the common 101-level advice found within most blog posts on the topic and instead focus on two domaining tips that I have had to learn the [...]