Recent content by BillSweetman

@MapleDots is there a way to search the member directory to find members by city, such as Ottawa?

re: Ottawa, other than me and @Ilze, I don't think there are many domain industry folks in Ottawa, and I suspect Ilze is back in Florida now. Anyone else here in Ottawa or plan to be on October 16/17 and want to meet up?

Be careful responding to supposed 'buy' requests from parties you are not familiar with. Sometimes those 'buyers' or 'brokers' are going to try to front run your domain without your knowledge or permission. Or they are simply doing engagement farming with no intent to buy. I am not saying that...

I recommend you have a conversation with Mauli. She's a straight shooter. She used to work at Escrow.com, was one of the best folks working there.

I use Wise to pay one of my freelancers. It costs me (and her) $0 to send a weekly payment to her, and the money is in her account within 10 seconds, and it takes me about that long to set up the transaction since the Wise UI is very slick. I used to use PayPal for this, and realized it was...

legionnaires.ca reminds me of a certain closing night party at DomainFest in Los Angeles many years ago. #IYKYK Here's a news story about it from 2011, which I had not seen before, and yes, I was at the party, and yes I got sick as well:

I've been brokering the purchase of social media handles for 19 years now for clients. First one I brokered was a Twitter handle that matched a Canadian city's name. To do it safely (so the handle does not get clawed back or suspended or banned) requires a great deal of expertise and close ties...

A broker friend of mine who handles the purchase and sale of 1-800 numbers (or other toll-free numbers, not sure about the specifics) told me that most of the unsold inventory is still in the hands of one person, an entrepreneur who is really challenging to deal with. (Not Rick, someone not...

It's still too small an industry for anyone (any organization) to want to take on the expense and hassle of 'certifying' or 'licensing' domain brokers. This topic was discussed extensively within the ICA, and the decision was made to share best practices and not get into the certifying or...

Love the AI picture and sentiment. I don't know how wise I am, but I am very happy to be a member (and now sponsor) of this forum. Thanks!

I would add to the list of ways to qualify a domain broker: Are they a member of the ICA? And if they are not a member, I would ask them why not. The answer would probably be very illuminating, especially if their answer is "What's the ICA?".

To the best of my knowledge, Mike is authorized by the owner(s) of those domains to represent them for sale. Mike is quirky, but I have had nothing but positive dealings with him, and he has a big heart. I would not lump him in with the faux brokers and scammers out there.

Lots of registrars partner with DomainAgents for this service. That's probably how DomainAgents gets most of its leads. I can't say how long this partnership has been in place, however, I rarely do whois lookups on WHC.ca. One of the things I like about the DomainAgents.com platform is that it...

In general, from the deals I am seeing/doing, a domain like this would go for over $1M in today's market. Everyone still wants to get a great one-word .com, so the demand is stronger than ever yet the supply (of really great one-worders) is dwindling.

This was covered quite extensively in the domain blogosphere back in the day. Of course I got criticized in some quarters for 'interfering' with an expired domain flowing to auction, but the former owner (a Toronto artist) had died and I was trying to help his estate out. In the end, the domain...