Recent content by BillSweetman

Yeah, this is a thing. One California company I spoke with that was using a .ca had no idea it was Canada's domain.

worst brand name I have seen in a few years, a supposedly popular US brunch restaurant chain, now expanding to Canada: EggSlut I. Just. Don't. Get. It. I would never eat there just based on how horrible their name is.

+1 for realtors being cheapskates when it comes to domains, and also a nightmare to try to buy domains from.

Unless I am mistaken, Gerard (the broker you are referencing here) is originally from Ottawa and now lives in Florida. He's an interesting dude, very sharp, doesn't attend domain conferences (AFAIK) or hang with the domainer crowd, he kind of marches to the beat of his own drum. He leverages a...

I would be shocked if the Canadian retailer bought that domain, they don't strike me as a company with that kind of bold vision or willingness to spend big (millions) on a domain like that; my guess is it's a different buyer.

You sure this is a legit request and not a clever scam? The red flag for me is the urgent deadline, if that is what you are saying the message contained. I hope it's not a scam.

I thought you were looking for a domain management platform. That is why I recommended Efty and Saw. I do not believe Efty does any brokering. Saw does, but only inbound. (Unless of course you own a one-word .com, in which case you could engage Saw to do outbound on that for you.) I am not aware...

Take a look at Efty and Saw. Other folks here may have other recos.

As long as domain brokering remains unlicensed and unregulated, it’s going to be the Wild West out there. I’m not saying licensing and regulation is the solution, but working with trusted vendors that have a public record of service is a good practice. As for DomainEasy, I have never used them...

When I am fielding inbound offers on behalf of clients who own domains, and the offers are lowball, I typically reply with something along the lines of: Thank you for your offer, which my client politely declines. My client welcomes serious offers for this [one-word .com domain / brandable...

You would be surprised how many times my brokerage has been approached by would-be clients with budgets of $500. We politely turn them away along with a few tips. We do sometimes take on very low budget projects (e.g., under $5k budget) but only for not-for-profits or really special clients we...

Few people despise NetSol more than me, but I still end up being forced to use it on behalf of clients from time to time. You will be amused to learn that NetSol has improved some things, yes I said improved, in the last few months. Case in point, I unlocked a domain and requested authcode on...

This reminds me of the O.co fiasco... Will be interesting to see if this follows the same trajectory that did. I am not opposed to new TLDs, but they are risky for consumer-facing brands IMHO, better suited to B2B usage.

Maybe look at Domoro Domains, but I am NOT recommending them or vouching for them, DYOR for sure!

Yup, I am still on the hunt. Thank you to everyone from DN.ca who sent over inventory last week.