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This just in from Google: They’ve disclosed the revenue share they pay out to Adsense publishers. Long the topic of much speculation, Adsense publisher revenue share has thus far been Google’s secret, but no more. I find the revenue share surprisingly large. I though it would have been much smaller for publishers. Certainly it is [...]

I thought I’d report my experiences with the SEDO affiliate program. I have been a SEDO affiliate for about 2 years. The great thing, or that’s what I thought, about their program is that the referred accounts will always have my affiliate stamp on them, unlike many other programs where you only earn a commission [...]

Google recently launched Adsense for Domains, allowing domain owners to park their names directly with Google, thus avoiding the ‘middle man’, i.e. the parking company. Whether this results in increased revenue share for the domainer is unclear as Google do not reveal their cut. Logic says it shouldn’t hurt the domainer’s revenue share.
I have long [...]

The shattered economy and decreasing parking revenues call for domainers to wisen up. This can be a positive thing; maybe now we’ll finally learn to treat our domain portfolios as they should be treated: stock that is either making a profit or causing losses.
As a result of this new reckoning, there has been an increase [...]

Instructions on how to do a Paypal Mass Pay to a single recipient in order to minimize fees. It’s very easy!
Mass Pay will result in only $1 of fees regardless of transaction size.
1. Create a text file using notepad or textedit that has the following information:
paypal@example.com    200.00    USD
The file is tab delimited, meaning there is [...]

I keep hearing that “all the good domain names are already taken” and that there is nothing left to hand reg.
Not so. There are still plenty of 2 and 3-word generic keyword domain names available for registration out there. The trick is to find them.
Case in point: WholesaleFlour.com.
I found this using the Estibot Long-Tail tool, [...]

I have now received 4 weeks’ installment’s of Mickie’s Domain Sales Machine e-course. I am happy with the content; I have taken steps to follow what he has done with his domain names. Some may feel that his system provides nothing earth-shattering, and I agree that it is not magic; but I am convinced that [...]

Parking income is not so great these days. I feel that minisite development is a better option. The way I look for domains with the tools is sort them by OVT, Wordtracker, Google phrase, #ads, PPC bid – all in turn. Then look at the top domains with each sorting. Then [...]