Bathroom Hero

I just witnessed the snapnames live auction.  There were so many domain names being sold at great prices.  Some of these prices will be considered bargains in several years.  There are several domains on this list that buyers overpaid for, especially the ones that appear to be speculative.

cheapstudios.com $2500
importliquor.com $3500
lowincomemortgages.com $2500
7th.com $15,000
adolescent.com $15,000
alarmservice.com $10,000
antimatter.com $10,000
automobiledealer.com $9,000
butcher.com $50,000
cheapestairlines.com $10,000
forexguides.com $4000
funupload.com $5,000
jobfacts.com $7,500
laborrights.com $5,000
melodrama.com $7,500
microfinancing.com $17,000
mintcoins.com $15,000
organicfarmers.com $15,000
queries.com $9,000
sudden.com $17,000
wreckage.com  $10,000
own.mobi $22,500
trvia.mobi $8,000
computersystem.com 17,000
offers.net $19,000
tricks.net $9,000
wrestlers.net $7,500
widgets.org $12,500
cornerbar.com $4,000
couponrewards.com $5,000
custominspectors.com $1,000
food.la $11,250
fundinvestments.com $3,000
stallions.com $5,000
jalopy.com $7,500
supply.net $5,000
trading.mobi $5,000
supplier.net $5,000
debtmanagement.org $11,000
hoodiadeals.com $300
diamonddeals.com $5,000
drinkrecipes.com $35,000
fairpay.com $2,500
drawing.net $7,500
goods.net 5,000
fxbrokers.com $4,000
gamecatalog.com $6,000
gamerpc.com $7,500
cobwebs.com $5,000
candygifts.com $12,000
cardplaying.com $5,000
chaptereleven.com $14,000
chickenfingers.com $7,000
comedybreak.com $5,000
globaltime.com $2,000
goblins.com $12,000
groundbeef.com $16,000
guarantees.com $7,000
healthcarerecords.com $6,000
heavymachineoperators.com $1,000
heroines.com $5,000
housealarms.com $14,000
ipuzzles.com $2,000
lovetrain.com $9,000
finerewards.com $2,500
mortgagepoints.com $6,000
paddleboats.com $12,000
puzzlespot.com $5,000
satinpanties.com $10,000
starterhouses.com $5883
trackgear.com $3,700
usmarine.com $25,000
results.mobi $5,000
polygraphers.com $1,000
latino.org 10,000
hockeydrafts.com $5,000
cemetaries.com $30,000
alimony.com $75,000

Several of my high profile domain names will be available for auction at: www.snapnames.com/liveAuctions

Below is the congratulatory email they sent me.

Congratulations! Some of the domains you submitted for the SnapNames Live Auction have been selected for our Preliminary Catalog.

Within the next week, we will contact you via email to recommend reserve prices we believe will maximize bidding activity for your domains. Upon acceptance of our recommendations, your domain(s) will be added to one of the two catalogs:

First is the Live Catalog of 300-400 names to be auctioned on January 22 and 23 at DOMAINfest Global.
 
Second, the Extended Catalog will be offered online-only through a special 7-day auction, January 24 through 31. This catalog will include the remaining great names that will not fit within the time limit of the Live Auction.

Critical Dates:
1/3               Preliminary Catalog released
1/10              Live and Extended Catalogs released*
1/22 - 23       Live Auction at DOMAINfest Global
1/24 - 31       Extended Auction

People contact me for internet marketing advice and information because: 

1.)  I’ve been there since the beginning.

Gift from a popular pay per click company in the late 90’s.

 Invoice from a domain registrar back when domain names were $70.

2.) I’ve experienced some level of success in search engine marketing.

3.) I stay current on industry trends.

4.) I’ve been making money online for a long time.

The first internet business I started was a tech support forum.  I noticed that people were fed up with terrible tech support experiences and believed that I could provide a better solution online.

I created a technical support forum.  After a little bit of search engine marketing, the forum started to grow.  volunteers moderated the forum, website owners linked to the forum, and the number of registered posters and web traffic wouldn’t stop growing.

This kind of traffic and usage is every website owner’s dream.  Unfortunately, the amount of money I made each month was less than what I had hoped for.  People just weren’t buying enough new laptops or computer parts through the affiliate links on the forum to justify the time I spent on maintaining the site so I sold the domain name and forum to an active user. 

My first online business failed.   It’s okay though, because I took the lessons learned and made my next online business a success.

People often display a look of disbelief when I tell them that almost anyone smart enough to work a computer can make money online.  If they’d invest a little time and money into an online business, be it a blog, website publishing, domain flipping or ecommerce, they too can make money working from home.

I don’t blame them.  I wouldn’t believe it’s possible for the typical person to make money from home if someone hadn’t shown me how they made money on their website during the late 90’s.

Since then, I’ve been facinated with ways to make money online.  I’ve tried almost everything.  Domain investing, web pubslishing,  ecommerce, and recreational blogging.

Stay tuned.  I’m going to share my experiences and practical insights in future postings.