Huge Domain Name and Website Deal for Skip Hoagland
Skip Hoagland is a well known geo domain developer and owner of such beauties as Atlanta.com and Portland.com. Today, Ron Jackson reported in DNJournal that Skip sold MyrtleBeach.com for $6.5 million to Intellistrand.
Not only did the deal deliver a $6.5 million payout to Skip, but he also acquired the remaining 50% interest in a number of other super premium domain properties in which he had been a 50% partner. These included Baltimore.com, Daytona.com, SouthCarolina.com, and Honolulu.com.
This is a huge domain industry news event and a very exciting illustration of geo domain relevance and power. Myrtle Beach is an extremely popular vacation destination and attracts a tremendous number of beach lovers year after year.
Skip Hoagland has one of the most prolific domain name portfolios on the planet. He is known for taking premium geo domains and then constructing functional websites around them. MyrtleBeach.com is a notable example of the synergy created when high-quality generic domain name meets content rich website.
Congratulations to Skip Hoagland. A well-earned success along the road of hard work.
