Several domain blogs & TechCrunch reported last week that the premium domain name, RealEstate.com (with associated domains and online services), was sold by Lending Tree to Market Leader for $8.25 million dollars. RealEstate.com would classify as one of the all time best domain names right along with Business.com and Loans.com. Market Leader is reported to have been buying other online services and companies to expand their niche in the real estate industry.
Neustar, who oversee the .biz and .US domain name registries, has launched a new website at DotYou.biz to promote the forthcoming release of newer alternative tld’s (top level domains). Their choice of the .BIZ web address makes good use of the business-centric focus that .biz represents.
Raleigh, NC was voted the #1 city in America by Businessweek. Factors included green space, cultural amenities, and school performance. Raleigh.info is a premium web address currently available through the Menius Enterprises, Inc. domain name portfolio and the PremiumDomains.US website.
Update: The www.Methadone.US website, which launched earlier this year, exceeded its own monthly record for consumer traffic in August with that month seeing the largest number of visitors since the site’s inception. The largest single day for unique site visitors also occurred in August.
Several notable .BIZ domain sales were picked up the other day by Domain Name Wire. Casinos.biz was purchased through Sedo’s online brokerage for $19,000 as verified through their RSS feed of recent sales. And All.biz was sold for a very substantial $61,750. Neither site is developed yet although both domains lend themselves to good branding possibilities for the buyer(s).
PremiumDomains.biz recently sold InjuryAttorney.biz and PersonalInjuryAttorney.biz in private deals, as well as MedicalMalpracticeLawyer.info through an online brokerage.
On a different note, www.Methadone.US which was developed in the first quarter of 2011, has experienced consistent week after week growth since going live January 23rd. The site has a wealth of original content, a U.S. city clinic directory, online assessment, and several other tools & resources.
The culinary arts are of interest to many people. And this phenomenon seems to be catching on across the nation. Culinary art schools enjoy full enrollment as students, professionals, and everyday folks indulge their senses and learn the fine art of preparing delicious meals.
Culinary is the general food industry term used for those things related to cooking or the kitchen. It has been refined somewhat to refer more specifically to the art of cooking. The industry itself has exploded in popularity with television food programs enjoying high ratings and artisan chefs becoming a household name while enjoying their own successful lines of cookware. Think Emeril!
Established websites like Culinary.net offer a wide variety of online recipes while domain names like Culinary.biz will eventually become the portal for an entire industry of culinary arts, culinary products, culinary schools, restauranteers, and aspiring students.
Generic domain names of course make excellent business launchers. They also excel as marketing tools since the general public instantly recognize them and often type them directly into the internet browser address field. Food domain names are fairly specific and have certainly attracted attention within the domain name industry. Domain name pioneer, Rick Schwartz, sold Candy.com in a multiimillion dollar deal only 2 years ago.
The Neustar Registry recently developed a new, attractive logo for the .biz web address. PremiumDomains.bizwrote about it since we have been long time fans of the internet’s official business address.
Noteworthy is the nicely designed, polished website at My.biz (partly pictured above) which showcases the .BIZ domain extension. The site provides a great video on dotBIZ (see below) and a .biz name generator for coming up with domain name variations.
My.biz reiterates a few timeless pointers when considering a domain name selection including:
Shorter is better
Be sure you can say the name without having to spell it out for people
Avoid trademarks
On a related .biz note, Overstock is celebrating this week the one year anniversary of their launch of O.BIZ, their e-commerce website for businesses which sells a variety of supplies from categories like catering, janitorial, office furniture, kitchen, and medical equipment.
Presently, there are 2,134,202 .biz domain names registered around the world (source: DomainTools)
Located on the Neustar website is a brief characterization of the .BIZ address …
.BIZ enables your business to present itself as a serious player in the global marketplace, and helps you do what you do best – get down to business.
Well said. Check out the .BIZ (Business) web address. As they say, “Better Name. Better Results.”
With a large domain name portfolio, domain investors have many choices … but limited time. High-quality domain names are like prime real estate waiting to be developed. And like real estate, domains may sit dormant for some time before the developer is able to focus on utilizing that particular web address for a specific purpose.
In the last few years, domainers have seen the emergence of mini-sites, easy to use blog software, and online development platforms like DevHub. These tools provide an easier means of building website content for a domain name. Or in some cases, simply allow you to build your own custom landing page.
Blonds.biz is a nice quality domain I picked up in the aftermarket a few years ago. It would perhaps be suitable as a social networking or online dating site, but ideally, best used as a portal for professional models. Modeling obviously includes the display of swim suits, fashion, clothing, make-up & hair styles.
There are other career fields that may at times require a certain “look”, i.e. professional spokespersons, news anchors, and TV personalities. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but being blond is simply a characteristic of one’s appearance.
Blonds.biz is a niche domain broad enough to be utilized effectively in several areas of business or entertainment. Thanks to tools like DevHub, publishing a starter page is a breeze.
.BIZ has a new logo just recently adopted by the Neustar Registry who oversee the net’s official “business” web address.
There is even a new catchy tagline “Better Name. Better Results.” which is a great marketing decision.
In a related story, found here, Neustar have announced recent security enhancements to the .BIZ domain space. PremiumDomains.biz wrote last year about a McAfee study on web address security which found .BIZ among the safest of all domain name extensions even outperforming dotcom.
Lastly, it was announced recently that the credit services goliath, Experian, had acquired California company Mighty Net in a $207.5 million dollar deal. This is particularly significant for Experian as the deal included several premium domain name assets, specifically CreditScore.com and CreditReport.com.
Related domain names available for purchase from the Menius Enterprises portfolio include: CreditScore.biz
.BIZ is short for “Business” in America and international markets as well. Most people’s first introduction to the popular biz abbreviation was show biz. The entertainment industry has been a high profile ”show business” in the United States for many decades. One now sees “biz” used everywhere including global media, the world of finance, and countless varieties of company websites across the internet.
All types of companies within the entertainment industry are utilizing the .biz web address as a result of recognizing its relevance … especially for the music business. A few examples …
1. Grabow.biz – Grabow is a popular booking agency who secure professional entertainers and speakers for corporate events and other special functions. Their tagline is “putting show biz into your biz.” They can book & coordinate events using such acts as Elton John, AC/DC, and Beyonce or pro sports figures like Troy Aikman, Shaquille Oneal, and Lance Armstrong.
2. Billboard.biz- Everyone in the music industry knows that Billboard have been around for decades. They produce the popular music industry chart rankings for album sales, singles, and other music business metrics. They are the definitive music industry publication.
3. TheDickens.biz- Even local bands are choosing the .biz web address. The Dickens are a Greensboro area party band who specialize in 70′s, 80′s, and 90′s music. Their set list is truly phenomenal as is their ability to play something that every music lover will enjoy. As a truly professional group of musicians, the .biz web address is a logical fit for their website.
The .BIZ web address was released in 2002 and has steadily risen in registration numbers since then. It is currently closing in on 2.15 million worldwide registrations and shown consistent year over year growth as a leading top level domain.
“Biz” has long been a common abbreviation for business in the finance and investment realms, and particularly in the broader world of business in general. Biz has become a well-recognized part of the English vernacular. It is seen daily in newspapers & magazines, on television, throughout the internet, and used repeatedly by professionals when referring to almost any kind of industry.
My own research of the .biz web address reveals that it has been adopted by many companies around the globe from small local stores to major international corporations. For business purposes and business branding, .BIZ is a major player. The .biz extension is managed by the Neustar Registry and marketed by them as …
The Internet’s Home For Business
Below is brief informational video by NTC Hosting on the .BIZ web address …
High-quality domain names are becoming a new asset class having demonstrated appreciation during market ups, and an ability to retain value through market downturns.
Domainers
Domainer is the term used to describe those who invest in and monetize internet domain names. Some domainers are full scale business entrepreneurs while many are enthusiasts who enjoy internet technology.
Portfolio Development
Assembling a domain name portfolio can be accomplished using several approaches. Like all investing, research and strategy are essential to success and achieving a substantial return on investment (ROI).
Generic Domain Names
Generic domain names are the bread and butter of domain name investing. Generic domains are typically immune to federal trademark registration on the principal register, and consequently represent the safest and most lucrative business opportunity for the domain investment community.
Geo Domains
Geo domains, or alternatively geodomains, are geographical internet addresses: cities (Miami), states (North Carolina), countries (Canada), or locations (Grand Canyon). Pure geodomains are elite premium domain names.
Geo-targeted domains are a combination of a location + business category as in:
NewYorkCondos.biz
Cybersquatting
Cybersquatting is registering or using a domain name with bad faith intent to profit from the goodwill of a trademark belonging to someone else.
Cybersquatting is ethically wrong, a Federal offense, and looked down upon by legitimate domain investors.
Several domain blogs & TechCrunch reported last week that the premium domain name, RealEstate.com (with associated domains and online services), was sold by Lending Tree to Market Leader for $8.25 million dollars. RealEstate.com would classify as one of the all time best domain names right along with Business.com and Loans.com. Market Leader is reported to have been buying other online services and companies to expand their niche in the real estate industry.
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Generic domain names of course make excellent business launchers. They also excel as marketing tools since the general public instantly recognize them and often type them directly into the internet browser address field. Food domain names are fairly specific and have certainly attracted attention within the domain name industry. Domain name pioneer, Rick Schwartz, sold 
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