Skip has been busy executing his secret formula to forming strategic alliances with owners of domain name brands. He disclosed a part of his strategy during his recent cover story on DNJournal.com that enables protection and security to all involved in the partnership. This secret formula has led to Cairo.com and Skip forming a strategic alliance. This is a major alliance as Cairo, Egypt is one of the most popular tourists destinations in the world. It will be exciting to see how this site is transformed in the coming years by Geo Domains New Media, a division of Domains New Media.

Skip’s business formula solves problems to owners who do not know how to generate revenue streams with their premium domain brands or those who do not know how to create new revenue streams with their brands or who do not have the time to do so. With over 35 years of business experience and a portfolio of domain brands known by the world, Skip and his company Domains New Media do not plan on slowing down anytime soon. In fact, within the next year, his company will be announcing several more alliances with owners of domain brands the world has grown to know. His goal to use his successful formula to help other owners of domain brands turn their assets into revenue streams and increase their exposure as global brands.

Here is the press release that went out today:

Skip Hoagland CEO of Geo Domains New Media, Div of Domains New Media LLC announced today his recent management and development agreement with the owners of Cairo.com. We are very excited about this new alliance with Cairo.com. This is just one of many deals that we are doing with many owners of these pure Geo Brands worldwide Hoagland said. All our development will be done in Argentina and will eventually open sales offices in all the cities in which we operate. The terms of the deal remain confidential and were not disclosed.

Hoagland said his plans are to offer his services to many owners of these Global Geo Brands who simply do not have the time, desire, or ability to develop these brands properly. What we will do is try and put the 50 story building on these properties which will increase the value of not only the brands we manage and develop, but also help in moving the value and usage of all Geo Domain URL’s to a new level for others.

This is a critical time for our Geo Domain industry as many media companies are scrambling to find a way to tap the lucrative local internet advertising market that is replacing them and their old line media products offered for years. Innovation and technology have leveled the playing field for those who own Global Geo Domain Brands.

The future of traditional media companies is uncertain as the internet continues to transform and deliver content to mobile users who demand information immediately. Geo Domains New Media will continue to build Global Geo Brands that deliver this content Hoagland said.

The yellowpage industry is exploding online.  Consumers want information immediately without having to search through phone books to find it.  The internet provides this urgent and immediate need for local information on demand. 

A few weeks ago, I sold FairFaxYellowpages.com for $10,000.  The buyer was an end user who will put this great name to use.  It was a good geo domain sale.  This sale should help others establish pricing for equivilant domains or better that contain City + Yellowpages.com.  If you want to see an effective name in action, visit AtlantaYellowpages.com.      

Many people are concerned about the term yellowpages being trademarked.  In reality, the term is not trademarked, but the logos of the term are.  If you do a search in the USPTO, you will see the logos that are trademarked. 

I apologize for not announcing this sale earlier, however, I have been extremely busy with projects and life’s lessons.  :) 

It has been quite sometime since I have posted the Geo Tracker.  Back dates are coming soon.  ccTLD geo domain sales totaled $112,558 for a grand total of $223,770 in geo domain sales.

Afghan.com     $30,000  Moniker.com
Asia.org           $30,000  Moniker.com
AmericanMall.com      $2,600  AfternicDLS
VegasRentalCar.com   $2,288  AfternicDLS
EuropeanMotels.com   $2,960  Sedo.com
SalomonSport.com      $2,500  Sedo.com
Brixton.com                 $5,700  NameJet.com
CanadaAuto.com          $3,800  NameJet.com
KonaRealestate.com     $3,190  NameJet.com
Manville.com                $3,100  NameJet.com
StrattonMountain.com  $2,700  NameJet.com
BaySideRealty.com        $2,311  NameJet.com
LiverpoolNews.com      $5,000  TopWebNames.com
VisitSouthCarolina.com $2,001  SnapNames.com
FloridaInternational.com  $4,000  AfternicDLS
Canberra.tv                    $5,509  Sedo.com
Sumatra.tv                     $3,553  Sedo.com

(Source: DNJournal.com)

I wanted to inform users of GeoDomainer.com that the site is being worked on for tech issues.  On August 22nd, the navigation bar dissappeared due to Widgetlaboratory.com apps being banned from the Ning.com network.  This caused a lot of havoc throughout the Ning.com community.  We are working with customer support to fix the problem.

Please be patient as we work through this issue.  I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused users.  This is bad news that Ning.com management has banned widgetlaboratory.com from providing stellar service and apps. 

It appears that WL became to popular for Ning.com’s liking and they said that WL violated their terms of service, but did not provide details to WL.  WL had over 1 million Ning networks using their chat service. 

When the site returns back to normal, some key features will not be present.  The Wiki, members map, arcade, and instant messaging.  Our other apps are still up and running.  We are working with a programmer that will soon offer all these apps that WL once offered.

Hopefully Ning.com management will let WL back in as an app provider in the near future.  The team at WL are more than willing to work with Ning.com to meet guidelines and fix any violations.  For GeoDomainer.com users and many others on ning networks, this is just bad news and the end of cool apps that added value to the social network platforms.

Stay tuned for updates.

Thank you for your continued support.

Another major newspaper has been put up for sale.  Cox Enterprises announced this a few weeks ago. The Austin Statesman is the central texas newspaper of choice.  Cox is also selling 28 other daily and weekly newspapers in Texas, Colorado and North Carolina.

They have owned the Austin Statesman since 1976.  This is definitely another sign how poorly newspapers are continuing to perform.  Cox really has placed the paper for sale at bad time with the economy is struggling.  I doubt they will find a buyer anytime soon.

I have seen their website Statesman.com transform throughout the years into a mainstream site.  It is apparent that they are receiving a substantial amount of advertising revenue via the site.  However, no revenue figures were released for the Statesman newspaper.  More than likely, the figures are not impressive and this is the reason all these newspapers are being placed on the market. 

Interesting times ahead as the internet continues to change the ways of traditional media. Geo domains continue to perform well with low overhead when compared to traditional media.

(Via Statesman.com)

This is some interesting news that the Online Publishers Association released. I would like to see revenue and traffic statisitics for these media sites, as well as the top performing local media sites. Perhaps this is a cover up to appear that these traditional companies are doing well, when their offline assets are doing very poorly?

The report did not release much information to analyze. I wonder how much of a percentage their local media sites are contributing to the bottom line and how it has grown.

When it comes to local advertising, the best conversions come from local media sites, such as newspaper and tv station sites, according to a new report from the Online Publishers Association (OPA). Local media sites see a higher percentage of visitors taking actions on local ads compared to a user review site or a portal.

Local Newspaper Site: 46%
Local Television Site: 44%
Local Magazine Site: 42%
User Review Site: 39%
Portal: 37%
2,069 local online content consumers were selected randomly for the study conducted by Jupiter Research for OPA.

(Via SearchEngineWorld.com)

A newsletter is an often overlooked valuable website asset. It allows you to capture your visitors and communicate with them when they are away from your site. You are able to keep your visitors informed and enable them to keep your brand fresh in their minds. The old SimplyGeo newsletter was a crappy plugin that I did not care for much and abandoned.

I am now using Aweber.com and highly recommend it to anyone who has a site online with or without a newsletter.

There are a variety of cool features you can do with this service. The key feature that sold me is the option to build multiple email campaigns that can be installed on a network of websites. Additionally, you can add the same code to all of your network and blast your complete community with the newsletter. You must check out all the features they offer that can bring true value to your website. A valuable tool for those who understand the power of a newsletter.

Unfortunately, I was not able to download the large subscriber base from the crappy newsletter plugin I used. So, make sure to sign up again to receive the SimplyGeo.com newsletter. Our goal is to create a newsletter that is a valuable asset to subscribers. If you have any suggestions of what you would like to see in it, please send me an email through the contact form on the advertising section.

Thank you for your continued support!