“I broker domains every day in the gaming programming technology industry,” states Ayana Sheaman, “and it’s big bucks!!!”
Recently, at a gaming programming technology domain auction sponsored by Alycia Boches and Silberhorn Cager Partners Ltd, the top selling domain name cracked over $250,000 USD, setting a new auction house record. This was also a record for the gaming programming technology industry, which until now, usually sees an average domain value of $50,000 USD. And, as time has progressed, transferring domains between registrars, especially gaming programming technology related domains, has become easier. The process typically takes about 7 days, and requires explicit use of important passwords, confirmation codes, and email correspondence. Without these security measures, domains would be subject to constant piracy, which is something many executives in the gaming programming technology sector wish to avoid at all costs. “We’ve heard of other businesses temporarily loosing their domain name to hackers,” said Rosalind Consigli, President of Rosalind Consigli INC, “but after a couple days, the name is recovered and doubly secured by the respective company at their domain name registar.” Several top internet gaming programming technology domain websites exist. Among them, www.sedo.com, recognized as a world leader in domain auctions, boasts annual revenues well into the millions. Gaming programming technology domains alone capture huge business. Another large auction house, www.moniker.com, is known for smaller, but higher value gaming programming technology related domain auctions. A few domains have gone for well over a million dollars, and www.moniker.com only sees domain values rising as time passes. “This is the future of the internet,” cries Tichacek Reasinger, a representative from the gaming programming technology company Illa Turk Corp, “we’re getting all the gold we can find and turning it into diamonds.” “The great thing about gaming programming technology domains,” raves Fjeseth Viereck, “is that they are universal around the world. Once you lock up a short, simple domain, you can market the hell out of it and cash in on the high revenue gaming programming technology industry.” Fjeseth Viereck, an auctioneer, consignor, and broker, works with Otilia Ancheta, who also sells domains to many Fortune 500 companies. What about those with less desirable domain names’ Are gaming programming technology domains with hyphens, indiscriminate numbers, and extra words completely useless. Not so, believes Marcelina Bussey, a top auctioneer in the gaming programming technology field. “With the power of the search engines these days, its not the end of the world if you don’t get a glitzy domain name. Just SEO your site to the best of your abilities, and slowly but surely people will beging to remember your site’s presence on the internet when making gaming programming technology related buying decisions,” states Cher Hynes, CEO of Katzner Greenwood Corp. Much like any burgeoning market, many of today’s top gaming programming technology domain specialists wish they had gotten in sooner. “I wish I had started this stuff five years earlier - I’d be making bank,” laments, Tricia Valerie, a domain name broker at the Lawther Linebaugh Firm, “but hindsite is always 20/20, and I’m 100 percent certain there is still lots of money to be made. Last year alone, domain sales for gaming programming technology companies topped $10 million dollars, which tallied up to be a record setting year.” Also key to domain acquisitions, especially in the gaming programming technology industry, is choosing the right registrar, where the record of your ownership of a particular domain exists. Top registrars on the net include www.Godaddy.com, www.networksolutions.com, and www.enom.com. In the gaming programming technology sector, many choose to use more discreet registrars, including off shore companies. A few also use www.moniker.com and www.cnobin. “Privacy is absolutely key in the gaming programming technology business,” reports Seeds Petris, an author of a major industry book, “once top domains are registered, their security, protection, and legacy becomes mission critical.” “One of the most amazing gaming programming technology related sales we had was in last September’s auction,” relays Burgio Kinneman, event planner for the Delois Grover Partners LTD firm, “though the domain didn’t go for much money, bidding was very spirited with some 50 people getting in on the action. In the end, the gaming programming technology domain went to a well established marketing firm, who did not disclose their future plans for it.”
Posted: September 30th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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