When a faved name drops or becomes available, a notification email is sent to YOU immediately. So sit back and relax. Come fav the freshest names during the daily domain drop everyday at 11am PST, or browse the site and make your picks — all this is absolutely FREE for GoDrops members!

Enjoy the Drops!

If anything DOES go wrong, feel free to hit me up with a DM or message on twitter at http://twitter.com/godrops. Thanks! And enjoy the drops!

Oh, if you do spot something that doesn’t seem to be working, just leave a comment here, I’ll get to it as soon as possible. Thanks!

Accompanying the live feed is also a chat widget where spectators can talk with others about the dropping names, domaining news or whatever… and from where I sit during drop time, the chat widget has stopped working and THAT’S why I haven’t been showing up to chat recently.

So, along with the pending theme update, I’ll be replacing the chat widget… again, sorry if you were looking for me during the chat. Hopefully, things will be mended in a couple days =P

I haven’t been catching too much lately, but have been saving my pennies for renewals coming up. Some name I have grabbed are: turquoiseoutlet.com, lapulse.com (for Las Angeles), and archaeologyshop.com. I really like the former… always wanted to be an archaeologist since Indiana Jones and Raiders came out; then again with the sequal, and again with the most recent film. OK, I still want to be an archaeologist!

One thing I will reveal, is that I’ll be publishing my picks ahead of the drop, so that you can “fav” them and get notification when they drop without having to attend the daily drop at 11am PST everyday.

Stay Tuned!

I’ve got a brand new post today, part 1 of a series on a developing a travel/geo domain. Check it out!

This was my first domain conference, so I had really little to go on other than being familiar with a few of the personalities on the various panels. Setting up GeoRevolution.com was a good idea and made a great ice-breaker during the expo.

The first person I met very early before the first breakfast on Lexington.net. He had a novel business card with the question “Lexington.net - Should I Develop?” printed boldly on the front. By the end of the expo, I had met and spoken with owners of City dot Coms, pattern collectors of long-tail GEOs, solutions providers, parking companies, major personalities, and so on. Very positive and friendly atmosphere!

If I could sum it all up in one word, that word would be “Partnerships“. Building a business relies on establishing partnerships, but these times call for being more creative. Partnering with journalists who’ve recently been let go or forced into retirement, partnering with other domainers who happen to have been grabbing the same kinds of domains you’ve been collecting, and how to partner with brick-and-mortar hotels, local businesses and even national advertising channels — just to name a few.

The most important messages delivered by guest speakers and members of the Association were: move out of your comfort zone, be creative, take risks, bet on yourself, in short, if  you’ve got an entrepreneurial spirit, NOW is the time to engage it. Times of turmoil like these are leaving a lot of people guessing and more receptive to trying new ideas. There was a lot of talk about the current window-of-opportunity and how it won’t last forever. Old media will regroup for a comeback next year…

The Daily Drop will occur during the “Dailies: They’re gone, now what?” session. That’s where I’ll be. I will check in to see how the drop is going, though. On Saturday during Drop Time is “Travel industry Tips and Tricks“. I’ll be sitting firm in on that as well…

See You There!

Congrats to the Winners!