http://www.igoldrush.com Thu, 31 May 2012 01:37:08 +0000 en hourly 12 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.iGoldrush.comhttp://www.igoldrush.com/images/igoldrush_white.jpgiGoldrushBloghttp://feedburner.google.com http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/nominet-launches-multi-year-.uk-registrations http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/nominet-launches-multi-year-.uk-registrations#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 07:14:56 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=92074 iGoldrush: Nominet, the official registry for .uk domain names is upgrading their system today to permit 1-10 year registration and renewal periods. Similar registration terms are already standard at most domain registries and this upgrade will be welcomed with open arms by .uk registrants. Up until this day .uk domain names … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/nominet-launches-multi-year-.uk-registrations/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/clements-brothers-launch-first-auction-and-find-unique-angle-for-international-domain-investing http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/clements-brothers-launch-first-auction-and-find-unique-angle-for-international-domain-investing#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 18:59:40 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=88144 iGoldrush: Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St. Clements but you won’t find any lemons in the Clements brothers’ domain auction ending this coming Monday. Almost one year to the day after announcing his split from Rick Latona, Toby Clements and his brother David Clements are running their first domain … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/clements-brothers-launch-first-auction-and-find-unique-angle-for-international-domain-investing/feed 1 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-how-to-create-a-facebook-page-for-your-website http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-how-to-create-a-facebook-page-for-your-website#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:00:36 +0000 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=84573 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush: Morgan Linton shows you how to create a facebook page for your website in less than five minutes in the latest edition of the iGoldrush Report. In previous episodes, you learned the basics of researching your market and setting up your new website. In the next 5 minutes, Morgan walks … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-how-to-create-a-facebook-page-for-your-website/feed 2 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/rare-two-character-domain-co.com-for-sale http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/rare-two-character-domain-co.com-for-sale#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:12:22 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=82926 iGoldrush: Domain investor and iGoldrush CEO, Paul Goldstone, put his high value, two-character domain, co.com up for sale today after 15 years off the market. Interestingly, all variations of the 676 two-letter .com domain names have been registered since 1998 and these valuable, highly sought after names can only be obtained … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/rare-two-character-domain-co.com-for-sale/feed 12 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/google-ends-adsense-for-domains-program http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/google-ends-adsense-for-domains-program#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:56:26 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=80488 iGoldrush: Google has announced that they are phasing out the AdSense for Domains program, a domain parking service introduced in 2008. This is not surprising after last years changes to the program and the announcement that Google was essentially going to begin removing parked pages from their search index: “New ‘parked … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/google-ends-adsense-for-domains-program/feed 2 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/no-bull-just-domains-at-domaining-europe-in-spain http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/no-bull-just-domains-at-domaining-europe-in-spain#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:51:04 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=76458 iGoldrush: Domaining Europe is the newest conference on the domain name circuit and will host their inaugural event between April 26-28, 2012 at the Sercotel Sorolla Palace Hotel in Valencia, Spain. Numerous top domainers have already committed to attending and are excited about the trip. Dietmar Stefitz, CEO of Inverdom launched … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/no-bull-just-domains-at-domaining-europe-in-spain/feed 1 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-how-to-use-wordpress http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-how-to-use-wordpress#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:14 +0000 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=76098 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush: In the latest edition of the iGoldrush Report, Morgan Linton shows you how to effectively use wordpress, one of the best platforms out there for developing your domains into brands. In previous episodes, you learned the basics of how to install and setup wordpress on your domain. Over the next … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-how-to-use-wordpress/feed 3 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/the-internet-goes-on-strike-against-sopa http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/the-internet-goes-on-strike-against-sopa#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:41:59 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=74543 iGoldrush: On January 18th, major sites all over the Internet plan to go black in protest against SOPA and PIPA. Some of the largest sites participating include: Google (which modified their homepage in support), Wikipedia (which is reportedly used by an estimated 365 million readers worldwide), Reddit (one of the first … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/the-internet-goes-on-strike-against-sopa/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/icann-now-accepting-new-gtld-applications http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/icann-now-accepting-new-gtld-applications#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:01:36 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=73473 iGoldrush: In a historic move, ICANN opened the doors to new gTLDs today. After more than seven years of planning, companies can officially submit their applications today for their own custom domain name gTLD (general top level domain). This move opens the world of TLDs to brands, services, organizations, and even … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/icann-now-accepting-new-gtld-applications/feed 1 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/domaining.com-100-best-value-domains-revealed http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/domaining.com-100-best-value-domains-revealed#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:41:52 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=72961 iGoldrush: As we previously mentioned, Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com asked domainers to submit their best value domain names for this special sales newsletter. The response was so great that Domaining.com has decided to feature additional names not selected for the newsletter in future newsletters. The top 100 best values, … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/domaining.com-100-best-value-domains-revealed/feed 1 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/high-exposure-for-the-first-domain-sales-newsletter-of-2012 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/high-exposure-for-the-first-domain-sales-newsletter-of-2012#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:13:24 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=71422 iGoldrush: Francois Carrillo of Domaining.com will be delivering a domain sale newsletter on January 9th 2012 (updated from Jan 2nd due to time constraints) to his members that will also be distributed between members of DomainState.com and DNForum.com 100 of the best value domains will be selected for the newsletter, and … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/high-exposure-for-the-first-domain-sales-newsletter-of-2012/feed 1 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-researching-market-trends-to-make-money-from-your-domains http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-researching-market-trends-to-make-money-from-your-domains#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:00:10 +0000 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=69880 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush: In the latest edition of the iGoldrush Report, Morgan Linton shows you how to research market trends to make money from your domains. Researching the market is often overlooked when buying domains for development, yet it’s one of the most important steps. Over the next 10+ minutes, you will learn … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-researching-market-trends-to-make-money-from-your-domains/feed 6 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/acquiring-domain-names-on-the-aftermarket http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/acquiring-domain-names-on-the-aftermarket#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:24:02 +0000 Michael Law @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=68646 Michael Law @ iGoldRush: The domain name aftermarket may be my favorite place to acquire quality domain names at decent prices. Many outsiders and/or newbies may think, “Is there even such thing as a domain aftermarket?” I can imagine newer domain investors think about buying names from another domainer and assume they won’t get … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/acquiring-domain-names-on-the-aftermarket/feed 2 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/significant-changes-come-to-the-domain-parking-industry-this-january http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/significant-changes-come-to-the-domain-parking-industry-this-january#comments Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:04:00 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=66669 iGoldrush: Sedo, one of the most popular domain parking services in the industry, announced today that they would no longer pay out parking revenue for any domain parked using URL forwarding starting in January 2012. This comes on the heels of Google’s announcement stating that they would no longer pay out … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/significant-changes-come-to-the-domain-parking-industry-this-january/feed 2 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/how-to-install-wordpress http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/how-to-install-wordpress#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:00:26 +0000 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=63846 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush: In this latest video episode of the iGoldrush Report, Morgan Linton shows you how to get a great looking website in a few simple clicks without needing to know servers or have any development background. Learn how to install WordPress for free and take the first step in developing your … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/how-to-install-wordpress/feed 12 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/nominet-offers-multi-year-registration-for-.uk-domains http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/nominet-offers-multi-year-registration-for-.uk-domains#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:09:42 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=63739 iGoldrush: In a big move for the UK domain registry, Nominet announced that their 2 year fixed registration period for .co.uk domains will change as of May 1, 2012, allowing flexible registrations of .co.uk domains for between 1-10 years. This change will be welcomed with open arms by .co.uk domain holders. … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/nominet-offers-multi-year-registration-for-.uk-domains/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/acquiring-domain-names-part-i-hand-registering-domains http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/acquiring-domain-names-part-i-hand-registering-domains#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 09:00:12 +0000 Michael Law @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=25419 Michael Law @ iGoldRush: This is a four part series on how to acquire domain names from my perspective. In this series, I will talk about how I go about acquiring domain names and the strategies I use. Remember, this is not an all-inclusive guide on every known strategy or industry tool – it … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/acquiring-domain-names-part-i-hand-registering-domains/feed 15 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-developing-domain-names-into-brands-episode-1 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-developing-domain-names-into-brands-episode-1#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 13:00:44 +0000 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=22268 Morgan Linton @ iGoldRush: In the first of a monthly series of educational videos on iGoldRush, Morgan Linton brings his expertise to iGoldRush visitors by providing the basics on how to turn a domain name into a mini site, an informational site, an online brand and eventually a flourishing and profitable business. Over the … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/video-developing-domain-names-into-brands-episode-1/feed 5 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/tis-the-season-to-be-domaining http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/tis-the-season-to-be-domaining#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:52:59 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=19357 iGoldrush: Time to pack your bags again… it’s a busy month for domainers! Starting on October 1st 2011, Geo domainers will be meeting in Chicago Illinois for GeoPublishers’ first ever convention and expo. The show is hosted by Fred Mercaldo and will feature speakers such as Don Jones, Ron Jackson, Gordon … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/tis-the-season-to-be-domaining/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/igoldrush-breaks-new-ground-with-social-media-style-functionality-2 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/igoldrush-breaks-new-ground-with-social-media-style-functionality-2#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:20:46 +0000 iGoldrush http://www.igoldrush.com/?p=12950 iGoldrush: iGoldrush has been delivering domain news since 1995. Paul Goldstone, CEO of iGoldrush just announced a re-launch of their news distribution with game-changing functionality that gives users access to domain news in an efficient method that they are already familiar with on Facebook and Twitter. Check it out for yourself … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/igoldrush-breaks-new-ground-with-social-media-style-functionality-2/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/icann-approves-new-generic-top-level-domains-in-historic-change http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/icann-approves-new-generic-top-level-domains-in-historic-change#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:33:33 +0000 iGoldrush http://igoldrush.com/uncategorized/icann-approves-new-generic-top-level-domains-in-historic-change iGoldrush: During a special meeting in Singapore, ICANN’s Board of Directors approved one of the most historic changes to the Internet’s Domain Name System in its history. The Board voted to increase the number of generic top-level domains from the current 22, which includes the popular .com , .net, and .org.… Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/icann-approves-new-generic-top-level-domains-in-historic-change/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/providers-step-up-for-users-upset-over-godaddy-ceos-elephant-hunt http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/providers-step-up-for-users-upset-over-godaddy-ceos-elephant-hunt#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 18:04:12 +0000 iGoldrush http://igoldrush.com/uncategorized/providers-step-up-for-users-upset-over-godaddy-ceos-elephant-hunt iGoldrush: GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons recently posted videos of himself killing an elephant and a leopard while in Zimbabwe. The fallout over the last two days has continued to grow, with many customers upset and some even talking about boycotting the company. PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/providers-step-up-for-users-upset-over-godaddy-ceos-elephant-hunt/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/registries-waiving-auto-renew-fees-for-japan-residents http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/registries-waiving-auto-renew-fees-for-japan-residents#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:52:04 +0000 iGoldrush http://igoldrush.com/uncategorized/registries-waiving-auto-renew-fees-for-japan-residents iGoldrush: In the wake of the horrific earthquake and tsunami the Japanese people endured, Domain Registries are doing their part in what they call a “small gesture to alleviate some of the suffering in Japan”. Because the recent disasters have left many domain registrants without the ability to renew their domain … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/registries-waiving-auto-renew-fees-for-japan-residents/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/facebook-get-extension-from-uspto http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/facebook-get-extension-from-uspto#comments Thu, 27 Jan 2011 15:42:17 +0000 iGoldrush http://igoldrush.com/uncategorized/facebook-get-extension-from-uspto iGoldrush: Facebook was granted an extension by the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) in their battle against American Farm Bureau. Though the popular social media company purchased the domain FB.com from American Farm Bureau, they are still battling over a trademark dispute. On Monday, Facebook files an extension with the … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/facebook-get-extension-from-uspto/feed 0 http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/microsoft-wins-udrp-for-kinect-domains http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/microsoft-wins-udrp-for-kinect-domains#comments Tue, 25 Jan 2011 15:49:27 +0000 iGoldrush http://igoldrush.com/uncategorized/microsoft-wins-udrp-for-kinect-domains iGoldrush: Last month, Microsoft filed seven UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) cases over Kinect domain names. Now, rulings were announced in four of the seven cases and the software giant won all four. The domains included in the recent ruling include: wwwkinect.com, which a typo of kinect.com. What’s interesting … Continue Reading...]]> http://www.igoldrush.com/news/blog/microsoft-wins-udrp-for-kinect-domains/feed 0