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Goal Setting and Extrapolation

Oct 20, 2009 2 Comments by IDNBlog

(Image courtesy of the Phoenician and Flickr) Goal setting involves a combination of predicting the future and creating it.  Where will I be, and where will the world be in 5 years, if all continues along the same trajectory?  Given the predicted result, what changes should I make in the here and now? All signs [...]

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How to Value Domains: Research Tools to Use Before You Buy

Oct 15, 2009 1 Comment by IDNBlog

Market inefficiencies are a great thing.  After all, that is what creates a deal is, isn’t it?  If everyone knew that the price of a certain domain was $20k nobody can make a huge profit off of the buy, right?  Well the beauty of domains is that as of now, there is no formula and [...]

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How to register an IDN

Oct 01, 2009 6 Comments by IDNBlog

How can you  register a great IDN: 1.  Come up with an English list of terms that you want to register in a different language. (Ex: Job.com) 2. Use Google translate (or a native translator) to translate your terms into the language you are targeting. (Ex: “Job” in Japanese is “仕事”) 3. Check that the [...]

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