This week was a very busy week for us.  I have not been able to post on the blog lately, as we have been busy with big meetings and updating the GeoDomainer.com backend, and other site developments.  It is all time consuming! Overall, it was a very productive week for us.

I also want to keep everyone informed that I will be going on vacation tomorrow for a week or so.  I will not be blogging much as the family has told me, “It’s family time”.  With that being said, you all know that I can not argue with the First Lady of the house.

The GeoDomainer.com contest is going great! We encourage everyone who wants a chance at winning a free ticket to the Expo to participate.  It will be a lot of fun and very rewarding for those who participate.

The GeoDomain Expo Agenda has been updated.  Please make sure to check it out. You can visit GeoExpo.com to see the updated info.

In closing, I would like to wish everyone continued success in their endeavors.  Stay focused and embrace your passions.  2008 is going to be a great year. I know I was all over in this post, but I wanted to hit on the key topics.

Thank you for your continued support.

SMO

We have decided to hold a contest to win a ticket to attend the GeoDomain Expo in Chicago from the 10^th-12^th of July. This is a $695 value we purchased to give readers of the blog an opportunity to attend the GeoDomain Expo hosted by AssociatedCities.com and the Kelsey Group. There have been quite a few conferences the last 6 months in the domain industry, however, none of them are as unique as the GeoDomain Expo. If you want to advance your education on domain development and want to change things up a bit from past conferences, this is the show to attend. There will be a myriad of professionals from the Media world and of course many professional domainers present. A perfect place to network!

Participants who are interested in joining this contest must be a member of GeoDomainer.com. Once a member, participants can join the GeoDomainer Contest Group to get the contest guidelines. A winner will be announced on 30 June to give the winner time to make travel and hotel arrangements.

Of course, contest participants will have to do a simple task for the chance to win. What is it? You will have to join the group on Geodomainer.com to find out. This contest is open to all domainers!

Traditional Media has started the transformation in partnering with developed geo domains.  In this article written by AssociatedCities.com, the Sun Times News Group has partnered with Chicago.com.  City.com’s are some of the most lucrative and most sought out domains in the media industry, as well as the domain industry.  The reason is quite simple, they are 100% local.  I think we are going to hear a variety of success stories like this as the industry continues to mature.  One thing is certain, Traditional Media is scrambling to regain market share and advertising revenue by embracing the internet.  It is my opinion that many will have no choice but to partner with elite geo domain brands in order to catch up with the competition that has already secured their geo domains, such as McClatchy Media and others.

The decision by SunTimes.com to partner with Chicago.com was based on the benefits we could bring to each other,” said Fred LeBolt, president and publisher of the Sun-Times News Group’s Fox Valley Publications and New Media Integration, which architected the deal.

He added: “We are able to direct traffic from one of the largest newspaper sites in the country to Chicago.com while they provide us enhanced e-commerce opportunities through bookings and ticket sales as well as a new channel for distribution of SunTimes.com content.

(via AssociatedCities.com)

We will soon start working on developing GeoDomaining.com into a website development blog feed portal.   Included in the site will be feeds from many of the popular Development, Search Engine, Site Revenue Strategy, and SEO blogs.  This will prove to be a very valuable resource for those embracing development.

The future for many domainers is development.  This will be a neat resource where you can learn from many experts, as well as novices that are learning as they go.  As we all know, development can take your domain to the next level of success.  Of course, this all depends on your game plan.  A small goal of ours, will be to bridge the gap as much as possible that exists between developers/SEOers and domainers.  I think a platform like this can make progress with this divided line.

We have no doubt that GeoDomaining.com will become popular for all domainers interested in development.  There will be no need to visit separate development sites anymore.  Soon, all the major sites will be colocated on GeoDomaining.com.

As a disclaimer, this will not compete with Domaining.com’s current platform.  I have talked to Francois and shared this game plan with him.  This is a needed resource in the domain industry that is not currently being provided. We had this idea when we first started negotiating GeoDomaining.com 3 months ago.  Geodomaining.com has been branded in the geo domain industry long before us as a part of development, as well as monetizing websites, selling geo domains and developed  websites, etc.  We will continue to support all that Domaining.com does on our complete network as I told Francois.  The industry needs as many educational resources available for domainers and investors.  As I have stated many times, we want to provide the tools and services to assist in making you successful with your domains.  For the record, we will not list domain industry blogs, and will only list the ones I stated above.  Good stuff to come.

Thank you for your continued support!

The Geo Network is starting to take some shape and users have started to embrace the platforms launched thus far.  GeoDomainer.com has done outstanding in 1 months time.  Already, it has recruited 156 members and growing daily.  Many are top industry professionals in the domain industry.  Our modest goal is to reach 1,000 members by the end of the year.  In order to do this, we will continue to add applications that are useful to industry professionals.  Additionally, members can assist by inviting friends, associates, etc to GeoDomainer.com.  We have added some upgrades to the site this week, with many more planned in the near future.  If you have not signed up, please do so and see what the site has to offer.

The Geo Forum has continued to grow as well. There is lots of great information located on this site from an array of professionals.  It is also a great place to sell geo domains and network.

SimplyGeo.com continues to grow each month with quality readership.  We have decided that we will keep the blog going as a general blog and make the blog on GeoDomains.com our corporate blog.  If you are interested in advertising, now is the time to sign up.  We offer great pricing for the quality of eyeballs we get monthly on SimplyGeo.com.  Prices will soon go up to meet industry standards.  There are a variety of plans to choose from where you can lock in rates for 3 months.

There is still lots of work to do.  We are working some amazing deals in the back ground.  They will be good for the domain industry as a whole and will bring value to all industry professionals that embrace them.  Development is hard work, but it is also very rewarding to see sites grow and people using them daily.  Geodomainer.com and the Geo Forum will continue to grow without any interaction from our part.  It is great to develop platforms where user-generated content keeps the sites growing.  I stated this as a goal when I first started blogging.  It is now starting to take shape and is very fulfilling.  There are many great things to come.

Thank you for your continued support!

This was another slow week for geo domain sales, and overall for the domain industry. However, ccTLDs did very well when compared to the dot com market. I think the economy has finally started to take effect on the industry. The best deal in this group IMO is NYProperties.com for $2,099. ccTLD geo domain sales totaled $226,371 for a grand total of $262,729 in geo domain sales. I have also included the two weeks missed during the Traffic show period for historical purposes on the bottom.

München.com $13,500 SnapNames.com
HoustonCounty.com $3,800 SnapNames.com
LondonDirectory.com $2,174 SnapNames.com
HongKongOnline.com $3,099 NameJet.com
NYProperties.com $2,099 NameJet.com
CentralChina.com $6,710 AfternicDLS
KoreaDate.com $2,488 AfternicDLS
AidIndia.com $2,488 AfternicDLS

The Geo Tracker 28 May 2008

These were major weeks for geo domain sales that I missed. Some great geo domain sales occurred during this time period. ccTLD geo domain sales totaled $170,138 for a grand total of $477,023 in geo domain sales.

MyrtleBeachCondos.com $120,107 Moniker.com
Shreveport.com $70,000 RickLatona.com
WestPalm.com $50,000 RickLatona.com
Toluca.com $19,000 RickLatona.com
WallStreet.info $25,500 NameJet.com
SnapperCreek.com $2,488 AfternicDLS
TucsonTravel.com $2,288 AfternicDLS
SouthCarolinaBusiness.com $2,200 AfternicDLS
AtlanticAttorneys.com $2,188 AfternicDLS
LuxuryHomesDubai.com $2,088 AfternicDLS
LasVegasResort.net $1,100 AfternicDLS
CroatiaCharter.net $1,000 AfternicDLS
ColoradoGuide.com $4,100 NameJet.com
PanamaCityCondo.com $2,816 NameJet.com
Europeans.net $2,010 Sedo.com

We are proud to announce our latest acquisitions to the geo network.  GeoNews.com will become a news media platform for the geo domain industry.  After months of negotiating, we closed on this deal last week.  This is a powerful name that will bring value to the geo network.  Patience and persistence paid off for this major acquisition.

Additionally, we secured GeoDomainers.com and GeoDomaining.com. Geodomainers.com was very important for us to secure to protect our social network brand.

We are done with acquisitions for the geo network and will continue to develop each of our assets into useful platforms.  There is a lot of work to do, but the future of the geo domain industry and rewards are well worth the hard work.

We would like to thank everyone for their continued support.  All of you make it a pleasure to deliver these platforms.  We look forward to meeting all of you at the GeoDomain Expo next month.