Sorry for the lack of blog posts over the last two weeks. I plan on spending some quality time this weekend getting caught up on some posts and schedule a few out for the upcoming week. I also have plans to have Elizabeth over tomorrow to help me with this week’s news video.

What have I been doing? Working!!!

So far I’m loving it at Oversee.net. The first 30-60 days with any company are always a challenge. It takes time to learn the systems, routines and people. The team here in Ft Lauderdale is awesome, a real pleasure to work with. Obviously I can’t divulge trade secrets, but one thing I can tell you, everyone here works very hard to get things done.

That’s it for now, I’ll write more this weekend.

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Press Release

MONIKER AND SNAPNAMES INTRODUCE PRE-AUCTION BIDDING FOR UPCOMING PREMIUM LIVE AUCTION AT DOMAINFEST® IN FORT LAUDERDALE

Online Registration Now Open For DOMAINfest Fort Lauderdale Power Networking Event

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (April XX, 2010) —- Moniker ® and SnapNames®, both Oversee.net® companies, announced the launch of a pre-auction bidding system for the live premium domain name auction set to occur during the DOMAINfest® One-Day Power Networking Event in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on May 13, 2010.

Pre-bids can be submitted on any domain listed in the auction until May 13 at noon US Eastern time. The highest bid for each domain will then become the starting bid in the live auction. All live auction pre-bidders will be notified via email of their position in the auction along with instructions for joining the live and extended auction.

Bidders not attending the live auction can watch the auction and submit bids in real-time via a free online live auction system powered by SnapNames Live™ technology. Registered DOMAINfest Power Networking attendees are automatically eligible to attend the private live auction. Interested bidders may also submit an absentee bid form to the auctioneer or sign up for telephone proxy bidding.

To participate in the pre-bidding process and view the catalog, visit: http://domainauctions.moniker.com/2010/DOMAINfest-Fort-Lauderdale

To register for proxy bidding, contact sales@moniker.com.

Preliminary List of Live Auction Domains
The Moniker live auction at DOMAINfest Fort Lauderdale will include category-defining generic domains across all price points and verticals. The following preliminary list of domains offers an example of the quality of the domains to be included in this auction:

• Dating.com
• WiFi.com
• Hobbies.com
• Jeans.com
• Relationship.com
• Safety.com
• Arbitration.com
• Therapists.com
• Detox.com
• TreasuryBonds.com
• HardDrives.com
• BoardGames.com
• SecondMortgage.com
• SingleWomen.com and SingleMen.com (a combined lot)

Sellers can still submit domains for possible inclusion in this auction. The submission deadline is April 18, 2010. Details on how to submit domains and how to bid in this Moniker live auction can be found at http://domainauctions.moniker.com/2010/DOMAINfest-Fort-Lauderdale.

Auction Schedule
The Moniker live auction at DOMAINfest Fort Lauderdale is scheduled for Thursday May 13 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. US Eastern time. SnapNames will also host an extended online auction in conjunction with the live event. The online auction will run for a full week, starting on Thursday, May 13 from 3:15pm US Eastern time to Thursday, May 20 at 5:00 p.m. US Eastern time. For more information, including details on how to submit an absentee bid or bid via telephone proxy, visit:
http://domainauctions.moniker.com/2010/DOMAINfest-Fort-Lauderdale

DOMAINfest Power Networking Event
The one-day DOMAINfest Power Networking Event will be held on May 13, 2010 at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale. Experts will be available to facilitate free-flowing networking discussions on the following subjects:

• Scalable Build-out Solutions
• Keyword Tools and Tactics in Buying Domains and Acquiring Traffic
• Domain Buying, Selling & Valuation Trends
• Legal Q&A

Online registration for this Power Networking event in Fort Lauderdale is now open. Visit www.domainfest.com for event details and to register. The registration fee is $175.

Hope to see you there!

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This week’s video sponsor is Name.com, the registrar that Chef Patrick uses.

Sorry for the delay in posting. I actually did this hours ago but completely forgot to post, I got so wrapped up in work.

Links:

Moniker Brings In A Hired Gun – Chef Patrick by ChefPatrick.com
Rick Latona Changes Newsletter To Daily Auctions by ChefPatrick.com
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As of April 1st, I am Oversee.net’s newest hired gun (Domain Sales Specialist) brokering domain names for Moniker/SnapNames. You all know me as a hard core entrepreneur. I haven’t worked for anyone but myself for the last 5 years. I know you are wondering why I would accept a position with ANY company, so I’ll tell you why.

One of my main goals for 2010 was to become a domain broker. Of course I can do that on my own and was already doing so, but teaming up with Oversee.net is an enormous help towards achieving this goal. When I contact someone to sell a name, I now have the power of a top ten registrar and an industry leading company to back me up. They already have the worldwide brand status that I haven’t yet achieved. They are a full service domain company offering parking and registrar services in addition to having a market place.

Another reason I took this position is that I’ll be learning from the Moniker brokerage team and training with two of the best brokers in the industry – John Mauriello and Howard Kopp. John has been with Moniker for 5 years and has helped sell domains like Porn.com $9.5 million, Computer.com $2.1 million, Seniors.com $1.2 million, CreditCheck.com and FreeCreditCheck.com $3.5 million and most recently Guns.com $800K. Howard has been with Moniker for 3 years and has helped sell domains such as Exterminator.com $600K, ScreenSavers.com $335K and Bankruptcy.net $56K. With their combined 8 years worth of experience and tens of millions in domain name sales, I think I have come to the right place to learn.

Of course, one of the most important factors for me with this decision was my family. Being self employed means I make it to whatever family functions I want. It means I’m heavily involved with my wife and kids. Luckily, Moniker is a family oriented company.

Let me be clear though, just because I’ll be working with them now doesn’t mean everything else stops. We managed to work it out where I still get to continue on with my ventures as planned including my blogging, development and yearly cruise/conference. I know you were worried for a second there.

I want to thank everyone at Oversee.net and Moniker/SnapNames for making this opportunity possible. I’m thrilled to be coming on board and am excited for what the future holds for all involved!

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