PriceGrabber Releases 2009 Holiday Shopping Consumer Behavior Report

October 20, 2009 · 1 Comment  

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PriceGrabber has released their 2009 Holiday Forecast Consumer Behavior Report. I pulled out some interesting numbers about how consumers are going to be researching products and shopping online this holiday season.

The top 3 ways savvy consumers will save money this holiday season are:
Research and comparison shop online (70%)
Shop at discount stores (50%)
Use online coupons (39%)

The top 3 ways savvy consumers will save money this holiday season are:

  • Research and comparison shop online (70%)
  • Shop at discount stores (50%)
  • Use online coupons (39%)

This year, in order to meet holiday spending budgets, more consumers are utilizing money-saving techniques for their holiday shopping when compared with last year’s PriceGrabber.com survey:

  • 70% of consumers are doing more research and comparison shopping online, compared with 38% last year.
  • 50% of consumers are planning to shop at discount or outlet stores this year, while only 43% did so last year.
  • 29% of consumers are planning to purchase gifts for fewer people this year, while only 10% did so last year.

Free shipping offers and shipping costs:

  • 1 in 5 consumers will generally only purchase a product online when free shipping in offered and 29% will generally pay up to 10% of the cost of the item (s).
  • For most consumers, the cost of shipping depends on how urgently they need the product (34%) or on the size of the product (11%).

View the full PriceGrabber report here (.pdf)

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A Pair Of Knockout Domains Sell At GoDaddy Auctions For $6,265

October 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment  

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Here are a couple of interesting domains that sold on GoDaddy’s Expiring Auction today: KnockoutEnergyDrink.com for $2,240 and KnockoutEnergy.com $4,025.

KnockoutEnergyDrink.com had 2 bidders with a total 39 bids (screenshot).
KnockoutEnergy.com had 3 bidders with a total of 59 bids (screenshot).

Doing some quick searching it looks like a Knockout Energy Drink (Myspace profile link) may have existing at one time in the past or is coming soon, there is no existing trademark. KnockoutEnergy.info was recently registered by “KO Beverages” on 09/15/2009. Who ever the buyer is, hopefully they purchased both product domain names.

With all the discussions about online auctions or fixed prices, GoDaddy’s expiring auction system seems to deliver on a daily basis.

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ProductDomains Is Now Included On NameBee.com – Your Domain News Portal

October 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment  

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Just a quick note that this blog is now included in Namebee’s Domain News Blog Aggregator Portal. Namebee is a great site to get all the latest domain industry news fast and free. You can also signup and create an account that allows you to add any RSS feed, block feeds, track articles you’ve read and more.

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AfternicDLS Announces How To Price Domain Names Free Webinar

October 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment  

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AfternicDLS Sales Secrets: How to price domain names free webinar is scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2009 2:00pm – 2:30pm EST

The agenda for the webinar is below:

• Determine domain pricing objectives
• Unlock the hidden brand value of domain names
• Avoid common domain sales missteps such as pricing based upon traffic volumes or revenue multiples
• Maximize your profits through proper determination of Asking, Reserve and Floor prices
• Use of negotiation tactics designed to insure “win/win” outcomes for both buyer and seller
• Enjoy domain sales results similar to those reported each week by AfternicDLS

Sign up for the free webinar here

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Sedo Sells Youtube Typo Domain For $4,242 – Yahoo Buys Sports Blog Domain BallDontLie.com

October 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment  

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Sedo posted some interesting sales today. First up a Youtube typo domain – youtugbe.com sold for $4,242 and is currently parked at Parked.com with Youtube as the domain’s title tag and title… looks like a clear case of trademark infringement and cybersquatting.

The other domain I found interesting is the domain balldontlie.com that sold for $3,250. Turns out Ball Don’t Lie is the name of a sports blog on Yahoo. The domain currently goes no where as it has no name servers. Yahoo recently purchased OMG.com for $80,000 for their celebrity blog called by the same name, that domain forwards to omg.yahoo.com.

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