Domain Magnate

Interesting and informative post by Sahar over at conceptualist.com:

Looking at our top domain names, here are some patterns we may all learn something from:

1. One or two word generic (descriptive) domain names, all .com

Self explanatory.

2. Traffic is usually strong and/or constant.

Massive traffic on some of the single word domains (hundreds or thousands of unique visits per day) isn’t unusual however, the more traffic a domain has the less targeted the likelihood. It is unusual to find domains which have a lot of traffic and are also extremely targeted and commercial. Those domains, if you are lucky to ever find one, can do thousands of dollars per day with a simple PPC page. read more »

Marchex reports: $37 Million for The Fourth Quarter of 2007

Fourth Quarter 2007 Consolidated Financial Results:

• Revenue was $37.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, compared to $32.6 million for the same period of 2006.
• GAAP net loss applicable to common stockholders was $774,000 for the fourth quarter of 2007 or $0.02 loss per diluted share. This compares to GAAP net income applicable to common stockholders of $5.0 million or $0.01 loss per diluted share for the same period of 2006. The GAAP diluted EPS calculation in 2006 excludes the effect of the non-cash non-recurring discount on preferred stock redemption of $5.8 million, net of dividends on the redeemed preferred shares of $197,000. The fourth quarter 2007 results included non-cash stock-based compensation expense recorded under the fair value method of $2.1 million, compared to non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $2.6 million for the same period in 2006. read more »