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Sellers of Internet addresses surf for - and get - some big payoffs

04/15/2006 | Filed under: Latest eBusiness News, Online Marketing, Internet News — site admin @ 12:22 am

Internet domain names are red-hot again.

This year, 15 names used in Internet addresses have resold for at least six figures to companies and individuals hoping to tap into big audiences. On.com got $635,000. Macau.com fetched $550,000.

Sex.com went for a record $12 million in cash and stock to adult-entertainment company Escom in January, according to industry-trade reports and sources with knowledge of the deal, who declined to be named because of the private nature of the sale.

Sales of 5,851 domain names generated $29 million in 2005, compared with the sale of 3,813 names for $15 million in 2004, says market researcher Zetetic. And the pace is quickening: In the first three months of this year, 1,949 names have generated $14.2 million, says Domain Name Journal magazine

This goes further to show that my comment in the previous post has merit, dont be fooled as opportunities still exist, all you have to do is have some vision and act on it as this story shows