Who am I and why am I here?

Opening a browser window and forgetting which website you were going to is the modern day equivalent of forgetting why you opened the refrigerator. I don’t know about you guys but I do it multiple times per day.

I have a little system down. First, I’ll alt-tab to go back to the thing I was just looking at before, to see if it jogs my memory. Second, I’ll check my email program to see if it was something there that inspired the effort. If neither of those work I resort to staring at my screen for ten minutes until my eyes start to bleed.

Lately, my memory loss is spreading to other uses of technology. Some of you may have received this call from me already.

*ring *ring

victim, “hello?”

Me, “Um, why was I calling you?”

victim, “you tell me dumb*ss”

Me, “I’m sure it was brilliant and witty but I can’t think of what it was”

victim, “if it’s important you’ll remember, yada yada yada….”

I can’t wait to find out what new technology my minor cases of amnesia will follow. Perhaps one day I’ll forget why I’m on my roof staring at solar panels. I think they’d call that a flashback rather than alzheimers.

I Predict an Incredibly Good Week!

When I was selling cars, back in the day, a bird flew by and took a dump right in the very center of the tie I was wearing. My sales manager walked by, pointed at it and told me, “Son, you are going to sell more cars today than anyone!”.

This weekend I had a similar experience. Standing on my back porch, having a very important business conversation on the phone, a wasp dive bombed at my face and stung me right in the center of my nose!

LMAO, you should have seen me. I screamed various extremities then, dropped my phone on the ground and ran inside the house like a scared little kid while the pain spread from my nose to my cheeks.

Another funny thing about it is that when I called my associate back he told me he didn’t believe the story. He told me that every time we start to get somewhere I want to get off the phone.

I don’t know what the odds are of getting stung in the middle of the nose but I predict an incredibly good week.

¿Habla Usted Dominios?

It seems to me that if you are going to have a site in German, .de domains make sense. If you are going to market to the Japanese, .jp names make sense. However, in the Spanish market, there are so many countries with their own ccTLDs that the decision is a little harder to make.

Clearly you wouldn’t want to go with .com.mx if you are building a global brand but it’s not so clear if .com or .es are better.
I for one, don’t actually own any .es names. That’s not by choice, I just haven’t had a chance to pick them up as of yet. I do, however, own thousands of Spanish language .com names.
Domainers know that .es is Spain’s extension. Do consumers know that? Would someone in Mexico enter carros.com or carros.es? Hell if I know. Please discuss because I think it’s an issue of importance for those that focus on this market.

Recently, I’ve added a global domains section to my newsletter and I am starting to get some sales in this market. Granted, I’m selling single dictionary word .com names in Spanish for only around 400-2000 dollars a pop so it is no surprise that I’m getting the sales but still, it is a sign that the market may finally be ready for more. My best Spanish names have yet to be listed.

Sedo’s GEO Domain Auction

I’m not sure how well they have promoted their new auction but there are some real gems on this list. Check it out at http://sedo.com/search/searchresult.php4?auctionevent=globalauction&language=us&partnerid=37836 

 Here are some of my names that I have listed:

Iran.com
Rhodes.com
Versailles.com
ChristChurch.com
Zoetermeer.com

True to form, they were all priced to sell.