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@Darcymason @AbdulBasitcom I forgot I had it! I heard about it from Abdul years ago.

Underrated never talked about software: Domain Name Analyzer I believe the only mention I've ever seen about it is by @AbdulBasitcom

@cultra Awesome reward, congratulations! (I love to see people do well, especially when I know them.)

Goals reached and thank you $BE

@cultra That is a good one!

Running group wanted to go a little faster today. Pleasantly surprised how easy it was. Elevation training is legit

@adamstrong @ChatGPTapp Yes. Once in a while, it starts off on a bad foot like that, sometimes you can tell it. It’s a piece of crap and it’s wasting your time and it answers with good answers. Other times you just have to wait till tomorrow and start over it has multiple personalities!

A chatGPT story : Last night on a hike I found a large rock I thought was interesting so I took a pic and asked @ChatGPTapp what it was. It gave me an answer with some context. Nice. To compare what other samples of these rocks looked like I asked it to show me images. It didn’t. I replied to give me images. Nothing but more babbling about the rock. I asked again and it told me to Google the following terms to find images. $20 a month and i get a glorified LMGTFY.com engine. It won’t do it for me. Get outta here. I gave it a piece of my mind and lo and behold it spat out some images. My recent experiences on ChatGPT have been awful. These are not “high bar” expectations from a supposedly revolutionary company. I know I’m a nerd but I was wondering if anyone else had any similar stories to this.

@cultra It looks like a perfect tail for 30 second uphill strides!

Now that I'm back in Illinois and much busier with Winterline.com, it's tough to find time and climbs. Central IL is flat for days. But I found a hill made from a lake they dug ,so I take an hour lunch, grab a sandwich and walk and jog up and down the hill until I get my elevation. Killing all the birds with one stone. Moving with a full stomach, getting hill work, eating lunch, listening to a few good podcast to catch up. PS: I used this same hill to train for Rainier. Carried 40lb packs and hiked every day. It worked well

@cultra For some reason, I never thought of a beautiful sunrise in your area. Great picture!

It's not the mountains, but there is something special about the prairie sunrises on my morning runs. Today's was stunning. Can't think of a better way to kick off the day

@cultra @AGreatDomain That is a great business for you to launch! You understand it, you love it and you are providing a great service to others. Also the name is excellent, I really like it.

Today marks a major milestone personally and something I have wanted to achieve for over a decade. I am incredibly excited to officially announce the launch of Winterline (Winterline.com), a new asset management company I've founded with my long-time friend and business partner, Sean Markey. Don't let Sean’s quiet nature fool you, he is one of the best in the industry when it comes to expanding a brand's online footprint and reach. Between the two of us, we have spent decades in the trenches of the digital economy. Many of you have followed me here for a decade plus, so you know I have been in the domain space for nearly 20 years. I've owned and run businesses ranging from 50 employees to 2. Sean has spent the last decade plus working with major SEO firms and his private SEO group to master the art of high-level asset acquisition. What is Winterline? While Winterline is officially a brokerage, I like to think we are much more expansive than that. We specialize in the high-impact assets, both on and off-market, that actually drive modern business growth. We help individuals and companies navigate the buying and selling of: Premium Domains: The foundation of your business and marketing. Content & Traffic: Websites, SEO-focused properties, and high-value backlinks. Audience Platforms: Newsletters and established social media accounts. Modern Tech: Custom GPTs and emerging digital tools. A significant portion of our work is handled with strict confidentiality. Whether it is a private acquisition or a strategic divestment, we understand the need for discretion at the highest levels. Sean will be leveraging his deep industry relationships to lead our SEO and digital asset division. I will be focused on scaling our domain brokerage and building our capital investment arm. Our investment strategy is broad, ranging from individual premium domains to large-scale corporate investments. Ready to buy or looking to sell? You know where to find us. We’re also open to collaborating with other brokers, if you have inventory that fits our buyers' needs, let’s get it in front of them.

@cultra I would look at other uses and consider it, depending on the price. However, my opinion on this is worth about two cents, so don’t pay attention to me.

@RandylDuncan I see one company holds most of them

When you see a domain in auction that is a great medical and/or AI name, but has exact match trademarks in Class 10 : mainly for products used in healthcare, treatment, or physical support Class 9: Computer software and mobile apps Downloadable digital products (ebooks, NFTs, files) Computers, tablets, phones Scientific and measuring instruments Wearable tech (smartwatches, smart glasses) Cameras and audiovisual equipment Batteries and chargers Does this reduce the value? Do you buy a domain and hope a buyer doesn't do due diligence?

@OsinachiChukw13 @cultra @NameBio @AbdulBasitcom I like that. Beat can bring in the idea of small delivery territories or last-mile delivery, drone delivery. SaaS for logistics, dispatch, route planning exception. If you list on Atom, be sure and keep your keywords away from music!

@RandylDuncan @cultra @NameBio @AbdulBasitcom Congratulations! I own TransportBeat.com

Fast Atom Plus listing sale & payment today. 10:51 a.m. Received first text. 12:30 P.M. Transfer complete. 2:30 P.M. I was paid! @cultra @NameBio @AbdulBasitcom

@DomainDan I have let names go, then received an email that the names were sold. On a couple I paid the renewal late and completed the sales. On another one I paid the redemption fee and barely got it back to complete the sale. On another one I lost out big time and it sold at auction.

Don’t drop names after one year I was about to drop cliprun. Com and PurpleGpt. Com because I thought, who the hell wants clip run , why did I even register it ?? And .. GPT has had its day , I was late to the party . Wasn’t I ?? This was last September . I renewed And within 2 months I had sold both for a combined total over $6k Have conviction even when things seem bleak . Good luck 🤞

@BettyAiProject Thank you for the excellent explanation! I previously dumped the word “Premium” from descriptions for the ones on Atom. I recently started making them informational, instead of sales. Now that I read this from you, I am rethinking things, including the types of names to buy.

Why “Selling” Domain Names Is the Problem. Opportunity isn’t sold. It’s presented. People talk about selling domain names when what they are really selling are collectible, income producing assets. That framing mistake sits at the center of almost every misunderstanding in this industry. It’s why domains get compared to commodities. It’s why pricing feels arbitrary to buyers. It’s why value gets negotiated down instead of understood. And it’s why truly great assets get treated like inventory instead of property. Domains should not be sold like products. They should be positioned like operating assets. A domain is a company’s permanent world headquarters, its primary point of control, credibility, and commerce, and it should be treated exactly that way. A great domain doesn’t just sit. It doesn’t wait. It doesn’t hope. It works. It produces. It sells. It expands. It gets recognized and it gets known. It can generate revenue, support partnerships, anchor a brand, and expand without limits as the business grows. It can fund growth, acquisitions, and entirely new ventures. No other asset on earth, or in history, has ever behaved that way. When you present a domain as a name, you are selling letters. When you present it as a collectible income producing asset, you are selling outcomes. That single distinction changes everything. It explains why buyers undervalue domains, why brokers struggle with premium assets, and why owners who actually understand what they hold are never in a hurry to sell. The industry has missed this for decades. Stop selling domain names. Start presenting uniquely collectible, income-producing assets that serve as a company’s permanent world headquarters, its point of contact, control, credibility, and commerce. That’s how value is understood, not negotiated. That’s how you extract maximum value.

@cultra @Garmin Mine had a glitch like that about three days ago, the next morning it was fixed

For Garmin Connect Users. It's not just you. The Garmin App updated and tens of thousands of user's watches won't connect to the app. I have no idea if they are working on it but you are not alone 😀 @Garmin

@ibrahimTnoyon @NameBio @cultra I mixed names up, I liked QuickTaco()com which sold for $3995 this year also.

@ibrahimTnoyon @NameBio @cultra Thank you! That was one I liked right when I saw it, even though nobody else was bidding on it.

First sale of the year January 6. It was an Atom premium name but sold on Afternic. Hold time about 17 months. @NameBio @cultra

@Aladey @MonaCheb I get paid & internet as caretaker of a property in the CA mountains. I started by deciding to quit buying coffee at Starbucks everyday, make it in my office and spend that money on Expired Domains-Net names (. com was much lower then.) It paid off, now I can buy at auctions!

@MonaCheb If you’re serious about domaining, start with a job. Any honest work a handyman work is fine. Allocate 30% of your income to domains. You’ll thank me later.

Domainers, I’m curious, what are your sources of income outside of domain names? 👇

@Darcymason @domainpro @point6 Smartwool merino socks last, plus the hiking ones are warm. Their sweaters (actually a hiking base layer) look good, are warm and don’t stink.

I actually got my hands on about 6+ brands to do a test for buyitforlife.com So far, @point6 are my favs. Everything else has been meh. But they aren't full merino wool, so that might be why they feel more comfortable. Wool 62% | Nylon 32% | Elastic 6% Which ones have you tried?

What’s up with the merino wool hype? It feels terrible imo.

@Aladey For 10k cash I could lock the $137k cash price in for three months.

GM 😎 What would be your response here? Buyer came back after 3 months. Minimum offer: 100k BIN: 137k