5 Unforgettable Lessons From Spending $1 Million on a Domain Name

5 Unforgettable Lessons From Spending $1 Million on a Domain Name

Michael Gargiulo members how excited he was when the three-letter, ultra-premium domain name he wanted became available for $1 million in 2017.

After completing hundreds of additional domain name transactions in the aftermath, he has several pieces of important advice to anyone who is looking to enter the seven-figure domain name ownership club.

Learn more about his advice here.


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Ming Hai Chow

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6 个月

Haiz, enforced #ESG is a act of terrorism Ppl don't care, pretend nothing , just as usual

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Archiford Matarino

World Aid Foundation

6 个月

Michael Gargiulo’s article, “5 Unforgettable Lessons I Learned Spending $1 Million on a Domain Name,” provides essential guidance for high-value domain acquisitions. He emphasizes the necessity of thorough planning, careful research, and the importance of not rushing into such significant investments. Gargiulo highlights the crucial role of experienced brokers and legal advisors in ensuring successful transactions and stresses the value of treating premium domains like real estate investments. His insights also suggest leveraging acquired domains for immediate revenue and strategic branding. Overall, Gargiulo’s experience offers practical advice for anyone considering a major domain purchase. #DomainInvestment #DigitalRealEstate #BusinessAdvice #PremiumDomains #InvestmentStrategy #Entrepreneurship #LegalCounsel #BrokerageExpertise #DomainAcquisition #RevenueGeneration

Gregory Alan Bolcer

Chief Data Officer (CDO) at Bitvore

6 个月

My friend (you know who you are) refused to sell insta.com to the Instagram founders when they first started. I told him to take some stock, but he wanted to hang on to the domain for his own projects. The stock they were going to give him would have been worth millions of not tens.

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Ameer Khatri

M7 MBA Admissions Consultant | Ex-Amazon | MBA - HEC Paris

6 个月

Where is the actually articles. This is a horroble curation of this page. Articles Ads everything just clustered

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