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Domain Auction by Moniker

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The Social Networking Industry Domain Name Auction

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An exciting opportunity to acquire the best traffic-generating domain names

Moniker and the Social Networking Conference have teamed up to bring you an exciting business opportunity within the industry via a live auction of business specific domain names. The Live and Online Domain Auctions at the Paris conference give you the chance to acquire the premier web addresses you need to build your brand and expand your network of top performing websites.

Domain Auctions offer window to true domain values

Thousands of domains have been submitted for consideration to the upcoming auction. The Moniker team is currently evaluating all of these to select on the best 2,000 domains for the Online Domain Auction. Only the highest quality premium domains will be selected. In addition, the top 100-200 names will be presented in a one-hour Live Domain Auction during the event, held at 5:30 to 7:00 PM EST on Friday, February 1.

High profile domains typically offer some of the best targeted audiences due to their high volumes of natural type-in traffic (a.k.a. direct navigation). Research suggests that visitors who arrive at a site through direct navigation - whether branded or generic - typically have conversion rates that are double that of search traffic.

Historically, domain names values have been on the rise.

The Moniker's Live and Online Domain Auctions at the Social Networking Conference will be available for viewing in early January 2008. Click this link to see the domains.

Recommendations:

1. REGISTER FOR THE CONVENTION. As a registered attendee of Social Networking Conference, you'll be entitled to full access to attend and bid in Live and Online Domain Auctions. At the conference, you'll receive a special password for exclusive access to the Interactive Auction Inventory System and Online Auction platform.

2. GET A HEAD START. Thousands of domains will be available in the Online Domain Auction. Start your research early. The Auction Inventory will be available on Moniker's Social Networking Conference web page starting in early January 2008. You'll want to research the terms you're interested in to see which suit your brand or product strategy best. Other research and considerations you may wish to evaluate:

Monthly visitors

Keyword strength

Length of time the domain has been registered

Alexa rankings and other third-party stats

Appraised value

Moniker's appraisal system is one of the best in the market and has been recognized by the IRS and domain financing lenders. Request a Moniker appraisal here.)

3. REGISTER WITH MONIKER AS A LIVE AUCTION BIDDER. If you're attending the convention, sign up now as a bidder in the live event. We'll have your bid materials ready and waiting for you at the auction door.

4. LINE UP FINANCING IN ADVANCE. Cash flow should not stop you from getting the domain you need for your busines. Moniker's partners at Domain Capital are currently accepting financing applications for up to 60% of the purchase price. This will assist in leveraging purchase power to acquire additional domain names or names of higher quality. Normal credit criteria and collateral documentation will apply. For more information, contact sales@moniker.com.

5. LOG ON & BID: Starting, Thursday, January 31, you can visit http://silentauction.moniker.com to start bidding. The Online Auction system offers several features of interest:

Automatic Bidding - Set your Limit Bid to automatically outpace other bidders - based on preset increments - up to a maximum dollar amount determined by you.

Watch Lists - Set up a watch list with specific domains you're interested in and receive e-mails when activity on those domains occurs.

Extended bidding in effect - If bidding activity occurs within 30 minutes of the auction closing time, bidding will be extended by another 30 minutes.

Submit a Domain Name for Auction

You can email a list of your domains to sales@moniker.com. Be sure to include in the subject line "Domain Names - Social Networking Conference." They must be related to the Social Networking Industry. Moniker has the right to refuse domains submitted. In addition, the cutoff date for Domain submission is December 15, 2007. You can submit domains after that date, but only high value domains will be considered, such as single word .com domains or industry specific domain names.


For more information about Moniker's Social Networking Conference auctions, contact sales@moniker.com or call 1-800-688-6311.

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