DN Journal Cover Story: GeoDomain Giant Skip Hoagland on How to Get Domains Developed

[Duke]

With PPC revenues tanking there is a lot of talk among domain owners about developing but, even now, not a lot of action. Why? Because development is hard work and undertaking the task with just a single domain can sap all of a person's available time with no guarantee their developed site will be a hit with web surfers. Since the typical domainer has hundreds or even thousands of names in their portfolio, developing en masse looks more like an impossible dream than a real possibility.

Some say it just can't be done, but geo domain giant Skip Hoagland isn't buying it and a quick look at his many developed properties, including Atlanta.com, MyrtleBeach.com, HiltonHead.com and Buenos Aires.com, indicate that he knows what he is talking about. Hoagland has a hand in dozens of established websites with hundreds more on the horizon.

So what is his domain development secret? Hoagland's answer is "teaming up with the right partners." In our new Cover Story Hoagland tells us how he did it and why he thinks you can do it too:
http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2008/july.htm

 

[Bill Roy]

Duke just finished reading it. Great article and well worth the read of any domainer whether they have Geo domains or not.

 

[JB Lions]

Old thread but related news.

"A Grand Strand company has bought MyrtleBeach.com for $6.5 million, said the seller, Skip Hoagland, who owns several geographically named websites.

Myrtle Beach-based Intellistrand LLC struck a deal with Hoagland that also gave him full ownership in about 10 sites in which the company previously held a 50 percent stake, Hoagland said. The websites include Honolulu.com, Baltimore.com, Wiliamsburg.com, ParkCity.com, Daytona.com and SouthCarolina.com."

http://www.thesunnews.com/2010/09/22/1707664/website-sells-for-millions.html