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Tax Deductions for Domainers

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domainer Tips

As March approaches, it is time for most of us (especially those of us in the United States) to turn our focus to taxes.  For domainers there are a number of deductions you can claim on your taxes, and Domain Name Wire recently published a helpful list of tax deductions for domainers.

Here are the 12 included (click over to get the full descriptions):

  1. Domain conferences
  2. Annual domain registrations
  3. Internet access
  4. Home office
  5. Mobile phone
  6. Domain software
  7. Domain services
  8. Web hosting
  9. Advertising
  10. Meals and Entertainment
  11. Legal expenses
  12. Office supplies

Please remember to consult an accountant before filing your taxes.

Introduction to the World of Domaining

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domainer Resources

If you are a full-time domainer (or a very heavily involved part-time domainer), one of the toughest things to do is explain to people what it is you do and how exactly you make money.   I often find a more confused face once I finish explaining the world of internet real estate.

On some rare occasions, I will get someone that sounds interested and wants to learn more.   Where do you point someone like this?   Going forward, one place I will be sending this people is Domaining 101.   While this post is very basic, it does a great job of providing many of the essentials a domainer needs to get started.

Domaining.com To Require Paid Subscription?

By Kyle Eslick | Filed Under Domain News

So far it looks like very few details have been released, but it looks like before long it will be subscription based.   So, how will this affect their readers?

In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a big fan of Domaining.com.   While they technically aren’t feed scrapers, they don’t do any work.   They don’t write content, they don’t do research, they don’t post any original thoughts.   They just publish an excerpt of what was already published elsewhere.

As a person that runs a domain blog, I don’t like that it takes away from the need to visit the actual blog.  Now they want you to pay them?   I think this is a bad move on there part.