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Within the $140+ billion insurance industry, pet insurance’s share may seem paltry at $500 million. But the riches are often in the niches. That’s what PetPremium.com is banking on. Started as a lead-generation website for insurance companies, PetPremium.com quickly morphed into a licensed insurance agency selling policies directly to U.S. consumers and earning more per customer than a mere lead-generation website can. In this interview, you will learn how the company launched, made the transition to issuing policies and recovered from mistakes made along the way, as well as useful information about conversion rates, the monetary value of leads in the insurance industry and more.

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The Week of Domaining In Review: July 4, 2014. The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you. Google Adult Ad Ban Now..., Minds + Machines Files Patent..., GoDaddy Wants to Patent Way..., .xyz Becomes 1st New gTLD..., Shoebuy.com's UDRP Record Drops to..., 2nd Level .UK Domain Name..., Another Poor 1st Day for..., U.S. Winemakers Rebel Against Their..., New TLD Luxury.estate Sells for..., Owner of RuralLiving.com, a $7..., GoDaddy Gets a New Ad..., Democrat Congressman Sides With France..., .menu Auction Ends With No..., Domaintools Partners With Malformity Labs..., How English Speakers Can Invest..., .club Domain Tops Last Week's..., USPTO Grants Two Patents On..., UGN.com Under Same Ownership for..., Techcrunch.com Wins Rights to The..., 50,000 .london Applications are Expected..., WSJ.com Covers New gTLD Domain..., Inside the hidden world of..., Warning: Expired Domains are Easy..., New Tool: How to Invest..., Msc.com Purchased at Sedo Auction..., North Carolina Company Guilty of..., Personal Communication Systems, Inc Gulity..., Ex-verisign VP Dave Stewart Name..., Microsoft Seizes 22 Domains of..., .London Predicts 50,000 Landrush Names, Go Daddy Launches Mobile Payment..., The Price of .bar Was..., Igloo to Market 300k+ Domainsponsor..., Spy On Recently Backordered Domain..., .London Ads Spotted in London..., About Those .io Domain Names..., Bieber Plug Has No Impact..., Unanimous Support for New ICANN..., One Tiny Country Gets Some..., Domainers Choice Award Winners, Verisign Downgraded By Wells Fargo:..., Say Hello to The 1st..., .archi First New gTLD..., Israeli and U.S. terror victims..., France Slams ICANN After GAC..., GAC Rejects Multistakeholderism, Tells ICANN..., As ICANN Meeting Ends "China..., IPOfinancial: "No Way GoDaddy's Ipo..., Radix Launches .website, .press and..., Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Communiqué..., Survey Finds 76% of Australians...The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This Week's DomainSherpa InterviewVIDEO: Google TLDs, Their New Registar and Their Army of Developers Google is spending part of their billions in profits on 100 new top-level domains and launching a new registrar, Google Domains. In this presentation, given at Google I/O 2014, Google provides an overview of their domain name plans for the future. Watch The Full Show Now andraquo;Additional Resources DomainSherpa Discussion: Google Domains; Beliebers Donand#8217;t Buy .Tattoo; Fight or Flight UDRPsand#8230; This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders. In this DomainSherpa Discussion: * Google shakes up the registrar industry with their announcement. What can we expect? * Justin Bieber plugs a .tattoo domain name to his 300,000+ followers with a surprising result * What new gTLDs did the Sherpas register in: .ink, .supplies, .supply, .tools, .industries, .parts, .wang, .fishing, .vodka, .rodeo, .country, .cooking. ,horse, .fish, .vision, .report * US and UK lag behind China in new gTLD awareness. What does that mean to investors? * NetNames' put out their Internet 2020 report. Supposedly more new gTLDs be registered per day than .com and .net combined in the next few years? I call BS. What do the Sherpas think? * Verisign downgraded by Wells Fargo based on slowing sales. Should you be worried too? * Mike Berkens wins two UDRPs recently. I want to know: at what cost does it take to defend? What's the business thought process of "defend versus walk away"? * Question from audience on flipping names * And much more! Read/Watch andraquo;

Google is spending part of their billions in profits on 100 new top-level domains and launching a new registrar, Google Domains. In this presentation, given at Google I/O 2014, Google provides an overview of their domain name plans for the future.

The Week of Domaining In Review: June 28, 2014. The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you. Israeli and U.S. terror victims..., France Slams ICANN After GAC..., GAC Rejects Multistakeholderism, Tells ICANN..., As ICANN Meeting Ends "China..., IPOfinancial: "No Way GoDaddy's Ipo..., Radix Launches .website, .press and..., Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Communiqué..., Survey Finds 76% of Australians..., Wix Partners With Google On..., Sci.technology Suspended in URS "Sci"..., Victim's of Terrorists Holding a..., Endurance Issues a Statement Claiming..., Infoworld: "Privacy Concerns Loom Over..., TheMarijuanaCompanies.com Launches With 7,500 Domains:..., Uniregistry Inks Distribution Deal With..., Matomy Media Group Increases Ownership..., Whose Afraid of Google Domains?..., Matomy Media Group Acquires Team..., A Million Domains Taken Down..., Web.com and Endurance Shares Pummeled..., Over 800,000 Domain Names Suspended..., Pictures From The Biggest Domain..., Google's CIO to Discuss New..., Four Reasons Google Domains Isn't..., Why Google is Becoming a..., Google Gets Into Domain Sales, Stolen Three Letter .com, IDA.com..., MM.com Domain Name Sells for..., Shakeup Coming As Google Becomes..., In a Very Long Opinion..., The United States Federal Government..., Rightside to Switch to EAP..., No Mention of .london at..., .global Online Auction Signup is..., Centr Reports Total Worldwide Domain..., Cleveland Clinic's .med Domain Name..., Netnames: .new gTLD's Will Overtake..., Only 20% of Vietnames Businesses..., ICANN Overturns New gTLD Objection..., Euro Govs Livid As ICANN..., Fallout From CentralNic's Acquisition of..., .trust Makes .rich Look Cheap, Michael Berkens Wins UDRP Case..., Vistaprint May Have Just Delayed..., Almost 4,000 .berlin Domains Deleted, Frank Schiilling's Name Adminstration Hit..., UDRPsearch Owner Sues After Being..., Canadian Court Rules Google Must...The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This Week's DomainSherpa InterviewVIDEO: In Search of the Domain Name Holy Grail: Third-Level Domain Name Sales and#8211; With John Lyotier The holy grail of owning a premium domain name is being able to sell an endless of supply of either email addresses or third-level domain names – in essence, acting like a domain name registry but without the regulatory burden. But as Left of the Dot co-founder and CMO John Lyotier explains in this video, the task is a difficult one. His company has navigated this territory before, and he offers both insights and a better model for producing revenue. Watch The Full Show Now andraquo;Additional Resources DomainSherpa Review and#8211; Jun 23, 2014: ExecutiveGifts.com, Revisit.com, Partes.comand#8230; Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! * An investor's portfolio is reviewed and appraised * 20 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued * Adam Dicker takes the crown in this week's "Name That Price" game For each domain name portfolio, the Sherpas answer: * Which domains are valuable, and in what way? * What is the market value (both wholesale and retail) of the best domain names? * Which domains are worthless and should be dropped? * Which domain names may invite legal issues, such as a UDRP case or cybersquatting lawsuit? * Which domains do our Sherpas want to make an offer on? We're joined by three Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Andrew Rosener and Page Howe. Read/Watch andraquo;

The Week of Domaining In Review: June 20, 2014. The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you. Verisign Backed Study Shows 80%..., Amazon Fires Up Defensive Domain..., Several Generic Domains Hit With..., 1st Day of New gTLD..., ICANN Smacks New gTLDs for..., DotBerlin Pulls Plug On Free..., .berlin Cancels Free Domain Name..., Radix Announces Timeline for .press..., Domain Name Association Asks Apple..., Yes, PandG Lied to Try..., No More GoDaddy/Afternic Sales Reports..., Breaking: Facebook Acquires and Launches..., .global Event at ICANN Set..., Sedo is #1 Registrant of..., Frank Schilling's North Sound Names..., Rightside Releases Premium Domains at..., Logicboxes Waives Off Upfront Fees..., Over 2,200 Registered for 50th..., .bid/.trade Domain Name Auction Closes..., Shares of Minds + Machines..., UDRP's Filed On Verb.com, QIQ.com..., Funny: UDRP Panel Rejects Developer..., .xyz 1-ups .berlin in Free..., Minds + Machines Pays Dearly..., CentralNic Pays Up to $7.5M..., CentralNic to Acquire Internet.bs in..., CentralNic Buys Domain Name Registrar..., NameJet and RightoftheDot Team Up..., Lend.me Launches As a Prosper..., 14 Year Old eMoney.com Hit..., New gTLD .website "The First..., HP Employees Threatened Competitor Splunk?, Mrs. Jello Loses UDRP On..., .CEO Marketing Goes From Silly..., Will .berlin Be #1 This..., This is Why There Needs..., Francois Launches Lend.me Putting Borrowers..., Donuts Wins .immo gTLD, Donuts Spends $50 Million On..., The Removed ICA Post On..., The .uno Registry Rolls Out..., Amazon Snubs ICANN Auction to..., Wow: .hotel Contention Set Resolved..., Patient.co.UK UDRP Bid to Grab..., 1st Day New gTLD; .events..., UDRP Panel Finds Reverse Domain..., Uniform Rapid Suspension Comes to...The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This Week's DomainSherpa InterviewVIDEO: In Search of the Domain Name Holy Grail: Third-Level Domain Name Sales and#8211; With John Lyotier The holy grail of owning a premium domain name is being able to sell an endless of supply of either email addresses or third-level domain names – in essence, acting like a domain name registry but without the regulatory burden. But as Left of the Dot co-founder and CMO John Lyotier explains in this video, the task is a difficult one. His company has navigated this territory before, and he offers both insights and a better model for producing revenue. Watch The Full Show Now andraquo;Additional Resources DomainSherpa Discussion: Lend.me, CentralNic Buys Internet.bs, .Berlin Giveawayand#8230; This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders. In this DomainSherpa Discussion: * Francois Carrillo launches Lend.me. Does the marketplace need financing? Who are Lend.me's competitors? * CentralNic buys Internet.bs for up to $7.5 million. Smart move to diversify or moving away from their core competency? * .Berlin gives away 67,000+ registrations in one day. Is this the new business model norm for TLDs? * NameJet and Right of the Dot team-up for .Global auction at ICANN next week. * Question from the audience: Singular and plural trademarks, when is it ok and when are you going to get in trouble? (Note: this is not advice, consult an attorney) * Google Adwords and adult traffic * What domains did the Sherpas buy in .community, .cleaning, .catering and .cards * And much more! Watch/Listen andraquo; DomainSherpa Review and#8211; Jun 16 , 2014: Apples.com, RaceBookWagering.com, MusicStudio.com, Tasers.comand#8230; Get into the minds of the Sherpas with the DomainSherpa Review! * An investor's gambling portfolio is reviewed and appraised * 20 domain names going to auction at NameJet are valued * Adam Dicker takes the crown in this week's "Name That Price" game For each domain name portfolio, the Sherpas answer: * Which domains are valuable, and in what way? * What is the market value (both wholesale and retail) of the best domain names? * Which domains are worthless and should be dropped? * Which domain names may invite legal issues, such as a UDRP case or cybersquatting lawsuit? * Which domains do our Sherpas want to make an offer on? We're joined by three Domain Sherpas: Adam Dicker, Andrew Rosener and Page Howe. Watch/Listen andraquo;

The Week of Domaining In Review: June 14, 2014. The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you. Amazon Snubs ICANN Auction to..., Wow: .hotel Contention Set Resolved..., Patient.co.UK UDRP Bid to Grab..., 1st Day New gTLD; .events..., UDRP Panel Finds Reverse Domain..., Uniform Rapid Suspension Comes to..., .UK Gets Over 50,000 Registrations..., Sorry, Moniker. It's Over., Will WHOIS Be Assassinated?, Namestat Drops All Free .xyz..., .co.com Drops Pricing On "Premium"..., GoDaddy Gets Patent for "Domain..., Linton's Fashion Metric Selected..., Cisco Predicts There Will Be..., One Domain Investor Responsible for..., Famous Four Off to Slow..., Watch: .ninjas Invade X Games, Minds + Machines Profits By..., Donuts Wins .gifts, .sarl and..., .UK Launches With Stephen Fry..., Owner of X.UK Expects The..., 8 Things We Learned From..., GoDaddy Files to Go Public..., Demand Media Spinoff Rightside to..., New York Times Reports On..., Breaking: Go Daddy Files for..., Famous Four Makes $175,000 From..., How Netsol Opts You in..., Malaysian Company Guilty of Reverse...The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This Week's DomainSherpa InterviewVIDEO: In Search of the Domain Name Holy Grail: Third-Level Domain Name Sales and#8211; With John Lyotier The holy grail of owning a premium domain name is being able to sell an endless of supply of either email addresses or third-level domain names – in essence, acting like a domain name registry but without the regulatory burden. But as Left of the Dot co-founder and CMO John Lyotier explains in this video, the task is a difficult one. His company has navigated this territory before, and he offers both insights and a better model for producing revenue. Watch The Full Show Now andraquo;Additional Resources DomainSherpa Discussion: .XYZ Haters Gonna Hate; Real Stats; Famous Four Fail?and#8230; This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders. In this DomainSherpa Discussion: * What About Network Solutions in All This .XYZ Hate? * Namestat.org's Beautiful Interface and Filtered "Real" gTLD Results * .Co.Com What Percentage of a .Com is .Co.Com Worth? * NetworkSolutions.com's Marketing Fail: No, You Can't Register The Domains We're Promoting * GoDaddy.com's $100 Million IPO Filing Who Wants In? * Famous Four Media Launches First gTLDs to With Few Sales * Google Adwords Stops Supporting Porn and Adult Material Go Find Your Traffic Elsewhere * And much more! Read/Watch andraquo;

The holy grail of owning a premium domain name is being able to sell an endless of supply of either email addresses or third-level domain names – in essence, acting like a domain name registry but without the regulatory burden. But as Left of the Dot co-founder and CMO John Lyotier explains in this video, the task is a difficult one. His company has navigated this territory before, and he offers both insights and a better model for producing revenue.

The Week of Domaining In Review: June 6, 2014. The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you. Del Monte Appeals New Top..., Frank Schilling is The Biggest..., Company Pays $600,000 in Auction..., ReturnMoi.com, The Largest Lost and..., nTLDstats.com Updated Registrant Distribution Feature..., Afilias Loses $600,000 Auction for..., Afilias Wins .poker gTLD, .xyz Launch Inflated By Massive..., Try Uniregistry's Slick Bulk Domain..., .xyz Launch Crashed CentralNic, Moniker is Back Up. Problems..., Apple's Healthkit Causing Problems for..., New Top Level Domain Registration..., .xyz Moves Into 4th Most..., Network Solutions Has No Idea..., Did Networksolutions.com Give Away Free..., Ten More New gTLD Contests..., Moniker is Down After Relaunching, .xyz Claims 31,000 Regs On..., .xyz Fails to Live Up..., .xyz Zone File Nears 15,000,..., Donuts Wins Private Auction for..., Namecoin Wants You to Forget..., An Important Lesson in Pre-ordering..., New TLDs On Tap This..., 158 .condos Domain Names Taken..., Famous Four Wins Contention Sets..., Famous Four Wins New gTLD..., Daniel Negari Predicts 1 Million..., Go Daddy Auctions Market Report..., Las Vegas Review Journal Covers..., Kevin Ham Successfully Defends UDRP..., First ICANN "Auction of Last..., ICANN Radar Registrar Database to..., Scroogle.org Closes at $17,100 On..., The Internet Commerce Association Website..., How Much are New gTLDs..., ICANN Registrar Database Hacked, Sex.xxx Sells for $3M As...The latest domain name news, hand-picked for you.This Week's DomainSherpa InterviewVIDEO: Billionaire Mark Cuban Buys Exact Match Domain (EMD) for Startup Venture If billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban thinks exact-match domain names are worth investing in, shouldn’t you consider them for your business? Today’s show features an excerpt from the wildly popular ABC television series Shark Tank, as well as commentary and lessons learned from DomainSherpa publisher Michael Cyger. Watch The Full Show Now andraquo;Additional Resources DomainSherpa Discussion: .XYZ Marketing, Sex.xxx Sells, What Sherpas Boughtand#8230; This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders. In this DomainSherpa Discussion: * TRAFFIC West recap: was business done? * Brokering horror story on a LL.ca * .XYZ is top 4 new gTLDs with 38,160 registrations: smart marketing or working the system? * Sex.xxx sale for $3M, Package of 40 .xxx for $5M: worth the price? * Audience question: Since SnapNames is now under Web.com network as well as NetSol, does that mean SnapNames are better at grabbing NetSol-registered domains than NameJet? * 101Domain strikes again: Berkens' 234.99 pre-payment jumps to 35,760.00 for cool.vegas * Page: The value of a great .com as it compares to, say, a basketball team like the Clippers * Pre-ordering domain names is not a fool-proof process * And much more! Read/Watch andraquo;