Successful Internet entrepreneur and domain industry veteran Elliot Silver has announced that his company, Top Notch Domains, LLC will offer domain consulting services for corporations and individual domain investors.  Elliot Silver has bought and sold more than one million dollars in domain assets, and his two companies own and operate several industry defining domain names and websites.  The company will offer the following consultation services which can be billed on an hourly or project basis:

• Domain Portfolio Analysis
• Domain Valuation
• Domain Acquisition Strategy
• Domain Sales Strategy
• Domain Purchase or Sale Negotiation

“I have had considerable success as a domain investor, and I am happy to share what I’ve learned over the past few years.  Investing in the right strategic domain names can drive significant revenue,” said Silver.  “Likewise, paring down a large portfolio can also save a company money for other acquisitions or for development.”

To inquire about your domain consulting needs, please contact Elliot Silver.

A couple weeks ago, I blogged about how important it is to back up your data, and I recommended using a flash drive for your data back ups, which is what I did.  A few people commented and others emailed me about this topic, and a few of those notes suggested that an online data backup should be used because a flash drive or other device would be harmed in a fire, stolen, or lost.  I did some research, and I found a company called Mozy, which is an online data back up system to help protect your data.

The way it works is that you sign up for an account and download their software. Upon opening up the software, you check off the boxes next to the files you want to back up, and it backs up your data using 128-bit SSL encryption and protects it with 448-bit Blowfish encryption. I am not a technical person, but the company says that the encryption is the same that banks use to encrypt data, so I assume it’s safe.

One of the nice features of Mozy is that you can set it to back up your data at specific times, and it will automatically back up your data for you. Mozy can be used by both Mac or PC users, which is nice for me because I have a Macbook.  Additionally, if you want to transfer files to another computer, it’s easy to do with Mozy.

The price is also a good selling point -  just $4.95 a month for unlimited data, and there is also a free account for limited data transfer. I think this is a valuable service for anyone, but especially for people who have business ventures online and need to make sure their data is safe and secure.

I believe Mozy has a valuable service, which is why I am happy to blog about it.

Tickets for Associated Cities’ 2009 GeoDomain Expo, scheduled for April 23-25 in San Diego, California, are now on sale, and the early bird registration fee through March 15 is just $595/person.Registration after March 15 is $695, and registration on site is $995.

I believe this is the best conference for people who own geographic domain names and/or geographic websites.  Last year’s conference was held in Chicago, and I found it to be a great learning experience.  Most of the successful geodomain owners are engaging individuals who seem happy to share advice and tips with others.

There is much more networking and sharing of information than other conferences, and the price of attendance is less than just about all other domain conferences.  If you own a geodomain, this is a conference you should attend.