Flying to Korea to Track Down a Domain Name
The New York Times has a neat article today about how Mike Iskandar traveled to Korea from his home in Ohio in order to acquire a domain name that was the perfect fit for his website, LifeProfit.com. Iskandar’s journey wasn’t as easy as flying to Korea to buy the name though, and it was a ballsy move.
I think this was a smart tactic, albeit risky for a number of reasons. It goes to show that if you really want or need a domain name (or really anything else important to you or your business), there’s nothing like a personal conversation.
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Comments (7)
Gordon
March 10th, 2009 at 10:58 am
that is awesome.
Dan Sanchez
March 10th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
That’s brilliant, great spotlight on the industry!
robb
March 10th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
Did he really just ‘give him’ the domain name, or did he buy it? Can’t believe someone would just give away a domain like that for nothing.
Lou Mindar
March 10th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
What a cool story. Thanks for sharing, Elliot. I’m looking forward to the launch of LifeProfit.com.
JS
March 10th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Look past his crazy, amazing trip to how much exposure his site will get from this story.
Wink…Wink….This is creative marketing (whether the story is even 100% true) and it is definitely more powerful than conventional advertising.
Steve M
March 10th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Great story.
Bold move.
Crappy domain.
Jason
March 10th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
I’m booking now for the Caymans…
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