One of the best things about buying domain names from NameMedia’s Buy Domains is that I can use my American Express card to make the purchase instead of having to pay with a wire transfer or ACH. Even better is that they don’t charge anything extra for using my AmEx. This is great for two reasons.

I get American Express Rewards points for my purchases. These points can be used for gift cards, hotel nights, upgrades, and many other great products and services. Since most of the acquisitions aren’t cheap, the points can add up quickly.

The biggest reason though, is that I can buy domain names that I plan to re-sell with what amounts to no money down, and I can re-sell them before I even pay off my credit card at the end of the month. Its like a no interest loan, which can’t be beat. Of course, this depends on where in my billing cycle I buy the names and whether or not I am able to make a quick flip, but generally speaking, it can give me at least a couple of weeks before having to actually physically pay.

Buy Domains is a company that I’ve been doing business with for a few years, and I am happy to work with them. Using my American Express card is one of the reasons for it.

NameMedia today announced it has entered into a strategic partnership with www.freshdrop.net to provide premium domains for purchase through FreshDrop’s Domain Marketplace.

“This is truly a breakthrough in the domain industry. By combining NameMedia’s domain inventory with FreshDrop’s innovative search technology we are now able to empower domain investors, web entities, and online marketers with the ability search cross-marketplace with access to millions of additional premium domain names. NameMedia is a market leader in the domain aftermarket and we are proud to have them as a marketplace partner.” said Tan Tran, President and CEO of FreshDrop.net.

Visitors to the FreshDrop homepage will have the ability to search for NameMedia’s inventory within the BuyDomains tab and the AfternicDLS tab. The BuyDomains tab will include NameMedia’s managed premium domains available for sale while the AfternicDLS tab will include listed domains available for sale through NameMedia’s Domain Listing Service (DLS) platform found at Afternic.com.

AfternicDLS provides domain sellers with the opportunity to list registered domains for sale through its global distribution network, which also includes BuyDomains and a network of leading Registrars and international marketing partners. AfternicDLS has a saleable inventory of more than two million names.

“NameMedia is pleased to partner with FreshDrop. FreshDrop’s innovative approach to domain sales further benefits AfternicDLS members looking to sell names, as well as benefiting FreshDrop’s customer’s base through expanded quality inventory.” said Pete Lamson, senior vice-president and general manager of NameMedia’s domain marketplace.

Individuals interested is purchasing a domain should visit http://www.freshdrop.net. Individuals interested in selling their domains via the FreshDrop Marketplace should visit http://www.AfternicDLS.com.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is a leader in the acquisition, development, and trading of digital real estate through a network of highly targeted Web sites and a marketplace for premium domain names. The company’s Web site development focuses on creating compelling online communities in niche categories. NameMedia’s marketplace allows owners of premium domain names to list their domain properties for sale, and for domain buyers to review the largest available inventory.

Through its ownership of one of the largest domain portfolios in the world, its innovative Web site development platform, and its broad distribution, NameMedia now serves more than 60 million visitors to its network of Web sites and sells domains to customers in more than 100 countries.

NameMedia is headquartered outside Boston, in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit http://www.namemedia.com.

About FreshDrop.net

FreshDrop is a leader in the Domain Search arena. The company provides a state of the art platform to help domain purchasers make informed and efficient acquisition decisions.

FreshDrop aggregates domain inventories across major domain aftermarkets and auction houses and provides research analytics on millions of domain names.

FreshDrop is headquartered in Burbank, CA. For more information, please visit http://www.freshdrop.net.

Last week, Buy Domains offered a free webinar called “Analytics for Your Small Business Website” and over 400 domain developers and businesses joined the discussion.  Due to a scheduling conflict (DomainFest), I was not able to attend, although it was something I wanted to attend.

Because of the large demand and the fact that many people couldn’t attend who wanted to attend, Buy Domains is offering a second webinar.  This isn’t going to be the recorded version from last week – it’s a live webinar. The details are as follows:

Date: February 10, 2009

Time: 2:00pm EST

Cost: FREE

To register for this event, visit the event registration website.  I will “see” you there.