Domains
For Sale

  • Send Ken an email
    ken8@kvsmith.com

    I have four great domain names for sale. Each of these domains was registered for a potential project. In the past 15 years, I have launched a dozen web sites, built traffic, and then sold most of these web sites at a nice profit. I know the value of a good domain name and I have a fair idea of what works and what doesn't. But now, I plan to retire by the end of the year. No more projects.

    For each of the four domains, I have slapped together a web site and posted some articles to give an idea of what could be done, and also to get the name seeded in the search engines. These news articles are real, but are mostly press releases that I have rewritten and cleaned up.

    Here are the domains for sale:

    FancyFree.com. This domain name was intended for a site that focused on the single traveler, as in foot loose and fancy free, ready for romance and travel.

    PassengerNews.com. There are many travel sites, but few focus on the particular needs of the passenger. Revenue to come from online bookings and referrals.

    poWWWer.com. Just seven letters, pronounceable and it shouts about the power of the World Wide Web.

    Yurp.com. This is a goofy domain name, but with a serious thought behind it, inspired by the way George W. Bush and others pronounce Europe. But, there are many other meanings of "yurp" in current urban slang.

    For a more detailed explanation of how these domains could be used, click here.

    Or, send me an email
    ken8@kvsmith.com

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May 09, 2008

iPhone Web Application for Rental Cars

Payless Car Rental has launched an iPhone and iPod Touch optimized website. Payless, a low-cost rental car company, is one of the first car rental agencies to build a customized version of its website for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

Payless_2 "Payless saw the need to create a slimmed-down version of its new website for the iPhone and iPod Touch community," said Jeff Lin, Project Leader of Payless' web marketing strategy team. "Payless' iPhone interface adds convenience and loads up faster than a full website would on an iPhone or iPod Touch," he added. "By pointing their iPhone or iPod Touch to http://www.PaylessCarRental.com, iPhone and iPod Touch users can book a car in just three easy steps."

iPhone users make up nearly one-third of smartphone users in the U.S., and the Safari browser is already the most popular mobile browser in the United States. Since Apple launched the iPhone last June, the iPhone has catapulted to number two in U.S. smartphone market share, trailing only Research In Motion's Blackberry.

The homepage of Payless' iPhone interface also features a "Call to Book" button that, when pressed, will connect the customer to Payless' call center, where the customer can book over the phone, instead of through the interface.

Another section includes links to the store locations' contact information and maps -- features that could come in quite handy while traveling.

Payless has collaborated with Arising Group, an innovative software development team in New York, to enhance the Payless website using Web 2.0 features such as Web Standards and AJAX.

Payless Car Rental offers affordable rates on car rental so that travelers can save more for the trip. For more information about Payless Car Rental and rental car deal packages, visit http://www.PaylessCarRental.com .

Arising Group provides custom software applications and beautiful, functional websites for the financial, retail, healthcare and not-for-profit industries. Visit http://www.arising.com for more information.

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