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  • 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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February 23, 2009

PassengerNews.com domain name is for sale

Paxwoman There are hundreds of web sites that provide travel information from companies to be read by consumers. There are a half-dozen B2B web sites that provide news and information for managers and executives in the travel and tourism industries. There are some very good social media web sites that encourage consumers to write reviews of their travel experiences, most of which focus on hotels and the features of a destination.

But, it is the trip itself that is the most frustrating, aggravating, uncomfortable, and annoying part of almost all travel experiences. Think about your last trip. Fighting the traffic to get to the airport where there will never be enough space to drop off passengers. Standing in a long line where only one of eight stations is open. Taking off your shoes, belt and anything else that might sound the security alarm. Waiting an extra hour in the terminal because your plane is late. Being a captive customer of over-priced food stands. Crammed into a seat for hours. Waiting on the tarmac for a terminal gate. Worrying that your baggage is lost. Then, fighting the airport traffic to get far away as fast as you can.

How many passengers could agree with at least a couple of these annoyances? Millions, I tell ya, millions. And yet there is no web site dedicated to this, nor that focuses on the global movement for passenger rights.

The rough business plan for PassengerNews.com would have links of aggregated relevant news stories on other sites, some original articles, and a section for user generated content -- reviews and complaints of travel experiences. Every effort would be made to get a response from the airline or airport that was the subject of criticism. These reviews would not be all negative as site visitors would be strongly encouraged to write favorable reviews, assuming that at least a portion of their trip was positive.

PassengerNews.com is a good domain name -- easy to remember and it perfectly describes the purpose of the web site.

Where does the revenue come from? Advertising and sales through links to online travel agencies.

Email: Ken Smith



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