Bye Bye Domain Names #1

I've decided that I have entirely too many domain names registered. Though I thought early on that I could turn each of them into 'something', many have never materialized into businesses or revenue generators or even gifts. (I'm amazed when someone is told they can have their domain name as a gift, and they shrug with a "no, I'm good thanks"...) Oh well. Over the next few weeks, I'm going to post some domains that I'm selling. Even though many of these domains were registered for under $10, they do add up, and yearly registration is simply something I want to eliminate as a cost cutting measure. (I think my wife would be happy about this as well).

As the first post, it's kind of a mixed bag. I'll tell you what the domain is, what I was thinking when I registered it, and why its of possible value. If you have any questions, feel free to email me or contact me via any other means (twitter, FB, Mobile, Home if you've got it) and let me know what you're interested in. We can work out a deal from there.

GordonNixon.com - Gordon Nixon is the CEO of RBC. As far as banks go RBC is pretty big, and Gordon Nixon has been recognized as one of Canada's top CEOs. I thought this would be a good guy to meet, and maybe owning his domain name would get me a meeting. CEOs have to keep their personal online brand reputation in line with their company, so as not to affect PR value.

DominicDAlessandro.com - Dominic D'Alessandro is the outgoing CEO of Manulife. He was the guy who took Manulife from a medium size Canadian financial services company and turned it into a mega-international financial powerhouse when they bought John Hancock. This is another situation where I thought that rich important guys from Canada would be a good investment as far as domain names. Mr. D'Alessandro was recently named Canada's top CEO.

MichaelSabia.com - As the former CEO of BCE, Bell Canada Enterprises, Canada's largest telecommunications company, Sabia took the company private in 2008, just before he left the company, when BCE was sold to the Ontario Teachers Pension Plan for $52 billion. As far as important executives personal reputation, Sabia caught my eye because he's in his prime to write a book or join a board somewhere, and upkeep of your personal brand is super important when you no longer have the luxury of an 'About Us' executive profile. You're limited to what ever the Globe and Mail prints.

PhillipCrawley.com - And speaking of the Globe and Mail. Mr. Crawley is the publisher (top dog) at the Globe and Mail, part of CTVGlobeMedia, one of Canada's largest media companies. As someone in Media and Press, I figured this domain would be a good one to have. Maybe one day it would be interesting for a 'Phillip's Thoughts' blog on old media. Who knows...

I'm going to publish a few more posts like this with some domains that I no longer wish to continue registering. There are many domains that deserve this title, but I will likely only put examples of interesting or bizarre domains.

UPDATE: Michael Sabia has recently taken the top post as President of the Caisse in Quebec. Also, the $52 billion dollar sale of BCE fell through in December. Ouch.