Image via WikipediaI received a great update from the Bargainist in my email last night that included a GoDaddy Domain renewal coupon that I thought you might find useful. I know I will be attempting to use this one later this week. The coupon itself is good for 30% off a domain renewal at godaddy.com.

To take advantage of this all you need to do is put in the coupon code (coupon code: ZINE3) during checkout. I am not really sure when this expires so i’d try to use it as soon as possible to make sure you get the deal.

Yesterday I got an email from FUSU, the domain name exchange, making a few announcements. First of all, the domain exchange that they launched earlier this year will see the IDO (Initial Domain Offering) of two premium domain names: Fi.org and Encrypt.com.  You can buy a piece of each of these domain names at FUSU when they go public.

They also mentioned that they will be participating in the Domainer Meeting in June of this year. The meeting will be taking place in Paris, France and you can find out more about the event by visiting the official website at www.domainermeeting.com.

I read a news headline on the BBC’s website that caught my attention this afternoon. As it turns out the headline was about a person living near my hometown who really hit the domain jackpot. Way back in 1994, Chris Clark purchased a domain name that he thought he’d be using to aquire some business for his consulting firm. He sold the consulting business in 2000 but held on to the domain name until now. What a great decision because that domain name was pizza.com.

After seeing some other domain names sell for as much as $3M, he decided that he’d try his luck at auctioning it off. The result was a huge $2.6M dollar payday.

Just thought i’d extend a congratulations to Chris Clark and provide you with a great story of a domain name investment generating above average returns. Although it is uncommon, and extremely difficult to get a name like pizza.com these days, it serves as a reminder that the investments you make today, can pay off huge rewards if you exhibit sufficient patience. That holds true especially when we talk about writing on your blogs, or building your affiliate business–patience can conquer all.