Domains, auctioned live, worldwide!

New domain names are cheap nowadays, but getting a really good one or two might be tough. Getting a new domain name used to cost as much as US$70 or more (for two-year minimum registration for a .com/net/org at US$35 per year), but today, new names cost for much as well under US$10 per year (with only one minimum year).

But to get a really good names is where the domain "after markets" come in the picture where domains get sold for millions of dollars for names like business.com and wine.com. It may have been a while since we've last heard of big buys of domain names, but today, 15 AUG 2007 (PST) it's BAAACK in one of the largest auction organized by DomainTools and partners at the Domain RoundTable in Seattle, WA, USA. And I can't remember when was the last time, if there has ever been a show for domain auction, live like 777 world-wide concert!



Check out the result of live auction at DomainTools.com or chat at Ustream.TV.

Some of these domains out of 450 names being auctioned this first round of DomainTools auction are already raking in 5-digit or more in buy amount. The following are the big buys so far as of 5.30 am (MYT) - prices in US dollar:-

1. Rebate.com (1-million)
   
2. Invention.com (500K)
3. AZ.com (500K)
4. Army.org (99K) - one of the highest for a .org!
   
5. MakeMoneyOnline.com (95K)
   
6. Castillo.com (35.5K)
7. Ahora.com (31K)
8. Finecars.com (30K)
9. p4.com (30K) - the few short names
   
10. p6.com (27K)
11. FreeHealthInsurance (25K)
12. RecordingStudios.com (25K)
13. LowestCost.com (25K)
14. PayRates.com (25K)
    
15. 47150.com (21,250)
    
16. Gastronomy.com (15K)
17. Suspects.com (10.5K)
18. cMail.com (10K)
    

(about 10% of the auctioned names are getting the big buys!)

Psst... I actually have one domain being auctioned and it's already getting bids ;-) Cool macbook coming up for me for more pajamaworking... BTW, I've sold a few domains in the past for 5-digit earnings, and you can too! There's no business like domain business!!

If you're pajamaworking or running a pajama enterprise without a domain name yet, why not get one today? You could hit a jackpot a little investment of well under US$10!

ADVERTORIAL: Mega-saving month on domains for Pajama Enterprises

Dear Pajama Entrepreneurs,

Earlier this month on 7/7/07, 1oasis.net, Pajamanation Malaysia's partner for web solutions announced its Merdeka-50 offer: 50% August hosting discount, and free domain name with a full-year hosting prepayment. The offer was announced through several opt-in mailing lists, and partner blogs.

Today, 1oasis.net has more good news for Pajama Enterprises in Malaysia -- Even lower prices for Domain Names, Web Site Builder and Digital SSL certificate to make it more affordable for pajama enterprises to start their own professional web presence and commerce:-

1. .com, .net, .org, .info, .name and .biz top-level domains are now just RM28/year !! If you have your domain registered elsewhere for RM40 etc. or more, transfer the existing domain to 1oasis.net for the same or more services for just RM27 for another year extension. Register domains in bulk and save even more.
   
   
2. Lower prices for .eu and .tv too for just RM35 & RM99 respectively to enable you to target to a specific region or mark your website of a specific theme -- Europe and "television" in this case. And .*.uk and .us are also down to RM29/year!
   
   
3. To promote Malaysians to come up with more .MOBI websites, prices for the domain has been slashed further. And if that's not enough, here's our BETTER OFFER: FREE Website Builder with each .MOBI domains!! Now, you can build websites for mobile platform, quickly, for FREE.
   
   
4. EXTRA BONUS: FREE Privacy Protection with every Domain name!
   
   
5. Publish your website faster, and at less cost too: Website Builder now costs as low as RM3/month for a 1-page online brochure, up to just RM18/month for a full-blown 500-page e-commerce website. All 1oasis.net hosting and website builder packages come with iron-clad 30-day money-back GUARANTEE. What have you got to loose to try it?
   
   
6. For secure online transactions, get a digital certificate, now from just RM99/year (from previously RM199/year!). Prices for all other certificates include wild-card ones have also been reduced substantially -- SAVE RM100 and more instantly.
   

All offers 1-to-6 above are valid until MIDNIGHT, 31 JUL 2007.

Get them now while these offers last and while your desired domain names are still available -- 10,000s are being snapped EACH DAY!


Regards,

Team 1Oasis .Net Hosting
"Celebrating our NINTH YEAR offering Web Hosting service"


PS: DIY Linux Plesk Pro web & email hosting account with 1000-MB space available for just RM60/year -- inquire for more details. (offer above does not apply for this plan)

PPS: Virtual/Semi & Full Celeron/P4/C2D Dedicated Server Running Linux/Windows (with optional Plesk/Cpanel) account with 10-GB to 2x300-GB storage (with optional RAID-1 setup) and 500-GB to 2-TB monthly transfer or more also available from under RM120/month. Server comes with 24x7 physical security, network monitoring and email+phone+web SUPPORT. ASSISTED PLAN available for RM350/mth. INQUIRE for details/custom quote.

NOTE: Cash back will be disbursed via PayPal (preferred) or to your Maybank account (if requested).

Visit us at Gerak Usahawan Pulau Pinang at Dewan Millenium, Kepala Batas on 4 & 5 AUGUST 2007.

Shuth's mistake: "Delaying to outsource"

Hafiz Latib (fondly known as Bitol among his online peers) of the InternetMuda.com online marketing resource online newsletter (who also runs an an Internet graphic-related business through CheapestCovers.com) has done an excellent job in compiling a list of mistakes to have been admittedly done by dozens of Malaysia-based respected Internet Marketers (the locally called "otais" [old-timers] among their fellow IM-ers and loyal "followers').

Subscribers to his list receive a tip from different otais (or IM Gurus) every five days or so.

Tip #19 of Bitol's serial email newsletter is by Mohd Suhaimy (nicknamed: Shuth). Here's a full re-print of this most recent tip in Malay (published with permission from the original writer), followed by a rough translation into English:

...Kesilapan yang saya lakukan ini bukanlah kesilapan sewaktu saya memulakan perniagaan internet, tetapi, ianya adalah kesilapan selepas saya mempunyai perniagaan internet dan sewaktu cuba memperkembangkannya.

Kesilapan saya ialah.. tidak mempunyai "rakan kerja".

Sewaktu memulakan perniagaan internet dulu, saya tidak percaya dengan konsep rakan kerja dan outsource. Pada saya, jika anda boleh membuat kesemuanya sendiri, mengapa anda perlu membazirkan wang mengupah orang lain? Lebih-lebih lagi di dalam perniagaan internet, hampir semuanya boleh dilakukan sendiri.. bermula dari membuat website, marketing, ambil order, urus order dan hantar order.. semuanya boleh dilakukan seorang diri.

Jadi, bekerjalah saya seorang diri di depan komputer setiap hari. Dari pagi sampai ke malam. Namun begitu.., lama-kelamaan, masa bekerja saya menjadi semakin panjang, jika dulu pada waktu malam saya sudah boleh berehat-rehat, tetapi kini, saya terpaksa duduk lagi di depan komputer untuk melayan karenah-karenah pelanggan. Sama ada dari pelanggan baru, hinggalah kepada pelanggan yang sedia ada.

Akhirnya, hari cuti sabtu & ahad saya pun terpaksa dikorbankan, apatah lagi jika hendak pulang ke kampung yang tiada sambungan internet. Boleh mengamuk pelanggan-pelanggan baru yang hendak membuat tempahan, sebab order mereka tidak dapat diuruskan dengan cepat dan pantas.

Dipendekkan cerita, untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, saya telah mengambil seorang pembantu/rakan/protégé untuk membantu saya menguruskan perniagaan saya. Alhamdulilah, kini, barulah mudah sedikit untuk saya bergerak dan memulakan projek-projek perniagaan yang lain. Jikalau tidak, masa saya hanya habis untuk menguruskan perniagaan internet saya yang 1 itu sahaja. Langsung tidak boleh berkembang...

Jadi, kepada rakan-rakan sekalian, jika anda ingin mengembangkan perniagaan anda, anda sememangnya memerlukan bantuan orang lain.

Jika ada yang mengatakan... "Ahh.. tak perlu orang lain.. aku sorang je pun boleh buat semuanya!".. itu bermakna, perniagaan beliau sebenarnya, masih belum cukup besar dan berkembang. Masih lagi di tahap kecil-kecilan lagi.. pelanggan pun tak ramai..

Jika anda tidak percaya.. cuba anda cari mana-mana perniagaan yang maju .... Pernahkah anda melihat perniagaan-perniagaan yang maju, besar dan untung juta-juta, hanya diuruskan oleh one man show sahaja ?

Sekian...

Shuth
WangCyber.com


The simple-but-concise tip in English [roughly translated by Nasir]:

...This happened not when I was starting my Internet business, but rather after I have already established the business and when I started to grow it.

The mistake was... I DID NOT have a "business partner."

When I started my Internet business, the concept of partnership and outsourcing was not something that I believed in. After all, I was able to perform all the tasks required for my business by myself. I've said to myself, "Why would I want to waste money by paying somebody for these tasks?" I figured that in Internet business especially, almost everything can be done myself -- from setting the website, marketing the products, taking and fulfilling orders -- EVERYTHING can be done by a single person!

So, I worked, and worked alone, in front of the computer every day: From morning till night. Soon, my work hours was becoming longer and longer. If earlier, I was able to take a rest every evening, during the later evenings, I was forced to keep staying in front of the PC to take care of my clients -- both new and existing ones.

It wasn't long before my weekends had to be sacrificed too. I wasn't able to take holidays to go back to my parents' kampong that still lacks Internet access. How could I, or my would-be clients would mad if I failed to fulfill their orders in due time.

To make the story short, I've recently hired an assistant who's now my protégé and business partner to help me manage my business. Praise be to God, I'm now able to move around, and start many more business projects. If not, all my time had to be dedicated to the single Internet business I had back then, and thus I could not have grown my business.

In conclusion, to all my friends, if you want to grow your business, you definitely need others' assistance. If anyone says "Well, I don't need anybody else. I alone can do everything!", that means his business is still not big or have grown enough -- still small and has very few clients.

If you don't believe me, try looking at any other successful businesses that are big and profitable by the millions of dollars/ringgit -- are they managed by a 'one-man show'?

The End.

Shuth

Head to Shuth's decently popular and active a-year-plus-old Web forum called WangCyber.com ("wang" means "money" in Malay --hence, the forum posts are mainly in Malay too) to get more of online money making and technical tips. He also blogs for slight ly over a year now at MohdSuhaimy.com. Suhaimy's company among others, also published and directly retails a Malay-language pop-culture ebook called "Mas Kahwin Yang Hilang" (The Missing Dowry) -- how to make enough money to finance your dream weddings!

Read more about outsourcing or business partnering, especially in Malaysia:

• Entrepreneurship 2.0
• Visit the Offshore Location or do an Actual Project?
• Selling Malaysia as outsourcing hub
• Ready for Pajama Enterprise?
• Mastering the Virtual Workplace
• Globalization - The Great Equalizer
• Outsourcing Blogging - it will become a trend!
• We can have it all!
• Hire Globally, Test Locally
• The era of big software is over
• Micro-Management Has a Negative Growth Effect
• How to Balance Your Life and Your Work
• Outsourcing Malaysia: In Search of Excellence

"Innovate or Die!"
(you've repeated heard of this mantra, right?)

"Outsource or Die Slowly!"
(did I just came up with this?)

Sudahkah anda e-Hasil? (e-Fail Cukai/e-File Tax)

Pajamaworkers or pajama enterprise's owners, including bloggers, internet marketers, freelance writers, paid surfers etc. in Malaysia who have made some earnings during any period of last year (2006), according Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (LHDN, ie. Inland Revenue Board (IRB)), would fall under the category of "Individual with income from business source" and thus have to file a B form by or before 30 JUN 2007 (TOMORROW!) instead of BE form (for "Individual with income from non business source (e.g. employment) ") about two months earlier) to LHDN.

The law is strict and the penalties for failing to filing ("FAIL to FILE") your taxable income is severe, per the Income Tax Act 1967 with the following related excerpts:

114. (1) Any person who willfully and with intent to evade or assist any other person to evade tax-

1. omits from a return made under this Act any income which should be included;
   
   
2. makes a false statement or entry in a return made under this Act;
   
   
3. gives a false answer (orally or in writing) to a question asked or request for information made in pursuance of this Act;
   
   
4. prepares or maintains or authorizes the preparation or maintenance of false books of account or other false records;
   
   
5. falsifies or authorizes the falsification of books of account or other records; or
   
   
6. makes use or authorizes the use of any fraud, art or contrivance,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not less than one thousand ringgit and not more than twenty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or to both, and shall pay a special penalty of treble the amount of tax which has been undercharged in consequence of the offence or which would have been undercharged if the offence had not been detected.

For last minute folks (like me), sweat not:-

• Despite several mishaps, incidents, difficulties etc., LHDN has been working hard to make the filing process easier for Malaysians, including the latest introduction of e-Hasil or e-Filing service for individual taxpayers beginning 2004, which happens to be one of the top-10 government electronic services being used by Malaysians today -- and of course, including improving the e-Hasil system itself despite recurring security flaws as reported at WhattaHack (on 7 APR 2007 and later reportedly resolved on 16 APR 2007), hence the popular negative grading of "e-FAILed for LHDN's e-FILE" to make it "Easy, Safe & Accurate". Many users of e-Hasil have also reported some noticed improvements (eg. by Sahaban.com's Gaman on his last-minute e-filing experience and a review by chentong of FinancialPlanningMalaysia.com by despite many more improvements being desired for and some funny incidents regarding spelling (eg. Ranhill — as R for Rumah, A for Ayam, N for Nangka, H for Holland, I for Itik, L for Lain Lain.) and LHDN's suggestive wording for a male e-filer to "Tambah Isteri" (add a wife).
  
  
• LHDN's offices will be opened until 8 pm tomorrow, 30 JUNE 2006.
  
  
• If you've missed the deadline for getting the e-Filing PIN via e-mail/fax/mail, you may simply pickup a phone and contact LHDN (dial 1-300-88-3010 -- NOT TOLL FREE although noted such on its website, but at a local call rate for TM fixed phone line) to get the in PIN in just minutes -- the easiest way if you'd ask me (instead of email/fax or going to the LHDN branches themselves).
  

After you have completed your due responsibility of e-filing, tax-filers are welcome to fill out and submit a survey form to LHDN to "further improve the quality of services rendered."

Be a good citizen -- a responsible good pajama worker, okay?

LHDN's SHORTCUTs:-

• e-Hasil in Bahasa Melayu (e.hasil.org.my)
  
• e-Hasil in English
• Budget 2007
• Report tax evasion
• To pay for your income tax (e-Bayaran): FPX, CIMB or Public Bank
  
• Forms & guidebooks (if you still prefer the manual way)
• EPSEM (Coming soon?)
• To submit a complaint or enquiry to LHDN.
• Datuk Mohd Nor Khalid's (aka LAT) Illustrations regarding LHDN
  

Happy e-Filing!

I bought a Ferrari at Autocity Carnival yesterday

For just RM 3.99 (and told the salesgirl, ("keep the red-cent change")) from Shell, that is... ;-) Vroom! A full-scale real Ferrari would cost like a million bucks (RM) in Malaysia. I wonder if Adsense' cash would pile up enough.... (urgh!) Maybe I need to complete like 1,000 pajamanation micro projects for that...


Here's some more snaps at the venue of Autocity Carnival 2007 in Juru, Penang, that ended yesterday...

Cool ride, eh?

for drifting... (dreaming)

mild crowd on Sunday morning (people are still sleeping aa, duh!)

sexy back...

And some pictures I ripped off The Star:

The beauties that "sold me" these little devils.

I clearly won this "race", but the salesgirl didn't give me anything!
She got me a pen after a lucky draw result instead.

Malaysia's club of top business magnates growing much richer...

BERNAMA today, based on the latest Forbes' List of Richest Malaysians (June 4 issue due on the stand this week) highlights 65% of increase in wealth for the top-40 tycoons from Malaysia, amassing a combination worth exceeding USD43 billion today (from USD26B last year) -- The article is also published in today's New Straits Times, an english-language newspaper with among the largest nationwide circulation in Malaysia.

Among the eight newcomers to the list include Datuk Mokhzani Mahathir (a son of former Malaysia Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed) "with wealth worth US$220 million" (ranked #28) and Singapore-based property (& Singapore F1) tycoon Ong Beng Seng... "with wealth of US$580 million." (#12).

This year's spotlight among others is on the fast-rising Datuk Anthony Fernandes (of the fresh Air Asia & Tune Money empire, "whose US$230 million wealth put him 24th in the list") -- Datuk Tony is scheduled to be a repeat guest speaker at SMIDEX 2007 to be held in the first week of June 2007.

The only two women who made it in this prestigious mogul male-dominated list are Raja Datuk Seri Eleena Raja Azlan Shah (new entry this year) , a Perak princess, a Barrister-at-Law and also among others, a Non Independent Non-Executive Director and the largest invididual shareholder of Gamuda, at number 25th in the list with US$228 million", and Puan Sri Chong Chook Yew "who occupies number 18th with US$320 million."

The top ten wealthiest Malaysians are:-

1. Tan Sri Robert Kuok Hock Nien: US$7.6 billion (RM 25.8B);
   
2. Tan Sri Ananda Krishnan: US$7.4 billion;
   
3. Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong: US$4.3 billion;
   
4. Tan Sri Lee Shin Cheng: US$3.9 billion;
   
5. Tan Sri Teh Hong Piow: US$3.5 billion;
   
6. Tan Sri Quek Leng Chan: US$3 billion;
   
7. Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary: US$2 billion;
8. Tan Sri Yeoh Tiong Lay: US$1.8 billion;
   
9. Tan Sri Tiong Hiew King: US$1.2 billion; and,
10. Tan Sri William Cheng Heng Jem: US$650 million (RM2.2B).

According to Forbes, "Malaysia's top 10 richest account for 80 per cent of the wealth represented on the list with collective net worth of US$35 billion, up 63 per cent than the year before."

The riches keep getting richer, eh?

Remember that Bill Gates, currently world's richest person on earth for over 10 straight years now (but soon to be toppled by several contenders), recently said that "the next Bill Gates" (wealthiest man) would come from Asia!" The watch is on... (on Asian Dragons: China, India, Vietnam, Malaysia etc.)

Maybe, we should come up soon with a list of the wealthiest pajamapreneurs in the world including the exclusive list of Malaysians ;-) -- We already have several lists for instance, ranking the most influential bloggers, with some of these "little" individuals seemingly having more authority and popularity than corporations-funded web projects/media like TMNET BlueHyppo, NSTP Emedia, The Sun, RTM etc.

Any comments?

List of Unauthorized Investment/Fund Management Operations

The following information is taken from the Securities Commissions website and is provided below as a precautionary purpose for investors and would-be investors. Note that many of the sites listed below are no longer operating, either voluntarily shutdown by its operator or forcefully shut down by law enforcements. Activeness of a particular site however does not necessarily indicate its legality. The supplied links the websites are just for reference purposes.

"Below is the list of known companies and websites which are not authorized nor approved under the securities laws to deal in securities, provide investment advice and/or fund management services related to securities or futures.

The public is advised not to make any investment with companies that are not licensed or approved by the SC. Offers often comes in the guise of seemingly attractive investment opportunities or schemes and may also be camouflaged as direct selling or business opportunities.

If you require any clarification or wish to lodge a complaint, please contact us at 603-62048999 or e-mail us at aduan@seccom.com.my.

Members of the public who come across any suspicious websites, as well as e-mails or any information on the Internet relating to investment advice and services, may alert the SC at the contact number or e-mail above."

"Di bawah ialah senarai syarikat dan tapak web yang tidak diiktiraf atau tidak diluluskan di bawah undang-undang sekuriti untuk menjalankan urus niaga pasaran sekuriti termasuk memberi nasihat pelaburan atau/dan perkhidmatan pengurusan dana atau yang berkaitan dengan pasaran sekuriti atau pasaran niaga hadapan.

Pelabur adalah dinasihatkan untuk tidak membuat apa-apa pelaburan melalui syarikat yang tidak dilesenkan atau yang tidak diluluskan oleh Suruhanjaya Sekuriti (SC). Tawaran kepada pelabur selalunya adalah dalam bentuk pelbagai peluang atau skim pelaburan yang menarik dan mungkin juga berselindung di sebalik perniagaan jualan langsung atau peluang perniagaan.

Sekiranya anda memerlukan sebarang penjelasan atau ingin membuat aduan, sila hubungi kami di talian 603-62048999 atau e-mel aduan@seccom.com.my.

Orang ramai adalah dinasihatkan agar memaklumkan pihak SC melalui talian atau e-mel yang tertera di atas jika sekiranya mereka bertemu dengan mana-mana tapak web, e-mel atau apa-apa maklumat yang mencurigakan di Internet yang berkaitan dengan nasihat dan khidmat perlaburan. "

A

ABFund (www.abfund.us) Al-Arabic Fund (www.al-arabic.com) ABB Fund (www.abbfund.com) Artemis Wealth Management Asia Wallet/ASWtrader/Splitindex Inc (www.splitindex.com) AM Global Management (www.nypoe.com)

B

BHG e-investment (www.bhg-corp.com) Bidvask Investment Ltd (www.bidvask.com) Buy-e-barrel (www.buyebarrel.com) Brentwood Trust Company (www.brentwoodtrust.com) Belton Market (www.beltonmarkets.com)

C

Cambridge Capital Trading (www.cambridgecapitaltrading.com, www.dubaiex.com) * (Press Release) Capital Enhancement Club/ CEC CB.IRAQ Capital Glory Holdings Ltd

D

Data Saham (www.datasaham.com) Dragon Gold Sdn Bhd / Dr Iain Gray Duit Wayang Dana Futures (www.danafutures.com) Dana Modal (www.angelfire.com/journal2/danamodal) Debenture Petal Trust

E

eUK Gold (www.eukgold.com) Eubond.com (www.eubond.com) Eduit2u.com (www.eduit2u.com) E-suisse Fund (www.esuissefund.com) Euro America Index (www.eaindex.com) E-Barrel (www.ebarrel.com) Em-Pay [refer IPC Shopping]

F

Fical (www.fical.net / www.fical.us)

G

GC Group Asset Management Good Credit Asset Management Goldmill Wagner Ltd / GWA Worldwide (www.goldmillwagner.com) Global Investment Network System (http://ginsystem.com)

H

Hibah Funds

I

IPC Shopping Services Sdn Bhd/Em-pay (www.ipcshopping.com)

J

Jai Network System Sdn Bhd

L

Lexworth Prestige

M

Mercury Acquisition Associates (www.mercuryacquisitionassociates.com) Montego Finance & Securities Berhad (www.montegofs.official.ws) My Dinar (www.mydinar.net) Mind-X Solutions Sdn Bhd (www.betonmarkets.com) My Share (www.myshare2u.com)

O

Oregon Invest (www.oregoninvest.com) Ocean Balance Ltd

P

Pure Investor / PIPS (www.pureinvestor.com, www.gopips.com) Prowealth Solutions (www.prowealthsolutions.com)

R

Remisier (www.remisier.com)

S

Sunshine Empire (www.sunshine-empire.com) Swiss Mutual Fund (www.swisscash.com, www.swisscash.biz) *(Press Release) Sweden Fund (www.swedenfund.com) Solid Investment (www.solidinvestment.com) Smartcash (www.smartcash.com) Sime Securities (www.simesecurities.net) Starr-Bradley Associates Inc (www.starrbradleyinc.com)

T

Tian Ping (www.tianping2u.com)

U

UeBond (www.uebond.com) United Capital Management Inc (www.brentwoodtrust.com) Universe Asset Management Inc / Tony So

W

Win Li Fund (www.winlifund.com) Whitman Pearce & Partners (www.whitmanpearce.com)

Alpha Numeric

3A Consulting Group Sdn Bhd

Last updated: 17 May 2007

Additional resources:-

• Press Releases by the SC relating to Investor Alert
• Latest List of unauthorised websites
• Investor Alert from other jurisdictions
• List of Licensed Intermediaries

To learn more about autosurf investments, ponzi schemes and "high-yield investment programs", visit the Wikipedia. (Knowledge is power!)

To learn more about how these illegal investment programs are viewed from Islamic perspective, refer a thorough study by Ustaz Hj Zaharuddin (in MALAY).