I got to say that I enjoy country specific or regional specific directories. A directory that is niched to one country, like this one is to France, is a super source of material about the country. No need hunting down sites of interest for a country, when a good country specific directory has all I need to get tons of information about that particular country. How about you, do you rather enjoy going to a country specific directory when hunting for information? Of course you do, and if not, now is the time to learn that these niche directories are super and will save you a lot of time.

The France Directory is all about a country that everyone knows about, but everyone knows little about. The directory is also about a country that is the birthplace of my grandparents, La Belle France. At this directory, you will find the categories and sub-categories are well laid out, making it so much easier to find specific sites in the area you want to explore. Going to France on business or personal vacation? Then visit this directory first to find excellent sites that will guide you to the best places to visit, the best accomodations to stay at, and of course the best places to eat great French Food.

There are even categories and subcategories about the many different regions of France, from Brittany to the Pyrenees. Where and how to hire vehicles to travel around France, and trains to use with their schedules. All together, this France Directory is loaded with all the sites with all the information you need. I recommend visiting this directory soon as you will enjoy it as I have.

PushToAuction.com Helps Get Domains on Sedo Auctions

Wednesday, July 6th, 2008

Site promotes $60 reserve domains to help get them listed in auction.

Getting a domain listed in Sedo ’s domain auction can be a big win for domain owners, especially if their domains are generic. (See “When Should You Send a Sedo Offer to Auction?“)

There are two ways to get a domain listed in Sedo’s auction. One is to submit it to an account manager or to the monthly Great Domains auction. You have to have good domains with low reserves to get accepted. Another is to receive an offer on your domain and send it to an auction with the offer as the reserve price. But waiting around for an offer is never a good sales strategy.

Enter PushToAuction.com, which lets domain owners promote domains listed at Sedo that they agree to send to auction if someone makes a $60 offer on it. Users can look for domains that look reasonably priced at $60 or above and submit a bid at Sedo. The bidder makes a legitimate offer on the domain and the seller agrees to send the domain to auction after receiving the offer. This is no different than setting a $60 price expectation on Sedo, except that you get more promotion for the domain — it doesn’t get lost in the sea of 11.5 million domains at Sedo.

It appears to be working for some sellers. According to the site, these domains used the service and sold for over $400:

iooa.com $950
6jt.com $610
pafl.com $650
exo.mobi $400

You may see a pattern here: short, generic domain names.

Michael Sumner and Bogdan Nastea of DomainRaiders.com launched PushToAuction.com about 7 weeks ago.