Two domain conferences hit the United States in October.

Casa Marina Resort in Key West

Two major domain name events are taking place in October.

Sedo will hold its annual SedoPro Partner Forum October 7th – 9th at Casa Marina Resort, located on the island of Key West, Florida. This invitation-only event is limited to Sedo’s big customers in the SedoPro program. If it’s anything like the last stateside event in New York, it will be an event to remember.

Then T.R.A.F.F.I.C. returns to the Brooklyn Marriott October 26-29 for its fall show. The conference’s organizers are still putting the final touches on the agenda, but they mixed things up a bit, including adding a business plan competition. Both Rick Latona Auctions and Moniker will host live domain name auctions during the event. This will be the last Moniker live auction at a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. event, as Rick Latona will be the sole auction provider going forward. Registration is still available for $1995.

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Two domain conferences hit the United States in October.

Casa Marina Resort in Key West

Two major domain name events are taking place in October.

Sedo will hold its annual SedoPro Partner Forum October 7th – 9th at Casa Marina Resort, located on the island of Key West, Florida. This invitation-only event is limited to Sedo’s big customers in the SedoPro program. If it’s anything like the last stateside event in New York, it will be an event to remember.

Then T.R.A.F.F.I.C. returns to the Brooklyn Marriott October 26-29 for its fall show. The conference’s organizers are still putting the final touches on the agenda, but they mixed things up a bit, including adding a business plan competition. Both Rick Latona Auctions and Moniker will host live domain name auctions during the event. This will be the last Moniker live auction at a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. event, as Rick Latona will be the sole auction provider going forward. Registration is still available for $1995.

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Sedo creating network to provide more exposure to domain name listings.

[UPDATE: Sedo actually introduced its MLS platform earlier this year and I wrote about it here. Sedo's recent marketing email about SedoMLS is that all Sedo customers will get access to sell domains on it sometime in 2010. Currently, only certain partners and large portfolio holders are able to use SedoMLS. I have updated the story accordingly.]

Domain broker Sedo will introduce expand its own version of a “domain name multiple listing service” in 2010. The system is currently only available to certain partners, but will be open to all Sedo sellers next year.

There are two technical keys to domain MLS systems working. First, domains must be instantly transferred to buyers in a process known as “instant fulfillment”. Second, domain names need to be priced. Buyers who discover a name when searching for names at a registrar — typically end users — don’t want to haggle and are willing to pay more to close a deal now. But most of the domains listed at Sedo aren’t priced, so Sedo must address this problem first.

To encourage fixed price listings, Sedo is changing it “no minimum commission” offer on October 21. The current promotion charges no minimum commission if a domain is parked at Sedo when it sells. The new promotion will require the domain to be parked at Sedo and have a fixed price.

To help customers set a fixed price, Sedo has a newly released price suggestion tool.

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