360 Investments Ltd Announces Sale of GBP500,000 Domain Names Portfolio

Released on: October 10, 2008, 3:38 am

Press Release Author: Neil Williamson

Industry: Internet & Online

Press Release Summary: Neil Williamson, the co-founder of 360 Investments Ltd,
confirmed that the company is letting the domain name portfolio go due to a change
in focus

Press Release Body: Edinburgh, United Kingdom ( ExpressPressRelease ) October 10,
2008 - UK based 360 Investments Ltd
announces the sale of its Domain Name Portfolio Assets covering a variety of sectors
including business, career, education, computers, entertainment, finance, sports and
travel. The full portfolio, that has been independently valued at over GBP500,000 and
can be viewed at www.360investments.com, contains nearly 500 domains, the majority
of which contain the increasingly popular and valuable 360.com suffix on keyword
domains.

Neil Williamson, the co-founder of 360 Investments Ltd, confirmed that the company
is letting the domain name portfolio go due to a change in focus, "After almost 10
years, we have decided to move out of the domain name arena and turn our focus to
the other projects that we have in the pipeline. I am pleased to say that we have
experienced a higher than expected demand for the domains and are very pleased with
the divestment progress so far."

The company has already completed the sales of Law360.com, MBA360.com,
Careers360.com and more recently, LawSchools360.com and Insure360.com, reflecting an
ongoing interest in the portfolio, which lends itself particularly well to online
branding, especially since some of the major online players, such as Yahoo,
Microsoft and Norton have launched flagship products using the 360 brand.

Neil Williamson continued, "The brandable aspect of the 360 domain is undoubtedly
increasing in importance as many of the one word generic domains are becoming so
highly priced. The keyword within the domains helps to convey the nature of the
website it leads to or the business behind that site and this is essential for
marketing and brand awareness."

This portfolio is an excellent fit for a new media or marketing services company,
who can use the branding and marketability aspect to offer that extra value-add to
their customers, although it could also be of interest to domain investors that are
looking for high quality, appreciating domain name assets.

"Whilst around 40 of the domains have sites on them and have been spidered by the
search engines, the real value is in the quality of the domains and their brand
marketability. I do recognise that there may be interest in certain aspects of the
portfolio and we are obviously very happy to discuss options for portfolio, category
or individual sales with prospective buyers." noted Williamson.

Excellent domain names can make or break an Internet business and examples of other
quality domains in the portfolio include Employment360.com, Accountancy360.com,
Advertising360.co.uk, Scotland360.com, Computers360.co.uk, Resume360.com and
Pens360.com. Many of the domains cover all extensions, offering the end users the
opportunity to protect their online brand across all domain extensions.

For inquiries regarding the sale of the domain name portfolio or to contact the
company please visit the company's web site at www.360investments.com.

Notes to Editors
Neil Williamson is available for comment and interview and can be contacted online
at www.360investments.com/contact.html
or by telephone on (+44) 131 563 2435.

360 Investments Ltd is a UK based company
that 'opened its doors' in 1999 and has since developed and sold many web sites and
acquired premium domain names in different industries.

Contact:
360 Investments Limited
Blue Square House
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
United Kingdom
G2 4JR

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Web Site: http://www.360investments.com

Contact Details: 360 Investments Limited
Blue Square House
272 Bath Street
Glasgow
United Kingdom
G2 4JR

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