Rick Schwartz is not a big fan of New gTLDs as I guess you might have heard over the past few years. He had been very critical on new extensions on his blog but then …
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The usual dilemma! What is the best birthday gift? A domain name or a Sonos system?
So here is the usual dilemma that everybody has. (or may be not!) What should you buy your girlfriend or boyfriend as a birthday gift? Should you buy them a domain name or a Sonos …
Read More »OnlineDomain.com hits 1,000,000 page views!
OnlineDomain.com just reached a big milestone. A couple of days back it surpassed 1,000,000 page views. When I started the blog less than 5 years ago I would have never imagined reaching such a number. …
Read More »Selling domain names on GoDaddy is NOT easy!
I decided to start selling my domain names at GoDaddy. The experience has been far from smooth with several problems arising all the time. It seems that the smallest and most obvious things that a …
Read More »Is this my best reply to domain spam?
Someone kept emailing me about a .xyz domain name he was trying to sell. I own the .com for several years and as you can imagine I wasn’t that interested in the .xyz. This was …
Read More »Mike Mann attacks New gTLDs again
Mike Mann has been attacking New gTLDs again in the past few days with posts on Facebook and some tweets. He ended by posting one *******club.com sale. I will start with what he said yesterday: …
Read More »Owner of .CO & a 2-day old trademark threatens to steal my 10 year old .COM domain
I have had enough of these bullies. I think it is time we start suing people that threaten to steal our domain names. This is plain extortion: “you sell for $500 or I take your …
Read More »Top 10 domain articles in December 2016: Mike Mann, ICANN transfer policy, New gTLD sales, Frank Schilling
These are the top domain name articles from December 2016. The most popular articles were Mike Mann earnings, the new ICANN transfer policy, New gTLD domain name sales, Frank Schilling’s advice and other subjects. December 2016 …
Read More »Sex.city is the 1st confirmed New gTLD sale of 2017 – Guess the renewal price…
The domain name Sex.city sold at Sedo and is the 1st confirmed New gTLD sale of 2017. The domain was bought for $2,150 and the new owner is (surprise, surprise) from Amsterdam. When I saw …
Read More »Sometimes you just get some bad domain name news!
I don’t usually drop any .com domain names unless there is a good reason to do it. Whether that is a legal reason, a registration mistake (registering a typo), some domains with specific lifespan (e.g. …
Read More »Attorney invests $500k+ in new domains (Dui.attorney for $100k+, etc.)
Here is what domains attorney Charles Gucciardo bought with more than $500,000. Attorney Charles Gucciardo of The Gucciardo Law Firm, PLLC discussed his interest in new TLDs and motivation for registering dozens of domains in …
Read More »“Domain broker” Andy Kelly gets another complaint
I got a complaint, from someone I believe is trustworthy, about “domain broker” Andy Kelly and a domain name transaction that started just before Christmas. Trustworthy is exactly the opposite of what I think when …
Read More »My 2017 Domain Name Predictions
These are my 2017 domain name predictions and advice. Hover.com asked me and 10 other people from the domain name industry to weigh in on what the big trends in domain names will be. You …
Read More »Top 10 domain articles of 2016
These are the top domain name articles from 2016. It was a year full of controversial news and opinions. It was a busy year for OnlineDomain.com with 577 posts published, 260,000+ views from 117,000+ visitors and …
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