ICANN’s Ombudsman, Herb Waye called the 3,200 comments we, the registrants, submitted for the .org contract renewal (and the removal of price caps) SPAM. Or at least many of them were SPAM: “As far as …
Read More »Domain inquiries and email deliverability problems
Do you ever wonder why some of your potential buyers go MIA after you reply to a domain name inquiry? I did and I realized that I had an email deliverability problem. But how did …
Read More »VPN.com donates 9/11 hero’s domain name
Today marks the 18th anniversary of September 11, 2001 and VPN.com is remembering the day by donating the domain name ToddBeamer.com to his family. The domain was registered 6 months ago. “Todd Beamer is an …
Read More »Google evolves the “nofollow” tag
Google is evolving the “nofollow” tag by introducing 2 new link attributes – “sponsored” and “ugc”. These are 2 new ways to identify the nature of links. All will now work as hints about which …
Read More »Corporate domain name management becoming more difficult
Brandsight concluded their Third Annual Domain Management Survey. The survey was sent to more than 300 companies. Of those that responded, 18% had portfolios smaller than 500 domains, 34% had mid-sized portfolios containing 501 – …
Read More »Global domain market: registration median growth hits new low
The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Q2/2019 has been published. The report covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with additional focus on the European ccTLD market. …
Read More »3 weeks without replying to domain inquiries
It has been 3 weeks since I last replied to domain inquiries and I feel fine! During the year I reply to all domain inquiries within 24 hours. It doesn’t matter if it is a …
Read More »CentralNic 2019 half year results
CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. Both revenues and Adjusted EBITDA have tripled year-on-year, driven by a combination of growth through acquisition and …
Read More »Liquid domains report: $8.7M in Escrow.com sales
Giuseppe Graziano from GGRG published today the 12th edition of the Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO), which focuses on the 614,928 .com domains we call “liquid”. The objective of the report is to present key statistics …
Read More »Michael Gargiulo’s top 3 takeaways from Asheville
Michael Gargiulo, founder and CEO of VPN.com, went to the 1st annual “Asheville Professional Domain Investors Meetup & Family Outing” and published a video with his top 3 takeaways. Michael enjoyed an incredible conference (Thu, …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales