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This new top level domain name costs $30,000 per year to register
$30,000 a year for a domain name registration? We’ve seen some sky-high prices for domain name registrations in new top level domain names. .Rich for about $2,500 a year comes to mind. But that’s nothing compared to the price for .Spreadb...
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This new top level domain name costs $30,000 per year to register
$30,000 a year for a domain name registration? We’ve seen some sky-high prices for domain name registrations in new top level domain names. .Rich for about $2,500 a year comes to mind. But that’s nothing compared to the price for .Spreadb...
Discussion
November 16, 2015, 2:19 pm
Domain Name Wire
Expired Domain Name Report (It’s a big one)
The Western domain market takes home gold, silver, and bronze medals this week. You’ll see a pair of 2-word English category killers and a short, word-based brandable. Wheelz.com ($7.1k) covers many existing brands – for niches as diverse...
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Expired Domain Name Report (It’s a big one)
The Western domain market takes home gold, silver, and bronze medals this week. You’ll see a pair of 2-word English category killers and a short, word-based brandable. Wheelz.com ($7.1k) covers many existing brands – for niches as diverse...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 4:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Renewal rates for new TLDs so far
Renewal rates seem to be in line with previous TLD launches. Dot London revealed its initial renewal rates today, reporting that 75.4% of the domain names registered during sunrise, landrush and day one of general availability were renewed. That mean...
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Renewal rates for new TLDs so far
Renewal rates seem to be in line with previous TLD launches. Dot London revealed its initial renewal rates today, reporting that 75.4% of the domain names registered during sunrise, landrush and day one of general availability were renewed. That mean...
Discussion
November 13, 2015, 12:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
October: A Big Month for Expired Domain Names
…And China drove the growth October was probably NameJet’s best month overall. Remember, the market place set a record in July and then superseded it in September with cumulative sales from auctions over $2k reaching first $1.05 the...
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October: A Big Month for Expired Domain Names
…And China drove the growth October was probably NameJet’s best month overall. Remember, the market place set a record in July and then superseded it in September with cumulative sales from auctions over $2k reaching first $1.05 the...
Discussion
November 12, 2015, 5:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
Interesting data on celebrities and domain names
.Fans registry runs the numbers on celebrity and fan sites. How many top sports starts own FirstnameLastname.com? What about popular actors and actresses? The company behind the .Fans top level domain name has collected some interesting data and shar...
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Interesting data on celebrities and domain names
.Fans registry runs the numbers on celebrity and fan sites. How many top sports starts own FirstnameLastname.com? What about popular actors and actresses? The company behind the .Fans top level domain name has collected some interesting data and shar...
Discussion
November 12, 2015, 3:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
Here’s why “Blab” was trending in .Com last month
Blab and Storage registrations driven by two companies. Verisign has published its top ten trending keywords in .Com last month, and #6 on the list is blab. Blab? Yes, blab. You might want to thank Colorado web design and social media firm Schloss We...
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Here’s why “Blab” was trending in .Com last month
Blab and Storage registrations driven by two companies. Verisign has published its top ten trending keywords in .Com last month, and #6 on the list is blab. Blab? Yes, blab. You might want to thank Colorado web design and social media firm Schloss We...
Discussion
November 12, 2015, 2:33 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy Fixes “Make Offer” listings in search results
Listings will not longer show as auctions in the registration path. Last week someone emailed me asking for assistance buying a domain name. They told me they already tried to buy it after finding it was on auction at GoDaddy. They let me know that i...
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GoDaddy Fixes “Make Offer” listings in search results
Listings will not longer show as auctions in the registration path. Last week someone emailed me asking for assistance buying a domain name. They told me they already tried to buy it after finding it was on auction at GoDaddy. They let me know that i...
Discussion
November 11, 2015, 10:38 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon offers 24-hour discount, THE Domain Conference announces dates
A couple domain name conference discounts, one of which ends soon. If you’re interested in attending a domain name conference in 2016, take note. NamesCon just announced a special 24-hour price of $399 for tickets to January’s show. Even ...
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NamesCon offers 24-hour discount, THE Domain Conference announces dates
A couple domain name conference discounts, one of which ends soon. If you’re interested in attending a domain name conference in 2016, take note. NamesCon just announced a special 24-hour price of $399 for tickets to January’s show. Even ...
Discussion
November 11, 2015, 5:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
Appellita: a new tool for finding domain names
Some innovative approaches to finding good domain names. There are a bunch of brand name and domain name generators on the web. Every once in a while, one comes along with a unique twist that makes it worth a look. That’s the case with Appellit...
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Appellita: a new tool for finding domain names
Some innovative approaches to finding good domain names. There are a bunch of brand name and domain name generators on the web. Every once in a while, one comes along with a unique twist that makes it worth a look. That’s the case with Appellit...
Discussion
November 11, 2015, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
This guy is totally stoked to get his domain name! (End User Report)
Car rental company Enterprise and a guy named Sam among those buying domain names this past week. What does it feel like when you’re able to acquire a domain name matching your common first and last name? This is what San Francisco resident Sam...
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This guy is totally stoked to get his domain name! (End User Report)
Car rental company Enterprise and a guy named Sam among those buying domain names this past week. What does it feel like when you’re able to acquire a domain name matching your common first and last name? This is what San Francisco resident Sam...
Discussion
November 11, 2015, 2:20 pm
