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Sully's Blog
Every Domain For Sale Needs a Strong First Impression
There is no such thing as a free lunch. That's a fact. But there is such a thing as a free landing page template. When potential buyers stumble upon your domain, the first thing they see is often a simple parked page or a generic “For Sale...
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Every Domain For Sale Needs a Strong First Impression
There is no such thing as a free lunch. That's a fact. But there is such a thing as a free landing page template. When potential buyers stumble upon your domain, the first thing they see is often a simple parked page or a generic “For Sale...
Discussion
September 25, 2024, 9:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN says new top level domain applications will be $227,000
Applicants learn how much they’ll have to pay for new TLDs. Today, ICANN announced the fee it expects to charge applicants in the next round of new top level domain names: $227,000. This is more than the last round in 2012, when applications co...
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ICANN says new top level domain applications will be $227,000
Applicants learn how much they’ll have to pay for new TLDs. Today, ICANN announced the fee it expects to charge applicants in the next round of new top level domain names: $227,000. This is more than the last round in 2012, when applications co...
Discussion
September 25, 2024, 6:18 pm
Domain Name Wire
The Dan.com to Afternic migration is a bit of a mess
Despite the description, you don’t have control over how your listings migrate. I previously wrote about how I was opting out of the Dan.com-to-Afternic migration. I stopped using Dan.com a while ago and list everything at Afternic, so I didn&r...
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The Dan.com to Afternic migration is a bit of a mess
Despite the description, you don’t have control over how your listings migrate. I previously wrote about how I was opting out of the Dan.com-to-Afternic migration. I stopped using Dan.com a while ago and list everything at Afternic, so I didn&r...
Discussion
September 24, 2024, 5:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 end user domain name sales from this week:
A running organization, a music festival, and a customized gift wrap seller bought domain names. Sedo had some interesting end user sales this week, although there were no notable big-ticket sales (at least that were publicly disclosed). Here’s...
Discussion
13 end user domain name sales from this week:
A running organization, a music festival, and a customized gift wrap seller bought domain names. Sedo had some interesting end user sales this week, although there were no notable big-ticket sales (at least that were publicly disclosed). Here’s...
Discussion
September 24, 2024, 4:50 pm
The Domains
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aerotermia.es
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aerotermia.es led the way at 14,000 Euro, ($15,613). Vepo.com was the top .com sale at 13,900 Euro, ($15,499). 30 .com sales 13 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency &nbs...
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Aerotermia.es
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Aerotermia.es led the way at 14,000 Euro, ($15,613). Vepo.com was the top .com sale at 13,900 Euro, ($15,499). 30 .com sales 13 cctld sales 6 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency &nbs...
Discussion
September 24, 2024, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Armored car company tires reverse domain name hijacking
Attempted domain name hijacking thwarted. How’s this for irony: a company that builds armored vehicles to help people protect themselves from attacks has tried hijacking three domain names. 1141931 Ontario Inc., dba INKAS Group of Companies, fi...
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Armored car company tires reverse domain name hijacking
Attempted domain name hijacking thwarted. How’s this for irony: a company that builds armored vehicles to help people protect themselves from attacks has tried hijacking three domain names. 1141931 Ontario Inc., dba INKAS Group of Companies, fi...
Discussion
September 24, 2024, 11:11 am
Sully's Blog
Discovering Quality Expired Domains for Profitable Investment
There are only so many avenues to find good domains, right? Expired domains present a golden opportunity for domain investors. Every day, thousands of domain names are not renewed, returning to the market where savvy domainers can snatch them up. The...
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Discovering Quality Expired Domains for Profitable Investment
There are only so many avenues to find good domains, right? Expired domains present a golden opportunity for domain investors. Every day, thousands of domain names are not renewed, returning to the market where savvy domainers can snatch them up. The...
Discussion
September 23, 2024, 8:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN sends breach notice to registrar for shirking DNS abuse requirements
ICANN asks a Tencent domain registrar to clean up its business. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to domain name name registrar Aceville Pte Ltd. While Aceville might not be a household name, it’s part of the large Chinese conglomerate Tence...
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ICANN sends breach notice to registrar for shirking DNS abuse requirements
ICANN asks a Tencent domain registrar to clean up its business. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to domain name name registrar Aceville Pte Ltd. While Aceville might not be a household name, it’s part of the large Chinese conglomerate Tence...
Discussion
September 23, 2024, 4:42 pm
Domain Name Wire
Inside the new Epik – DNW Podcast #501
Epik is under new ownership. What will customers think? Epik is under new ownership. Is that enough to make former customers willing to give it another shot? On today’s show, Chris Ambler, director of domains for the registrar, provides an upda...
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Inside the new Epik – DNW Podcast #501
Epik is under new ownership. What will customers think? Epik is under new ownership. Is that enough to make former customers willing to give it another shot? On today’s show, Chris Ambler, director of domains for the registrar, provides an upda...
Discussion
September 23, 2024, 3:30 pm
The Domains
Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications
ArsTechnica.com reported that Google wants to stop using of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications. From the article: Certificate authorities and browser makers are planning to end the use of WHOIS data verifying domain ownership following a report that ...
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Google calls for halting use of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications
ArsTechnica.com reported that Google wants to stop using of WHOIS for TLS domain verifications. From the article: Certificate authorities and browser makers are planning to end the use of WHOIS data verifying domain ownership following a report that ...
Discussion
September 20, 2024, 11:36 pm
