It kind of gets under my skin that Flippa charges you to have your unsuccessful listing removed from public view. Yup, they leave it up there so that anyone who searches your domain or website might potentially see your unsuccessful listing. The problem with this is that it may be harmful to any future sales …
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If you own any domain names, you may already be aware that your personal information is accessible to the public by performing a Domain Whois Lookup. If privacy is important to you, then I’m sure this list of domain registrars offering free whois privacy should come in handy. Out of the hundreds of domain registrars worldwide, I …
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Yesterday, Rook Media confirmed that it acquired DomainSponsor from Oversee.net. This is big news considering that Rook Media is the largest domain parking company in Europe and DomainSponsor being the largest domain parking company in the US. According to some domaining experts, this was a good move for the industry because the acquisition would give Rook Media the …
The domain industry is going strong and there is no sign of slowing down. In fact, in the latest gTLD report released by ICANN (December 2013), all the gTLDs have gained in terms of registrations. Also, according to Verisign, worldwide registrations have grown by 18.5 million, or 7.3%, year over year. .COMs and .NETs have …
When Flippa first started out, they were mainly a marketplace for websites. Since then, they have grown and now a big part of their business is domain transactions. Here are some tips for selling your domain on Flippa if you’ve been thinking about listing there. Only list good domains. Your domain doesn’t have to be …
Last year I wrote a post on why businesses should consider investing in a premium domain name. If those weren’t reasons enough, Edwin Hayward gives 87+ more reasons why premium and “exact match” domains are important to an online business. Would I say a premium domain can make or break a business? No. Would I …
Yes, I know it’s still early, but everyone is speculating, so I might as well put my two cents in… Since the release, there have been over 400,000 new gTLDs registered across 150 gTLDs. That is a pretty decent number considering that the new domain extensions are only a couple of months old and the …
This topic has been the center of attention for the domain industry since ICANN announced the decision to release over 1,000 new gTLDs. Now, it’s become reality. Several domain registrars have already begun offering the new gTLD domain extensions for registration. Included in the initial release phase are domain extensions such as: .camera, .guru, .photography, …
When domainers talk about premium letters in domain names, they are typically referring to the letters found in short 2 to 4 letter .COMs. Domains with five letters or more normally do not qualify as a premium domain because once a domain exceeds 4 letters, the domain is no longer considered rare. There are exceptions …
A domain registrar is a company that has been accredited by ICANN and certified by a domain registry to provide domain registration services to the public. A company must meet certain requirements in order to become an accredited registrar. Requirements may include: authentication, legal agreements, financial requirements and technical readiness. This stringent application process puts …