Over the past few days, the domains BS.com and XS.com have been sold. There is one more two-letter .COM domain name that may be about to sell, and that is SW.com. The domain name was listed in the NamesCon extended auction, but didn't sell after reaching a final bid of $601,000.
Very recently, SW.com's WHOIS data has updated and the registrar status has moved to "OK". This could be indicative of a domain sale.
Here’s this week’s Top Topics.
Important ICANN Comment Period to Protect Domain Name Legal Rights to Due Process
Investor and President of Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc, George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) has urged domain name registrants to submit comments to ICANN to protect a domain name's legal rights to due process.
George explains that intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) want to eliminate a owner's ability to use the courts to defend their domain name. If this demand from IGOs is approved, it could be detrimental to the rights of domain name owners.
Please take time to review this topic and submit your own comments to ICANN before March 30th. Details on how to submit your comments can be found via the link above.
Topic by: @GeorgeK
I Sold YCHT.com at BrandBucket
Domain investor @frank-germany announced the sale of one of his four-letter .COM domains. The sale, which occurred at BrandBucket, was thought to have been valued at $9,995 although this is yet to be confirmed by the seller or BrandBucket.
Nonetheless, it's an excellent example of the value that a four-letter .COM can have outside of the Chinese wholesale market.
Topic by: @frank-germany
Someone Is Trying to Trademark My Domain. Should I Challenge It?
After registering a domain name in October 2016, this domainer discovered that in January 2017 an American business applied for two trademarks. These trademarks match two domains that this investor owns, including the domain registered in 2016.
Having declined a $10,000 offer for one of the domains, should this investor be concerned about potential legal action against his domain name? Should they challenge the trademark application?
What would you do in this situation?
Topic by: @KamWest
Are New Domain Extensions Plateauing?
According to this discussion, the growth rate of new domain extensions such as .CLUB and .XYZ are starting to plateau. Statistics suggest that a 90% drop in growth rate has seen new domain registrations slump this year, in comparison to this time last year.
Does this mean that registrations of new domain extensions have plateaued? This comes alongside the news that .COM registrations have surpassed 128 million this week.
Do you think there's a future for new domain extensions?
Topic by: @betthelot
How Many Domains Do You Need to Get an Offer Per Day?
Depending on your portfolio size and quality, you may receive hundreds of enquiries, or very few. Domainer @Asfas1000 has asked how many domain names you would need to own in order to receive an enquiry or offer every day.
The consensus seems to be that you do need a couple of thousand domains in order to receive enquiries every day. However, a good point has been made that if you own a small amount of very high quality domains, you may receive several enquiries per week.
Topic by: @Asfas1000
Update on Mar 3, 2017: SW.com moved to ownership under privacy protection in Hong Kong, which would suggest the name has indeed been sold.
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
Very recently, SW.com's WHOIS data has updated and the registrar status has moved to "OK". This could be indicative of a domain sale.
Here’s this week’s Top Topics.
Important ICANN Comment Period to Protect Domain Name Legal Rights to Due Process
Investor and President of Leap of Faith Financial Services Inc, George Kirikos (@GeorgeK) has urged domain name registrants to submit comments to ICANN to protect a domain name's legal rights to due process.
George explains that intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) want to eliminate a owner's ability to use the courts to defend their domain name. If this demand from IGOs is approved, it could be detrimental to the rights of domain name owners.
Please take time to review this topic and submit your own comments to ICANN before March 30th. Details on how to submit your comments can be found via the link above.
Topic by: @GeorgeK
I Sold YCHT.com at BrandBucket
Domain investor @frank-germany announced the sale of one of his four-letter .COM domains. The sale, which occurred at BrandBucket, was thought to have been valued at $9,995 although this is yet to be confirmed by the seller or BrandBucket.
Nonetheless, it's an excellent example of the value that a four-letter .COM can have outside of the Chinese wholesale market.
Topic by: @frank-germany
After registering a domain name in October 2016, this domainer discovered that in January 2017 an American business applied for two trademarks. These trademarks match two domains that this investor owns, including the domain registered in 2016.
Having declined a $10,000 offer for one of the domains, should this investor be concerned about potential legal action against his domain name? Should they challenge the trademark application?
What would you do in this situation?
Topic by: @KamWest
Are New Domain Extensions Plateauing?
According to this discussion, the growth rate of new domain extensions such as .CLUB and .XYZ are starting to plateau. Statistics suggest that a 90% drop in growth rate has seen new domain registrations slump this year, in comparison to this time last year.
Does this mean that registrations of new domain extensions have plateaued? This comes alongside the news that .COM registrations have surpassed 128 million this week.
Do you think there's a future for new domain extensions?
Topic by: @betthelot
How Many Domains Do You Need to Get an Offer Per Day?
Depending on your portfolio size and quality, you may receive hundreds of enquiries, or very few. Domainer @Asfas1000 has asked how many domain names you would need to own in order to receive an enquiry or offer every day.
The consensus seems to be that you do need a couple of thousand domains in order to receive enquiries every day. However, a good point has been made that if you own a small amount of very high quality domains, you may receive several enquiries per week.
Topic by: @Asfas1000
Update on Mar 3, 2017: SW.com moved to ownership under privacy protection in Hong Kong, which would suggest the name has indeed been sold.
Top Topics of the Week is a blog series featuring the most popular discussions and content within the domain community. Tune in weekly to see what’s trending!
