gtlds

Hello friends, this is second of 10 brief articles, which, I hope, can help members (mainly those which are just starting) to get some unbiased overview of investment opportunities, but also investment traps which one can face when investing in new gTLDs. Today I will discuss why any investor...

Hello friends, this is second of 10 brief articles, which, I hope, can help members (mainly those which are just starting) to get some unbiased overview of investment opportunities, but also investment traps which one can face when investing in new gTLDs. Today I will discuss why any investor...

People have been making money buying and selling domain names for years. Some even make money in their spare time by investing in domain names — like .com — which have been around for decades. In fact, Marketwatch recently published a story highlighting domain investing as a viable side hustle...

People have been making money buying and selling domain names for years. Some even make money in their spare time by investing in domain names — like .com — which have been around for decades. In fact, Marketwatch recently published a story highlighting domain investing as a viable side hustle...

It’s no secret that usage of new top level domain names has been far below industry expectations. But that doesn’t mean people aren’t using them and using them in greater numbers.Most of these people use .com addresses. As an audio conference, I wasn’t surprised to also see some .fm domain...

It’s no secret that usage of new top level domain names has been far below industry expectations. But that doesn’t mean people aren’t using them and using them in greater numbers.Most of these people use .com addresses. As an audio conference, I wasn’t surprised to also see some .fm domain...

According to a letter sent from ICANN's chair to the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) this week, the agency will not be setting a date for the next round of new gTLD applications anytime soon despite keen interest from registry operators...Read More

According to a letter sent from ICANN's chair to the Registries Stakeholder Group (RySG) this week, the agency will not be setting a date for the next round of new gTLD applications anytime soon despite keen interest from registry operators...Read More

In an industry that's constantly changing, I think it's important to review several different opinions/perspectives/theories. We've seen people trying to explain the domain industry using references of Real Estate or the Stock markets, however, this sometimes still doesn't resonate with people...

In an industry that's constantly changing, I think it's important to review several different opinions/perspectives/theories. We've seen people trying to explain the domain industry using references of Real Estate or the Stock markets, however, this sometimes still doesn't resonate with people...

The International Trademark Association (INTA) conducted a study into new gtld registrations. I thought this was interesting when it came to premium pricing, 15% flatly refuse to pay premium pricing and another 6% pay for top marks only.Registrations of new TLDs were overwhelmingly made for...

The International Trademark Association (INTA) conducted a study into new gtld registrations. I thought this was interesting when it came to premium pricing, 15% flatly refuse to pay premium pricing and another 6% pay for top marks only.Registrations of new TLDs were overwhelmingly made for...

Getting to the title of this article, this morning I noticed an article about the domain names “Homes.Forsale and Houses.Forsale selling for $90,000”. The sites were linked to in a story just like they are here. I also noticed the sites were linked to from Twitter, the venue which spread the...

Getting to the title of this article, this morning I noticed an article about the domain names “Homes.Forsale and Houses.Forsale selling for $90,000”. The sites were linked to in a story just like they are here. I also noticed the sites were linked to from Twitter, the venue which spread the...

We know that .COM is a steady and mature market, and may still be a big part of your portfolio. But as the .COM namespace continues to dilute itself with lower-quality domains and new gTLD awareness grows, your ability to make money with an exclusively .COM portfolio is shrinking.There are some...

We know that .COM is a steady and mature market, and may still be a big part of your portfolio. But as the .COM namespace continues to dilute itself with lower-quality domains and new gTLD awareness grows, your ability to make money with an exclusively .COM portfolio is shrinking.There are some...

Microsoft’s Bing.com search engine, the second most popular search engine service . . . shows a listings URL without any ending extension if the domain is a .com. This is pretty interesting because it is suggesting that Bing would prefer users not see the ending URL of the .coms, which...

Microsoft’s Bing.com search engine, the second most popular search engine service . . . shows a listings URL without any ending extension if the domain is a .com. This is pretty interesting because it is suggesting that Bing would prefer users not see the ending URL of the .coms, which...

You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some sort of search engine boost over .com domains. It’s not quite that simple.What the research did find was...

You’re going to see some headlines today about an SEO study commissioned by The Domain Name Association (DNA). Some of these headlines might suggest that new top level domain names get some sort of search engine boost over .com domains. It’s not quite that simple.What the research did find was...