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I hate this new trend where the registries seem to be newly putting certain names as 'premium' and charging more for the initial registration (while it shows the renewal would be at the regular price). I used to have a .biz domain with register.com but I have completely forgotten about this...

I hate this new trend where the registries seem to be newly putting certain names as 'premium' and charging more for the initial registration (while it shows the renewal would be at the regular price). I used to have a .biz domain with register.com but I have completely forgotten about this...

Pricing of domain names is hard. If you price too high, your sell-through rate may go down. If you price too low, you leave money on the table. But what is the right price point? While various automated appraisal systems are available, they disagree wildly on almost all names, and few have...

Pricing of domain names is hard. If you price too high, your sell-through rate may go down. If you price too low, you leave money on the table. But what is the right price point? While various automated appraisal systems are available, they disagree wildly on almost all names, and few have...

Patrick Bet-David founder of Valuetainment acquired VT.com from Brent Oxley.

Patrick Bet-David founder of Valuetainment acquired VT.com from Brent Oxley.

Short names are highly valued, both because they are easy to remember correctly and they are rare. This week I take a look at 3-letter (3L) .org domain names. To focus on current and recent market conditions, I used data from the past 5 years only. While no dividing line is perfect, I...

Short names are highly valued, both because they are easy to remember correctly and they are rare. This week I take a look at 3-letter (3L) .org domain names. To focus on current and recent market conditions, I used data from the past 5 years only. While no dividing line is perfect, I...

I noticed in Namecheap one of my .co domains that I recently bought labelled with 'Premium' - it seemed odd as the price paid didn't seem to have a premium reg fee. I tried a test transfer to Spaceship and it was labelled as 'Premium' there as well. Tried a test transfer of a name that I've...

I noticed in Namecheap one of my .co domains that I recently bought labelled with 'Premium' - it seemed odd as the price paid didn't seem to have a premium reg fee. I tried a test transfer to Spaceship and it was labelled as 'Premium' there as well. Tried a test transfer of a name that I've...

Ryan LLC, operators of the ultra-premium domain name Tax.com, have filed for the registration of the matching mark, TAX.COM, with the USPTO. The application cites December 15, 2022 as the date of first use of the mark in interstate commerce. The domain was acquired by Ryan LLC in 2013, most...

Ryan LLC, operators of the ultra-premium domain name Tax.com, have filed for the registration of the matching mark, TAX.COM, with the USPTO. The application cites December 15, 2022 as the date of first use of the mark in interstate commerce. The domain was acquired by Ryan LLC in 2013, most...