question The problem with the domain industry?

[Claypere]

Was wondering if anyone sees problems with the domain industry in 2019 and what you would like to see improve with the industry?

 

[Brands.International]

Hmm...but is there something like a "domain industry" ?

I think domaining is very individual activity & primarily everyone cares about himself or herself.. whoever thinks something else, might be under illusion .. imo.

So I do not think any improvement in "industry" as such is going to help you or me...only we can improve our individual situation

 

[Claypere]

@lolwarrior I do think there is a domain industry as well as a domain community. Some businesses like Efty, Undeveloped, Sedo, Namejet, Afternic etc. and also domain events like Namescon and DomainX are specifically geared towards domainers.

I was out of the domain scene for the last couple of years, but was happy to see websites like Undeveloped and Squadhelp adding a bit of "spice" to the way domains are sold.

At the end of the day, I guess it comes down to reaching more end users as well as resellers and this is something I would like to see improve and the good news is it's already happening.

 

[Andrew Knox]

@Claypere I'd like a better auctions platform. Something like Undeveloped to rival GoDaddy, Namejet and Flippa.

 

[lock]

The problems are rife the industry is plagued with scams. Registrars sending out invoices for domains they don't control would be the biggest scam running.

 

[Internet.Domains]

There are problems. They won't be fixed. So I won't go on about it.

 

[Claypere]

@andydotlol I would love to see that too. Even though Namejet is the leader for auctions, I do think they need to improve their website and search filters as those seem very outdated. I did a search on Archive.org and their website still looks the same as it did in 2010

@lock Also, fake bidding is a big problem that needs to be solved on all platforms.

@Internet.Domains I'm a bit more optimistic, I feel if there are problems, at some point, someone will find a solution and that's when the old will make way for the new.