When traveling, whether it's to attend domain name conferences or for leisure, make sure all your digital devices are safe and secure. At the turn of the new year, I took a trip to Puerto Rico; a great place, where the food is delicious and the people and island waters are warm year-round. A rocky earthquake finale brought back memories from Greece, but that's part of life's experiences; to awaken one's senses fully. On my flight to San Juan I found a shiny USB drive on the floor, as soon as I sat down. I put it in my backpack and forgot about it for the rest of the trip. After all, I had lovely company to keep me occupied, and a family party to attend on New Year's eve. Upon returning home, I plugged the USB drive in my computer, and by a quick look of the filenames the stick was … [Continue reading]
‘Tis the season to reprice your domain names
Happy holidays. 'Tis the season to be jolly, and while you allow the spirit of Christmas empower you, it's your own initiative that will carry you into the new year, 2020. In this time and era, domain names are increasingly establishing an indisputable role in how they shape brands. About time too. When I began my journey as a domain investor, it was fun checking out domains via the InterNic WHOIS tool, and almost 75% of the time, these queries resulted in domain availability. More than 20 years later, good luck with that. The holiday season is time for introspection, and it's the right time to reprice your domain names. Assuming you went through the weed and feed process earlier on, it's time to jack up the prices. That's right. Repricing means increasing the asking price, … [Continue reading]
The PIR ORGy should not drive domain investors away from this premium TLD
The sale of PIR to a newly formed entity that's not covered by the non-profit umbrella might have been widely accepted, if the timing were different. Weeks after ICANN decided to ignore more than 3,200 comments against provisions giving the green light to renewing the PIR contract with no price increase restrictions, the sale of PIR to new owners is highly suspicious and should be investigated. The obvious class affected by this scandalous pair of events, is anyone using, registering, and investing in .ORG domains - myself included. Over the course of almost two decades, I registered, managed, sold and acquired again as investment hundreds of .ORG domain names. The .ORG TLD is widely used by start-ups and non-profits, organizations and individuals, for fun or profit. It's one of … [Continue reading]
Sedo pays really, really fast for domain auctions
As a domain investor, when I sell a domain name through a third party platform, I'm eager to get paid for the digital asset I provided, as fast as possible. Our interconnected world offers a number … [Continue reading]
Relentlessness : A chief characteristic of the Uniregistry brokers
Closing on a five figure domain deal via Uniregistry's domain marketplace isn't new to me; I've been using the platform since its beta stages in 2012. In the past, I raved about the ability that … [Continue reading]
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