As if domainer spammers were not enough, domain registrars peddling new, exotic gTLDs are becoming more brazen in their approach. With several hundred new gTLDs currently live, some registrars blindly send out announcements about the availability of extensions without any apparent opt-in or … [Read more...]
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Ethics & the domain industry
December 1, 2014 by 1 Comment
Every function of human interaction is governed by ethics - the quintessential, unwritten rules of behavior that define how humans formulate both personal and interpersonal relationships. Without ethics, it would be fine to steal. It would be acceptable to cheat. It would be perfectly normal to … [Read more...]
Domainer spamming: “Everyone is doing it”
November 22, 2014 by 13 Comments
If you've been receiving email inquiries for your dictionary word domains from a range of Gmail addresses, you aren't alone. These "pings" harvest your email from the WHOIS, and mass-email domain owners with inquiries of questionable syntax, made by people with bogus names. I ended up … [Read more...]
Forwarding inquiries to the Domain Name Sales platform
November 19, 2014 by 2 Comments
The introduction of the Domain Name Sales platform, two years ago during TRAFFIC in Ft. Lauderdale, was an industry game-changer. The DNS platform and assorted app - for iOS, currently - have provided a solid, expandable tool that offers a myriad of options for active domain sellers. Domain … [Read more...]
Premium gTLD domain transfers require manual intervention at eNom
November 18, 2014 by 3 Comments
I've been using eNom for more than a decade and maintain a portion of my domain portfolio there. When it comes down to gTLD pricing, particularly for Donuts, Inc. domains, eNom appears to offer the lowest prices, along with great domain management features. With some early gTLDs less than 90 … [Read more...]
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