Domain inquiries : Email autoresponders can reveal your identity, and more

When making domain inquiries through a platform that can be semi-anonymous, the other party can receive more information than you originally planned to give away. For example, even if you gave out a partial or even false name, it's linked to an email address. It's quite possible that by using … [Read more...]

Dot .ORG domains offer authority to restricted gTLDs

I've been registering .ORG domains since 1999, and have been successfully selling them to private investors and corporations. The dot .ORG extension (TLD) provides a quality layer of authority and legitimacy. It ranks exceptionally well in Google, at a preferential degree, perhaps. Recently, … [Read more...]

How the GoDaddy domain valuation widget interferes with third party sales

In recent weeks, I was negotiating with a potential domain buyer, using the assistance of a Uniregistry Market broker. The broker made several attempts to educate the buyer, who represented his own company, on the domain's valuation. The aged .com domain consists of two generic, descriptive … [Read more...]

Uniregistry Market queries : Still not a chatroom, bro

Almost year ago, I wrote about a pet peeve of mine regarding a Uniregistry Market function. The ability to communicate with potential buyers using either the desktop system, or the app, is invaluable. This back and forth communication is often perceived by the other party as a live chatroom, … [Read more...]

Great to see the domain industry working together

It's great witnessing the domain industry work together, watching each other's back. Domains can be valuable assets, that are intangible; we can't lock them inside one's house, or in a box. Their lifespan is dependent on their owners' ability to renew them, sometimes at the last minute. In the … [Read more...]