I've been following the proliferation of professional domain brokerage establishments for several years, and have arrived to the following conclusion: It's a cut-throat business, and a 'dog eat dog' world. During the previous decade, the focus shifted from domain selling venues, to aggressive … [Read more...]
Greece : Capital controls and Escrow.com domain transactions
October 8, 2015 by 2 Comments
As a Greek investor and entrepreneur, a good portion of my domain portfolio is focused on Greek brands, names and geodomains. It's not easy to relay the true essence of the Greek society and entrepreneurship, without it being distorted by the media. One thing is certain: there is plenty of … [Read more...]
NamesCon 2015 – The domain industry’s renaissance event
January 16, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In 2014, NamesCon quietly entered the domain conference arena, with a clear indication of its intentions: to deliver a meaningful, educating conference of substance for domain industry professionals. By carefully planning this year's event, Richard Lau and his trusted team of hard-working … [Read more...]
Domain brands: Want a specific keyword in the new TLDs? Use the tiered landrush option to secure it
February 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
If you absolutely *must* have a particular keyword in the new TLDs, forget about waiting for general availability to kick in. The second that the clock ticked 11:00am Eastern US time today, thousands of domain applications in seven gTLDs by Donuts, Inc. were sent off from various registrars to … [Read more...]
NamesCon: A perfect 10 of a domain conference
January 16, 2014 by 7 Comments
NamesCon officially closed its gates yesterday, and while waiting for my flight out of Vegas, I will share a few quick thoughts with those that attended, and those that did not. The organizational part: it exceeded everyone's expectations, mine included, by far. Thanks to the commitment and hard … [Read more...]
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