Using a proxy buyer in an attempt to acquire valuable domains isn't exactly news. By utilizing a third party to negotiate the acquisition of a domain name, the actual buyer can save thousands of dollars. Not having to disclose the identity and true budget of the buyer, a good domain can be sold … [Read more...]
Kate Spade : When your name is your personal brand
June 6, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The untimely demise of fashion designer, Kate Spade, serves as a reminder about personal success and the intricacies of personal life; never take either one for granted. Kate Spade's entrepreneurial acumen helped pave the way for many other women and men, to "go solo" against the establishment of … [Read more...]
ICANN + GDPR = NoWHOIS
May 25, 2018 by 18 Comments
Welcome to the brave new domaining world, devoid of actual WHOIS information. The GDPR is officially the most damaging bureaucratic concoction ever created about digital information, effectively dividing the Internet into two large zones: one available to Eurozone members, and one that can be … [Read more...]
GDPR and domain sales mandate the use of Escrow.com Concierge
April 10, 2018 by 1 Comment
With the upcoming onslaught of the GDPR - a European Union approach to data privacy that wasn't vetted by American organizations - the domain industry is about to lose yet another battle. So far, ICANN has been unable to come to a consensus regarding WHOIS policies under the GDPR. It seems that … [Read more...]
Domain offers : Minimum asking price is just that
April 4, 2018 by 5 Comments
Pricing domain names with a "minimum asking price" is an indication of least value. It is not, however, a selling price, and some domain buyers don't seem to understand that. At a time and era that domain name valuation becomes relevant when it arrives from a human, as opposed to an automated … [Read more...]
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