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...]
Dot .ORG domains offer authority to restricted gTLDs
March 28, 2018 by 2 Comments
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
March 26, 2018 by 12 Comments
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
March 24, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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...]
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