Twenty years since I registered my first domain name, the concept of "first come, first served" basis fails to impress domain seekers of today. Holding a condo in a prime location and doing as one pleases with it, is a good analogy response for domain suitors, who often gawk at the asking price … [Read more...]
Domain registrars : One more thing eNom does backwards
August 15, 2017 by 2 Comments
As I'm bidding farewell to the old school registrars that I patronized over the years, I can't but notice their pitfalls. Switching over to a modern domain management system, such as that offered by Uniregistry, is the culmination of frustration, wasted time, and often money, as experienced at … [Read more...]
Domain pricing game: Acquisition middlemen still going strong in 2017
August 1, 2017 by 2 Comments
Domain acquisition services, operating behind the scenes on behalf of usually well-off buyers, continue to game the domain market. Even when there is no trademark associated with particular domains, those middlemen attempt to acquire them at the lowest possible cost, putting pressure on the … [Read more...]
Network Solutions : Going against the grain of UX norm
July 5, 2017 by Leave a Comment
The domain inventory of Network Solutions has been diminishing, since the introduction of competitive domain registrars. The once dreaded $35 dollar fee for .com registrations has dropped to the sub $10 range, but even to this day, NetSol attempts to make it difficult for its customers to … [Read more...]
Domain inquiries : Turn off that autoresponder email
June 30, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Communicating on a platform such as the Uniregistry Market can have its challenges. I recently mentioned how some inquiries assume the Uniregistry domain selling platform is a live chat of sorts; Uniregistry is currently working on adding a note that describes the response … [Read more...]
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