NEW YORK, NY - What if you had to have a legitimate use for each and every domain name you have registered in your domain account? What if every single domain name you owned had to be associated with a business website which served its own purpose? It’s not happening yet, but it could happen. Every once in a while people ask me what I think are coming challenges for domain owners and I always have the same answer; regulation. If you follow what happened in the 1-800 Toll … [Read more...]
Domain Suspension – Registrant Information Verification Failure; It Could Happen to You
REMINDER: If you change either the first name, last name or email address on one of your domain registrations, you’ll need to verify the new information via email within 15 calendar days or you will be met with a page similar to this one in the below screenshot. This new policy took effect back in January of 2014 but this is how long it took for me to actually see one of these pages in action; it happened today. Not paying attention to those email verification … [Read more...]
Sometimes You Just Cannot Have the .com Name That You Want; Now Move On
It’s aggravating to find frivolous lawsuits such as one I will talk about today where someone fighting for a domain just doesn’t get it. The single thing that takes a negative situation like this and shows some positive light is when you find that there are good - no great people such as David E. Weslow (handling the case pro-bono) and organizations like the Internet Commerce Association (how I found out about this) which help tilt the scale in the other direction. Situations … [Read more...]
EDITED: Why Great .com Domain Names Are Paying Less Dividends for Investors
RETRACTION: A previous version of this article had listed two specific GTLD domain names sold last year (2016), instead of this year (2017); these GTLD domain names have been removed. Additionally a statement comparing the GTLDs as being sold higher than the .com domains, was a result of this error. The article has been edited to remove these examples. Although .com domain sales seemed lower than usual, so did GTLDs - in their performance when compared to last year. NEW … [Read more...]
Why Purchase of “Tainted” DNForum.com by New Owners = Good Investment
NEW YORK, NY - As most of you have already heard, DNForum.com, has been purchased by domain name enthusiasts George Verdugo and Kevin Faler. The two now have their work cut out for them as they begin to rebrand the forum, once again, as “The Place to Talk Domains”. But they have got competition – fierce competition as there are many other domain forums out there, one of which is the extremely popular NamePros.com. I ran into George at NamesCon and one of the first … [Read more...]
Comment Period Closing on .US Premium Domain Name and Privacy Plan Proposals
Now could be a very good time to pick up a few solid .US domain names just in case, or in preparation for, what could become a landslide increase in the use and demand for the domain extension ending in “.us” for the United States. NEW YORK, NY – Neustar, the registry which manages the .us domain name extension, is seeking public comment on a recommendation that it should release one and two character domain names (previously held) as well as consider certain domains as … [Read more...]
Just Another ‘Go-Nowhere’ Transaction at GoDaddy’s Aftermarket for Domains; WTF?
NEW YORK, NY - Let me begin by saying I am a big fan of GoDaddy.com and have been doing business with them since I began working on the Internet. I’m also a Wild West Domains reseller and believe it or not, I may not have even found this fantastic industry if it were not for Godaddy’s “Website Tonight” product which is now called “Website Builder” as it resulted in me building my very first website. In my opinion, GoDaddy.com is one of the best registrars for domains and I … [Read more...]
11 Tools to Market, Maintain, and Improve Your Website; Measure Your Competition
Below are ten great online tools which will help you be successful online. They are invaluable tools for both marketing and research and can help save you lots of time as well help you make critical decisions with much more insight then without them. Although there are probably thousands of tools online, these are the ones I like to use most and can help you gain a competitive advantage over your competition. A List of 10 Great (and mostly free) Tools to improve your … [Read more...]
Yellow Pages Directory Inc., Acquires Both Yellow Pages & White Pages .Green Environmental Domain Names
Yellow Pages Directory Inc., (YellowPagesGoesGreen.org), a business directory website at the forefront of the environmentally-conscious “Green” movement, has acquired the set of premium domains YellowPages.green and WhitePages.green, made available through the efforts of the DotGreen Community. Offered by Ireland-based Afilias Global Registry Services, the DotGreen Community was founded in 2007 by Annalisa Roger. “Going green is important today to achieve a sustainable … [Read more...]
Short .Org Domain Names – 4 Letter (LLLL) .Org Domain Names; 2nd Most Popular TLD
List Updated 02/06/2017 Here is a list of nice short .org domain names for organizations. 4 letter .org domains; most of which have back-links and existing traffic. The .org domain name is the 2nd most popular domain name in use. www.acax.org www.adkn.org www.alrw.org www.anyk.org www.aoka.org www.aswv.org www.avwa.org www.awrv.org www.azjw.org www.bbmv.org www.bofk.org www.bomx.org www.boyb.org www.bwof.org … [Read more...]
839 New Generic Top Level Domains To Make Internet a Confusing Space
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to change up the Internet address system once again. While Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) were relatively fixed in the past, there are those that are pushing to get the green light for new domains. So far, a good deal of domain marketing has focused on domain hacks. New rules would allow big brands or those with deep pockets to own domains ending in virtually anything they want, like .nyc, .place, or … [Read more...]
What’s Google Doing Now? The “New” Google Algorithm
The last couple of years have paved the way for many changes in the field and study of search engine optimization and online marketing. Social media awareness grew significantly in 2011 with many reports being released as to how companies may address new social challenges in the upcoming year. Domain names also took some heat in late December of 2010 as Google publically released information on the fact that they would reduce the benefit to ranking sites in their search … [Read more...]
Just 1 Reason To Grab A Great Domain Name Right Now
If the video posted below doesn't get you a little excited about domain names, I really don't know what would. Having the right domain name for your business can be pricelist, and this video will detail just how far some veteran domainers are willing to go inorder to get their hands on the right name. I read a quote recently from domain investor Frank Schilling. He said “On the Internet, the domain name is equivalent to Gold. It is the only packaged item online which is … [Read more...]
Google To Devalue Exact Match Domains: Is Google Going Too Far?
Barry Schwartz recently posted what he called his "Key Takeaways From Google’s Matt Cutts Talk At PubCon" One of these points stated that Matt Cutts specifically mentioned "Google will be looking at why exact domain matches rank so well. For example, if you have a site at www.blue-widgets.com it may rank a bit too well for the keyword phrase [blue widgets]". This is unwise in my opinion - just get better at fighting spam...... I wonder if it's just some webmaster … [Read more...]
The Competitive Edge of a Great Domain
For the most part, it starts with the competitive edge of a great domain… It all has to start somewhere, and for most online entrepreneurs, it starts with a domain name. Your domain name is the beginning of your brand. From the time you launch an idea into reality, the first thing you’ll want to be sure of is the foundation for which your idea will come to life. If your doing business online, your domain name will serve as your location, your store front, your place on the … [Read more...]