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DreamHost enables export-to-WordPress for its Remixer website builder

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No lock-in with DreamHost’s site builder.

I’ve been reviewing non-WordPress website builders over the past month and have more reviews to come.

These site builders make it easier for non-techies to build websites than using WordPress. But there’s a big drawback: lock-in.

Each builder is proprietary and they are designed to limit the ability to export to a different platform and/or webhost. In return for an easy-to-use site builder, you agree to be locked in indefinitely with the service.

But hosting company DreamHost announced today that it is opening up its Remixer site builder. Customers that use Remixer to build a site can export it to WordPress on a Dreamhost shared hosting account. Even though the initial export is to a Dreamhost account, customers could then use the WordPress export feature if they wish to change hosting companies.

Being able to start designing a site in a simple site creator and then harness the customizability that WordPress offers seems like a big win.

DreamHost says that it is the first company to allow exporting from a standalone website builder to WordPress.

Although I haven’t tested Remixer yet, I will do so in the future.

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Dynadot eclipses 1 million domain name milestone

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Domain name registrar hits key growth milestone.

Domain name registrar Dynadot has hit the one million domains under management milestone.

The company was founded in 2002 and became ICANN-accredited the following year. It didn’t hire its first employee until 2006. Since then, it has grown to four offices (San Mateo, CA, Beijing, Zhengzhou, Toronto).

Dynadot is also a 50% female company in an industry that is male-dominated.

Todd Han founded and bootstrapped the company. It hasn’t taken any outside investment or debt, and Han doesn’t plan to sell the company.

Listen to Han talk about the Dynadot story and what it’s like being a small-to-mid-sized registrar in DNW Podcast #141.

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Reverse domain name hijacking (even with no response)

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Panelist finds Mister Auto SAS filed complaint in abuse of policy despite domain name owner not responding.

A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Mister Auto SAS in France guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for the domain name MisterAuto.com.

The decision by panelist John Swinson comes despite the domain name owner not responding in the case. Yet it was a fairly easy decision; the domain was registered well before the Complainant existed and the Complainant made no argument to address this.

It’s not surprising that Mister Auto wanted MisterAuto.com. It uses the hyphenated domain name Mister-Auto.com to sell auto parts. It sent a cease & desist letter to the domain name owner and never heard back.

Swinson summed up Mister Auto SAS’ action in filing the UDRP:

The Panel considers the Complainant launched the proceedings out of desperation as its prior attempt to contact the Respondent went unanswered (and the webpage did not resolve – revealing no clues as to the Respondent’s possible motives) but without a reasonable chance of success and as such in the circumstances constitutes an abuse of the Administrative Proceeding.

Mister Auto was represented by Cairn Legal in Belgium.

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Top Domain Sales of the Year – DNW Podcast #197

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Reviewing the top domain names sales so far this year.

dnw-podcastFor this week’s special edition of the Domain Name Wire Podcast, I review the top 10 public domain name sales of the year as reported by DN Journal. It includes everything from Ice.com at the top to a discussion of cryptocurrency buyers and new top level domain name sales. We’ll be back next week with the regular podcast format — and if you have suggestions for guests, please let me know!

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How to be a guest on podcasts

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This step-by-step guide shows the process for marketing yourself through podcasts.

There are lots of interesting companies in the domain name space. There are also lots of Domain Name Wire readers who dabble in domain names yet have more intriguing businesses than just buying and selling domain names.

These companies and people should take advantage of podcasts to get the word out. Being a guest on a podcast is a lot like being a guest on a radio show but with several benefits

– The audiences are micro-targeted
– There’s a relevant podcast for every topic
– They aren’t live and can be edited before airing
– Because there are so many podcasts, it’s much easier to get booked as a guest on one

My PodcastGuests.com service now has over 5,000 users, many of whom have used the service to get booked on multiple podcasts.

If you need a little push to get over the hump and start being a guest on podcasts, I put together a handy guide that walks you through the process step-by-step. You can download it here.

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