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How to network at NamesCon Online

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Here’s how to (virtually) network at NamesCon Online.

Screenshot of networking during NamesCon

A networking session during NamesCon

Networking at virtual conferences is different than in-person conferences. Different, but not necessarily better or worse. Many people will find networking at virtual events easier, especially if they are new to the industry.

NamesCon Online features a networking room that has been very busy over the last couple of days. If you haven’t checked it out yet, stop by during the final day today.

Here’s how it works.

First, go to the “Networking Lounge” tab.

You will be asked to allow your browser to access your webcam and microphone. The NamesCon event app doesn’t allow you to pick which microphone and webcam you want to use if you have multiple connected to your computer. Chrome doesn’t have an easy way to change these, either, so you’ll need to set these on your operating system instead. I’ve been able to switch my microphone to my headset, but for your webcam, you’re probably best off using your laptop’s built-in camera.

Next, select an empty seat at one of the tables. You will then enter a group video conference, similar to Zoom.

Screenshot of networking tables at NamesCon online event

Pick a chair, any chair.

Each table has a countdown timer and the system will kick you out at the end of the allotted time.

Stop by and say hello to fellow domain investors.

Using Afternic and getting “For Sale” landers, the old fashioned way

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With GoDaddy’s integration borked, here’s how to list your domains on Afternic and get GoDaddy-branded sales landers.

Graphic with the words "How to list & park domains on Afternic/GoDaddy"

GoDaddy’s integration with Afternic, which theoretically lets customers add domains to Afternic from within their GoDaddy account, has been in beta for over two years. It broke back in May, which I discovered after submitting names that didn’t get listed and didn’t get the corresponding ‘for sale’ page.

The promise of the integration is a good one: simply click a few buttons from within GoDaddy to add your domains to the largest distributed sales marketplace, and get a GoDaddy-branded sales lander for the page.

While waiting to get this fixed, you can still replicate the process using the original Afternic interface. It comes with some headaches, though. As a result, I’ve opted to list my domains on Afternic but point them to sales landers at other companies, such as Dan.com and Squadhelp.

Either way, you’ll want to list your domains on Afternic directly. That’s no big deal if they haven’t been listed by someone else before. If they have been listed before, you’ll need to contact support to get them to acknowledge that you own the domains now. (One of the promises of the GoDaddy account integration is that it should be able to verify that you own the domain.)

Also, note that Afternic doesn’t have two-factor authentication. It’s a big security hole.

Once listed on Afternic, you’ll also need to change your nameservers to get the sales lander that was created from within the domain listing system at GoDaddy. Instead of ns1.afternic.com and ns2.afternic, which leads to traditional parking, you’ll want to use ns3.afternic.dom and ns4.afternic.com to get the sales lander.

GoDaddy operates the biggest domain name Afternic. I can’t wait for it to all work correctly to help domain investors sell more domains.

NamesCon updates: registration numbers, lower price, and other stats

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Big online crowd expected for next week’s event.

NamesCon Online runs on an internet connection near you September 9-11.

Organizers tell Domain Name Wire that they have 700 registrations to date. I suspect that they’ll get a lot of last-minute registrations because there’s no travel involved. And there’s good news for people who still don’t have a ticket: you can still get a ticket for $59.

Ticket prices went up to $99 on September 1, but organizers accidentally mentioned the old $59 price in a newsletter sent on September 1. So NamesCon will honor the $59 price. Anyone who paid $99 will get a refund.

People who have never attended a NamesCon can attend for free. Approximately 50% of registrants are attending for their first time.

NamesCon shared some interesting data about first-time attendees. Here are some that I find interesting (note that these are just related to the first-time attendees, not those returning.)

Bar graph showing what field of domain industry first time attendees to NamesCon fit in

Bar chart showing what people want to learn about at NamesCon

Post Accreditation – How to Manage your Registrar Business

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[This is a sponsored post from our friends at LogicBoxes.]

The digital landscape has grown by leaps and bounds, and domain name registrars are an integral part of it. In our previous article, we listed the benefits of becoming an ICANN accreditated registrar, but what next once you are a registrar? The build v/s buy dilemma is something that newly accredited registrars and sometimes even established ones face. There are pros and cons to both, but in today’s new reality, we have seen an increase in registrars looking to outsource to a domain provisioning platform rather than build one themselves.

Over the last few months, businesses have had to navigate massive challenges owing to the COVID-19 pandemic while at the same time address the exponentially growing number of companies and businesses going completely online with their services. As the number in various reports show, established registrars have exceeded their customer add forecasts and product uptakes significantly in the last couple of months. But what about the new registrars, registrars in growing but regional markets?

At a time like this, it is important for such domain registrars to automate a bulk of their tasks and focus on what may be a golden opportunity to boost their business and their customer base. Mainly focus on marketing, sales, strategic partnerships, third party integrations, etc. so that it is easy to manage their Domain Names Business.

The LogicBoxes’ platform is one such business automation platform that can help the Registrars immensely by aiding them in their operational functions.

This article evaluates the LogicBoxes’ platform that a Registrar could use to manage their business without any difficulty.

LogicBoxes’ Platform Overview

The LogicBoxes’ Platform is fully ICANN compliant and supports over 90+ ICANN Registrars. Moreover, the platform caters to both registrars, as well as, resellers and helps connect the Registrars to Registries easily.

The LogicBoxes’ Platform Advantage

1. Customizable and brandable API
Easy to use and customizable APIs are essential for registrars to quickly test and then use our platform for domains and other value-added services by integrating them.

2. White labelled

The registrar platform’s interface can be readily personalized to look like your website, along with reflecting your brand.

3. Billing and compliance

The platform acts as an ERP system that provides auto-provisioning, billing, compliance, user management, payment collection, dynamic upgrade-downgrade, invoicing, reporting auditing and more. It allows you to integrate with third-party billing modules like WHMCS etc.

4. Platform flexibility

The platform has multi-lingual, multi-tier and multi-currency capabilities, allowing a registrar to explore new geographies for business as well as have the option to leverage both retail and wholesale revenue capabilities.

5. TLDs and other add-ons

The LogicBoxes platform offers over 500+ TLDs to provision from. We have even partnered with leading third-party providers like G Suite, Weebly website builder, Security, etc. which registrars can choose to resell for added revenue opportunities.

We believe every registrar business is unique, and our goal is to ensure your end customer or reseller is delivered that experience while we take care of everything operational.

So, what are you waiting for? Find out more about our program here and get started to make the most of your Registrar business with our Registrar Automation platform!

Conrad out, Robrock in as CEO at Sedo

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Domain aftermarket and monetization company Sedo gets a new CEO.

Headshot of Michael Robrock, new COO of SEdo

Michael Robrock

Michael Robrock is replacing Matthias Conrad as CEO of Sedo.

Robrock joined the company about one year ago as Chief Operating Officer.

Conrad was CEO for about 20 months. He took over the helm after leaving sister company 1&1 Internet. Sedo said that he’s stepping down for personal reasons.

Robrock becomes the third CEO of the company after its founder Tim Schumacher left in 2012.

Sedo plays an important role as #2 in the domain name aftermarket, thus giving competition to the largest marketplace, Afternic/GoDaddy. The company is also very strong with country code top level domains.

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