Here are four things every domain investor should strive to do in 2024. 1. Check your nameservers I've been trading domain names for about 25 years, but even I sometimes drop the ball on this. I have a system for onboarding new domain names I ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2023 top stories: Artificial intelligence
· UncategorizedArtificial intelligence had a significant impact on the domain name industry — in more than one way. Late last year, OpenAI launched ChatGPT. Suddenly, a concept that has been talked about for over a decade had a case study. It's hard not to be ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Coming soon(ish): a domain for Shiba Inu crytocurrency
· UncategorizedWeb3 company plans to apply for top level domain name in next round. The organization behind the Shiba Inu cryptocurrency says it plans to apply for the top level domain .shib in the next round of expansion. SHIB says it's partnering with D3 to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Two things to do today for your Afternic domain names
· UncategorizedAdd these tasks to your to-do list. I've completed two housekeeping tasks this morning related to my domains at Afternic, and I'd consider them critical to maximizing your sales volume. First, did you know that domains pointed to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
November’s top stories on Domain Name Wire
· UncategorizedTop clicks for November: Trump, Adsense, GoDaddy and more. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Donald Trump loses cybersquatting fight against Mar-A-Lago domain - A pet duck foils Donald Trump's quest ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN meetings set for 2024: Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Türkiye
· UncategorizedBoard adds Türkiye to round out the 2024 meeting schedule. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has finalized its meeting schedule for 2024. The schedule kicks off with ICANN79 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 2-7, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Which countries love their ccTLDs — and which don’t?
· UncategorizedIt's not a .com world in every country. If you live in the United States, you can be forgiven for thinking we live in a .com-only world. Nearly all domain names you see end in .com, not the country's .us domain name extension. But that's not the case ... Continue Reading2 Comments
14 mistakes to avoid when choosing a domain name (and lessons learned)
· UncategorizedHere are 14 mistakes people have made choosing domain names and the lessons they learned. We've all seen bad domain name choices: hyphenate domains, hard-to-remember domains, clever spellings. I recently reached out to 14 entrepreneurs and asked ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Comcast cans two top level domains
· UncategorizedCompany exits the "new" top level domain program. Internet service provider and entertainment company Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has voluntarily terminated its two dot-brand top level domain names, .comcast and .xfinity. The company informed ICANN ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Test, test, test, and be willing to change
· UncategorizedDomain investors must continually test and be willing to change their assumptions. Many domain investors get into a rut. We do the same thing over and over, week by week. We find search parameters for expired domains and never change them. We ... Continue Reading4 Comments