My results from Moniker's TrafficClub hit another high in August. Last month I bragged about my RPM (revenue per thousand) on TrafficClub hitting $65.85 for July, a personal best. August saw another record with a $73.82 RPM. Part of this increase was ... Continue Reading5 Comments
TrafficClub RPM tops $70
· ServicesCash(less) Parking
· ServicesGoDaddy needs to retool its domain parking program. When GoDaddy released its domain parking program in June I scoffed at its terms. They want people to pay them to park domains with them? At the time they required you to pay $39.99 per month to get ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Slow weekend for domainers
· UncategorizedA U.S. holiday slows the pace of domain traffic over the weekend. This past Friday to Monday was a U.S. holiday - Labor Day - and web traffic slowed as people travelled and cooked barbecue. If you count on U.S. web surfers at work, this Monday was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Joomla! information, latest name monetization news
· Services, UncategorizedThis month in the Name Monetizer newsletter we will take a look at Joomla! - a content management system for full-scale sites that have a lot of content. Joomla! (officially spelled sorta like "Yahoo!") is free open source software. It runs on PHP and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Acquire or Die: the future of domain parking companies
· ServicesDomain parking companies must start acquiring domain portfolios -- or get out of the business. A little over two months ago Oversee.net, parent of domain parking goliath DomainSponsor, announced that it acquired a portfolio of 35,000 domains. The ... Continue Reading3 Comments
New Dotster coupon code
· Domain RegistrarsDotster has a new coupon code for 25% off. The code is only valid from September 1- September 4 (a U.S. holiday weekend). Just enter weekend25 in the coupon code box when you checkout to save 25%. Unfortunately it's not valid on renewals. Save ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Satire: Internet scientists demote .ORG to “dwarf domain”
· UncategorizedA satirical article about domain names jokes about demoting .org to a "dwarf domain". Need a break from your Thursday afternoon? Click on over to TheSpoof.com for a humorous article poking fun at the recent decision to demote Pluto from its major ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Monetize This: iMonetize enters domain parking optimization play
· ServicesiMonetize.com has launched a number of domain services, including a domain parking optimization service that covers most major parking companies. If you're a frequent reader of this blog, you know I'm a fan of TrafficClub. TrafficClub is a domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Spainless
· Policy & LawA problem at the .es registry shows the importance of stable registries with good technology backbones. Web sites using Spain's .es domain disappeared from the world for a couple hours Tuesday. The problem was with the .es registry, Esnic, which is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign domain name market report
· Domain RegistrarsVerisign recently released its Domain Name Industry Brief. The briefing discusses recent trends in domain names. Verisign is the registry for .com and .net domains and therefore has access to a rich data set. Among the more interesting data: -As ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment