They are leaving money on the table with poor search features. Jamie Zoch tweeted a lot of domain aftermarket observations yesterday, and one of them struck a chord with me. It really surprises me that large domain name aftermarket services mainly ... Continue Reading6 Comments
GoDaddy adds tool to refine domain searches with more information
· Domain RegistrarsTool gets more search data from user to suggest available domain names. A big challenge for domain name registrars is understanding what a domain searcher is looking for based on just a keyword or two. GoDaddy has added a feature that collects more ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy gets patent for “Suggesting domain names based on recognized user patterns”
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy adds to patent arsenal with another domain search patent. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted patent number 9,787,634 to GoDaddy today for Suggesting domain names based on recognized user patterns. The patent describes ways to ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Interesting domain name search stats
· Domain Registrars2/3rds of searches include a TLD, 44% of searches for new TLDs came back unavailable. eNom revealed some interested stats about domain name searches in its most recent newsletter: Users performed an average of 2.6 searches per ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Appellita: a new tool for finding domain names
· ServicesSome innovative approaches to finding good domain names. There are a bunch of brand name and domain name generators on the web. Every once in a while, one comes along with a unique twist that makes it worth a look. That's the case with Appellita, a ... Continue Reading9 Comments
GoDaddy testing “Ad” designation in search results
· Domain RegistrarsSearch results that are bumped up through marketing agreements get a new label. GoDaddy is testing the use of an "ad" designation in its domain name search results. Search results that have their locations influenced by a registry paying to bump up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy’s DomainFinder App advances domain name selection
· Domain RegistrarsApp makes it easier to narrow in on the best domain name. GoDaddy recently released an iOS app for finding and registering domain names called GoDaddy DomainFinder. Many of its features are similar to what you find on GoDaddy.com and other ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain name search is much improved (at some registrars)
· Domain RegistrarsA look at how major domain registrars are handling domain search in the wake of new TLDs. I've written a couple times about the state of registrar search as registrars grapple with an onslaught of new TLDs, most recently at the end of February. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Namecheap search “favorites” is cool. I’m still waiting for better new TLD search.
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap's interface is a nice upgrade for domain discovery. It could do better with TLD context, though. Namecheap unveiled a new domain searching interface this morning. The highlight for me is the ability to pick favorite TLDs for future ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New TLDs are here but domain search isn’t ready yet. Here are four examples.
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrars aren't ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this "Early Access Program" stuff. Just show up, find the domain you want, ... Continue Reading19 Comments