Company will invest more in marketing to improve new top level domain name results. Yesterday, Rightside released Q4 earnings. The good news is that it turned in record revenue and an adjusted EBITDA that topped guidance. The bad news is that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Rightside reports record revenue but new TLD revenue growth is slow
· Domain RegistrarsRevenue grows in Q4 but new TLD revenue remains just a small fraction of the total. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) today reported record quarterly revenue for Q4 of $55.7 million, and full year revenue of $212.5 million. All three segments of the company ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Rightside turns in record revenue in Q3
· Domain RegistrarsRightside posts record revenue, positive adjusted EBITDA. Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME), parent company of eNom, Name.com and owner of dozens of top level domain names, released earnings this afternoon. The company generated $54.1 million in Q3, a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
eNom joins Sedo Fast Transfer network
· ServiceseNom clients can now sell their domain names through SedoMLS. Sedo has added eNom to its SedoMLS system in a partnership that opens open millions more potential domains to be sold through Sedo's sales distribution platform. The deal enables eNom ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Rightside and NameCheap ink longer term deal
· Domain RegistrarsDeal adds some certainty to Rightside's future revenue. After frequent short-term extensions, Rightside's eNom and reseller NameCheap have signed a longer term reseller deal. Many people are surprised to learn that NameCheap, which manages ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latest .com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsHere's how registrars fared with .com in March. ICANN has published the latest Verisign .com monthly report, containing data from March. Let's start by reviewing which registrars added the most new .com domain name registrations: 1. GoDaddy* ... Continue Reading1 Comment
eNom adds 2-factor authentication
· Domain RegistrarsMake your eNom account more secure. Domain name investors who use eNom can now turn on two-factor authentication to secure their accounts. Setting up two-factor authentication is fairly simple. Once you log into your account, look for "Two Step ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Rightside posts profit, gets $7.2 million from withdrawing new TLDs
· Domain RegistrarsRightside posts profit and gets big haul from withdrawing new top level domain name applications. Rightside released first quarter earnings after the bell today. The company posted an adjusted EBITDA of $0.6 million and a GAAP profit of $1.9 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com domain name winners and losers
· Domain RegistrarseNom and Uniregistry do well on transfers, GoDaddy and eNom lead in new registrations. ICANN just published the most recent .com transactions report, reflecting registrar results for .com from January. There were no major outliers from January in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Web.com strikes deal with investors, Rightside extends deal with NameCheap
· Domain RegistrarsWeb.com and Rightside reveal deals. Here's some news about two publicly traded domain name companies. Web.com has struck a deal with Okumus Fund Management, which owns about 15% of the company's shares, to add two new members to the board of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment