Here come the price increase notices. It's that time of year again, when domain name registrars send out notices to their customers about .com price increases. We actually got a reprieve last year as VeriSign didn't increase prices. But they're back ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Tel Price Drop – $2.99 at eNom
· Domain RegistrarseNom offers promotional pricing on domain. If you've been sitting on the sidelines for the .tel top level domain name, your patience may have been rewarded: eNom is now offering the domains for only $2.99 per year under promotional pricing. .tel ... Continue Reading16 Comments
eNom Launches “Instant Reseller” Domain Reseller Program
· Domain RegistrarseNom joins competitors in offering easy domain reseller option. Joining the ranks of Go Daddy and Tucows, eNom is launching a domain reseller package that includes a web storefront for non-techies. (Update: Instant Reseller will replace the former PDQ ... Continue Reading7 Comments
How Tiered Pricing Could Lower the Cost of Domain Name Registration
· Domain Registrars...for some domains, anyway. A lot of the talk around new top level domain names is the lack of pricing controls on providers. A company that launches a new TLD can set prices however they wish, and owners of existing TLDs worry that this idea would ... Continue Reading3 Comments
In Demand (Part 2): How the Domain Business Can Benefit from Demand Media
· UncategorizedWhat Demand Media can do for the domain name business. [This is the second part of a two-part story on Demand Media. See part one here.] For many years, Demand Media has been a mystery to the domain name industry. It's a big player, for sure. It ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Domain Owners Should Learn Lesson About Leaving Money on the Table
· Domain SalesDeal or no deal? eNom leaves money on the table. Back in February I made an offer on a domain at AcquireThisName.com, an eNom affiliate. It wasn't a great name, just a brandable that a friend was interested in. eNom wanted $6,000; my friend's final ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Domain Registrars Often Blamed for Customers’ Mistakes
· Domain RegistrarsCritical customer mistakes often blamed on domain registrars. When online backup service CrashPlan.com went down earlier this month, the company was quick to blame its domain name registrar GoDaddy. Code 42 Software, which runs the CrashPlan.com ... Continue Reading10 Comments
As New Domain Registrations Fall, Domain Registrars Get Desperate
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrars seek new profit opportunities. Yesterday's news that new domain name registrations are down sharply and the total base of domains registered is stagnant is bad news for domain name registrars. For years, registrars have been able ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New Restrictions for Domain Name Resellers are Coming
· Domain RegistrarsNew restrictions face domain name resellers. Domain name registrar resellers will face new restrictions under ICANN's new registrar accreditation agreement. Several of these restrictions were spelled out in an email from eNom to its resellers ... Continue Reading5 Comments
eNom Launches RichContent Product
· ServicesDomain registrar offers RichContent system to customers and resellers. Domain name registrar eNom has released RichContent, a new content widget system for individuals to add content to their web sites. The system is built by Pluck, which eNom parent ... Continue Reading3 Comments