The company would have been named differently if the domain was available. I was listening to How I Built This with Guy Raz this week. He recently interviewed Ben Chestnut, the founder of Mailchimp. At 24:57, Raz asks Chestnut about the name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain blocklists can ensnare the wrong targets
· Policy & LawBlocklists don't keep up with domain names as their use changes. Michael Sumner, a partner at domain name sales data site NameBio, had a rough start to November. He woke up on November 2 to find a message from PayPal in his inbox with the subject ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Mailchimp has a funny name for its domain parking pages
· ServicesIt's offering free domains, but not if you use the "standard domain squatter holding page". Mailchimp, the marketing platform best know for email marketing, launched a free new website builder last year. Now, in response to the Covid-19 outbreak, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Mailchimp launches website builder
· ServicesCompany that started as an email marketing platform is entering a crowded field. Mailchimp is the latest company to get into the website builder game, taking on companies such as GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY), Wix (NASDAQ: WIX), Squarespace and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
September’s Top 5
· UncategorizedHere's a look at the top five posts on DNW in September, ranked by pageviews: 1. Man who paid $360k for 81.com says it’s stolen - Sami Debizet says he bought the domain in 2013 and that it has been stolen. 2. Oops: New .Ca commercial has a trademark ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Mailchimp increases price 15%-20% for longtime customers
· ServicesEven though you're grandfathered, you'll still pay more. Mailchimp changed its pricing model earlier this year. Instead of charging based on how many active subscribers an account has, it included unsubscribed users, too. Existing customers were ... Continue Reading27 Comments
Mailchimp has challenges with non-ASCII characters
· UncategorizedMailchimp supports IDNs in domain names, but not the username portion of email addresses. I recently received an email from ICANN's Universal Acceptance Outreach group about an error on Domain Name Wire. Universal Acceptance refers to websites ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Mailchimp overhauls audience definition in new plans
· ServicesCompany makes change as it introduces new features beyond email. Popular email marketing platform Mailchimp is making a radical change to its pricing structure as it grows into a more-than-email marketing platform. The change goes into effect today ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How to use Facebook Lead Ads to grow your email list
· ServicesFacebook Lead Ads are a great way to affordably grow your email list. Here's a tutorial. Facebook is an extremely powerful advertising platform thanks to its ability to target people based on a rich dataset. It also offers many types of ads, and one ... Continue Reading2 Comments
10 Awesome Web Tools – DNW Podcast #84
· PodcastsA review of ten awesome web-based tools to turbo-charge your business This week's podcast is a little different than usual. I'm going to discuss ten awesome web-based tools I use regularly. You'll learn about a tool to turn one of your domains into an ... Continue Reading5 Comments