Top level domain company continues to generate revenue from recurring premium sales as well as one-time sales. Radix has released more data about its premium domain sales this year. The top level domain registry for 9 new TLDs has generated $1.5 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Co to rev up premium domain model in September
· UncategorizedMore .co domains will be sold at a premium through the domain name registrar channel. Neustar, the company that operates the .Co domain name, is drastically expanding its premium domain name program starting September 1. .Co launched premium domain ... Continue Reading9 Comments
$2.8 million of premium .VIP domains sold in past ten days
· Domain SalesMMX reports strong premium sales. New top level domain company MMX (Minds + Machines) released a statement today about sales of premium domain names in .VIP. According to the statement, the company sold $2.8 million of premium .VIP domains in the past ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Club reports “topline” Q2 premium sales of $2.7 million
· Domain SalesRegistry gets huge uptake on its five-year payment plan deal. The .Club registry has released its quarterly report of premium domain name sales, including $2.7 million "topline value". "Topline value" is in quotes because $2.5 million of this ... Continue Reading7 Comments
.Build registry files patent app for dynamic premium pricing
· ServicesAn idea for new top level domains might have relevance for popular TLDs. With the introduction of new top level domain names a few years ago came an explosion in the number of TLDs offering some of their domain names at premium prices. I recall ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Art’s 3.5 million premium domains…you won’t find them on GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsCrazy premium name strategy is too much for most consumers...and GoDaddy. I first wrote about .Art's premium name strategy, which includes 3.5 million premium domain names, a couple weeks ago. As I wrote then, I'm scratching my head about this ... Continue Reading24 Comments
Premium renewals create headaches for domain buyers
· UncategorizedFiguring out if a domain has a premium renewal price can be confusing. There's a bit of a quarrel going on right now between two domain name brokers over the sale of a domain with a premium renewal. One person bought a .TV domain name through the ... Continue Reading30 Comments
MMX drops expensive renewals on premium domain names
· Domain SalesDomain names will only have a premium for the first year. New top level domain name company MMX has dropped premium renewals on its inventory of wholly-owned top level domain names. Previously, its premium domain names came with a higher-than-usual ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Radix releases data on premium domain names
· Domain SalesCompany reports over $600,000 in premium revenue last quarter. Many new top level domain name companies are following a business practice popularized by .TV: selling domain names that come with an annual premium fee. Radix, which runs domain names ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Uniregistry to release over one million domains through registrar channel
· ServicesRegistry will start selling premium domain names through the registrar channel. New top level domain name companies took a handful of approaches to premium domain names. Some, like Donuts, made almost all of their premium domain names available ... Continue Reading27 Comments