Do domain name owners care if VeriSign can drastically increase .com prices? Apparently not. ICANN has released new details about its proposed registry agreement and added a line-by-line comparison to previous registry agreements. These agreements ... Continue Reading15 Comments
VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth
· UncategorizedLatest VeriSign report blames Google Adsense weakness for slowing domain registration growth rates. New domain name registrations are slowing, and VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) says Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be to blame. About 11.5 million new domain ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Will .Com Domain Name Fees Soar?
· Policy & LawHidden bomb in new gTLD agreement could introduce tiered pricing to .com domains. Upset about VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) increasing your .com registration fees 7% a year? Imagine if they could raise them by whatever they want. There's a little time ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Going Offshore? Watch Out for Australia, Too.
· Policy & LawMoving domain names out of the United States may not be safer. Last week I wrote about a growing movement for transferring domain names away from United States registrars to other countries. I argued that: -Even if you move your domains to a ... Continue Reading10 Comments
I’ve Got Domain Renewal Fatigue; 5 Days to Go
· Domain RegistrarsLooming price hike means it's time to renew your domain names. Over the past few days I've renewed thousands of dollars worth of domain names. The price of renewing most domain names will shoot up on October 1 as many of the registries increase ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Moniker Drops .Com to $7.29 Ahead of Registry Fee Hikes
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker joins other registrars in "renew before the increase" promotions. Domain registrar Moniker has just cut the new registration and renewal price on .com domain names to $7.29 until the end of the month. Moniker joins other registrars in offering ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Renew Domain Names Before October Price Increases
· Domain RegistrarsRenew domains before end of September to avoid additional fees. It's that time of year again -- time for VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and other registries to increase their wholesale price of domain names. VeriSign's wholesale prices for .com and .net ... Continue Reading15 Comments
GoDaddy Hikes Price of .Net and .Org Domain Names to $13.19
· Domain RegistrarsYou've been paying more at the pump. Now you're paying more at the registrar. I'm not sure when this happened, but a reader pointed out that GoDaddy has hiked prices on .net and .org domain names to $13.19 per domain. That's a 30% increase. This ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Registries Must Lobby GoDaddy for Success
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy's power in domain registration cannot be ignored. Here's a tip to any registries for new domains coming online in the next couple years: before you create your marketing strategy and invest in infrastructure, go cozy up with your new pal Bob ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain Name Stocks Pummeled in 2008
· UncategorizedStocks of domain name companies take beating with the market -- and beyond. It's been a rough year for stock markets, and domain name companies' stocks are having a tough run as well. The good news is that two "pure play" domain companies' stocks are ... Continue Reading2 Comments