In a thread on Namepros about Rob Monster and Epik, Joseph Peterson posted an interesting tidbit, one that if it plays out as Joseph speculates it could, will affect all the big players in the domain aftermarket space and domain investors as well. The history starts on another thread, it's very long and you can read it at your leisure if you desire. The short version was a thread that was … [Read more...]
How lucky have you been in domaining?
A topic that I had sitting in drafts for a bit came to light in a thread on Namepros. The topic being luck. How much does luck matter in domaining? How lucky do you feel you have been. I would also argue that companies in the business have been lucky that this business that came together were very lucky. The question on Namepros was a little more cut and dry as the poster asked if it was … [Read more...]
Verisign saw a net increase of 1.29 million registrations during the fourth quarter of 2018
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today after the close for Q4 2018 and full year results. They reported revenue of $307 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, up 4.0 percent from the same quarter in 2017. Verisign reported net income of $182 million and diluted earnings per share (diluted “EPS”) of $1.50 for the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to net income of $103 million and … [Read more...]
.Club Domain Registration/Renewal Prices To Rise In 2019; 2020 and 2021
We just received this notice from Hexonet that The .CLUB Registry is going to be increasing their price of a wholesale registration each year over the next three (3) years. The first of such price increases will be July 1, 2019, when the price for .CLUB will be increased to: Reseller Price Class: $20.83 (net price: $17.50) USD/Domain/Year Premium Price Class: $18.45 (net price: $15.50) … [Read more...]
Will you be signing up for a paid Namebio membership?
Namebio rolled out memberships today, Michael Sumner announced it on the Namebio blog. A lot of new features: Sales Below $100 Search In Bulk Export Your Search Results Saved Searches With Email Notifications There are three paid membership categories Collector $10.00/Month 500 Results Per Search 2,000 Bulk Search Results 5 Saved Searches 10% Off Featured … [Read more...]
Matthias Conrad new CEO at Sedo as Flaitz steps down
Sedo released some news that Matthias Conrad will take over as the CEO of Sedo. On January 1st, 2019, Matthias Conrad joined the management board of Sedo as our new CEO as Tobias Flaitz is stepping down. Together with fellow directors Barbara Stolz and Hakan Ali, Matthias Conrad will take over the leadership of Sedo. The shareholders of Sedo and Tobias Flaitz have agreed that there is … [Read more...]
Our most read posts of 2018
Here is a look at the most viewed posts that were published in 2018. Registrars and human interest stories were in the spotlight. Frustration from no sales to GoDaddy having too much … [Read more...]