… in a good *and* bad way. On the one hand, we finally have another new gTLD about which we can say that it did ok on its first day of General Availability: Dot Rocks, with 5,191 registrations.
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Did You Get Any Dot Reise, Fail, Financial, Limited, WTF, Actor or Rocks Domains?
Posted on 06 August 2014 by Andrei
I didn’t register any but if some of you guys did, feel free to let us know. The seven new gTLDs which entered the General Availability phase today were reasonably appealing but I for one didn’t find any available domains that were attractive enough to convince me to take action.
Proactive End User Marketing for New gTLDs?
Posted on 05 August 2014 by Andrei
I have to admit, I have no experience whatsoever in this respect and quite frankly, would imagine that it’s a reasonably tough sell.
The Potential Effects of Protectionism on the Internet and Domaining
Posted on 01 August 2014 by Andrei
During times of economic turbulence, humans tend to do the weirdest things and protectionism is one of them. Instead of trying to innovate and actually increase trade, history has shown that a lot of times, the exact opposite happens and protectionism rears its ugly head.
Using Email Templates When Replying to End Users
Posted on 29 July 2014 by Andrei
Some end users don’t understand the concept of buying a premium domain, so you will occasionally have to educate them. Sometimes, they don’t even know how the transfer process works, so it will once again be time to help them and so on.
A Few Thoughts About End User Research
Posted on 28 July 2014 by Andrei
If a random person and Bill Gates go to the supermarket, they will both pay the exact amount of money for let’s say bottled water. In other words, it’s not a “You’re Bill Gates and have a lot of money, so you have to pay more” situation.
Domains are different and I’ll try to explain why.
New gTLD Scarcity Perspectives
Posted on 25 July 2014 by Andrei
I asked you guys how many end user offers you’ve received for your new gTLDs thus far yesterday and Frank Schilling posted an interesting comment:
Reserved/Premium Domains – How Much Is Too Much?
Posted on 23 July 2014 by Andrei
It’s been a while since I registered a new gTLD domain and it’s not because I didn’t like the extensions but rather because quite frankly, there was nothing much left for me to get.
The Sedo GreatDomains Paradox
Posted on 22 July 2014 by Andrei
Sedo’s monthly GreatDomains event used to be awesome. Great inventory priced to sell (good for buyers), bidding wars (good for sellers) and so on. I hope Sedo can manage to bring back the magic because unfortunately, things aren’t exactly rosy at this point and I don’t understand why.
Expediting the Transfer Process
Posted on 18 July 2014 by Andrei
In my opinion, this is a feature all registrars should have and as a domainer, I consider it quite desirable. Several companies already offer this and not having to wait that much for a transfer to finalize is a very nice perk.
