Posted on 24 March 2014 by Andrei
Let’s be honest: how many people do you know who still type in random keywords because they expect a relevant website to appear? I for one don’t know anyone who fits this description and I’m sure you guys will have a hard time thinking of someone as well but does this mean type-in traffic will disappear?
Well… no.
Posted on 23 March 2014 by Andrei
The strategy registrars are or will be adopting is extremely important when it comes to raising end user awareness about new gTLDs. Imagine you’re Joe the End User and visit your registrar’s website because you have to renew an existing domain. If you see new gTLDs promoted aggressively on the homepage, you might find out for the first time about the existence of these new domains.
Posted on 20 March 2014 by Andrei
The launch, the marketing campaign, the exit/sale that was announced today. Very well executed and the team behind dot co deserves credit for creating the perfect case study for new gTLD operators who want to play it by the book. The number one lesson to be learned, in my opinion at least, is that it takes money to make money.
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Posted on 17 March 2014 by Andrei
I submitted my nominations a few moments ago and encourage you guys to submit yours as well as soon as possible because submissions will only be accepted until the 22nd of this month.
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Posted on 16 March 2014 by Andrei
Maybe it’s just me but it seems short domain inquiries went up recently and it seems that buyers from Asia are responsible for the increased demand. Now of course, there has been quite a bit of demand for short domains for a fairly long time (especially from Asia) but it seems that recently, we’re dealing with a pretty significant increase.
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Posted on 14 March 2014 by Andrei
As a lot of domainers can confirm, end users can sometimes behave in an unpredictable manner and seemingly straightforward negotiations can end abruptly.
Posted on 13 March 2014 by Andrei
The Internet Domain Name Index (IDNX) is an interesting idea (Sedo as well as the person behind it, Thies Lindenthal, definitely deserve credit) but as a domainer, it’s important to know how to interpret it.
If you treat it as a tool that gives you an overview of let’s say the domain transaction situation as a whole then yes, it can be and is quite useful. If however you are treating it as a tool that gives you specific information about one of your domains or about a portfolio, you are making a mistake in my opinion.
Posted on 11 March 2014 by Andrei
As an investor, being open minded enough to change your opinion whenever the arguments overwhelmingly point in that direction is a huge advantage. Most people don’t do this, primarily for ego-related reasons.
Since I own DomainingTips, I’ve obviously asked myself this question quite often, especially over the past couple of months: will domainers change their opinions after reading some of the articles I’ve written or after reading the debates in the comments section?
Posted on 10 March 2014 by Andrei
Up until this point, all comments had to be approved manually before appearing on DomainingTips but as of today, I’m going to try an experiment and disable comment moderation altogether. That way, your comment *should* appear instantly, assuming of course that it isn’t caught by a filter (for example, if your comment contains a bunch of links, the filter will catch it and the comment in question will not appear until I approve it).
Posted on 09 March 2014 by Andrei
On Tuesday, I exchanged thoughts with some readers and tried to explain that despite the fact that let’s say .info is considered a failure by most domainers, certain domains definitely have reseller market value.
