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5 places where to sell domains

October 17, 2013December 22, 2009 by maxime

At some point you will want to sell your domains. Here are five places where you can do it:

Forums. Domain forums are probably the most common and popular way to sell domains. Please note that most of the members of forums are people like you: domainers and people looking to resell domains. This is not the right place to find end users in search of a specific domain.
Brokers. They are specialist in selling domains, like an estate agent is a specialist at selling houses. They will typically keep 20% of the selling price but know a lot more people than you do so can probably find better buyers. Also, as they are paid on commission, they want to get the best price for the domain.

VeriSign to Raise .COM & .NET Prices

October 17, 2013December 21, 2009 by nicholas

VeriSign has recently announced that they will be raising .COM and .NET annual fees as of July 1st, 2010. ICANN has an agreement that VeriSign is allowed to raise their .COM fees by up to 7% per year. VeriSign took advantage of this in the first two years of its contract, raising .COM registration from $6.00 to $6.86. It was assumed that VeriSign would increase its prices every year to maximize profits, but it did not in 2009.

What is the Root Server?

October 17, 2013December 21, 2009 by brooke

The root servers are name servers on the Internet which contain data for the DNS.

The root server system is vital in the Internet’s successful functionality; if a name server cannot find a particular domain it will ask the root server.

DOMAINfest releases agenda and names PITCHfest and LAUNCHfest judges

October 17, 2013December 18, 2009 by nancy

Domainfest logo.png A complete agenda has been released including the selection of Frank Schilling, Ron Sheridan and Adam Riox as contest judges.The PITCHfest contest will uncover new, innovative products or services designed to enhance the value of parked or developed domain names by driving increased traffic and revenue. The prize — the DOMAINfest Global 2010 PITCHfest Service Innovator trophy — will be awarded for the idea with the most creativity, viability, originality, and revenue potential. Individuals or businesses interested in entering the PITCHfest competition can find contest rules and an online submission form.

The letters to avoid

October 17, 2013December 17, 2009 by maxime

There are some letters which affect greatly the value of a domain name, especially if the domain is short and has no specific meaning. Some of the most hated letters are the following:

Paris wants a .paris

October 17, 2013December 16, 2009 by brooke

Paris, the capital city of France, applied for .paris to become a top level domain (TLD) in June, 2008.

The TLD for France is .fr.

The Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe, began a campaign on behalf of Paris, on December 9th 2009, to support the .paris TLD request.

Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl

October 17, 2013December 16, 2009 by nancy

goo.gl.png Google ventured into new territory this week with the launch of a new URL-shortening service it’s calling Goo.gl.

Unlike some existing and high-profile shorteners such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, Goo.gl is not a general-purpose link shrinker that users can access by going to a standalone site. Instead, it’s been built into Google products, beginning with Google’s browser toolbar and its Feedburner RSS service. Both of those services can now create shortened Goo.gl URLs that link to the source content while using fewer characters. This is especially important for sharing on places like Twitter, where there are size limits.

ICANN

October 17, 2013December 15, 2009 by brooke

ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers which oversees Internet related tasks on behalf of the US Government. The non-profit corporation’s headquarters is based in California, USA. Jon Postel founded ICANN on September 18th, 1998.

On September 29th, 2006, ICANN signed an agreement with United States Department of Commerce (DOC) that allows ICANN to completely manage the Internet system. ICANN is responsible for their decisions and can be punished for their actions.

Domain Auctions

October 17, 2013December 15, 2009 by brooke

You can purchase domains via various domain auction sites, these websites make it easier to buy and sell domain names.

A drop registrar is a domain name registrar who registers expiring domain names, to sell at auction, as soon as the registration expires. To participate in a drop registrar auction you need to register your interest prior to the beginning of the auction.

A domain auction site allows a customer to purchase a previously registered domain, which suits their needs, from an owner who wishes to sell their domain name. A domain auction site allows sellers to list multiple domains, easily and conveniently, on the one website.

A new domain extension

October 17, 2013December 15, 2009 by maxime

The Dominican Republic has decided to open up its domain name extension: .DO . Since the 10th of December 2009, this extension is open to …