NTIA provides first semiannual report to Congress about ICANN
Report explains what NTIA is doing about GDPR/Whois. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTI… Read more
Domain companies with fanatical customers
Domain companies that have fanatical customers often have these shared traits. This morning I was reading a thread on Na… Read more
New Namecheap Domain Insights & Trends Report Has Some Surprising Results in TLD Rankings
Namecheap has issued their first Domain Insights and Trends report breaking down a variety of data including their most… Read more
Domain Capital successfully defends H.co.uk domain
This story is brought to you by the letter H. Domain name financing firm Domain Capital has sucessfully defended (pdf) i… Read more
Holding cash for buying opportunities
It’s a curious time in the financial markets. What about the domain market? It’s hard to believe that the greatest s… Read more
NameJet adjusting incremental bid amounts on pending delete names
NameJet sent out an email that they will be changing the incremental bid amounts on pending delete auctions. Incremen… Read more
Former ICANN GDD President Akram Atallah Named CEO at New gTLD Giant Donuts Inc.
Donuts, the world's biggest operator of new gTLDs, has a new CEO. Former ICANN exec Akram Atallah will take over from Br… Read more
Google says cryptocurrency is not real money
Google produced an ad for it’s latest call screening service, it takes a swing at cryptocurrency, with one of the acto… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the Closing Day of the 1st Domaining Americas Conference in Brazil
The 1st edition of the new Domaining Americas conference in Brazil is now history. We have photos & highlights from the… Read more
Sedo weekly sales led by TL.net
Sedo released their weekly sales and TL.net was the top sale at $40,000. DuoLab.com was the top.com sale at 33,000 Euros… Read more
When Chrome 70 rolls out your favorite site could have a problem
Google is always doing something and sometimes it’s wanted and other times it’s not wanted, like messing with the UR… Read more
So long Google +
Say goodbye to your Google+ account. I know you probably did that a long time ago but Google is making it official. Note… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Opening Day at the Inaugural Domaining Americas Conference in Brazil
The debut edition of the Domaining Americas conference got underway at the Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro Saturday morning.… Read more
A $90,000 .Com and the Year's Biggest .Net Sale to Date Top This Week's Domain Sales Chart
As is usually the case, a .com sits at the top of this week's sales chart and another is at #3, but the year's biggest .… Read more
The ICA Adds Tessa Holcomb to the Board and Re-Elects Jay Chapman to Another Term
The Internet Commerce Association continues to strengthen its leadership team as Tessa Holcomb joins the board and Jay C… Read more
All Systems Go for Debut Edition of the Domaining Americas Conference in Brazil This Weekend
South America gets its first major conference for domain investors/developers this weekend when Domaining Americas launc… Read more
ICA Warns Hundreds of Millions of Dollars at Stake as .Com Prize Freeze Set to Expire
The Internet Commerce Association, the industry trade association that looks out for the interests of domain owners, is… Read more
Quartet of Six-Figure Sales Totaling Nearly $700,000 Take Top Spots on This Week's Domain Sales Chart
The past couple of weeks have been busy ones in the domain aftermarket with four new 6-figure sales reported to us and 4… Read more
GGRG Launches a New Platform Devoted to Buying & Selling 3-Letter .COM Domains
Domain brokerage GGRG.com has launched a new domain sales platform for 3-letter .coms only and we have some of the first… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the Final Day of the 2018 MERGE! Conference in Orlando
The 2018 MERGE! Conference is now history. We have photos & highlights from the busy closing day in Orlando, Florida on… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Day 3 Monday at the 2018 MERGE! Conference in Orlando, Florida
Monday was a busy day (and night) at the big conference in Orlando. We have all of the details. Read more
Day 2 Photos & Highlights from the 2018 MERGE! Conference in Orlando Sunday
The 2nd annual MERGE! conference continued Sunday in Orlando with the 2nd of 4 days of non-stop activity. We have the Su… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the 1st Full Day of Business at the 2018 MERGE! Conference in Orlando Saturday
The 2018 MERGE! Conference is in full swing in Orlando. We have Photos & Highlights from the opening business day Saturd… Read more
A .Com Mastermind Topped This Week's Chart But a Bad Country Code Domain Was Just a Step Behind
The latest weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A big .com sale is at the top with the year's biggest ccT… Read more
Steady Growth Has Given .GLOBAL Good Reason to Celebrate Their 4th Anniversary This Month
At a time when many new gTLD registries have seen registration number stall taking a different approach has helped.GLOBA… Read more
Namecheap Reaches 10 Million Registrations - Ranks as World's 2nd Biggest Retail Registrar
Namecheap Founder Richard Kirkendall has had quite a ride since launching the company in 2000. NameCheap has now passed… Read more
NameExperts & Sedo Divvy Up Four 6-Figure Domain Sales To Take Top Spots on DNJ Chart
The latest domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com and this one includes data from the last three weeks of aftermark… Read more
Largest New gTLD Domain Registry Operator Donuts Inc. Acquired by Private Equity Firm
A major private equity firm, Abry Partners, has acquired Donuts Inc., operator of more than 200 new gTLDs. A former ICAN… Read more
Joe Uddeme Makes it Rain Money as NameExperts.com Closes $475,000 Sale of Rain.com
Joe Uddeme at NameExperts.com has closed three 6-figure sales in the last 60 days including a half-million dollar deal t… Read more
Photos and Highlights from the 2018 HEXONET Domain Industry Cruise in Vancouver, Canada
HEXONET hosted their 3rd Annual Domain Industry Cruise last night in Vancouver. Canada. We were there and have the photo… Read more
Anchors Aweigh! First Report from Vancouver Where Hexonet's Domain Industry Cruise Launches Tonight
HEXONET will be hosting a domain industry cruise event this evening in Vancouver but things got off to an early start fo… Read more
MERGE! Alert: Discount Room Rates End Friday - More Sessions & Speakers Added to Show Agenda
The 2nd annual MERGE! conference in Orlando is now just over 3 weeks away. Here is the latest on the agenda and a remind… Read more
New Verisign Report Reveals Total Domain Registrations Worldwide Climbed to 340 Million in 2Q-2018
There are winners and losers in Verisign's latest quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief. We show you how the .coms, .nets… Read more
GGRG 2Q-2018 Report on Liquid Domain Sales Shows China Slowdown Driving Drop in Median Prices
The once red hot demand for short, premium .com domains in China continued to cool in 2Q-2018 according to the latest qu… Read more
Two 6-Figure Sales Totaling $835,000 and One of Year's 3 Biggest ccTLD Sales Top This Week's Chart
Another interesting week for domain sales highlighted by a couple of 6-figure .com heavyweights and one of the year's th… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the 1st Edition of the Indian Domain Summit in Kolkata, India
The rapidly growing domain industry in India got another shot in the arm Saturday when the new Indian Domain Summit had… Read more
Unusual Week for Domain Sales: Non .Coms Outnumber .Coms 11-9 on New Top 20 Chart
.Coms typically dominate our weekly all extension Top 20 Sales Chart but this was one of those rare weeks when that was… Read more
.FUN Reaches 100,000 Registrations But Developed Domains Are What Radix Is Most Happy About:
If you sell domains cheap enough it is easy to rack up a lot of registrations but long term success will depend on peopl… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the 2018 DomainX Conference That Concluded Sunday in New Delhi, India
The 5th annual edition of India's DomainX conference is now history. Here are some photos & highlights from the closing… Read more
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First Round of Speakers Named for New DomainingAmericas Conference Coming to Brazil in October
The 1st DomainingAmericas conference in Brazil is just 2 months away. Veteran event producer Jodi Chamberlain has joined… Read more
$120,000 Domain Tops This Week's Sales Chart - Seller Had Acquired it for Just $21,000 Last Year
Making a $99,000 profit on a single domain barely a year after you acquire it is every investor's dream. That's the stor… Read more
HEXONET Set to Host a Special Domain Industry Cruise Event in Vancouver, Canada on August 23
A special HEXONET networking cruise in one of the world's most beautiful places is coming up August 23 and it costs just… Read more
Breaking the Mold: How Poet Kate Buckley Mastered the Art of Domain Sales
If you think you know what kind of people the domain business attracts think again. It is more about creativity than tec… Read more
India Has Back to Back Domain Conferences Coming Up the First Two Weekends in August
Domain investors (or those interested in the field) in India have a couple of excellent educational & networking opportu… Read more
Flippa Releases Previously Unreported 2018 Domain Sales Including a 6-Figure Deal That Tops This Week's Chart
Our latest weekly domain sales report is out and Flippa filled the first six spots on our Top 20 Chart after releasing t… Read more
Neustar Names New President and CEO - Charles Gottdiener Succeeds Lisa Hook Who Will Remain on the Board
Neustar has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Charles Gottdiener as President and CEO, effective immed… Read more
Big Domain Sales Busting Out All Over - Top 5 on This Week's Chart Total Over $5 Million
This was a sensational week for domain sales. 5 of the year's 15 biggest sales have been revealed since Monday including… Read more
Ice.com Changes Hands for $3.5 Million in 2018's Biggest Publicly Reported Domain Sale to Date
Two veteran domain brokers joined forces to close the year's biggest sale to date. Read more
CentralNic Acquires KeyDrive - Essentially Doubling in Size Overnight
CentralNic, already an important player in domain registry management and the operation of retail registrars, has just g… Read more
NameSummit Postponed - 2018 NYC Show Scheduled for August Moves to New Dates in November
The 2nd annual NameSummit conference will be held in November instead of August this year and it will now be 2 shows in… Read more
Buckley Media Group Closes $1 Million+ Deal for Sleeping.com and Snoring.com
Another home run for Kate Buckley - two of 2018's top sales in made in a single deal! Read more
$550,000 Domain Tops This Week's Sales Chart - Another Deal Near $1 Million Revealed After NDA Expires
Domain sales slow down in the summer but two big ones top this week's chart. We also learned the price paid in 2017 deal… Read more
Payoneer Decides to Shut Down the Domain Escrow Service They Launched Two Years Ago
Despite positive reviews from customers Payoneer has decided to leave the domain escrow business just two years after en… Read more
Did the Crypto.com Buyer Pay $12 Million? - Best WIPO Panelist Identified - .LLC Enters Landrush
Several notes today - was the sales price of Crypto.com $12 million? - if a UDRP is filed against you who is the best pa… Read more
Never Say Never! Crypto.com Owner Decides to Sell After All - Multi-Million $ Name Goes to Monaco
3 months ago the owner of Crypto.com declared the name was not for sale at any price. He must have had a change of heart… Read more
High Ticket Item Attracts Six Figures to Top This Week's Domain Sales Chart
This has been a .com kind of week. 11 of the top 12 sales on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart are .coms led b… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the 2018 NamesCon China Conference in Shanghai
The 2018 NamesCon China conference was held in Shanghai June 27-29. We have photos & highlights from the big event in th… Read more
How Gary Millin's World Accelerator Continues to Develop Some of the Web's Best Domain Names
Several years ago we wrote about the spectacular .com domain portfolio being developed by Gary Millin's World Accelerato… Read more
Garry Chernoff Takes Top Spot on This Week's Sales Chart with One of Year's 10 Biggest Sales
Garry Chernoff has been making big domain sales for longer than we have been publishing (over 15 years) - and he is stil… Read more
MERGE! Aims to Help You Make Money AND Memories at Impressive New Venue for September 2018 Show in Orlando
We had an opportunity to spend a few days exploring the new hotel and surrounding Disney Springs area where MERGE! 2018… Read more
MERGE! Announces a Half-Dozen Additions to Speaker's Roster for 2018 Conference in Orlando
The 2nd annual MERGE! conference - coming to Orlando in September - continues to take shape with 6 new additions to the… Read more
.CO Stars on the Latest Domain Sales Chart Claiming the Top Spot and Tying for #2
.CO has had a good run since the re-purposed ccTLD started marketing itself as an abbreviation for company but it made a… Read more
Latest Verisign Report Says Total Domain Registrations Continue to Grow Despite New gTLD Nosedive
Verisign has released its latest quarterly Domain Industry Brief. .Com/.Net domains and ccTLDs continued to grow but new… Read more
Photos & Highlights from the Closing Days at NamesCon Europe 2018 in Valencia, Spain
The 10th anniversary edition of DomainingEurope/NamesCon Europe ended with another full day of business Friday and a Tou… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Opening Day at NamesCon Europe (Domaining Europe) 2018
The 10th anniversary edition of the Domaining Europe conference got underway today in Valencia, Spain under its new Name… Read more
4-Digit Numerical Domain Sells for 6 Figures to Top New DNJ Chart - 3-Letter .Com Also Passes 100K Mark
The new weekly DNJournal.com domain sales report is out with a pair of 6-figure sales at the top of the chart, including… Read more
Photos & Highlights From the 2018 Global Digital Summit in Xiamen, China
One of China's most important annual domain conferences, the 2018 Global Digital Summit, ended in Xiamen over the weeken… Read more
MERGE! 2018 Conference Adds a New eCommerce Track Devoted to Subscription Boxes
When the MERGE! conference returns to Orlando this summer it will have a new track devoted to building subscription base… Read more
BQDN Tops Chart With 3 Six-Figure Sales & George Kirikos Uncovers a 7-Figure Blockbuster
A lot of big sales news for you this week. James Booth at BQDN.com had the top 5 sales on our latest chart & George Kiri… Read more
New .ICU Extension Became Latest New gTLD to Enter General Availability This Afternoon
With registration prices as lows as $1.49 (at places we checked) the new .ICU extension entered General Availability thi… Read more
Global Interest in Domain Names Has Created a Conference Explosion That Will Continue for the Next 5 Months
This week's NamesCon India conference was the first in a string of at least 9 major domain conferences that will be held… Read more
Larry Fischer Bags Back to Back Chart Toppers With Another 6-Figure Domain Sale
Larry Fischer apparently liked his penthouse view from the top of last week's domain sales chart because he is there aga… Read more
GGRG's Latest Quarterly Analysis of Liquid Domain Sales Shows Continuing Strength of Short .COMs
Domain brokerage & consultancy GGRG.com has released their 1Q-2018 report on liquid domain names. It shows short .coms c… Read more
Mugshots.com Co-Owner Sahar Sarid Arrested on Extortion and Money Laundering Charges
Sahar Sarid, a well-known figure in the domain industry for many years, has been arrested on charges of extortion, money… Read more
Pair of 3-Letter .Com Sales Totaling Nearly Half a Million Dollars Top This Week's Chart
After being away on vacation last week I have a double dose of sales data for you this time out, led by two 3-letter .co… Read more
Red Alert: Encrypt Your Website Now or Expect to Lose Traffic When Google Updates Chrome in July
You may not know much about SSL certificates but if you run a website you should get one before July. We explain why as… Read more
Internet Commerce Association Names Zak Muscovitch Their New General Counsel
For 6 months the ICA has been looking for someone to replace long-time General Counsel Phil Corwin and it turns out the… Read more
Minds + Machines Acquires ICM Registry in Cash + Stock Deal Valued at $41 Million
New gTLD registry operator Minds + Machines (MMX) has acquired ICM Registry and its four adult -related TLDs - xxx, .por… Read more
Solid Sales Dot This Week's Domain Sales Chart But an Uncharted Blockbuster Stole the Spotlight
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. There was a lot of action in the aftermarket - both on the c… Read more
Firestorm Over France.com: Outrage Spreading After Domain Taken From Its Rightful Owner
Jean-Noel Frydman has owned France.com for nearly 25 years and ran a solid business on it. It all disappeared overnight… Read more
Using December .Com and .Net Registration Trends to Discover Keyword-Rich Domain Names
Verisign publishes a monthly blog post series that identifies the top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net i… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
.Net: A Timeless Classic
Some things stand the test of time, like .net, one of the original domains on the internet. In fact, the first domain na… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in November
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report: UDP Flood Attacks Make Up 49 Percent of Attacks
Verisign just released its Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in October
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Google publishes their TLD registry software: Nomulus
Google announced this morning that they are releasing their TLD registry platform, Nomulus, which is written in Java, un… Read more
A Great Collaborative Effort: Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone
A few weeks ago, on Oct. 1, 2016, Verisign successfully doubled the size of the cryptographic key that generates Domain… Read more
8 Tips to Find Your Perfect .Com Domain Name
So you’ve decided that you want a domain name, congrats! Your first instinct is probably to register your domain name… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in September
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player
Article from Cara Hayes, Verisign director of digital marketing, previously published in WIRED. The Venture Capital (VC)… Read more
Defending Against Layer 7 DDoS Attacks
Layer 7 attacks are some of the most difficult attacks to mitigate because they mimic normal user behavior and are harde… Read more
Verisign Q2 2016 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to Approximately 334.6 Million Domain Names in the Second Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approxima… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in August
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone, Part II
A few months ago I published a blog post about Verisign’s plans to increase the strength of the Zone Signing Key (ZSK)… Read more
Verisign Announces .닷컴 and .닷넷 Domain Names Are Now Available for General Registration
Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea Today, Verisign is excited to announce that .닷컴… Read more
Verisign Q2 2016 DDoS Trends: Layer 7 DDoS Attacks a Growing Trend
Verisign just released its Q2 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in July
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Many .Com Domain Names with the Same Keywords as Premium New gTLDs Are Available for Registration
Earlier this month, Andrew Allemann wrote a post on notable NameJet sales in which he discusses the sale of PropertyReha… Read more
Internet Grows to 326.4 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in June
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Verisign Named to the Online Trust Alliance’s 2016 Honor Roll
Verisign is pleased to announce that we qualified for the Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) 2016 Honor Roll for showing a… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in May
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
7 Key Questions to Ask When Choosing a Domain Name Extension
In the last three years, almost 1,000 new generic top-level domains (new gTLDs) have entered the market, increasing the… Read more
Verisign Announces .コム Domain Names Are Now Available for Anyone to Register
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific Today, Verisign is excited to annou… Read more
How Keyword-Rich Domain Names Positively Affect Search Click-Through Results
Every day, billions of searches (also called search queries) take place online. These searches often include a variety o… Read more
Verisign Q1 2016 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 111 Percent Year Over Year
Verisign just released its Q1 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
We Need You: Industry Collaboration to Improve Registration Data Services
For more than 30 years, the industry has used a service and protocol named WHOIS to access the data associated with doma… Read more
Your Personal Brand Starts Online
They say first impressions are the most lasting. Today, that first encounter – whether you’re looking for your dream… Read more
Verisign Launches New gTLDs for the Korean Market, .닷컴 and .닷넷
Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea Verisign is pleased to announce the launch of our pha… Read more
Verisign Opens Landrush Program Period for .コム Domain Names
Guest Post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific Today, the Landrush Program Period… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in April
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of April 2016 are below. Any surprises? Click… Read more
Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone
One of the most interesting and important changes to the internet’s domain name system (DNS) has been the introduction… Read more
Internet Grows to 314 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in March
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of March 2016 are below. Any surprises? Click… Read more
Verisign Q4 2015 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 85 Percent Year Over Year
Verisign just released its Q4 2015 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of s… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in February
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of February 2016 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
The Cyberthreats and Trends Enterprises Should Watch in 2016
Every year, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services produces its Cyberthreats and Trends Report, which provides… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in January
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of January 2016 are below. Any surprises? Clic… Read more
How to Choose a Cyberthreat Intelligence Provider
Throughout the course of my career I’ve been blessed to work with some of the most talented folks in the security and… Read more
Priority Access Program for Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia Verisign launched its first IDN new gTLD,… Read more
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for visiting Domain Name News. As you might have noticed we’re currently not updating the site with news, bu… Read more
Five Reasons Every Small Business Needs a Website
The 2015 holiday shopping season was a good one for businesses online. Thanks to strong sales from Black Friday and Cybe… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of December 2015 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
The Internet Grew to 299 Million Domain Names in the Third Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximat… Read more
Verisign’s Perspective on Recent Root Server Attacks
On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2015, some of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) root name servers received large amounts… Read more
Launch of Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia The composition of the Internet’s populati… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in November
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of November 2015 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
Security Intelligence Best Practices for the Financial Industry
Securing a financial organization’s applications, networks and data is more challenging today than ever before. Almost… Read more
In Network Security Design, It’s About the Users
One of the longstanding goals of network security design is to be able to prove that a system – any system – is secu… Read more
As WHOIS Transitions to RDAP, How Do We Avoid the Same Mistakes?
In 1905, philosopher George Santayana famously noted, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.… Read more
How DANE Strengthens Security for TLS, S/MIME and Other Applications
The Domain Name System (DNS) offers ways to significantly strengthen the security of Internet applications via a new pro… Read more
Domain Inquiry Analysis: Researching Offers to Maximize Domain Sales
Combining domain parking with domain inquiries is the ultimate combination for domain names that are not developed. The… Read more
How To Write Great Domain Sales Copy
You’ve registered and acquired domain names for years, and now you decided it’s time to achieve some sales. Perhaps… Read more
Live Results : NamesCon 2015 Right of the Dot Auction
DNN will be live blogging from NamesCon in Las Vegas. We do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Check here for… Read more
TrafficZ Shutting down operations on Dec 31st, 2014
According to an email sent out by TrafficZ, it will cease it operations after Dec 31st, 2014, which is a relatively shor… Read more
Ron Jackson Finally Owns DomainNameJournal.com
For more than a decade, Ron Jackson has been producing his domain industry publication DNJournal. It’s been regarded… Read more
ICANN systems compromised through phishing attack
A number of ICANN’s staff email accounts have been compromised by a phishing attack, which lead to administrative pass… Read more
DomainFest will be part of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas
A change on the Namescon Agenda lead The Domains to ask if NamesCon had bought out domainFEST – well, here’s the off… Read more
Europol seizes 292 domains for counterfeit goods on Cyber Monday
The European law agency Europol has seized 292 domain names in cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce… Read more
The week in Domains (Week 49/2014)
The week in domains summarizes the domain name industry news on a weekly basis. Today with a daily sales recap, upcoming… Read more
What domains can teach about brand engagement in foreign markets
Since the early 2000s, domain names can be registered and written in any language – for example Chinese characters are… Read more
Domaining Cheat Sheet – Domain Name Industry Terms from A to Z
When it comes to the domain name industry there is a big list of technical terms and jargon that have been constantly ev… Read more
Chrome Developer Tools: The Web Developer’s Best Friend
If you’re the curious developer type like me, you may have found your way to Chrome DevTools, the advanced new way to… Read more
Will 2014 Be a Breakout Year for the Domain Name Industry?
Generic Top-Level Domains: Will they spark a revolution in online real estate? Michael Berkens at The Domains reported a… Read more
Nearby Now Plugin Brings Dynamic Content to WordPress Using Mobile Checkins
I’m excited to have recently joined the team at Leads Nearby to lend a hand with website development and marketing. P… Read more
The 5 P’s of Domain Name Valuation Patented by GoDaddy
Website Magazine recently shared that GoDaddy, the world’s most popular domain name registar, has been granted two p… Read more
Matt Cutts: What to Expect for SEO in Coming Months
Google’s head of web spam Matt Cutts has just released a new series of webmaster resource videos. Featured below is th… Read more
Livestream CEO: Good Domain is the Best Marketing Investment Ever Made
A few months ago Inc. published a short yet inspiring video interview with Livestream CEO Max Haot on the subject of bus… Read more
FreshDrop Launches Free Domain Backordering With Pheenix
Our favorite domain name data and aftermarket research service, FreshDrop has just launched their own unique domain name… Read more
Today’s Most Marketable Domains
Domains are the foundation not just for online business, but for online marketing. At least, that was what DotSauce’s… Read more
Google Spreadsheet Trick Automatically Generates Popular Keyword Lists
One of the original Google Labs projects, Google Sets, was discontinued and later integrated as a feature in Google Spre… Read more
FreshDrop Pro’s New Domain Finding Features and Lifetime Discount
The industry veterans at FreshDrop have recently introduced new features for aftermarket and expired domain name researc… Read more
The Pitfalls of Domain Development
I can’t tell you how many domains I’ve developed for myself, but I can tell you that the number has slowed significa… Read more
Outsourcing End User Domain Sales Leads with Fancy Hands
Outsourcing time consuming tasks related to Domaining is something that I’ve thought about over the years, but never r… Read more
Another Free High Profile Backlink: Instagram Launches Web Profiles
Does social media activity contribute to SEO performance? Some say it doesn’t. I’m standing by my theory that social… Read more
Domaining Radar: A Domain Name Registrar for Geeks
New domain name industry businesses and services are cropping up at an increasing pace. The industry is growing steadily… Read more
Google Introduces Disavow Backlinks Tool for SEO
A much-anticipated new tool aimed at combating negative links has just been released by Google. Within your Google Webma… Read more
Free Escrow Service for Domain Name Sales Under $500
A revolution in buyer and seller protection for an industry that is no stranger to scams and theft is underway. Francois… Read more
Programmer Helps Narrow List of Decent Five and Six Letter Available Domains
Web developer and programmer Corey Ballou has developed a new and simple, yet refined application for discovering short… Read more
Google Launches Consumer Surveys, Offers New Revenue Stream for Publishers
Google has just launched an innovative new service that aims to monetize web content by providing crowdsourced consumer… Read more
Using Domain Names as the Cornerstone of SEO
Savvy domain investors have been aware of the concept and benefits of using keywords in their domain names for SEO purpo… Read more
Web Development Special: Start With A Great Business Website
A new year is almost here! I would like to extend a special offer to DotSauce readers seeking professional website devel… Read more
5 Tips on Using Social for SEO
Social media is often overlooked in its roll as an element of SEO. In this article I share 5 areas of interest along wit… Read more
GoDaddy Begins Marketing Premium Listings to VIP Accounts
Late yesterday, I received an email from my GoDaddy Account Manager informing me of a very interesting new service. VIP… Read more
Domain Flipping: Advanced Tips and Techniques
When you think of domain flipping what kind of time-span do you associate with it? Are you flipping domains like Bruce L… Read more
Investing In Quality Brandable Domain Names
I’m usually touting the benefits of keyword domain names in many articles. In this post I’d like to analyze another… Read more
How Steve Jobs Got The AppStore.com Domain and Trademark For Free
I’m sure you’ve all heard about Steve Jobs resigning as CEO of Apple. Today, I read a post that stood out among the… Read more
10 More Time-Saving Domain and SEO Bookmarklets
Last year, my original list of 12 domain name and SEO bookmarklets turned out to be quite a popular resource. Having ins… Read more
Handpicked Expired Domains List, Quality .Coms Available to Register
This is the fourth in a series of updates featuring handpicked expired domain name lists. These lists were originally sh… Read more