Many years ago I remember helping a .tv investor Fleaking on Namepros. Trying to figure out how Verisign could take a .tv from him that he acquired by trading a .biz domain to the original registrant? The answer is always in the Terms and Conditions. So earlier tonight on TheDomains. I wrote about our advertising […]
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Registries that are providing some form of relief
101Domain.com (an advertiser here) put together a database of registries that are providing some form of relief during the current Covid-19 pandemic. In a blog post they lay out all the info: As part of our effort, we work closely together with the various domain name registries around the world, which are adjusting their policies […]
Continue ReadingDynadot tops Namepros registrar safety poll
In a poll that was not as celebrated as best registrar, Dynadot won the title for something many registrars find important. Safety. Things like a registrars’ overall security. Do they have a strong Financial position. How do they handle your privacy when prompted by say a government agency. Do you feel safest when it comes […]
Continue ReadingEpik wins the Namepros 2020 Best registrar
Epik wins the Namepros 2020 Best registrar As I have stated before this year’s poll was pretty contentious for the first time the poll was public. This allowed for everyone to see who voted in the interest of transparency. Over 28,000 views and over 500 replies. The number of votes this year was almost identical […]
Continue Reading24 hours left in the most contentious, heated, best registrar poll ever
Things got quite spicy in this year’s Namepros best registrar in the business poll. I have run a poll the last three years, this one was started a little earlier because I was just having some fun timing it with March madness. As with most things in domaining it can never just be a smooth […]
Continue ReadingSav.com the new kid on the block with $5.95 .coms
About a month ago I started noticing Sav.com being mentioned on Namebio. Banners to auctions and mentions in the daily domain discoveries peaked my interest. I had not seen any real discussion on Namepros but that has now changed as Nick from Sav.com joined and there is now a $5.95 special. @Grilled wrote a very […]
Continue ReadingWin a trip to NamesCon
Epik is looking to send 5 people to NamesCon, 1 NamesCon Ticket + $1000 for travel expenses to the highest spender from each of the following geographies: Americas Europe Africa North Asia South Asia & Australia * North Asia: Russia, Middle East, China, Mongolia, Japan, North & South Korea ** South Asia: Rest of Asia […]
Continue ReadingEpik is hiring Hiring Brand Ambassadors, Country Managers, Product Managers
For those that might be interested, Rob Monster posted many job openings at Epik on Namepros. Let me make crystal clear, this is in no way an endorsement to apply for a job at Epik and I have no knowledge about benefits or salary. Many people are looking for employment in this industry and this […]
Continue ReadingHow GoDaddy and 9 other domain registrars looked 15 years ago
Some domain registrars have been around a long time and their look has changed over the years. Here is a look at how 10 different domain registrars looked back in September of 2004. A lot has changed in 15 years and it’s funny to look back at what some of the websites looked like. I […]
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