There have so many stories surrounding Epik. One of the stories that upset many was the story of Kathleen Kalaf who sold Candida.com for $100,000. Kathleen was owed $91,000 after commission. She was actually having her health negatively affected by the whole saga. Today on Namepros she posted great news: Guess what everyone! It is […]
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Do Forums still matter?
With the news of Epik acquiring DNForum.com, some commented whether or not forums matter anymore? There are many articles over the last couple years about forums in general, not just in domaining. Last year Engadget published, As internet forums die off, finding community can be harder than ever. The article looked at how social media […]
Continue ReadingEpik acquires DNForum
In an email sent out today, Epik mentioned they have acquired DNForum.com. A strategic acquisition that will provide them the opportunity to market all their offerings. The oldest domain related forum has had it’s share of owners including Greg Ricks, Adam Dicker and George Verdugo. Best of luck to Rob and his team. Special Announcement: […]
Continue ReadingRob Monster lays the smack down
They are having some fun today over at the Epik offices and Rob Monster is now a video game character. Rob Monster posted on Twitter his video game fight with Robert Davis. Some @EpikDotCom staff have a real sense of humor, clowning around on a Saturday afternoon. Exhibit A. As you can see, every now […]
Continue ReadingQuick chat with Rob Monster
Today I am interviewing Rob Monster, founder and CEO of Epik 1) How are you Rob, thanks for taking the time for this interview, first off how are things going at Epik? You seem to have a lot of projects starting up? Rob) Thank you Raymond. I would say the future is bright for Epik. […]
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 ReadingEpik launches instant on video solution on Hi.TV
Rob Monster posted that he and Namepros member @omelet finalized a partnership deal this week to develop the domain name Hi.TV Epik is happy to introduce an instant-on video solution that allows anyone to connect with others around the world in a single click with no download. You can follow the progress here: https://hi.tv/ […]
Continue ReadingNamepros founder sells Level7.com for $30,000
Level7.com was sold by Namepros founder RJ for $30,000. One of the truly best people in the domain business, I am glad to see RJ make this great sale. Rob Monster from Epik helped with the deal and made a post about the details. Over the weekend, I helped @RJ complete a domain sale […]
Continue ReadingRob Monster’s prediction on Uniregistry on the money
Rob Monster made a prediction thread for the industry at the beginning of the year. Rob predicted Uniregistry would get acquired in 2020 and it took only 42 days to be proved right. Industry consolidation: Look for DAN, Efty, Escrow.com and Uniregistry all to be acquired in 2020. Godaddy will be a buyer of innovation […]
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 […]
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