Dot .CLUB intends to roll big in Vegas and the upcoming NamesCon domain conference.
According to a new press release, several domains that are often associated with ‘vices’ are to be auctioned in the .CLUB gTLD.
Here’s the news:
What Happens In Vegas? Entrepreneurs Can Grab Weed.club, Wine.club, Fight.club and More
Hundreds of bidders expected to turn out in person with more online bidders vying for premium domain real estate
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL and LAS VEGAS, NV– January 5, 2015 – If you are not ready to give up all your bad habits for your New Year’s resolutions, you may be in luck as some popular vices are topping the list of alluring web addresses that individuals and entrepreneurs can bid on at the upcoming RightOfTheDot Live and Online Domain Auction at NamesCon. High-value premium domain names including Weed.club. Wine.club, Tequila.club. MileHigh.club and Fight.club are just some of the attention-getting web addresses offered by .CLUB Domains and other domain registries.
The auction, slated for January 13, 2015 at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas, is part of The RightOfTheDot™ Premium Live and Online Auctions taking place at the NamesCon Conference and is powered by the leading live and online domain name auction platform SnapNames.com. The Online Extended Auction will begin on January 15th and run through Feburary 5th.
.CLUB Domains has set records in 2014 for the highest new domain name sale to date, with Coffee.Club selling in November for $100,000, and .CLUB is responsible for 60 percent of Sedo’s top ten for new domain aftermarket sales. It is the #1 selling new top-level domain (gTLD) on the Internet today, having sold more than 160,000 new web addresses since its launch in May 2014.
“With countless businesses being created around subscription and membership models, .CLUB has proven itself to be a popular domain extension for entrepreneurs and innovative companies,” said Colin Campbell, president and CEO of .CLUB Domains. “We’re excited to offer some inspired, fun and extremely lucrative .CLUB domain names in this auction. Every one of these names can be the launching pad for a category dominating business, and there are expected to be some great deals at this auction.”
Domains selected for this auction represent category-defining vices and classic activities popular across the globe. Featured domains include:
Wine.Club
Weed.Club
Tequila.Club
MileHigh.Club
Fight.Club
Glee.Club
Fans.Club
Match.Club
Advertising.Club
Chess.Club
Birthday.Club
To ensure all interested parties have an opportunity to participate, the auction is divided into three distinct phases as noted below. It is highly advised that all participants create their SnapNames account a minimum of three days in advance and bid on names as early as possible to prevent missing out on desired domains.
Interested bidders can contact Info@RightOfTheDot.com with any additional questions or how to bid remotely or via proxy bid form.
Stage 1 – Pre-Bidding:
- Now In-Progress, Live Auction Pre-Bidding Ends: Tuesday Jan 13, 2015 at 9 am Pacific Time. To learn how Pre-Bidding works, visit http://goo.gl/O4SYAF
Stage 2 – Live Auction from NamesCon for In-Room Bidders and Simultaneous Online Bidding for Bidders Unable to Attend In-Person:
- Live Auction Starts: Tuesday Jan 13, 2015 at 4:30 pm Pacific Time
- Live Auction Ends: Immediately after each of the lots have been offered. It is advisable to join the auction as it begins to avoid missing a bidding opportunity.
Stage 3 – Extended Online Auction Featuring Domains Not Sold in the Live Auction:
- Extended Auction Starts: Thursday Jan 15, 2015 at 9 am Pacific Time
- Extended Auction Ends: Thursday Feb 5, 2015 at 12:15pm Pacific Time
Creating an account is free and for further details including important updates, dates and links, go to: http://goo.gl/OvqOAi
About .Club Domains, LLC
Led by Internet entrepreneur Colin Campbell, whose prior successes include Tucows Interactive and Hostopia.com, .Club Domains, LLC was formed for the purpose of becoming the .CLUB gTLD registry. The company recently launched Startup.club to support entrepreneurs building businesses around a .CLUB domain name. With more than 160,000 domain names sold to date .CLUB leads the pack of new domain extensions in sales and usage. More information and links to register .CLUB domains are available now at http://www.nic.club.