Five important points that make a great domain name registrar

Posted by DomainGang on December 8, 2022, at 2:01 pm

A domain registrar is a company that manages the registration of domain names on the internet. For generic TLDs, ICANN oversees the accreditation of domain registrars, as they must meet certain criteria and observe operational rules and regulations. When selecting a domain registrar, there are several factors to consider; here are 5 important points to […]

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Two things to do before you bid on that domain!

Posted by DomainGang on April 22, 2022, at 3:08 pm

Domain investors often neglect the fundamental basics of transacting with domains: trademarks and prior litigation. If you’re about to bid on a domain name in an aftermarket auction, there are a couple of things to do. First and foremost, check for existing marks at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO.) You can also […]

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Got a #domain sale windfall? Safeguard your money!

Posted by DomainGang on July 20, 2020, at 11:54 am

If you got a domain sale windfall, congratulations. Now it’s the time to kick back and enjoy life: take a trip to the Bahamas, treat your friends to a luxury dinner, or jump off a cliff doing paragliding. Odds are that you are not going to do any of this, however, and you’ll end up […]

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#Domainer buys #Porsche with $2,500 dollar investment!

Posted by DomainGang on June 18, 2020, at 1:53 pm

This is an almost true story, by Dale G. Joe Backlink, a seasoned domainer and SEO specialist from Seattle, took a gamble and purchased AutonomousZone.com. The following day, the protesters renamed the area to Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone. Joe was out $2500 on his investment. Luckily he was able to grab CapitolHillAutonomousZone.com at reg fee. […]

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The Seven Dirty Words of #Domaining

Posted by DomainGang on September 14, 2018, at 9:53 pm

Domain investors come together from a variety of cultural, social and economical backgrounds. Thousands, if not millions of domainers around the world, share a common passion: the registration, development and sale of domain names. Big or small, rich or barely making a dime, established or hiding in obscurity, domain name investors pursue a common dream: […]

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Instructions on how NOT to sell #domain names to other #domainers

Posted by DomainGang on August 24, 2018, at 3:02 pm

Selling domain names to other investors directly, is part of the industry’s mechanics, and we’ve all done it at some point. From early on, domain flippers intend to present and sell their “merchandise” to their peers. Even later on, at large domain conferences, most domain auctions are attended by other domain investors, looking for an […]

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Got a lowball offer for your #domain name? Here’s how to respond internationally

Posted by DomainGang on July 7, 2018, at 8:34 pm

There are many ways to respond to a lowball offer, when it arrives in the form of single or double digits. Even higher price ranges are considered lowball, when the amount offered in no way matches the quality of the domain, such as LLL .com domains or generics. A common approach would be to lash […]

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Sticky cookies : How to empty the #domains from your #Afternic cart after #WHOIS

Posted by DomainGang on March 29, 2018, at 3:11 pm

If you WHOIS domains using the domain industry’s standard tool, DomainTools, you will notice that many domains are linked for sale to external marketplaces. Checking that green link to see where the domain is listed, and for how much, can be simply a matter of curiosity. When that domain is listed at Afternic, however, that […]

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First lowball #domain offer of 2018 has arrived

Posted by DomainGang on January 1, 2018, at 2:47 pm

It was early in the morning of January 1st, 2018, when the Uniregistry app dinged. Still basking in the afterglow of a night full of amazing meals, heavy drinking and assorted debauchery, I checked my phone. There was an offer sitting there, for $20,000 dollars for one of my domains, and roughly $2k above the […]

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Rick Schwartz’s #crypto #Christmas : A #Bitcoin story

Posted by DomainGang on December 25, 2017, at 12:24 pm

An ominous, frozen wind was blowing down hard on the small town of Boca, making even the 45ft yachts at the bay sway like marionettes; their bells chiming in a random pattern with religious overtones. Awaken by the commotion, Rick Schwartz sat up in his bed, rubbed his eyes and looked outside the window. On […]

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End-users : Is your dream domain taken?

Posted by DomainGang on August 2, 2017, at 1:38 pm

If you have a dream domain, the odds of it been taken already, are quite high. Most .com domains that are words existing in a formal English dictionary are long gone, and so are two word .com composites with a positive, brandable meaning. That leaves non-domainers, often known as “end users,” with a difficult task […]

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