So I started a poll a few weeks ago on Namepros which closed yesterday. The question posed was the following: What's the most you'd pay for a domain in the aftermarket? Over 53% would not pay higher than $999 with 16.7% saying they only hand reg. Nothing; I only hand reg 104 vote(s) 16.7% $100 73 vote(s) 11.8% $101 to $499 78 vote(s) 12.6% $500 to $999 75 vote(s) 12.1% $1,000 39 … [Read more...]
Verisign’s Top trending keywords in June – Libra, Casino
Verisign released their top 10 trending keywords for June and no surprise, the top spot was Libra. I wrote a couple articles last month on people registering Libra domains. .COM .NET Libra Libra Snafu Casino Psychedelic Bet Currency Long Ceramic Asera Employer Clinic Pottery Poker Impact Boat Regenerative London Manual Dust … [Read more...]
Verisign Q1’19 DNIB: Internet Grows to 351.8 Million Domain Name Registrations
Verisign released their first quarter DNIB report for 2019. Notable findings in the report include: · Q1 2019 closed with approximately 351.8 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a 0.9 percent increase compared to the fourth quarter of 2018 and a 5.4 percent increase … [Read more...]
Domain name registrations grew 4.9 percent, year over year
Verisign published their Q4 2018 DNIB report The fourth quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 348.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 6.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.8 percent, compared to the third quarter of 2018.1,2 Domain name registrations have grown by approximately 16.3 million, or 4.9 percent, year over … [Read more...]
Is it still too early for emoji domains?
Page Howe was mentioned in an article on ieee.org. The article took a look at emoji domains and why they do or don't make sense. Page has been outspoken about his belief in emoji domains and gets a couple paragraphs. From the article: People like Page Howe, a domain and digital asset investor, are bullish on URL emojis. “If I said to you, ‘you can be the teddy bear emoji dot double-u ess,’ … [Read more...]
The 2019 digital landscape
WeAreSocial and Hootsuite put together a pretty comprehensive report on the global digital landscape. The report gives a concise look at each region around the world along with a region by region breakdown. The report is worth taking a look at and bookmarking for those that do a lot of outbound and research the areas they target. This should prove especially helpful for those that sell cctld's … [Read more...]
Trending keywords in January include Keto,Crew and Property
Verisign released their trending keywords for January and Keto,Crew and property topped the list. Keto has become popular due to the Ketogenic diet. … [Read more...]