Name.com has partnered with Wix.com, a press release issued today dives goes into detail about the partnership. According to the release there will be a special promotion, customers who purchase an annual Wix plan at Name.com will also receive a free domain registration and free Google Workspace Business Starter for one year. It does not specify extension so I am not sure if it will include a … [Read more...]
Name.com will now allow billing in preferred currency
Name.com sent out an email that customers can now select their preferred currency. This will help customers to avoid currency conversion fees. Name.com wrote: We're pleased to announce that you can now be billed in your preferred currency while making purchases at Name.com. This can help you avoid foreign transaction fees and take out the guesswork of converting U.S. Dollars to your native … [Read more...]
Some registrars continue to markup your domains without your permission
Registrars are still marking up our domains without authority of any legal right to do so. So two years ago I wrote about a topic that had bothered me for years and Andrew at DNW had brought it up in a post and that got me to finally take the time to address the situation. Many if not most domainers add their names to Sedo and Afternic who in turn work with their distribution networks to … [Read more...]
The good, the bad and the ugly – Name.com
“The good, the bad and the ugly” An opportunity for readers to discuss what they like and don’t like about a particular company in the domain space. Each post will deal with just one company, readers are encouraged to share their positive and negative experiences. Suggestions for improvement are also encouraged. One of the goals of the column is that company representatives will see how … [Read more...]
I Owned 17 Single Letter/Number .Tube Domains Today Until The Registry Took Them Back
I was on the west coast this morning and decided to get up early and take a shot at registering some .tube domains at Uniregistry. I threw a bunch of domains into the system, include the single letter domain a.tube and out of the bunch of 100 or so, only a.tube and one other domain name, Filthy.tube came back available to be registered at normal registration prices. Once I got confirmation … [Read more...]