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Selling Domains at Freelancer's FreeMarket
by Doug Hughes
If you're like many Internet professionals, you probably have a few unused domain names just sitting around. ...
QUICK HIT: The Dot COM Landscape Keeps Expanding
by Peter Devereaux
Verisign, the official registry of the .COM domain name extension, recently announced that the total number ...
Rethinking Domain Name Valuation
by Pete Prestipino
As long as I have been a Web professional (closing in on 20 years), domain name valuations have always been, ...
Marketing for a cause: How D2C brands are creating stronger bonds with consumers
by Marina Turea
Consumer behavior is changing across the board. Online is replacing brick and mortar; sales have to be closed ...
Can You Sell a Website?
by Thomas Smale
Starting a business with the intention of eventually ending your relationship with it can be ...
5 Things to Look for When Buying a Revenue-Producing Website
by Larry Alton
Websites are like any asset - they can be sold and purchased. And like physical assets, they can increase or ...
QUICK HIT: The State of .COM & .NET
by Peter Devereaux
VeriSign reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2016, and along with it, some ...
How Changes In China Could Mean Big Bucks for Domain Name Owners
by Jeff Sass
:: By Jeff Sass, .CLUB Domains :: Whether or not they understand all of the complexities surrounding it, most ...
What to Do When Your Domain Name Gets Ripped Off
by Rizza Laplana
There are countless budding companies worldwide that became victims of a vicious digital marketing ...
TOP 50: Domain Name Extensions
by Peter Devereaux
Every enterprise will make an important decision related to how their business will be "seen" on the 'Net: ...
Top 50 in Domain Registrars & Marketplaces for 2016
by Peter Devereaux
Website Magazine's September 2016 issue featured the fifty most popular and fastest growing new top-level ...
You Got Dot Game?
by Pete Prestipino
The new .GAME domain extension has entered general availability so it's game on for game developers and ...
Can the new gTLDs change your SEO game? Yes and No.
by Pete Peranzo
Top-level domains (TLDs) are a top-level domain category, historically comprising the most popular and the ...
The DNS Threat Index in Focus
by Pete Prestipino
Ninety-two percent of newly observed malicious domains in Q4 2015 were hosted in either the United States or ...
The Fastest-Growing New Top-Level Domains
by Peter Devereaux
By Peter Prestipino, Editor-In-Chief The new generic top-level domains (or nTLDs) provide an opportunity to ...
The Fall of Dot Com (Verisign)
by Pete Prestipino
Verisign, the registry operator for the .com top-level domain extension, reported strong earnings last week ...
The Fastest Growing New gTLDs
by Pete Prestipino
The new generic top-level domains are quickly capturing the attention of marketers looking beyond the .com ...
Domain Authority Stacking and IFTTT Syndication Strategies
by Travis Bliffen
Domain Authority Stacking (DAS) is an SEO strategy developed by SEO expert Jimmy Kelly. The premise of DAS is ...
Making a Name for Yourself Online: Auctions, Cybersquatters & Carving Out Your Internet Domain
by Kathy Brahm
The fact is, neither the inventors of the Internet nor Al Gore could have seen any of this coming. The Domain ...
Domain Staying Power for Information Publishers: Digital Branding and the Namespace Race
by Peter Devereaux
By Peter Prestipino, Editor-In-Chief While dot com still rules, the new TLDs are emerging rapidly in terms of ...
Beginner's Guide to Defensive Domain Acquisition
by Peter Devereaux
With the release of new generic top level domains (gTLDs), many companies are worried that their reputation ...
gTLDs Gone Wild - Site Names in the Age of .Unicorns and .Ninjas and What it Means for Businesses
by Kathy Brahm
:: By Kathy Brahm, DreamHost :: What's in a domain name? Would flowers from FloristRoses.com smell as sweet ...
Top 50: The Digital World of Domains
by Peter Devereaux
For millions of Web businesses, .COM remains the most popular and sought-after extension, but the virtual ...
A Brand Name by (dot) Design
by Pete Prestipino
The new generic top-level domains you hear so much about don't mean a thing to most 'Net professionals; but ...
Do Domain Extensions Matter?
by Peter Devereaux
With the arrival of the new gTLDs, many are wondering about the impact of domain extensions on their digital ...
The State of the New gTLDs
by Peter Devereaux
By Allison Howen, Associate Editor Chances are that few people predicted ".xyz" would be outperforming the ...
Does Domain Name Choice Influence Ranking?
by Peter Devereaux
For years, the Web industry has debated whether domain-name choice influences how a website ranks on the ...
The Nitty Gritty of Buying or Selling a Website
by David Meade
Buying or selling a website is a lot about positioning. You need to have all of your due diligence in place ...
Google Domains Opens Up in the U.S.
by Allison Howen
Last summer Google decided to enter the world of domains with the launch of its Google Domains service, which ...
Domains in Focus: New gTLD's are Booming
by Peter Devereaux
The introduction of the new generic top-level domains is, if not important to the digital ecosystem, at least ...
General Availability for Dot Black
by Pete Prestipino
Registry service Afilias has announced general availability for the .BLACK generic top level domain. Afilias ...
From Brand.COM to Brand. 在线:
by Peter Devereaux
China's Changing Internet Domain Name Landscape By Phil Lodico, Founding Partner FairWinds Partners ...
Are Co-Branded Domain Names Causing an Issue for Trust and Security in the Cloud?
by David Quaid
With the growth of SaaS services, more and more Web applications and technologies are no longer being ...
Google Enters the World of Domain Sales
by Anna Gale
"Pick a name. Build a site. Talk to us." That is the idea that Google is pitching with its latest product. ...
How to Snag a Quality Domain Name
by Alice Mason
Choosing a domain name is one of the most important decisions a business owner can make. Like all Internet ...
Domainers Joining the dot CLUB Today
by Pete Prestipino
Website Magazine's February 2014 issue forecasted which of the many new top-level domain names would do well ...
Burning Up, Flaming Out - Where the Web Stands on the New gTLDs
by Peter Devereaux
The Web is full of speculation about what will ultimately happen when actual websites start appearing on the ...
New Domains, Cybersquatters and You - Steps to Protect Your Online Brand
by David K. Mitnick
The Internet will add as many as 1,000 new domain extensions to the right of the dot in 2014. Those joining ...
BREAKING: Dot CEO Extension Now Available
by Pete Prestipino
General availability of the new generic top-level domain .CEO is scheduled for today... actually, right now! ...
From the Trenches: gTLD Roll-Out [Q&A]
by Amberly Dressler
Whether you're watching every ICANN move or are simply showing passing interest in the new generic top-level ...
Domains of Interest
by Peter Devereaux
Website Magazine's Picks for the Hottest New gTLDs in 2014 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & ...
Did Bing Get it Wrong on Domain Names? [COMMENTARY]
by Pete Prestipino
Google and Bing don't obviously want to make it easy on search engine optimization (SEO) professionals, but ...
5 Things to do NOW to Protect Trademarks with New Domain Names (gTLDs)
by Peter Devereaux
By Jamie Nafziger, Dorsey & Whitney LLP In 2011, the Lamborghini Aventador was clocked at accelerating ...
Dot LONDON Calling
by Pete Prestipino
One of the first city-focused domain names has received final approval from ICANN. The .LONDON extension, ...
Where to Sell Domains in 2014
by Peter Devereaux
In the past, companies have been restricted to 22 TLDs, including .com, .org and others. Now, hundreds of ...
gTLDs Get a Voice With New Association
by Amberly Dressler
Soon hundreds of new domain names will come online - and the Internet professionals who should be educating ...
First Four New Domains Arrive - Welcome 游戏
by Peter Devereaux
The domain name expansion has arrived. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ...
Top FAQs: Preparing for the Launch of New Domain Names
by Jan Corstens
With the Internet set to embark on the most drastic changes yet later this year, via the launch of hundreds ...
A Real Plan for the gTLD Boom
by Peter Devereaux
Internet professionals are always looking for ways to present their digital brands better. And, despite the ...
5 Domain Players to Know for the New gTLDs
by Peter Devereaux
Savvy domain registrars are planning to get involved in the landrush for generic top-level domains, but the ...
The Changing Face of the Domain Name Aftermarket
by Peter Devereaux
: GoDaddy Acquires Afternic : Domain name registar GoDaddy has acquired domain name aftermarket company ...
Stats to Prepare You for the Domain Flood
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name marketplace and monetization platform Sedo released its Q2 2013 domain market study last week, ...
Dot PW Adopts Uniform Rapid Suspension
by Pete Prestipino
Former country code domain extension .pw (Palau), which relaunched last year as a generic domain serving the ...
Sedo Gets Ready for New gTLDs
by Allison Howen
New gTLDs are coming, and domain marketplace and monetization provider Sedo is coming prepared after forming ...
What's GoDaddy Got Up Its Digital Sleeve?
by Peter Devereaux
The USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) has issued two patents to Godaddy for appraising domain ...
Practical Approaches to Underutilized Domains
by Peter Devereaux
The domain name industry is poised for a rather epic shift, as the first new gTLDs are expected to begin ...
Domain Apps to Download Today
by Peter Devereaux
Whether you are a first-time buyer or a seasoned pro, you can't go wrong with leveraging mobile apps that are ...
The Low-Down on Domain Names
by Peter Devereaux
By Kelly Meeneghan, Manager, 1&1 Internet, Inc. For any business, having a clear address to your physical ...
Automatic Websites for Underutilized Domains
by Pete Prestipino
Still parking your domain names? If so, know that you're likely damaging the future value of those assets by ...
Who Has the Best gTLD?
by Peter Devereaux
Are you ready to surf the Web on domain strings like .rent, .beer, .trust and .sucks? Those are just a few of ...
The Perks of Owning a .CO Domain
by Pete Prestipino
Here's one more reason to consider adding a few .CO's to your domain name portfolio - PERKS! .CO Internet, ...
Sedo Dot CO Auction Worth a Look
by Peter Devereaux
Domain name marketplace and monetization provider Sedo is auctioning over 150 premium .CO domain names from ...
Exact Match Domains Clipped by Google
by Pete Prestipino
Unless you've been living under the proverbial rock the past few weeks, you are likely well aware that ...
Congressional Domains Names Used in Squatting
by Pete Prestipino
The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) has released a report which found that upwards of 27 percent ...
Quick Hit: Domain Transfer Prices Dropping
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name registrar AIT is offering domain registrations and domain transfers at a price point of just ...
Make Money Selling Unwanted Domains
by Michael Garrity
Don't you just hate when you have a bunch of extra domains laying around, just taking up space and cluttering ...
Protect Your Brand and Save a Headache
by Michael Garrity
On the Web, the most valuable part of your business is your brand, and branding always starts with the name ...
Sedo Domain Market Study Q2 2012
by Pete Prestipino
The more things change, the more they stay the same - at least as it relates to domain names. Sedo, a domain ...
The Real Value of Domain Names
by Michael Garrity
Have you ever wondered just how much that prized domain name of yours is really worth? Well, you may never ...
A New World of Domains
by Peter Devereaux
Dot.Everything Strategies for Web Business For years, the Web has been defined by over 22 different generic ...
Three Steps to Domain Name Reselling
by Pete Prestipino
Where there is uncertainty, there is risk. And when there is risk, there is also the potential for reward. ...
Flip a Domain in Five Days
by Pete Prestipino
Domainers are panicked. With so much uncertainty surrounding the introduction of the upcoming generic ...
Buying Domains in the Aftermarket? Read this First
by Pete Prestipino
The role that domain names play in the success of your Web enterprise is significant. While the SEO industry ...
GoDaddy, Sedo Make Domain Buying Easier
by Linc Wonham
The world's largest domain name registrar and the Web's largest domain name marketplace have announced a ...
Tucows Joins Afternic to Sell Premium Domains
by Pete Prestipino
ICANN-accredited registrar Tucows, which has over 11 million domain names under management at OpenSRS, ...
Verisign's New Top Level Domain Plans
by Pete Prestipino
Verisign will apply for several new top level domain names, said Senior VP and GM of Verisign Naming Services ...
20 Million Domain Names ... Every Year?
by Linc Wonham
Nearly 5 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2011, bringing the total ...
Nobody Like .ME (Domains)
by Pete Prestipino
SEDO and the .ME Registry have partnered for an auction of several premium .ME domain names. The auction, ...
EuroDNS offers Afternic DLS access
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name registrar EuroDNS announced that it has deployed Afternic's "Instant Transfer" technology for ...
Domain Brainstorming with Panabee
by Pete Prestipino
Hosting provider PacificHost has entered into a partnership with Panabee, a unique startup for brainstorming ...
Google Classifies Subdomains as Internal Links
by Pete Prestipino
Google announced an important change to how Google Webmaster Tools (GWT) classifies subdomains. The search ...
More Domain Drama with 4As and .XXX
by Michael Garrity
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) decision to approve the creation of generic ...
Domain Theft and Security in Focus
by Pete Prestipino
Have you ever had a domain stolen? While not all that common, it is for many domain name owners - both buyers ...
Google Buys G.CO Domain for Shortened URLs
by Linc Wonham
Google has announced in a blog post that the company has acquired the g.co domain as its new URL shortener ...
Domain Name Expansion Arrives - From .COM to .BRAND
by Pete Prestipino
The ICANN board has formally approved the new gTLD program. First announced nearly three years ago, ...
How Will New Top-level Domains Affect Your Business?
by Michael Phillips
New top-level domains (TLDs) are on the way. Soon, you might see .bank, .hotel or many others. What effect ...
Can .CO Grow?
by Pete Prestipino
The launch of the .CO top level domain was arguably one of the most successful in recent memory. .CO Internet ...
205 Million Domain Names in January 2011
by Pete Prestipino
Do you remember that social media expert that told everyone (or anyone that would listen) that in the future ...
Domain Extension .PRO More Accessible
by Pete Prestipino
Accredited professionals (lawyer, accountant, engineers, doctor, etc.) might want to consider adding a .PRO ...
Big Domain Name Discounts at 34SP
by Pete Prestipino
Don't you just love it when you find a domain name deal? Domain name register and hosting company 34SP.com ...
NamePro's Live Auction
by Peter Devereaux
If you're a NamePro's member, you'll be pleased to hear that you can list your domain name for sale in the ...
dotHOTEL Selects Afilias as New TLD Registry
by Pete Prestipino
At the 39th International Meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Afilias ...
Finessing the Domain Flip
by Pete Prestipino
Domain names are big business - they represent our businesses, they relate to the topics and memes we are ...
Domain Name Growth at Verisign
by Pete Prestipino
Verisign announced that the global base of internet domain names grew by nearly 3.8 million in the third ...
Senate Votes on Domain Seizure Law
by Pete Prestipino
The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, led by Vermont Senator Pat Leahy, today unanimously approved legislation ...
Russian ccTLD .—Ä—Ñ On the Move
by Pete Prestipino
New internationalized domain name .—Ä—Ñ (which stands for –†–æ—Å—Å–∏–π—Å–∫–∞—è –§–µ–¥–µ—Ä–∞—Ü–∏—è, or Russian ...
i.CO being auctioned at Moniker
by Pete Prestipino
.CO Internet S.A.S, the registry operator for the .CO top-level domain, announced that i.CO will soon be put ...
The State of UK Domain Registrations
by Pete Prestipino
Nominet published its fourth annual Domain Name Report last week which reveals strong growth of 11% YoY in ...
Discount on .ES Domains at Internetters
by Pete Prestipino
UK Domain hosting and registration company Internetters (which I personally am unfamiliar with) is offering a ...
LCN's Big Domain Sale
by Pete Prestipino
Always on the lookout for discounted domain names? Look no further. Domain registration company LCN.com ...
ME Likey - Sedo's Upcoming .Me Auction
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name marketplace and monetization provider Sedo is holding an auction for a catalog of several premium ...
Findability Makeover: The Perfect Domain?
by Peter Devereaux
Should a business owner treat a domain name just as important as a physical business location or a carefully ...
More Than Half a Million .CO Buyers So Far
by Linc Wonham
Less than two months after one of the biggest domain launches in Web history, the .CO extension has nabbed ...
O.CO Goes to Overstock.com for 350K
by Pete Prestipino
Online retailer Overstock.com believes in the power of the new .co domain extension, shelling out $350,000 ...
Stryke it Rich with Expiring Domain Names
by Pete Prestipino
Those that know me well know of my affinity for domain names. One of the challenges of this hobby is finding ...
E.CO on the Auction Block for Charity
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name marketplace Sedo is showing its support of the much anticipated introduction of the .CO top level ...
Sedo Rolls out Domain Advertising
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name market Sedo launched a new service today which will allow advertisers to purchase ads directly on ...
Sedo, Verisign Host .TV Domain Auction
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name marketplace Sedo has teamed with registry operator for the .tv domain VeriSign for an exclusive ...
Location-Based Domain Splitting Arrives
by Pete Prestipino
Sometimes the innovation in the Internet industry surprises even me and I'm a virtual old timer - working ...
The Evolution of Domain Parking
by Pete Prestipino
NameMedia launched a content site development option for domain name developers (domainers) through its ...
Web Hosts Add Value by Integrating with the Domain Market
by Pete Prestipino
While primary registrations of popular .com and .net names continue to increase year after year, purchases of ...
Domain Name Appraisal
by Pete Prestipino
I'd like to take a brief moment before I begin to make an admission. I'm an addict - I'm addicted to buying ...
Generic Domains to Drive Traffic and Increase Profits
by Pete Prestipino
By Jeremiah Johnston, COO of SEDO More and more, consumers are bypassing search engines and typing terms ...
LCN Offering Domains at Cost
by Pete Prestipino
Domain name registrar and hosting provider LCN announced today that it will offer UK domains names at cost ...
Domain Showcase Auction Series
by Pete Prestipino
Oversee.net and its SnapNames.com and Moniker.com aftermarket companies introduced a monthly series of domain ...
Generic Domain Names Get More Clicks
by Michael Phillips
A study by MemorableDomains.co.uk finds that generic domain names within online ads get significantly more ...
CPXpi for Domain Portfolio Holders
by Pete Prestipino
Online ad network CPX Interactive has developed a software solution that offers domain monetization and ...
Real (UK) Deal on Domains at FastHosts
by Pete Prestipino
Fasthosts has a running promotion that might pique the interest of those in the UK - unfortunately for those ...
Domain Name Brief - February 18, 2009
by Pete Prestipino
Apparently, ICANN's plan to launch new generic top-level domains is running a bit behind schedule thanks to ...
Domain Market Study
by Pete Prestipino
Sedo announced yesterday the results of its annual Secondary Domain Market Study (PDF). In 2008, top selling ...
Domain Name Self-Serve Listing Service
by Pete Prestipino
Users of domain registrar Moniker will now be able to list domains for sale on domain name auction site ...
SnapNames Selling Expiring Dot-Mobi Domains
by Pete Prestipino
SnapNames will begin offering .mobi domains on its expiring domains auction platform. The .mobi domain ...
Domain Party Over or Just Beginning?
by Pete Prestipino
UK domain registry Nominet is reporting that global growth in domain name registrations fell by 50% this ...
Domain Names and SEO
by Pete Prestipino
by Travis Pearman, SEO & SEM manager at TCI Domain names are a valuable part of your business and Web ...
Moniker Launches Domain MaxLock
by Pete Prestipino
Moniker.com, a provider of Domain Asset Management® services, announced the introduction of Domain ...
The .Info Domain Issue - Your Thoughts?
by Pete Prestipino
Within your domain portfolio, there might be a few .info domains. If that's the case, do you find that owning ...
Grabbing Expiring Domain Names
by Pete Prestipino
There will come a time in your career as a Web professional that you come across a domain that is operated or ...
Top 50 Domain Registrars - May 2008
by Pete Prestipino
There's been a lot of movement in the world of domains over the past few months. Thirty-three million new ...
Buying and Selling Domains the eBay Way
by Pete Prestipino
At any given time, there are thousands of domains for sale on the Web's largest auction marketplace. Some are ...
Domain Name Happy Hour
by Pete Prestipino
There are few events on the Web that elicit more giddiness in the halls of Website Magazine than freebies! ...
Firefox Add-on of the Day: Domain Lookup
by Michael Phillips
Like to search and buy domain names? Then this is the add-on for you. Domain Lookup allows you to highlight ...
Legal-Ease: Domain Name Rights
by Peter Devereaux
__________________________________________ Website Magazine asks Jeffrey Cohen (see bio below) some common ...
Drop-Catching Domains - Big Business
by Peter Devereaux
The Colation Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) this week released a study on drop-catching - a process ...
Web Profile: LeaseThis - Test Driving Domains
by Peter Devereaux
It's no secret that prime top-level domains (TLDs) are getting harder and harder to find. And, as domain ...
Establishing a Domain Portfolio
by Peter Devereaux
Establishing a domain portfolio is not as easy as it was in the past. According to the Domain Name Industry ...
Forwarding Domains to Affiliate Sites
by Peter Devereaux
Companies offering affiliate programs and partnerships typically have extensive terms and conditions that ...
Letting Subdomains Work For You
by Peter Devereaux
Companies use subdomains to establish branding and focus on separate products or services, because a ...
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