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Ethics 101 for Domain Investors

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by mediawizard in

Came across a few excellent posts related to the ethical side of domaining on NamePros, some interesting questions were raised and some interesting viewpoints offered.

http://www.namepros.com/358387-the-llll-com-sales-discussion-thread-789.html

I’ll quote some interesting bits here, though I would recommend you read the original posts, they’re totally worth reading:

Of course, in my opinion at least, approaching/offering to secure and sell any domain that you have not already bought/won in auction is STILL a slimy practice (if not More >

Sedo’s Q2 Sales Figures and the story they tell!

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by mediawizard in

Sedo’s Q2 2010 Sales Figures are a factual take on the state of extensions in terms of sales. One of the most important metrics for domain name investors.

Not many surprises in the gTLD scene, sales are almost directly proportional to the % of registrations.

gTLD % Sales % Registrations Saleability Index .COM 74% 75.85% 0.97 .NET 12% 11.29% 1.06 .ORG 7% 7.21% 0.97 .INFO 5% 5.65% 0.88 .BIZ 2% 1.77% 1.13

Ironic that .biz has the highest index considering how many domain investors consider it inferior to the other 4 top More >

The .TV Relaunch

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by mediawizard in

As you must already be aware from the recent reports, Enom and Verisign have decided to remove premium annual renewal fees on unregistered domains which they had held back for the last ten years and make them available to investors for a flat one time fee and standard renewal thereafter.

They re-classified a lot of domains previously considered premium as standard and released them without warning a few hours before any official announcement was released. There was some buzz so those with an ear to the ground were forewarned.

The average More >

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