With the launch of new TLDs a lot of the domain registries introduced quite complex pricing models. You had a "standard' registration fee, but you also had a lot of different ways of handling "premium" domain names. Unfortunately getting those "weird" prices to "play nice" with our billing system was far from easy, as the system essentially sees a domain extension as being a … [Read more...] about Registering Premium .Irish Domains Is Now Easy
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Counting Down To .Irish Launch
In a few days time the .irish top level domain name will be available to the public. From June 25th they'll be open for registration on a "first come, first served" basis, though you can currently pre-order during landrush. It's going to be interesting to see who registers one and how they end up using it. We're currently running print ads in some of the Irish media - … [Read more...] about Counting Down To .Irish Launch
Marketing Done Right – Hats Off To Radix Registry
Knowing your market, choosing who you should invest your marketing dollars (or Euros) in targetting makes sense. In the case of Radix Registry I have to admit that I am impressed. Last week I was in New Orleans for Parallels Summit, which is all about hosting, hosting automation and related services. (Yeah, it's kind of like "the" industry event for someone like … [Read more...] about Marketing Done Right – Hats Off To Radix Registry
.brussels NewTLDs
It looks like the city of Brussels is doing a marketing campaign around .brussels - the new domain extension for the Belgian city: … [Read more...] about .brussels NewTLDs
Big Companies Trying To Monopolise .blog, .cloud and more
ICANN is currently evaluating a couple of thousand applications for new top level domains. Most of the applications are for new and interesting domain extensions (the bit on the right of the dot) that will provide greater consumer choice and foster competition. Unfortunately a smaller subset is from a companies that believe they have special rights to corner off entire … [Read more...] about Big Companies Trying To Monopolise .blog, .cloud and more