New gTLDs are being launched every week and I’m seeing the same mistakes over and over again. The information in this post, could be the difference between failure and and a hugely successful launch. Here are my top tips: 1. Don’t Rely On Registrars Right now, I believe this is the #1 mistake that new [...] Continue reading →

There is no substitute for experience. When I was starting out, there were no websites, wikis or blogs to read. Those words didn’t even exist. It came to a combination of hard work and trial and error. Here are just a few tips that have served me well over the years. 1. Ignore Low Ball [...] Continue reading →

Over the next few weeks I’ll be testing and writing up my experiences with a range of aftermarkets including: DNS (Domain Name Sales) GoDaddy Auctions Namejet Sedo Flippa A few other surprises While my focus is on selling domains, I’ll also be looking at things like: Application process Quality of support Quality [...] Continue reading →

Last week I wrote this article about new gTLD’s and how they could increase their profits. If you haven’t read it yet, go here now. Although it was a very niche article (only a handful of my readers are Registries), the number of page views rocketed past 100+ in a short period of time. Some people [...] Continue reading →

This could be the most important blog post a Registry will ever read. So… you are a new gTLD Registry. You have set up all the systems, paid consultants fees, ICANN fees, its exciting times! All the people around you think you are onto the next biggest thing and you’re going to be rich! The [...] Continue reading →

I personally experienced this, so I thought I’d share it in the hope that others don’t fall victim. For the record, its extremely rare to experience this in such a highly regulated market. I was quite surprised to receive it. Scenario You own xyz.NET.AU and xyz.COM.AU is dropping that day. The email contact for xyz.NET.AU [...] Continue reading →

Twenty one years ago I was sitting in a computer lab using Mosaic and Gopher to access information on the Internet. When people posted large files (of any kind), the screen would take a very long time to load. Back then I remember thinking that the infrastructure just wasn’t there and that it needed to [...] Continue reading →