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Why you should outsource your email infrastructure
Owning and managing your own hosted email infrastructure can be a double-edged sword. On one side, you have absolute control over your email operations, but on the other, there are technical, financial and sometimes emotional costs involved. An IT team equipped with four-leaf clovers and tissue boxes may not be the best approach. Luckily, there’s […]
Understanding the registry, registrar and registrant hierarchy
The domain industry is complex, technical and sometimes unforgiving. Part of what makes it unique is the multilevel channel involved in creating a domain from scratch to making it viewable on your browser. Unfortunately, the creation and distribution of domains are far from straightforward. They involve multiple parties, doing different things, in different ways, with […]
Introducing Encryption Everywhere
Internet security and safety have never been more crucial. It’s rare to see an individual not connected to the web via phone, tablet or computer. Unless of course, they are living in a dark, isolated cave, located in North Antarctica, surrounded by nothing but breezes of loneliness. The point is, it’s imperative that all Internet […]
SSL marketing 101
Offering SSL certificates is a sure way to grow your margin, spice up your product line and make a positive dent in the web security space. But where do you start? Unfortunately, it’s not as straightforward as marketing domains. It requires preparation, patience and practice. The extra layer of complexity combined with numerous options causes […]
Premium domains can boost sales and revenue
There are millions of domain name possibilities waiting to be registered, but what about domains that are already taken? Premium domain names are an easy way to drastically increase the number of options for your customers to choose from by offering domain names that are currently registered. What are premium domain names? Quite simply, premium […]
Refined domain pricing list
We have just launched an improved version of the domain pricing list. We have added new subtle features as well as refined familiar ones to make domain searching more efficient. What’s new: One-pager We have merged Available domains and Upcoming domains into a single page. Simply toggle between the two tabs to view each section. Price + type […]
Top 25 new gTLDs – one year later
In an effort to give our global resellers more insight into the top-performing domain extensions, for the past year we have been publishing our monthly top 25 new gTLDs results. One year later, we have compiled all the results to see if there are common trends. Here’s what we found in 2015: Consistent performers -.XYZ, […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of August
.ONLINE – The intuitive, straightforward and super versatile extension is the top performing new gTLD for the month of August. It was also a comeback month for .XYZ. In July it was in 20th place, but last month, it has sprung back up to 2nd place. This was followed by the perfect extension for anyone […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of July
.CLUB – The domain name that welcomes everyone as a member takes the number one spot as the top performing new gTLD for the month of July. The extension .XYZ dropped hard as it goes from 2nd to 20th place last month. Perhaps it might get a boost in August thanks to Google’s latest announcement. Also, we saw a lot of […]
The top 25 new gTLDs for the month of June
.XYZ steps down as .WORK works its way up to the top (see what I did there?) as the top performing new gTLD for the month of June. The streak continues for the consistent, impenetrable trio .LINK, .CLUB, and .LONDON. In June, things heated up as we saw a lot of interest in .XXX alternatives – .PORN and […]
