Blog Articles
Recommendations for securing names in new gTLDs
Last week’s post regarding pre-registration resonated with a lot of readers, and it also sparked a conversation internally about where pre-registration fits in the bigger picture. We ultimately boiled it down to the needs and intentions of registrants, and some recommendations on what you can do as a reseller. What pre-registrations really are What is […]
Authentic Web chooses OpenSRS hosted registrar platform
Authentic Web is a platform and services company serving the .brand registry market, and they’ve chosen to use the OpenSRS hosted registrar platform to power their backend service. We’re thrilled to be working with them as they develop smart strategies and resources for many of the upcoming new gTLDs. You can read the press release […]
The hype of preregistration – don’t be fooled
The upcoming launch of new gTLDs has lots of people excited, but there is also a lot of confusion and misperceptions going around. Pre-registration in particular is causing a lot of headaches as it introduces an unofficial step in the process; in reality its just a marketing ploy. The Trademark Clearinghouse is the one and […]
goMobi update coming August 29
On August 29, goMobi plans to release an update to the goMobi mobile website service. Full details on the new features and enhancements to goMobi are available in a PDF provided by goMobi. You can view that document in this article in the Release Notes area of our Help & Support Portal. Some of the […]
Verisign celebrates 15 million .net registrations
Congratulations are in order as Verisign announced .net has surpassed 15 million registrations, putting it in fourth place behind .com. With more than 110 million .com domains registered, .net is proving itself to be a great alternative that works on a global scale. 15 Facts about .net: Almost 139,000 domains registered in other top-level domains […]
Trustwave premium EV SSL on sale for July
For the month of July, we’re dropping the price on Trustwave’s Premium EV SSL to just $90 per year (from $135). Making it the best-priced EV certificate available from OpenSRS. The reduced price is already reflected in your account. All you have to do is extend a discount to your customers to get more of […]
Announcing the new pick your own ccTLD promotion
Starting today you can choose a special discounted price for new registrations on a ccTLD of your choice for the remainder of the year. Pass the savings on to your customers, enjoy the extra margin or choose something in between. We’ve assembled a list of 22 ccTLDs from all over the world so you’re sure […]
Ting first customer bonus
If you’ve been thinking about promoting Ting to your customers, now is a great time to start because we’ve added a new bonus. When you sign up your first customer to Ting using your Offers referral URL code, your OpenSRS account will be credited a bonus $50. But I know some of you are thinking, […]
.PW now available
OpenSRS is pleased to announce general availability for .PW domains to all of our resellers. Pricing is $10/year for new, renew and transfer. .PW is the namespace for individuals and businesses who want a professional presence on the web. There are no restrictions, so anyone can own a .PW domain name. .PW domains are affordable, […]
New gTLDs and OpenSRS
By now you’ve heard about the new gTLD program in the works at ICANN; concerning the text right of the dot. It has been in the works for quite a while now and looks like it will be another year or two before all the dust settles on the initial 2,000+ applications. So far we […]
