Domain Name News

NameCheap Coupon for September 2009

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on September 7, 2009 | Comments Off

After the last post on NameCheap coupons I wrote I found that similar information’s are very useful for many domainers and people that want to renew/purchase new domain names. For this reason I decided to give away yet another useful information with several namecheap coupon codes that will give...

NameCheap $5.99 Domain Transfer Coupon

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on January 23, 2009 | Comments Off

If you are looking to add another year to your domain or you are willing to register a new domain name for cheaper then you have to continue reading this post, NameCheap is offering coupon codes to obtain discount on domain name registration, renewals and even on domain name transfer. The coupon codes...

Yet another $3 million dollar domain sold

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on January 17, 2009 | Comments Off

It’s not something really new, it already happened in November 2008 but yet a (old) news worth to be blogged about. After the first failed attempt of selling the domain name YP.com through SEDO the seller got lucky on November 2008 by selling the domain name for $3,850,000 (USD). The domain was...

ICANN’s AGP Limits Policy and Draft Implementation Plan

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on December 20, 2008 | Comments Off

ICANN Announces a New AGP Limits Policy ICANN has recently approved an AGP (Add Grace Period) Limits Policy which will limit the number of grace deletions a domain registrar can make without incurring a registration fee. This policy only applies to the global TLDs such as COM, NET, ORG, etc. It will...

Your Domain Can be Stolen

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on March 26, 2007 | Comments Off

Believe it or not, even thieves are already high-tech these days. Browsing the net and reading through online forums, I came across a startling story about how thieves have found their way to infiltrate the world wide web. I read about a lady who was planning to put up a web page of her own. As the normal...

Candle.com sells for $390.000 on Afternic

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on December 22, 2006 | Comments Off

Candle.com sold for that amount today on Afternic. It’s a strong generic in a good-sized market (surely an end-user sale.) The whois shows IBM, who purchased Candle, a software company, in February of 2005, so they are likely the seller. Note: The sale showed up this morning on Afternic, but has...

Vodka.com sells for cool 3 million USD

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on December 19, 2006 | Comments Off

Russian firm, which sells the Imperia brand, purchases Web site, making it one of the highest prices ever paid for generic domain. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) — The billionaire Russian entrepreneur behind ’s biggest vodka maker has paid $3 million to acquire the vodka.com domain, part of a bid...

How to monetize your domain

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News, Make Money Online on December 16, 2006 | Comments Off

Few steps about how to Monetize your domain name that you thought you should let it drop because you thought you don’t have time to dedicate to it. It is true, developing a domain name it takes time and dedication, but a good domain name left just like that but thats not the only case how to make...

Google Buys AdSense.com

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on November 18, 2006 | Comments Off

If you like the YouTube/UTube story, you’ll like that a similar story has finally come to its happy ending. The owners of AdSense.com had reason to complain; they had started their website in 1996 before there was a Google, and a few years ago, some young whippersnappers decide that AdSense is exactly...

Choosing Effective Domain Names

Posted by Webmaster in Domain Name News on November 17, 2006 | Comments Off

Domain names are no longer a web address these days. Many profitable companies have been built around their domain name making it the brand and the company. Choosing the right domain should be as important as naming your product. Given that status, here are some pointers how to find a name that will...