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I like the minimal landers, and have set all of the names I have pointed at Atom to them. While descriptions probably added to some domain names, to most they were irrelevant or more. I like that the minimal takes away the obvious category links that lead people off to explore other names. I...

Quite the move! Best wishes! Look forward to hearing about your journey going forward here. -Bob

I had not seen anything about Efty moving away from subscription model, but maybe have missed it somehow. I wonder if there is possibly confusion with DomainIO that has announced they are moving from a subscription to a commission model? -Bob

I think right now Efty Pay is 5% if you are bringing your lead say from your own marketplace, or selling directly from your lander if you have an Efty account, and 12.5% if it sells via someone finding the name on the Efty Marketplace. This page has a good summary: What is the commission fee...

It is disappointing, both the integrator down as of today, but also their plans to, it seems, totally abandon the platform at some point, possibly not that much in future (I don't know of precise date, but some are talking as early as this quarter). I like many things about Dan and it will be a...

"I think so but it has so many barriers, who uses it and why?" I could well be wrong, but I think it is not that anyone chooses to use it, but rather it is the default GoDaddy applies to domain names that do not have DNS set to something else (e.g. in period after acquisition before they get...

It would appear that the most recent change in Google policies will make domain parking even less attractive. Google just dealt another blow to domain name parking Google just dealt another blow to domain name parking - Domain Name Wire | Domain Name News

I agree. That is the point Drew Rosener has been hammering on Domain Sherpa and X as well (well between having an amazing trip to southeast Asia). We have not yet seen any pullback in .ai, but it has to come, since as you say, it is redundant when every company uses ai tools to think you need...

Thanks for posting article, @silentg ! I am planning/expecting a follow up article once I have some answers to questions, maybe Thursday or Friday this week. It continues to evolve somewhat, probably nature of testing whatever their goals are, but it appears that much of the time it is hard...

I think there are bound to be massive drops in .ai at some point, simply because so many of the names I see listed are so weak. But I think the extension has achieved enough real world use that it is now in the list of TLDs that startup founders consider. I recently looked at the names and...

I think the primary advantage that GD/Afternic/Dan et al. have is the FT premium registrar network. Therefore, I hope we will always have Sedo MLS just so there is not a monopoly in that. It is really unfortunate that Dofo stopped (or well became something else). Something like that that...

You do realize she has repeatedly said she has only a single registry premium .xyz name? I don't follow how saying she does not invest in premiums helps the registry sell premium names to investors. The math of premium renewals for .xyz does not work for investors, I think. That is why many...

I have used Sav for a number of years, but never for .ca domain names. Yes, you can list on their marketplace without using their landers. I do it all the time. Yes the 4% commission applies whether one uses their landers or not. I have bought and sold multiple domain names there, but never...

So now that you can list any domain in the Dynadot marketplace, and they take CDN (although can't set the price directly in that I think), are any people planning to try listing .ca there? 10% commission

Thanks for the replies. With the specific case, it turns out I was able to get the buyer to agree to equivalent USD and have sold it through my SH WL marketplace, but I will set up a Wise account for future flexibility in options. So with a Wise the buyer can pay in Canadian dollars whether...

If a client wishes to pay in Canadian dollars, but you want the transaction to take place on a marketplace, what options are there? This seems a straightforward question, but it seems most do not? Thanks for any help. On a different but related question, do any of the Canadian registrars have...

I wish that the .ca, .com and .xyz increases were not all on the same date, but it has been a good time to reflect on what is worth renewing in advance across the portfolio. -Bob

It seems surprising how much change there seems if no algorithm change, but James has indicated that lots and lots of new sales data added. From what testing I did, it seems that .com and .org that were worth much are now valued somewhat higher, but not universally. .Com and .org that were...

By the way, if we scaled the 3.3 million .ca by the figures in this report showing the dominance of .com among Canadians, it would need Canadians to have registered over 10.9 million .com names. That is a lot in a country that represents 0.48% of the world population. Yes, some very active...

I think the source of the error is likely an interplay of domain privacy and the fact that one of the largest registrar's on the globe, Tucows, is Canadian based. I saw in Dofo blog a couple of years ago some stats that seemed to show Canadians were dominating a bunch of extensions that I knew...

Yes that phishing scam is going around a lot of late. It goes to addresses without any PayPal association. They are just blanket emailing all over the place. Hopefully no one is falling for it, and eventually the bad actors will be caught. -Bob

I think the idea of a meetup, or a series of meetups, is great, but I think one should not in any way promote it as a mini NamesCon. That is a well developed event, and for a host of reasons please don't promote it as a little NamesCon for Canada. I would prefer a totally fresh Canadian...

Just in case any missed the notice last summer, and did not get notified by their registrar, the wholesale price of .net is going up by 10% on Feb. 1. The retail increase, of course, will vary with registrar and might be more or less than that. -Bob

Yes, it is great you attend so often! And agree, it is usually fun and interesting. While the nature varies a lot from session to session, often nuggets of information and strategy that are so valuable. -Bob

I have decided not to renew a 4L name CALX .ca. It is at WHC and expires on Jan 16, 2023 so if someone wants it let me know and I can either auth code or push it to you. It is also a word, although not a well-known one. Hopefully by posting a name will start activity on this thread. I am sure...

Thanks for the welcome! Nice to see how active DN.ca has become. -Bob

A lot of people seem so focussed on the 10% at Sedo if you use their landers is they overlook that commission is only if a direct sale at the BIN price. If it is an MLS still 20% AFAIK which is now higher than Afternic with the simplified 15%. -Bob

True a pain, although I have found needing to constantly send screen captures to Afternic service to have them take down old listings time consuming and a pain too. If I had to choose one, it would be Sedo TXT verification. Depending on your registrar, it can be a bit easier. I use NameSilo a...

Obviously the big hit in this is on those who use their own landers, use parking, list and point at another site but also list at Dan, etc. and now the commission for them goes from 9% to 25%. I don't think the service can justify that. Yes, the brandable places charge that, or more, but they do...

That is my understanding. I have not used Dan-Afternic integration up to now, but my reading is same as yours, if staying after Feb 1 there is no downside in doing so. -Bob

I have a membership but only bid once at Namecheap, early in their auctions. I had thought that their auctions were only expired domain names (i.e. members can do BIN on the marketplace, but not offer auctions). Or has that now changed? If it is only expired auctions, how does it help anyone...

This is a really helpful thread @MapleDots I really like the idea of using subdomains on a market site to point to just domains with a certain TLD - had not thought of that possibility. I have not (recently :geek:) read the entire ToS of Dan but presume they have nothing forbidding putting in...

So sorry to hear of this sad news. I did not know him personally, but as all describe he clearly made a difference in the world of domains, and handled some big names. Nice to have the article in DNJournal. Bob

So sorry to hear of the passing of your father. Cherish the memories, including those long night discussions on domain names. Thoughts to you and all of your family and friends. Bob

I did not and don't plan to, but when I was going through the list of deleted .ca I noticed that honker.ca is available, which seems kind of appropriate considering the poor residents of downtown Ottawa. I left it for someone else. :D There actually are 52 businesses on OpenCorrporates with...

I see that a $2000 sale of shortcut.ca on Flippa has just been posted on NameBio. https://namebio.com/shortcut.ca Anyone know the buyer or seller? It strikes me as a really great name that could be used in many sectors. The name has been registered since 2001, and is registered until 2030...

I think a big error in the part I put in bold from your post - no small part but the reason DN.ca exists! Thank you for all your work, and keeping with it as it grew to current activity. Bob

I can definitely see a TikTok, YouTube, etc. social media influencer going for it. I think at $900 within budget of such an individual starting out. Bob

The .to extension, although country code of Tonga, is most widely used as Toronto related domain extension. I see that the highest .to sale recorded in NameBio has just been posted in NameBio, a $57,500 sale of single letter Q. https://namebio.com/q.to Congrats to seller and buyer. Anyone on...

Does anyone know of a significant Canadian business or organization that is operating on .xyz, not just as a redirection but as main site? For awhile there was a popular 3D printing lab that grew out of a university operating on one, but I don't think still operational. They used the xyz...

Thanks for illuminating answer, MaiTaiMan- really appreciate it. Yes, I think the big question is whether the valuations and sales momentum will keep rolling. I know that a relatively few investors were involved in some of the country code extensions that grew a market, but I don't know of a...

No, although agree Google is in domain business, so maybe it qualifies. But since that is site basically for the Google founders to discuss ideas, and share reports, with investors, don't really regard it as a domain site. The site I had in mind is West.xyz, the English language International...

This morning Efty tweeted of $18,000 sale of name BestCasinos.ca. I don't know who the seller was, but congratulations! https://twitter.com/eftycom/status/1480918987265482755?s=20 Sale closed through Efty Escrow. Apparently a 22 month hold time. I wonder, how many people use Efty for...

Here is some Wednesday morning trivia. Who can first post the name of a significant domain industry provider who has operated on an .xyz for years? (no I don't mean the registry) Bob

Interesting you are recently seeing buy requests for .xyz, Bill. Your rule of thumb on what other TLDs might go for relative to .com, that you published a few years ago, has been widely referenced. Have you an idea of what currently would be the ratio for .xyz vs .com? The link you posted did...

OK now I am getting that, even though earlier it worked. Anyway, not sure, but this longer link will hopefully take you to the auction page: https://namesilo.com/marketplace/domain/uxt.ca Thanks for pointing out problem. Bob

No not as far as I know. I just checked the link above again and it still works for me. Goes to a NameSilo lander with bid or buy buttons.

Yes, I believe them. If we don't believe them what other level of verification would be possible? *The vast majority have been submitted to NameBio and the transaction was verified. *Also, most were covered in DNJournal. *The names sold by Swetha, she routinely posted visual verification. *The...

I have transferred a few out of Rebel, all without problems and with quick response (just a few minutes as I recall).

Thank you for your information. I agree it would be expensive. I had not realized this sensible requirement. As public information, I guess important for owners to check status frequently and act promptly when they see a disruption. Assuming the band plan to stick with their new Official...