Recent content by NiceNIC

I’ve come to think that most bulk transfer problems aren’t really transfer problems at all. They usually start earlier, when the portfolio itself is already messy. Mixed registrars, inconsistent contact details, domains locked for different reasons, renewal dates landing too close together, and...

Registrar accounts listed somewhere secure, 2FA recovery covered, renewal funding arranged, and instructions for who can contact the registrar. Otherwise, even a valuable portfolio can become invisible inventory after the owner is gone.

A lot of people think reputation only matters with end users, but domainer-to-domainer deals are even more reputation-sensitive. A clean name is important, but a clean reputation is what gets people comfortable doing repeat deals with you.

That’s also why I like the idea of having multiple domains, as long as there is one clear primary domain. For most small businesses, having the other domains forward cleanly to the main one usually keeps things simple for customers and avoids unnecessary brand confusion. Either way, I agree...

I don’t think the answer is automatically yes, but I also think more businesses should at least think about it properly. If the business is very clearly Canada-first and mostly serves a domestic audience, .ca often does the job just fine. But once there’s any real concern around expansion...

That is a very practical way to look at it. And I usually split domains into two buckets: Domains you can review near expiry, and names that should never get close to expiry. For the second group, multi-year renewal, auto-renew, clean ownership records, and backup account access are worth...

For resellers, I think the next step is making that process repeatable, keeping renewal dates, client ownership, payment status, and DNS notes visible in one place. Once the portfolio grows, even a simple routine like that can save a lot of trouble.

One thing I keep seeing with smaller resellers is that domain management looks easy right up until it isn’t. Everything seems fine when there are only a few client names spread across a couple of registrars, but once the portfolio grows a bit, the cracks start showing fast. Renewal dates are...

Yes, my point is that the early naming structure, along with the strong public-sector feel around .US, may have shaped market perception in a lasting way. By the time direct company.us registrations became available, .com had already established itself as the default commercial choice in the...

Have any of you run into cases where the registration or verification information you were given did not fully match what happened in practice? The information of .pt we knew: a. Companies: A copy of your Business Registration containing your Tax-ID or VAT ID Number. b. Individuals: A copy of...

If they are pushed too hard for profit, prices may go up, and some local users may simply default to .com instead. Over time, that could weaken adoption and reduce the extension’s long-term value. It may also be that the strongest country domains are not always the most commercial ones, but the...

Is .US weak because it was never marketed strongly enough? Or is it limited because many buyers in the United States still default to .com without much thought? And if .US became much more commercial, would that actually help end users, or mostly help sellers?

The launch of the .PAY extension has certainly piqued the interest of businesses in the payment sector, but the real question remains: How will it influence search engine optimization (SEO) for companies in this space? With the rise of specialized TLDs like .cash, .money, .finance, .bank...

The newer brands you mentioned are interesting because they don’t abandon trust. They just present it differently. It’s not institutional in the old sense, but it still reduces uncertainty for the user. Feels like the real gap in this space isn’t product, but how clearly a registrar...

Registration is easy. It is almost a utility now. But helping someone find the right name fast, and helping them make a decision with confidence, feels a lot harder and a lot more valuable. If a platform becomes the place where people do their thinking, their comparing, and their shortlisting...