The phrase ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) seems to have caught Tech World by storm! It has been a topic of serious debate in technology circles and has steadily gathered steam in the past few months! So what is the (IoT) wave all about? Is it just another buzzword or will it really alter the course of the Internet as we know it? Let’s get some perspective… What is the Internet of Things? Imagine that you…
At ResellerClub, we offer a variety of options to power your hosting business: If you wish to have a completely customized storefront without getting into the technical nitty-gritties of an API integration, you should consider using WHMCS. Read on to know more. Integrate your ResellerClub Account with WHMCS WHMCS is an all-in-one client management, billing & support solution. Its powerful features and ease of integration make it the preferred interface by leading hosting providers…
At the end of October 2013, ResellerClub became a US based entity and this move resulted in a change in the legal jurisdiction applicable to us. As a result of this change, we are no longer able to support partners and clients from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. These include Resellers, Sub Resellers and Customers. If any of the following actions are performed by users from OFAC Countries, the respective domain/hosting package will…
As I write this post, there is an on going and highly distributed, global attack on wordpress installations to crack open admin accounts and inject various malicious scripts. To give you a little history, we recently heard from a major law enforcement agency about a massive attack on US financial institutions originating from our servers. We did a detailed analysis of the attack pattern and found out that most of the attack was originating from…
As you may have read, we launched a special .NET Promo earlier this month, which gives your Customers 6 months free Hosting with every .NET Domain! The promo has been received fantastically by Resellers but we’re sweetening the deal even further 🙂 To help you promote this offer and grow your business, we’ve launched an exclusive Co-Marketing initiative for our Indian program. What is the Co-Marketing Program about? Simply put, our Co-Marketing program is an…
Verisign recently released the latest version of the Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief which reveals that there are now 233 million Domain Name registrations across all TLDs. From the report, it’s pretty evident that the Domain Name Industry has seen a fairly consistent growth rate of 11% in Q1 2012. However, there has been a significant increase in ccTLD registrations with a growth rate of 16.2% over last year. It’s an interesting read and you…
I recently had the honor of speaking with Nancy Gofus, COO of Public Interest Registry where we discussed how Customers today perceive .ORG Domain Names, as well as the initiatives PIR is taking to promote .ORG in emerging markets. Read on to know more about PIR’s efforts to improve the reach of the Domain Name Industry in some of the fastest growing markets in the world! According to you, what does .ORG mean to internet users…
After the revised contract was signed between Verisign and ICANN to maintain and manage the .COM registry in 2006, the price for the most popular TLD in the world has increased by $1.35. Come January 15th, 2012, .COM prices will rise once again from $7.52 to $8.03 for every year of registration and renewal, making it a rise of $1.86 or 31% over four years. With this contract, Verisign has the authority to increase .COM…
It is common knowledge that the mobile web is growing at an incredible rate. What’s surprising, however, is that not many websites are ‘Mobile-Ready’ i.e. optimized to be viewed on a mobile device. As the following infographic shows, end-users are performing a number of tasks on their mobile devices i.e. searching, social networking and even online shopping. via Research even shows that the Mobile web usage is poised to overtake desktop usage in 2015…
We launched the .BIZ race three months ago with two separate contests to help Resellers increase their Registrations and their .BIZ Growth Rate. We’re at the brink of a huge change in the Domain Name landscape and we believe it’s important at this time, to provide Resellers the opportunities to increase their Customer base. In our experience, a large Customer bank will only help our Resellers in quickly marketing future TLDs and cementing themselves as…