The 2nd ever ICANN meeting in India is well on its way at the International Convention Centre in Hyderabad right now, as I write this. If you’ve been part of it for Day 1 & 2, you know how awesome it’s been to exchange ideas with those at the event, network with experts in the industry and understand how things will impact your web presence business in the near future. What does ICANN mean for our…
Almost a year ago, I wrote an article titled ‘Domain Reselling – Ushering in the new gTLDs’ talking about how brands have slowly begun to move away from .COM domain names and embrace new gTLDs. I cited examples of marquee companies, Google, Reliance and the likes of multiple billion dollar empires taking this leap. One year later and I’m more convinced than ever of the popularity of these new gTLDs. What’s convinced me? Simple. The…
.ASIA has initiated an aggressive marketing strategy to boost the TLD registrations by appointing a new mascot going by the name of Ajitora. The Registry aims to convey the importance of the .ASIA domain name by imparting the impact that the Internet has on animal trafficking & poaching, and various other humanitarian approaches to delve into the minds of your customers. This tactical move will surely play to your business’ advantage. Let’s have a look at…
Everyone wants their websites to be SEO friendly . Efficient Search Engine Optimization(SEO) helps to increase your page rankings and the end result is web users viewing your website. But SEO is no magic wand that one waves; it’s not like pulling a rabbit out of a hat. It is absolutely necessary to understand how and why it works. Before that let’s try to label the components that go into making a website online. Domains have…
While September came with some expected results, it even witnessed a couple of significant developments in the TLD space. Through the month of September, .SCIENCE, .XYZ and .PARTY held their Top 3 positions from August with a percentage share of 23, 9 and 7, respectively, making .SCIENCE the most popular TLD for 7th month in a row! .FAITH and .DATE also made it to the list of Top 15 for the first time since their launch in…
Our latest launch .ONLINE has broken all nTLD records, it registered 28,000 domains in the first 30 minutes of launch and 40,000 in less than 2 days! If you were waiting for the right TLD to focus on new domain extensions, there couldn’t be a better one. Aside from the biggest nTLD launch ever, here is why we are excited (and think you should be too!) at the launch of .online: It’s Intuitive & Easy…
Some expected and some unexpected results emerged in the new gTLD report for the month of July. As usual, .SCIENCE took the lead with a significant percentage share of 31%, followed by .XYZ in second place. .WEBSITE & .PARTY took the third & fourth place, respectively this month. .CLUB & .SPACE also made it to the list of Top 5 TLDs for July. Here’s the entire report: New gTLD report – July | Create infographics…
To many service providers in the Web Presence business, Domain reselling is a component of their lucrative web hosting/ web design & development business. Domain reselling is rarely thought of as the whole and sole business or source of income as many believe it has very low margins and is too commoditized. So, is that all there is to the business? Are domains always just a sideshow? We think there could be more to domains than meets the eye. If low…
The new gTLD results for the month of June are out! .SCIENCE takes the lead again for the third consecutive month with .PARTY following second. The unexpected was .WEBSITE climbing from a previous 5th place to the No. 3 spot with a share of 12.10%. Here’s the report of the TLDs that made it to the top 15. New gTLD Report- June ’15 | Create infographics .PARTY, .CLUB and .SPACE also made it to the…
.SCIENCE has climbed the ladder to be the No. 1 TLD for the month of April, going past .XYZ by more than double the number of registrations. .CLUB has finished in 3rd place, claiming 6.89% of the registrations for the month. .CRICKET has made its way to the top TLDs for the month, at 6th place with a share of 2.11%. Close on the heels of the Cricket World Cup, 2015, with the Indian Premier League cricket matches…