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people interested in the domain business. It was
founded by three former moderators from DNForum.com
who operated it until January of 2010 when they
sold the forum to Trellian,
a well-known domain services provider whose
offerings include the popular registrar, domain
monetization and sales marketplace Above.com.
DomainState
just added two very useful new
features to their site. One is a
comprehensive Domain
Industry Directory that names and
provides links to just about every key industry
service and information source you can imagine.
The listings cover everything from domain
appraisals to brokers to development services
and domain blogs. The 19 categories also
include domain financing, legal services,
monetization companies and software tools (and
I've still mentioned less than half of the
categories you will find there). The directory
will obviously be a Godsend for newcomers but
even industry veterans will find it a handy
place to quickly look up a needed service or
source of information.
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The
10
Top Domain Registrars Chart
from DomainState.com |
The other new
DomainState offering, a Registrar
Stats section, is equally
interesting. The page has charts tracking five
different domain registration metrics,
starting with the 10 largest registrars
(including how many domains are registered
on each of their platforms). As you can
see from their chart at left, Go Daddy
is the runaway leader in this category
with nearly 48 million names
registered. eNom is the only other
registrar in eight figures with 11.6
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You
will also find charts showing registrations
by country (The U.S. has
the most by far with more than 90
million, followed by Germany
with over 12 million), the biggest
gainers (and losers) month to month
and a breakdown of registrations by TLD.
Next to each chart in a link to an
expanded full report on each
metric. There is a lot of valuable
information in this section and its is all
free.
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In a
related note, Trellian's registrar, Above.com,
has announced a new profit
sharing plan for owners
of expiring domains that are
registered with the company - names
that those owners do not
intend |
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to
renew. With most registrars you get nothing
when you let a domain drop - but the
registrar often profits by auctioning
off the domain (and keeping the
proceeds) before it can be released
back into the public pool.
Above.com's
new opt-in profit sharing
program is open to clients with more
than ten domain names
registered there. Participants in
the program will get 60% of the
profit from the sale of any
domains they let expire at Above.
All of their expiring domains are
auctioned in the Above
Marketplace with a minimum
sales price of $49.99. For
more information on the program you
can contact Victor Pitts
(Victor at Above.com) who will be
happy to answer any of your
questions. |
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