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Three
Partners Form Dot UK Group and Make Acquisitions
Aimed at Spurring Growth for UK Domains
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The
Dot
UK Group is
a new entity on the domain scene but the
three partners who formed it have a wealth of
industry experience between them and they have
wasted no time making their presence known with a
series of acquisitions. The trio includes Ryan
Ewen, the CEO of well established domain and
website marketplace DigitalCandy.uk,
veteran entrepreneur and attorney Jeff Behrendt
and fellow domain specialist, Mo Zaffer. Ewen
told us the group was formed to build a foundation
designed to put UK domains back on a fast growth
track. Ewen said, "Since
2014 when Nominet (the governing body for
UK domain names) released the shorter .uk domain
extension with rights of registration ceasing in
2019, there has been confusion between the
traditional .co.uk and .uk
extensions causing prices to plummet. Ewen
believes that the services the group has acquired,
combined with their experience, will reverse that
trend and establish the new group as
a major player in the UK domain market. Those
acquisitions include: |
Ryan
Ewen
Co-Founder, Dot UK Group
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Brandable.co.uk,
a market platform positioned to be the place to buy
and sell premium UK domain names. Ewen noted,
"At present, existing platforms consider .uk
and .co.uk domains as an afterthought it means
that when someone searches for a domain name, UK
domains appear way down the list after .xyz,
.io and several others, despite the UK market being
one of the top countries for online business. As a
UK company if you want to rank highly in Google
and reduce advertising costs then a premium .co.uk
or .uk domain gives credibility to your
business."
Flip.uk
Currently Flip is one of the leading auction
platforms for UK domain names. Ewen said, "For
domain investors the ability to monetize domains and
sell them quickly is key to running and growing a
portfolio. Currently there are few outlets to
achieve this and as a result the overall market is
subdued. There will be some new features and a
refreshed look which will further enhance the
offering."
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Another
acquisition involved the purchase of a
portfolio of domains rather than a domain
service. Co-Founder Jeff Behrendt
said, Dot UK Group has acquired a
50-domain portfolio that includes
ultra-rare domains like h.co.uk and h.uk,
d.co.uk and d.uk, n.co.uk
and n.uk, h.co.uk and
h.uk, brain.co.uk and brain.uk
and vaccine.co.uk and Vaccine.uk.
These domains will be listed for sale on Brandable.co.uk and will encourage other premium domain holders to list their assets on the platform. Premium assets sell well when they are listed alongside other premium assets.
Co-Founder
Mo Zaffer added: It is time for
the UK market to get the exposure that it
deserves. We are excited to see how the
forthcoming months will play out. These
acquisitions demonstrate our commitment to
the UK market and we are excited for further
development within the UK space.
In
a related note, Ewen's company,
DigitalCandy.uk has acquired the industry's
original domain forum
DNForum.com,
in a separate transaction not related |
Jeff
Behrendt
Co-Founder,
Dot UK Group |
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to
Dot UK Group. As it has in the past, DNForum
will continue to feature discussions about
all TLDs. DigitalCandy is expected to
release more details on that acquisition
this week. |
(Posted
February 20, 2023)
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