Moniker.com just changed to a new site design and this often leads to having a hard time finding what you are looking for! Well, domain name registrars rarely ever want to see you leave, so they can make the transfer out process hard and Monikers new design does just this.

So how do you transfer a domain name OUT of Moniker.com to another domain registrar?

After logging into your Moniker.com account, on the far left side of the screen, look … Read the rest

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As many of you know, I like to dig into stuff! I like to look at things from a lot of different angles. Sometimes this leads to discoveries that are uncommon and another approach to look for thing. When the topic is Domain Names, there are many metrics to consider, but is there a “set” that would help me find “the good ones”?

Well, as the title states, this is part 1 of a small series of studies and I … Read the rest

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Sometimes we learn things from facts and looking at things from a different perspective… so here are some quick facts using data I gathered on GoDaddy Auctions with some tools that I use!

These facts are estimates, as data changes constantly! These are facts, because at the time I downloaded the data, these were the numbers.

Backorder Bids (1 Bid, $10 current bid expired domains)

7 one word domains have bids

745 two word domains have bids

837 three word … Read the rest

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A lot of buzz about the new gTLD’s and I haven’t said a word about it yet, well until now!

Money!

Money is the first thing that comes to my mind. It is a pure money thing. Money for ICANN and money for the registries of the the gTLD’s and registrars playing the game. Registrars hate having to display that XYZ domain is TAKEN. If it was available, the consumer would likely buy! If we put .Whatever and people search… … Read the rest

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