I run into a lot of interesting domain data and I think I will start sharing some of the stuff I run into, so today I will start off with a pretty interesting one. Invalid Whois Data.

There are pretty substantial risks involved with having invalid whois data for your domain name, so much so that your domain can be deleted (released from the registry). Often times, domain names with invalid whois data can lead to a domain being … Read the rest

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I often shake my head when large companies launch a new product and here is an example why! PepsiCo announced on October 1, 2014 that they are launching a new soda called Pepsi True and it’s exclusive to Amazon.com .

pepsi-true

What I Don’t Get

They announce it, but it’s not “available”? A lot of people are reading about it because of the press releases but nobody can make an action and buy it when it’s fresh on the mind. After … Read the rest

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I have been working with Paul Nicks of GoDaddy the past several days to bring light to several issues I had noticed with the recent integration of GoDaddy registered domain names and Afternic DLS premium promotion. Here are two issues currently that I want to make sure you are aware of.

Auto Renew

There is currently a timing issue with domain names that are set with auto-renew at GoDaddy. If your domain name is list on Afternic and your domain … Read the rest

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As many of you know, I wrote a post about DotWeekly needing new hosting and I really wasn’t looking forward to the change! I hosted with HostGator since 2008, which was a pretty long time and everything was pretty good until more recently. I wasn’t aware of it, but Hostgator ownership had changed, data center changed etc. Well, I did a fair amount of reading and most said to get away from Hostgator as it was having negative SEO effects … Read the rest

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