Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
Jackson.
Events
& Companies in the News: BlueGlass FL Conference
2010, TollFreeMarket.com and the AfternicDLS
Are
your readyfor another Florida conference?! Yes,
DNCruise
and T.R.A.F.F.I.C.
Miami just ended, but another event,
featuring some familiar names in the domain
industry, is coming up next week in Hollywood,
Florida. It is the BlueGlass
FL 2010 Conference, an event focused
on online marketing that will feature industry
experts in Domaining, SEO, search marketing,
social media and entrepreneurship. The show will
run November 2-3 at the Seminole Hard
Rock Hotel & Casino.
The
conference will have a series of educational
seminars including an in-depth discussion about
the “Evolving World of Domains” that
will be moderated by new T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Domain
Hall of Fame member Monte Cahn of Moniker.com.
The session will also feature several high profile
panelists such as Chad Folkening and John
Ferber of DomainHoldings, Andrew
Beckman of Location3 Media and John
Andrews of UpperLeftPlacemet.
If
you would like to go, the conference, being staged
by Tampa-based internet marketing company BlueGlass,
is offering our readers a 15% discount off
registration. Use the code Dnj15
at registration
to get the discount.
While I was
at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Miami last week I
chatted with veteran domain investor Loren
Stocker of Chicago, a veteran
of the toll free phone number business who
runs TollFreeMarket.com.
Loren was excited about the rollout of new
855 toll free numbers that is
currently underway (they work the same way
as 800, 888, 877 and 866 toll free
numbers). Like domains, toll free phone
number combinations that spell out
keywords or brand names are always in high
demand.
Stocker. whom
many of you have known for years,
generously offered to help fellow
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. attendees reserve their own
vanity numbers at no charge. I had
hoped to run an item about that during the
show but ran out of time. Not to worry
though, Loren said the offer stands
through the remainder of this week
(and he is extending it to others in the
industry even if you did not make it to
the show). He set up a special page at http://tollfreemarket.com/trafficshow/
that has the details.
Loren
Stocker
TollFreeMarket.com
While
I was away covering conferences a lot of
other interesting industry news and
information was released. I'll be filling
you in on those things over the next
couple of days as I finish catching up
following the trip. I'll close today's
post with one particularly big development
that should be beneficial for both domain
name buyers and sellers.
The AfternicDLS
announced the addition of
registrars Enom.com and Moniker.com
as "instant transfer"
partners (joining Network
Solutions and Register.com)
available to those who select the
Premium Promotion level on the
company's popular aftermarket
sales
platform.
This is important because many
potential buyers want to conclude
sales instantly and on the
spot. Since Enom and Moniker are
two of the most popular registrars
among large portfolio holders,
this will make the instant
transfer option available to many
more sellers (a domain has to be
registered with one of the
AfternicDLS Premium partners and
have a fixed price to be
listed at Premium level).
The
AfternicDLS, which will simplify
its promotional options to just
two going forward - DLS Network
and DLS Premium (with the
current Basic level to be phased
out by the end of the year) - says
prices on the Premium program
average 33%more
than on the Network program (which
does not have instant transfer
available).
The
company also announced a new
commission structure - 15%
for names on the DLS Network
program (reduced to 10% if
the domain is parked with Afternic
and sold through the company) and 20%
for the Premium level (15%
if parked and sold there). The
minimum commission will be $120
for both levels.
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